Class of 2022
8th Grade - Class of 2022
Washington DC Trip Update
Thank you to those of you who have enrolled on our Washington, D.C. 2022 Spring trip. We have great news - our trip dates are now official and confirmed for Tuesday, April 19th - Friday, April 22nd, 2022.
We want to make sure everyone knows that the last day to enroll on the trip if you haven’t already is next Friday, September 17th.
Parents are also welcome to sign up so we hope to see your child’s name on the list and maybe yours as well! Please let me know if you have any questions - Thanks, Tom Sparks
Catholic High School Visits

In a few weeks, the Catholic High Schools will begin hosting our 8th Grade students for visits to their schools.

Please note the following for all visits:
  • All students come to school at their normal time, and the high schools send buses to pick up the students. 
  • Masks are required for all students for all visits. 
  • Attire for all students for all Catholic High School visits is Mass dress attire, but the brown dress shoes are not required. On the school visits, they have our students play either indoors or outdoors, so we are allowing the students to be in Mass attire, but with athletic shoes for these visits. 
  • Online permission slips are required to be filled out for each visit.
  • The information for the visits in September is detailed below. The detailed information for the October visits will be communicated closer to the dates of those visits. 

Monday, September 20th - Incarnate Word Academy, & St. Thomas High School
  • Buses leave St. Cecilia around 9:00AM, and return after 12:00PM. 
  • Lunch Plan: Lunch will be provided for students at both schools. Students with food allergies or sensitivities should bring a sack lunch.
  • The girls and boys do separate bus trips, with the girls going to Incarnate Word Academy, and the boys going to St. Thomas High School. Parents need to only fill out the permission slip for the school their child will be visiting. 
  • The deadline to submit the permission slips is this Friday, September 17th. 
  • Incarnate Word Academy Permission Slip
  • St. Thomas High School Permission Slip

Monday, September 27th - St. Agnes Academy, & Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
  • Buses leave St. Cecilia about 8:30AM, and return after 12:00PM. 
  • Lunch Plan: Lunch will be provided for students at both schools. Students with food allergies or sensitivities should bring a sack lunch.
  • The girls and boys do separate bus trips, with the girls going to St. Agnes Academy, and the boys going to Strake Jesuit College Preparatory. Parents need to only fill out the permission slip for the school their child will be visiting.
  • The deadline to submit the permission slips is Friday, September 24th. 
  • St. Agnes Academy Permission Slip 
  • Strake Jesuit College Preparatory Permission Slip

Schedule of Visits - October
  • October 5th - St. John XXIII College Preparatory
  • October 18th - St. Pius X High School
  • October 21st - Duchesne Academy of The Sacred Heart
ISEE Testing Information

ISEE Testing Strategy with Mr. Aylor
Mr. Aylor will be holding a free prep course focused on testing strategy, tactics, and practical approaches for the ISEE test. This course is not meant to supplant an outside prep course and will focus more so on test-taking strategy than subject-area content. There will be two sections of the course offered- one in October and one in November.
  • October Sessions: 15th, 18th, 20th, 22nd, 25th, & 27th
  • November Sessions: 1st, 3rd, 5th, 8th, & 10th
  • Click here to sign up online on a Google Form to register your students to participate in the Testing Strategy Sessions with Mr. Aylor.
  • Classes to be held in the 3rd period during PE. Students will understand how the ISEE differs from other tests, how to maximize their scoring opportunities, how to approach difficult question types, and will practice essay writing for the timed essay section.
  • Additionally, by request, Mr. Aylor will be available to 8th grade students wanting extra preparation during lunch times those weeks.

St. Thomas High School ISEE Preparation Classes
St. Thomas High School is also hosting ISEE preparation classes (for all 8th grade students) in October, November, and December. For more information and to register please click here.

ISEE Test Registration (at St. Cecilia)
Thanks to the efforts of Mr. Aylor, St. Cecilia Catholic School will host ISEE Testing - available to only our 8th Grade students on the following dates:
  • November 12th - CWGSSYB4
  • January 3rd - 6T6YALPR
To register please visit the ERB ISEE website - you will need the special codes listed above to register for either of the dates. Please note if you just search for “St. Cecilia Catholic School” for a testing site, it will not appear - you need the codes above to register for our closed / on-site testing.
Homecoming Week Events

Homecoming Week Attire and Other Events
Homecoming Week attire (for all students) will be communicated soon. Additionally, there may be some additional Homecoming events for the Volleyball and Soccer games that week. More information will be available soon. 

Homecoming Mum Making - Friday, October 1st
This will take place on Friday, October 1st from 8AM to 6PM in the Community Center.
  • One parent from every 8th grade family comes to campus and makes a mum for their students. Mums are then left at school to be presented on Thursday, October 7th.
  • All of the items and supplies are already available - there’s nothing parents need to bring with them.
  • Please click here to sign up on a sign up genius for a time to make your child(ren)’s Homecoming Mum.

Homecoming Pep Rally Practice – Sunday, October 3rd
The practice for the Homecoming Pep Rally for the Football team with the Cheerleaders will be on Sunday, October 3rd at 4PM. 

Homecoming Pep Rally - Wednesday, October 6th
The Homecoming Pep Rally will be held on Wednesday, October 6th at 8:15AM. 

Homecoming Mum Presentation - Thursday, October 7th
All 8th grade parents are invited to attend the Mum Presentation on this day. We ask for at least one parent from each family to attend.
  • The Mum Presentation will take place outdoors on the school field. Parents need to be at the field at 8:00AM and the students will come out to the field around 8:15AM. The presentation will last about 30 minutes.
  • The tradition of the Presentation of the Mums is for the parents to bring the mum to their child and pin it on them. This will happen with all families doing it at the same time. 

Homecoming Game and Class Dinner - Thursday, October 7th
The game will be played at 4:30PM on the school field - we will be playing St. Laurence Catholic School. All school families are invited to attend and cheer on the team. 
  • Following the game (at approximately 6:30PM) - 8th grade families and their children (8th grade or other St. Cecilia students) are invited to stay at school and move to the pavilion area for a casual picnic style dinner.
  • The dinner is only for the 8th grade families, their students, and younger St. Cecilia student siblings. 
  • Dinner will be available for all attendees. The school will cover the cost of the dinner for the 8th grade students (covered in the 8th grade fee). Parents and younger siblings will need to pre-order their meals online prior to the event. An online pre-order form will be available soon. The school will also provide water for all attendees. Families can also bring their own drinks and while we have many new picnic tables outside, are also encouraged to bring camp chairs as well for additional seating.
Yearbook Memory Page Ad

The 8th Grade Yearbook Memory Ad will be available to begin working on for your student beginning September 10th. The deadline for submission is December 1st. Please go here to work on the memory ad. You can also view instructions sent to us from Balfour – please view those here. You will have the option of a full page ($160) or half page ($80) ad. The ad price does not include the yearbook purchase. You do not have to purchase a yearbook now at the same time as the ad, but the option is open to purchase the book as well.
8th Grade Campus Ministry
With the new year comes another awesome opportunity for your son or daughter (that’s you 8th graders) to help spread the good news with Campus Ministry. Please click here to read more about Campus Ministry, including our mission, events, and information about how your student can be a part of this amazing opportunity to help us build God’s Kingdom. Don’t forget to join our Google Classroom (class code in the document linked above) to let us know if you want to be a part of our team! Our first meeting of the year will be on Wednesday, September 15th, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM in Coach Conlan’s room. We hope to see all of our ministers there for this powerful start to set their hearts on fire for loving and serving the Lord and His people. We are excited to get back to work with this ministry and bring back many of the activities we have done in years past to help spread our love for Jesus Christ throughout the school community.

For any parents who are willing to provide snacks and/or supplies, please let Coach Conlan know. We always welcome the help and support!

If you have any questions please feel free to email Coach Conlan or Mrs. Sonnier, and we will be glad to answer them.
Our mission at St Cecilia Catholic School is the ongoing Catholic formation and education of the whole child in mind, heart, and spirit, in preparation for an adult life of commitment and service.