{"id":17948,"date":"2024-02-05T11:22:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T16:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sta2.org\/school\/?page_id=17948"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:21:07","slug":"a-k-12-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sta2.org\/school\/a-k-12-school\/","title":{"rendered":"A K-12 School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>St. Thomas the Apostle High School, which includes the 9th -12th grades is our \u201cUpper School.\u201d Our Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools build on each other, culminating in your son or daughter being formed in the love of God and in the Tradition of the Church, by which he or she can discover a meaningful identity and purpose. 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