St. Joseph Catholic Academy

Private, coeducational school in Kenosha, , Wisconsin, United States

Athletics conferenceMetro ClassicTeam nameLancersAccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools^[1]Athletic DirectorJoe GricarWebsitewww.sjcawi.org

St. Joseph Catholic Academy is a Catholic elementary and secondary parochial school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, created on July 1, 2010 as a result of the merging of St. Mark Elementary School, St. Joseph Interparish Junior High School, and St. Joseph High School.^[2] The school serves students from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade.

History

St. Joseph High School was founded in 1958 by the School Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis and the Catholic parishes of Kenosha. In 2010, St. Joseph High School was combined with St. Mark the Evangelist Elementary School and St. Joseph Interparish Junior High School to form the St. Joseph Catholic Academy.^[3]

Accreditation

Accreditation is through AdvancED, which consists of North Central Association Commission on Acccreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI), Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC) and Southern Association of Colleges and School Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI).

Archdiocesan and parish affiliations

St. Joseph Catholic Academy is operated by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and supported by all Kenosha area parishes. The school receives support from all 10 Catholic parishes in Kenosha and Pleasant Prairie: Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Pompeii, St. Anne Catholic Church, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, St. James the Apostle, St. Mary Catholic Church, St. Mark the Evangelist, St. Peter Parish, and St. Therese of Lisieux.

Notable alumni

Kate Del Fava, soccer player

References

^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
^ St. Joseph Academy
^ "St. Joseph Catholic High School". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 21, 2022.

External links

Official website

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Archbishops

John Henni

Michael Heiss

Frederick Katzer

Sebastian Gebhard Messmer

Samuel Stritch

Moses E. Kiley

Albert Gregory Meyer

William Edward Cousins

Rembert Weakland

Timothy M. Dolan

Jerome Edward Listecki

Auxiliary
bishops

Joseph Maria Koudelka

Edward Kozłowski

Roman Richard Atkielski

Jeffrey Robert Haines

James Thomas Schuerman

Churches

List: List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Cathedral: Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

Basilicas: Basilica of St. Josaphat, Milwaukee; Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians, Hubertus

Parishes: St. John Vianney Church, Brookfield; St. John the Baptist Church, Johnsburg; Gesu Church, Milwaukee; Holy Trinity Church, Milwaukee; Old St. Mary's Church, Milwaukee; St. Adalbert's Church, Milwaukee; St. Hedwig's Church, Milwaukee; St. Stanislaus Church, Milwaukee; St. Patrick's Church, Milwaukee; Saints Peter and Paul Church, Milwaukee; St. Vincent de Paul Church, Milwaukee; St. Mary's Church, Port Washington; St. Patrick's Church, Racine; St. Joseph's Church, Waukesha