School Activities

Altar Servers Grades 5 to 8 Altar servers donate their time to serve at our church services throughout the liturgical year. They are trained in the 5th grade and continue through high school.	Math Club Grades 6 to 8 Math Club is a program designed to stimulate interest and achievement in mathematics. Interested students meet weekly with a parent volunteer, the Jr. High math teacher, and the enrichment teacher. They practice problem solving techniques.	Enriching Activities Grades 3-8 Our extra curricular enrichment program allows students to investigate, learn about topics of their own interests, and the opportunity to develop particular talents through special projects. Students also have the opportunity to participate in Drama Club. Click for more info.
Oratorical Contest Grades 7-8 Students compete by presenting an original four to five minute speech on an official topic chosen by the International Optimist Club. Click for more info.	Power of the Pen Grades 7-8 Power of the Pen seeks to identify the state's most aspiring young writers through a series of intense writing rounds which pit students against writers from other schools. Competitions are held at the district, regional, and state level with degree of difficulty increasing at each stage. Click for More info.	Band Grades 5-8 The musical instrument program is taught by instructors from Bishop Watterson High School. Children are divided into Beginning Band and Advanced Band to match their capabilities with those of others. Click for more info.
Peer Mediation Grades 1 to 8 Students have been trained to help others work out solutions to problems in dealing with relationships. Contracts are made by both parties involved and the mediators check on the progress of the participants. Students on any level may participate.	Safety Patrol Grades 6 to 8 The Safety Patrol students serve the school by protecting other students at our crosswalks. These children help school and local authorities in enforcing safety rules to guide and protect fellow students.	Student Tutoring Grades 7 to 8 Many students help other students in various subjects on a regular basis. Also high school students help in the tutoring.
JAM PACKeD Grades 7 to 8 JAM PACKeD is a video newspaper that is organized by student leaders. They meet with the reporters to brainstorm topics and assign articles. Articles are written by student reporters in junior high and reviewed by the leadership team. The stories are then filmed by the camera crew as well as “anchored” by junior high students. The video “news show” is then shown the last Friday of each month for the entire school.	Student Council Grades 1 to 8 Two Student Council representatives are elected from each homeroom twice a year. These representatives lead the rest of the students in doing charitable works for the community. They meet once a week on their lunch hours. Student Council sponsors a walk-a-thon yearly to benefit others who are less fortunate.	Chess Club Grades 3 - 8 Chess Club is designed to introduce students to chess fundamentals and to foster interest in the game. The chess team and the chess club are both organized and run by parent volunteers. Also, The Chess Team competes in local scholastic chess tournaments and meets weekly after school for practice and instruction in advanced game techniques and strategy.
Sports Grades 4-8 Our sports program offers a wide variety of sports including basketball, soccer, track, volleyball, football, cross country, softball and baseball. A strong Athletic Association and committed coaches provide essential ingredients for a successful athletic program. Click for more info.	Boy Scouts/Cub Scouts Grades 1-8 Troop 123 runs a very active and exciting program designed to get the most out of your Scout. Our Troop meetings and Courts of Honor are run by the Scouts and for the Scouts. We’re an enthusiastic Troop that encourages participation and FUN.	Girl Scouts Grades 1-8 Girl Scouts is for girls 6 through 18, provides opportunity to learn many skills and responsibilities. Also Provides individuals, troops and area wide camping, as well as indoor an outdoor fun.