Saint Thomas Academy
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Saint Thomas Academy | |
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Address | |
949 Mendota Heights Road | |
Fight song | "Kaydet Rouser" |
Athletics conference |
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Sports | 15 sports[2] |
Team name | Cadets |
Rival | |
Accreditation |
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Publication | Cadence |
Newspaper | Citation |
Yearbook | Kaydet |
Tuition |
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Website | cadets |
Saint Thomas Academy (abbr. STA), originally known as St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary and formerly known as St. Thomas Military Academy, is the only all-male,
History
Saint Thomas Academy was first founded as Saint Thomas Seminary by
Traditions
Each year, on the Wednesday preceding Thanksgiving, one senior is awarded the rank of Cadet Colonel, the brigade commander, and is presented with the Fleming Saber, in honor of Richard E. Fleming.
The Corps of Cadets, as the high school students are sometimes referred to, is inspected by representatives from the
In the spring, the high school student body dons their formal uniforms (Class A1) for the Archbishop's Review, in which the students march around the school's track while being watched by the Archbishop of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Sports and activities
Saint Thomas Academy was a member of the
State Championships | |||
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Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
Fall | Football | 3 | 1969, 1971, 1975 |
Fall | Soccer | 1 | 2016 |
Winter | Alpine skiing, Boys | 7 | 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Winter | Hockey, Boys | 8 | 1926, 1951, 1955, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Winter | Swimming and Diving, Boys | 26 | 1951, 1952, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Winter | Basketball, Boys | 11 | 1923, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1960, 1967, 1970, 1998, 2007 |
Winter | Rifle team, Boys | 5 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Spring | Baseball, Boys | 3 | 1952, 1960, 1969, 2019 |
Spring | Golf, Boys | 5 | 1957, 1958, 1959, 1969, 2014 |
Spring | Tennis, Boys | 4 | 1922, 1961, 1963, 1972 |
Spring | Track and field, Boys | 2 | 1958, 1972 |
Notable alumni
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- Joseph K. Bratton '44, Lieutenant General
- Javiar Collins '96, football player
- SEC; former United States House Representative (R-CA) and Committee Chairman
- Pat Eilers '85, football player
- Vince Flynn '84, author
- Tommy Gibbons 1909,
- Thomas F. Gallagher, Justice of Minnesota Supreme Court (1943–1967)[7]
- General Alfred Gruenther '19, former Supreme Allied Commander—Europe in the 1950s
- Judge Fallon Kelly, Justice of Minnesota Supreme Court (1970–1980)[7]
- Angelo John Giuliani '30, catcher in Major League Baseball
- Captain Richard E. Fleming '35, World War II Medal of Honorrecipient
- Leo Richard Hamilton, member of Wisconsin State Assembly
- Matt Hanousek '82, football player
- John Horan '51, basketball player
- Edward Leo Krumpelmann, Maryknoll priest
- US Representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district
- Jim Lange, TV game show host
- Tom Malchow '95, swimmer
- Joseph T. O'Neill '49, lawyer and Minnesota state legislator
- James O'Shaughnessy '78, chief executive officer of O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
- Tim O'Shaughnessy '00, co-founder and former CEO of LivingSocial, current president and CEO at Graham HoldingsCompany
- David Raih '99, offensive coordinator for Vanderbilt Commodores football
- Isaac Rosefelt '03, American-Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Matt Schnobrich '97, 2008 Summer Olympics crew bronze medalist
- Jordan Schroeder, professional ice hockey player, spent two years at the school, 2004–2006; member of 2006 state championship team
- Ali Selim '79, director
- James P. Shannon'39, Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of St. Paul/Minneapolis
- Ben Tracy '94, CBS News White House correspondent
- Chris Thome '87, football player[8]
- Michael W. Wright '56, former CEO and board of directors chair of Supervalu
References
- ^ "Headmaster Welcome". Saint Thomas Academy. Retrieved November 23, 2022.[self-published source]
- ^ a b "Athletics". Saint Thomas Academy. Retrieved November 23, 2022.[self-published source]
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ "Membership Directory". Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS). Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via members.isacs.org.
- ^ "Metro East Conference". metroeastconference.org. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "History". Saint Thomas Academy. Retrieved November 23, 2022.[self-published source]
- ^ a b "Biographies of the Justices of the Minnesota Supreme Court" Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Minnesota State Library. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ "Chris Thome Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.