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St. Teresa’s Academy welcomes four community leaders to the STA Board of Directors, effective July 2023.

While people across the globe are celebrating Earth Day, at STA we celebrate Earth Day every day! Learn about efforts by faculty, staff and students to preserve and protect our planet for current and future generations.

St. Teresa’s Academy became the first Kansas City-area high school to earn Missouri Green Schools (MGS) recognition. The Academy achieved “Sprout” status for its advances in sustainability efforts.

Dr. Siabhan May-Washington, President of St. Teresa’s Academy, has been appointed to the Kansas City chapter of Women Corporate Directors, an international organization for women leaders who are serving on more than 8,500 boards of directors across six continents.

Dr. Mandi Sonnenberg, STA Director of STEAM* Projects and Education, receives prestigious WiSTEMM Educator STEMMy Award in recognition of her achievements in STEM/STEAM education.

On Sunday, July 9, The Kansas City Star named St. Teresa’s Academy “Kansas City’s Best High School” based on community-wide input.

St. Teresa’s Academy welcomes three community leaders to the STA Board of Directors, effective July 2023.

Mary Montag, STA science teacher, accepts award on behalf of STA from the Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology for the Academy’s role in the creation of the Kansas City Invention Convention.

This week, STA students, administration and faculty had an opportunity to attend the 2023 Starr Women’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Among this year’s inductees was Margaret J. May, who is a familiar face to many – as well as the aunt of STA President Dr. Siabhan May-Washington.

Sarah Moran, Ph.D. (’11), Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Arizona’s Lunar & Planetary Laboratory, was among a team of scientists that discovered the first detection of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet with the Webb Telescope. Her work was featured in Science magazine in January 2023.