News & Events
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...
2023 Annual Fall Festival Makes the News!
We had so much fun at our annual Fall Festival - an opportunity for the entire school community to come together and enjoy each other's company. Students enjoyed a petting zoo, carnival games, face painting, a corn maze, and so much more! The kids couldn't get over...
Empactful Day of Service at STA
On October 20, 2023, the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Advisory Council, headed by Mr. Tom Dougherty, did an Empactful Day of Service at STA. The advisory council was joined by Empactful Capital represented by Senior Director Tim Roe and some of its team members....
STA Makes the News!
The 17th Police District was present to greet students for our first day of school! Chief Inspector Gillespie and his officers were all smiles and shook hands with our students giving the students a warm welcome. The safety and security of our students and staff is...
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish to celebrate its 136th year
On July 16, 2023, the St. Thomas Aquinas Parish will celebrate its 136th year of existence in honor of its patron saint, St. Thomas Aquinas. A special multicultural mass at 2pm will kick off the event followed by a celebration on the grounds of the parish. For more...