The mission of Saint Thomas Aquinas High School as a Catholic Faith Community is to challenge and nurture young men and women to develop their God-given spiritual, intellectual, social and physical potential, and to help them become life-long learners and responsible citizens guided by Catholic values.
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Testimonial from two parents
After 4 years of not connecting with you, it was absolutely wonderful talking with you today. It was like a rewind of 4 years. Our conversation happened to spontaneously spark my memory as to just how wonderful STA really is as a high school and I feel like I need to share that with you.
When Cindy, Christy, TJ and I lived in Kansas City, we absolutely loved STA, appreciated STA and were quite blessed that Christy was so happy in high school. (Not an accomplishment we take for granted in the challenging high school years.)
When we decided to relocate to Dallas, our direction/criteria for TJ's high school experience was to find the Aquinas of Dallas Fort Worth. We found Nolan Catholic High School which is about the same distance from our house in Colleyville as STA was from Leawood. We are very happy at the school.
However, our family believes STA is the gold standard for a high school experience. Christy, a Senior at MU still talks about STA as the best years of her life. She has said on numerous occasions that she would repeat those 4 years exactly the same if she could. Wow, what an endorsement from a very happy child at MU.
TJ still refers to Saint Thomas Aquinas as THE high school to attend, despite his happiness at Nolan. Another endorsement from a happy junior in high school.
You have one incredible school and unfortunately, we sometimes appreciate things even more when you don't have them. Such is the case with STA.
I could go on and on as to the specifics, but I wanted you to take a moment to reflect on just how wonderful STA is as a high school. From Dr. Ford, the all school masses, school spirit, faculty, volunteers, Extravaganza, first class standards, Father Mitchell, sports program, students, faith, culture, quality of education, value of the education, class T-Shirts, pep rallies, retreats, etc. etc. You have one great school.
I'm sure you realize what you have, but I just had to take a minute to let you know. You should feel so proud to work for such a wonderful school that has such a lasting impression on many, many people for their entire life. I will never forget those 4 wonderful years and remain thankful for the impact STA has made on my family.
Thank you again.
Tom Millweard
We see this on our website every time we open the site and probably don't give it a thought but I have seen it lived over and over again. This week is probably no different from any other here at Aquinas but I just felt the need to comment on how much energy is expounded to continually meet that mission. The musical’s final curtain Sunday ended over 100 students and faculty hard work- the can drive has generated such excitement and competition all for the good of the hungry, state championships were won and others moved closer, Scholars bowl competed, seniors joined the hundreds of other volunteers to help work the school’s largest fund raising event, 40 seniors left for the faith deepening Kairos retreat, leaf raking service for others, the hunger banquet last night, seminars cooperating to create great baskets, faculty wall of wine donations, classrooms full of questioning and learning and testing. The ways in which we attempt to fulfill our mission are as diverse as the people who make up Aquinas and as I observed this week unfold I wanted to tell you that it’s amazing to see. Your efforts are appreciated and are making a difference in your students’ lives.