St. Catherine of Siena School provides a wide variety of activities outside the classroom. It is our hope to develop character and fair play, as well as physical or mental skill through these activities. We encourage our parents to participate in these activities by volunteering to help or be present at these events. Some of these extra-curricular activities are:
Student Council:
Student Council (with guidance from the staff moderator and principal) plan many activities throughout the year for the entire student body. Watch newsletters and the Master Calendar for details.
Qualifications to run for Student Council are different from other activities. The requirements are listed below and subject to change at the discretion of the principal and/or staff moderator.
Qualifications of Candidates for Office:
1. President and Vice President
a. Must be in 8th grade.
b. “B” average (3.0) with no grade lower than a C all year.
“G” or better in both Work Habits and Behavior in all classes all year.
General Conduct grade must be “G” or better all year.
2. Secretary and Treasurer
a. Must be in 8th grade
b. “C” average (2.0) with no grade lower than a C all year
“G” or better in both Work Habits and Behavior in all classes all year.
General Conduct grade must be “G” or better all year.
3. Remaining Offices – Commissioners and Student Senators
a. Must be in 5th through 8th Grade.
b. “C” average (2.0) with no grade lower than a C all year.
c. No “NI’s” in Work Habits & behavior in all classes all year.
d. General Conduct grade must be “G” or better all year.
4. Acceptance of Office:
a. Election to these offices is based on the assumption that the requirements will be met and maintained in the 3rd trimester and reflected on the last report card. If requirements are not met, the office will be assumed by the candidate receiving the next highest number of votes in the election.
b. As a member of Student Council, if you fail to meet or maintain the qualifications, you will be removed from Student Council until the grades improve.
Athletics:
After School Sports Program for Grades 5-8 provides team sports under the direction of the Valley Sports Conference, coaches and the principal. These are in competition with other Catholic schools in our area.
“A” teams: Boys’ Sports: Flag Football, Basketball, and Volleyball.
“A” teams: Girls’ Sports: Volleyball, Basketball, and Softball.
If needed, there are “B” teams for Grades 5 and 6 Try-outs for each team will be announced.
School Track Team will be held in the spring with participation in the annual Knights of Columbus Meet. Any student in Grades K-8 is eligible.
Other Activities & Service
SCSS and SCORE Choirs are open to all students. Choirs sing at school or parish events.
Altar Serving is open for boys and girls in Grades 4-8.
Extra-Curricular Agreement
St. Catherine of Siena School is proud of its extra-curricular activities and traditions. It is the aim of these programs to build a sense of fair play, teamwork, leadership and commitment. With these goals in mind, each student and parent is required to join in an agreement before beginning any extracurricular activity. Failure to adhere to any conditions of the agreement will then require the participant to be placed on probation status or dropped from the activity. No athlete will be issued a team shirt or attend a scheduled event until this agreement has been accepted by the administrator.
Due to a no-cut policy, qualified player participation is at the coach’s discretion if the team roster is large.
Student Requirements:
1. Must maintain a 2.0 grade point average. A student receiving an “F” in any academic subject is ineligible.
2. Must have no grade lower than an “S” in Effort and Behavior on any progress or report card.
3. Must attend all practices and games. If illness, injury or appointment do not allow for attendance, the coach or an administrator must be notified in advance. Attendance at practice is required to play on game day.
4. Must attend school on a game day to participate in a game.
5. Must have proper clothing, equipment, or materials at all practices and events. On game days, athletes must wear proper team jersey and team shorts to play.
6. Must be at all practices and games on time and leave at the arranged time.
7. Must adhere to all the school policies as stated in the Parent/Student Handbook.
8. Must always show respect and cooperation with coaches, other team members, visitors, etc.
9. Leave all game areas, rooms, or grounds clean and organized.
10. Must exhibit a positive attitude whether winning or losing.
11. Use proper language and behavior whether at a practice or at an event.
12. Uniforms requested to be returned must be clean and in good condition or a replacement fee will be charged.
13. Submit the required medical and emergency information on the reverse side of this form before attending any practices or events.
14. A player receiving 2 or more detentions in a sport season will be restricted from practice and games.
15. If you come to school on a game day but did not attend practice, the following penalties may occur: Volleyball – sit out one game; Basketball & Football – sit out one half; Softball – sit out two innings.
