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Incarnate Word Academy is a Roman Catholic, private, secondary school for girls. The school is sponsored by the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word.
| Incarnate Word Academy | |
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| School type | Private, secondary |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1932 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Accreditation | NCA[1] |
| Website | iwacademy |
History
editIn 1932, the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word opened the all-girls high school in response to a need for the education of young women. In the first year, the school enrolled thirty-five students. Three additional buildings and seventy-five years later, the school is now home to about five hundred students.[2]
Incarnate Word set the national record in girls high school basketball by winning 141 consecutive games from 2020 to 2025.[3][4]
Notable alumni
edit- Napheesa Collier – American basketball player (born 1996)[5]
- Shandi Finnessey – American model (born 1978)[6]
References
edit- ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
- ↑ IWA. "Incarnate Word Academy History". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2007.
- ↑ Williams, Aaron (January 20, 2025). "High school girls basketball: National record 141-game win streak comes to an end as Etiwanda beats Incarnate Word Academy at Hoophall Classic". MaxPreps. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ↑ Nelson, Jack (January 20, 2025). "Grace Knox, Etiwanda bring end to opponent's 141-game winning streak at Hoophall Classic". MassLive. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Napheesa Collier - Women's Basketball". University of Connecticut Athletics.
- ↑ "2020 Celebrity Shout Out: Shandi Finnessey '96". IWC Academy.
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