St. Patrick School partners with both Catholic Central and West Catholic, and our students have the opportunity to participate in various activities at both schools. These include the following:
Class visits during the school year
Shadow visits for individual students
Sports camps during the school year and summer
Fine arts camps
Sporting and community events throughout the year
Band is part of the daily curriculum at St. Patrick School for all students in grades 5-8 (5th-6th is three days/week).
Prior to starting 5th-grade band, students try various instruments and are “fitted” to the one that best suits their aptitude. This process is overseen by our band instructor. He will help your child choose the best instrument and guide you through the renting/purchasing process.
Meanwhile, students in grades K-4 participate in a music program focused on vocal performance and foundational skills such as rhythm, pitch, and melody. Fourth-grade students also have the opportunity to play the recorder.
After-school and extracurricular activities at St. Patrick School have generally included the following:
Athletics through GRACEAC
Open gym
Middle school youth group
FFA
Science Olympiad
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…
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