Visitation was founded by Sisters of the Visitation in 1873, who traveled up the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri at the request of some prominent businessmen in St. Paul who wished for a strong, Catholic education for their daughters.

There are sister school locations in St. Louis, MO and Washington, D.C., as well as monasteries in other areas throughout the U.S.

To coincide with this change, Saint Thomas Academy added its inaugural (all-boys) sixth grade.

They put on three main productions a year, including a fall drama, a winter dance piece/improv show and a spring musical.

The next year, their production of "The Drowsy Chaperone" also received numerous awards from Spotlight, once again including "Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical" and "Outstanding Overall Performance of a Musical."