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What athletic options are available through school?
Athletic options at St. Pats are through our membership in the Grand Rapids Area Catholic Elementary Athletic Council ( GRACEAC). Through this league, two types of sports teams are offered: School-based and Catholic United. School-based sports are hosted at individual schools and coached by volunteers. Catholic United teams combine all the Catholic schools in our league and create at least one (sometimes more) team to compete in outside leagues or amongst ourselves, depending on the sport and number of participants. If one school does not have enough athletes to make a team, it can merge with a nearby school within the league to create a combined team.
The school year is split into four seasons: Fall, Winter 1, Winter 2, and Spring. In Fall, we offer Boys football (flag grades 3-4, tackle grades 5-8), Girls sideline cheer (grade 3-8), girls volleyball (5-8), and cross country(5-8). Winter 1 is Boys basketball (3-8) and girls competitive cheer(5-8). Winter 2 is girls basketball (3-8) and ski (6-8). Spring offers track (5-8), tennis (6-8), and girls and boys lacrosse (3-8).
