News & Events
Families Behind the Badge Children’s Foundation supports STA Instrumental Music Program
STA received FBBCF Grant for Instrumental Music Program
FXI Spent Day of Service at STA and other IMS Schools
FXI joins STA in Creating Peace Rooms Mosaic FXI, a sleep and comfort solutions manufacturer, joined St. Thomas Aquinas School (STA) students in creating beautiful mosaics that will reside in Peace Rooms throughout the school network. On September 12, 2024, eighty...
Back-to-School Night
See you all at our Back-to-School Night on Thursday, September 5 at 5 pm. Get to know our teachers and visit the classrooms. Parents can buy $1 tickets for a chance to win raffle prizes. Our Home and School Association (HSA) will also be there to welcome our new...
STA welcomes its students to the school year 2024-25
More than 200 students were welcomed by St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School (STA) to its building on August 27. Students in grades 1-8 started their first day of school. While the Kindergarten class comprised of 26 students did their orientation on August 29. STA's...
STA Scholars and Musicopia visit PHL17 to showcase their Bucket Drumming Skills
Musicopia Helps Philly Students March to the Beat of Their Own Drums STA 5th-grade scholars Jrue, Amy, Metina, Daniel, Jamira, and Melody joined Musicopia to do a presentation at PHL17's morning show. With guidance from their instructor Mr. Leon, our scholars did a...
Come to our Open House on March 21
New families are invited to come to St. Thomas Aquinas IMS School for an Open House on March 21, Thursday from 5-7pm! Meet the staff, tour the school & apply for the 2024/25 school year! Learn more at: https://imsthomas.org/school-for-you/
Come to our Financial Aid Night on February 8th!
Our school network, Independence Mission Schools, will be hosting a network Financial Aid Night at St. Malachy Catholic School on Thursday, February 1st from 4:00pm to 7:00 pm. Bring your 2023 Federal Tax returns, 2023 W-2’s or income and Photo ID to complete...
Families Behind the Badge Children’s Foundation brings Christmas Joy to STA Kindergarteners
Families Behind the Badge Children's Foundation, Police Youth Alliance and 17th Police District joined Ms. Jones’ Kindergarten class to decorate Gingerbread houses. FBBCF Executive Director Mark O’Connor and 17th PD Chief Insp. Matt Gillespie donned elf aprons with...
Open House Event for New Families
New families are invited to come to St. Thomas-Aquinas Catholic School, IMS for an Open House on January 16th! Meet the staff, tour our school & apply for the 2024/25 school year! Learn more about our school at: https://imsthomas.org/school-for-you/
St. Thomas Aquinas Holds Annual Trunk-or-Treat
Independence Mission School, St. Thomas Aquinas held their annual Trunk or Treat on October 31st at 12:30 pm. The highly anticipated Trunk-or-Treat event has become a favorite in the community. For weeks leading up to the event, families and team members...