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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.

St. Teresa’s Academy is pleased to announce Dr. Siabhan May-Washington, STA President, has been selected to join the
 Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City’s Board of Directors and the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Executive Women’s Leadership Council.

The success of STA’s Broadcasting and Production Course I course is impressive. On January 28, 2023, the class, which includes freshmen thru seniors, will broadcast a 30-minute feature segment on Spectrum Cable. STA currently is the only high school in the Kansas City area with a cable television presence.

STA names Chris Newman as the Academy’s first Chief Operating and Financial Officer effective February 6, 2023.

Kathy (Baker, ’81) Rohr has announced her retirement from St. Teresa’s Academy effective June 30, 2023. She has steadfastly served in her role as Director of Finance, supervising the Business Office since 2014.

STA’s Mandi Sonnenberg, Ed.D., named among the Top 50 Women Leaders in Missouri by Women We Admire.