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 | Elementary Level Spelling Bee Middle Level Girls Basketball vs. Browne High School Level Boys' Soccer vs. St. Joseph Middle Level Geography Fair High School Level Blood Drive Freshmen Retreat Elementary Level Rock and Mineral Lesson Elementary Level - Montessori 50th Anniversary Parade Elementary Level - Montessori 50th Anniversary Reception Elementary Level - Montessori 50th Anniversary Mass Middle Level Geography Bee High School Level Epiphany Blessing Faculty and Staff Janaury In-Service
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Schools | | | Campus Celebrates National Catholic Schools Week National Catholic Schools Week is celebrated January 31 through February 6, 2016. IWA will recognize this through several events planned this week. The events include a campus-wide Mass, parent lunches with students, guest speakers, and class projects. During National Catholic Schools Week, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to youth and its contributions to our church, communities, and nation. |
| | Help Spread the Word About Open House Events If you know someone who may be interested in attending Incarnate Word Academy, invite them to attend our WORD 101 events. Elementary Level WORD 101:
February 3, 2016, 5:00-6:30 p.m. Middle Level WORD 101:
February 3, 2016, 6:30-8:30 p.m. High School Level WORD 101:
February 4, 2016, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Read more at iwacc.org/word101 |
| | Elementary Level Montessori Program Celebrates 50 Years Students, parents, families, former Montessori students, alumni, and friends celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Elementary Level - Montessori program from January 5-8, 2016. The week-long celebration included a Mass, reception, parade, and other classroom activities. In 1965, IWA launched the first Catholic Montessori school in Corpus Christi. Today, the school offers two tracks of elementary education, traditional and Montessori, for children age three through the fifth grade. View Photos: Elementary Level Montessori 50th Anniversary Parade View Photos: Elementary Level Montessori 50th Anniversary Reception View Photos: Elementary Level Montessori 50th Anniversary Mass |
| | Angel Soccer Team Defeats
St. Joseph High School The High School Level Boys’ Soccer Team defeated St. Joseph High School 8-0 on January 20, 2016.
View Photos: High School Level Boys' Soccer vs. St. Joseph |
| | Geography Bee Challenges Middle Level Students Eighth grader Marco Serrano placed first at the Middle Level Geography Bee on January 8, 2016. Marco competed with nine other students at the geography bee. The runner-up was eighth grader Gilbert Chapa. View Photos: Middle Level Geography Bee |
| | Elementary Level Invites Current Parents to Open House The elementary level will welcome current parents to an open house on January 28, 2016 to visit classrooms and witness their little ones hard at work. |
| | High School Level Hosts Third Blood Drive of the Year Students, faculty, staff, and the community were invited to donate blood on January 14, 2016. The high school level and the Coastal Bend Blood Center team up several times throughout the year to provide the gift of life. View Photos: High School Level Blood Drive |
| | Middle Level Girls' Basketball Teams Hit the Court Running The seventh and eighth grade red teams recently faced Browne Middle School. View Photos: Middle Level Girls Basketball vs. Browne |
| | Fourth Grader Wins Elementary Level Spelling Bee Eighteen students competed in the Elementary Level Spelling Bee on January 21, 2016 in the James R. Dougherty, Jr. Center. Fourth grader Edmund Thomas earned first place and will advance to compete next month in the South Texas Regional Spelling Bee. View Photos: Elementary Level Spelling Bee |
| | Students Pray and Reflect at Spiritual Retreat Freshmen participated in a spiritual retreat on January 13, 2016 at the Pax Christi Retreat Center. This event was a time for students to come together outside of the regular school setting to explore, experience, and reflect on the presence of God in their lives and to share this experience with one another View Photos: Freshmen Retreat |
| | Sixth Graders Showcase Research at Geography Fair Students showed their knowledge of different countries during the Middle Level Geography Fair on January 15, 2016 in the James R. Dougherty, Jr. Center. Sixth Grader Winners First Place: Evelyn Braugh
Second Place: Grace Leeson
Third Place: Morgan Schacht
Fourth Place: Victoria Molina
Fifth Place: Regan Hannigan
Sixth Place: Stewart Vanexan
Judges’ Choice: Morgan Schacht
Students’ Choice: Vanessa Flores View Photos: Middle Level Geography Fair |
| | Lady Angels in Second Place Halfway through District Playoffs The Lady Angel Varsity Girls’ Basketball Team is currently in second place at the halfway point in TAPPS District play. The girls currently have a record of 8-1 in district behind Victoria St. Joseph who is 9-0. The team has compiled an overall 23-5 record to this point having finished in first place in the London High School tournament, second place at the Houston Christian tournament, and fourth place in the West Oso Roy Williams tournament. This season, the girls defeated four Houston teams in the Houston Christian tournament: St. Pius, Houston Episcopal, Second Baptist, and Houston Christian before losing to Dallas Greenhill in the finals. During Homecoming, the Lady Angels led Carroll 22-11 before succumbing to their press and ended up falling to the Lady Tigers. The team is currently ranked in ninth place in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) Large Private schools category. |
| | School Provides Students with College Planning Resources As the process of applying to and selecting a college becomes more and more competitive and complex, IWA is committed to providing students and families with college-planning resources. Some of the many ways IWA prepares its students for college is through several of its college visits, which are scheduled throughout the school year, and financial aid workshops. This spring semester, there are several events planned. Upcoming Events |
| | Six Angels Sing for Pope Francis with Cathedral Youth Choir The Corpus Christi Cathedral Youth Choir spent over a week in Rome to sing for Pope Francis as part of the New Year’s Day celebration. Six out of the 110 members of the youth choir are IWA students. The group were among 5,000 choir members from around the world who were invited to perform at the Vatican. View Media Coverage: Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Blessed Voices will Rise at Vatican KIII-TV—Channel 3
Cathedral Youth Choir Performs in Rome for Pope Francis
Corpus Christi Cathedral Choir Sings for Pope Francis
Cathedral Choir Prepares for Trip to Vatican KRIS-TV—Channel 6
Choir Group Returns from Rome after Performing for Pope Francis
Cathedral Youth Choir Departs for the Vatican
Cathedral Youth Choir of Corpus Christi to Sing for Pope Francis |
| | Angels to Compete at TAPPS Regional Meet The High School Level Swim and Dive Teams will head to San Antonio on January 27, 2016 to compete in the TAPPS Regional Swim Meet at the Josh Davis Natatorium. Recently, the teams competed in the McAllen New Year's Classic from January 15-16, 2016. The girls’ team received ninth place and the boys’ team received 11th place. Elijah Wolfe earned third place in the 1-meter diving competition and Elizabeth Nicholson earned third place in the breaststroke competition. Elijah also received eighth place in the 100 fly. In addition, each team member helped score points to add to the teams overall totals. |
| | Elementary Level Students Learn about Rocks and Minerals Local rock and mineral enthusiasts, Jerrold and Linda Simpson, shared their unique collection with Elementary Level-Montessori students in Mrs. Sonia Hall’s class on January 13, 2016. The students learned about the different types of rocks and how some minerals shine bright under
ultraviolet light. View Photos: Elementary Level Rock and Mineral Lesson |
| | High School Level Receives Epiphany Blessing High School Level Principal Jose Torres and Registrar Sandra Trevino performed the epiphany blessing for the high school level classrooms and offices on January 7, 2016 View Photos: High School Level Epiphany Blessing | |
