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Sunday, November 6, 2011

An Interview With the President of St. Joseph's Academy, Anita Reznicek, Part I

New president talks about history, tradition; the development of the whole school at the academy.

Ladue-Frontenac Patch is conducting interviews with the heads of all the local schools. School leaders will have the opportunity to go into great detail about the present state of their institutions. This is the first of two parts with Anita Reznicek, President of St. Joseph's Academy, who took over in July after serving St. Teresa's Academy in Kansas City for 23 years. Ladue-Frontenac Patch: You’ve been on the job four months. What are your initial impressions? Anita Reznicek: This is a fabulous school, and it’s been nonstop action since I’ve been here. I taught at the sister school (St. Teresa’s) in Kansas City, and there are lots of things about St. Joe that are similar to St. Teresa’s. The line I use: They are twins. They are sister …

Friday, September 30, 2011

The Baer Facts

Spicy Matchup With St. Teresa's of KC at St. Joe in Volleyball Tonight

Defending state champs grinding through a challenging schedule this year.

Karen Davis, St. Joseph's Academy volleyball coach is not the sort to back down from an alley fight. The defending state champs play a type of schedule that would make other coaches hair curl. They load up with the best opponents from St. Louis, Chicago, Louisville and Kansas City. Tonight's match on the homecourt of the Angels, at 7 o'clock has extra meaning. The new president of St. Joe is Anita Reznicek, former head at St. Teresa's in KC for many years. Though she will be fondly greeting her old mates, she will be decked from head to toe in green. St. Joe brings a 12-5-0 record to this showdown along Lindbergh Boulevard. The team is led by senior Elisa Ames, the top blocker on the squad. Other stalwarts are sophomore Grace Carter, …

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