Class of 2022
8th Grade - Class of 2022
8th Grade Emails to Students
Starting last Friday, the 8th Grade students are now receiving a copy of the emails going out to the 8th grade parents so the students are aware of upcoming events. Please encourage them to check their school email for these updates. Tomorrow we are sending them a similar email to what you are receiving – it has reminders about the upcoming Catholic High School visits, and they will also need to pre-order their Homecoming dinner selections. 
Catholic High School Visits

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. If you have not yet completed the permission slips for next week please do so. Students will not be able to go on the trips if the slips are not completed.

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

All of the recently communicated ISEE testing information can be found here. Here are a few reminders and links:
Homecoming Week Events

Homecoming Week Attire and Other Events
Homecoming Week is October 4th - 7th. Students are encouraged to wear spirit shirts and jeans Monday through Thursday (Friday is Mass attire) and participate in the following fun dress days:
  • Monday - PJ Day (must wear athletic shoes with PJ's)
  • Tuesday - Crazy Socks Day
  • Wednesday - Spirit Day
  • Thursday - Red Out - wear all the red you can (shorts are also allowed)
  • Spirit shirts and jeans and/or uniform bottoms are allowed Monday - Thursday. School uniform is also acceptable any of these days

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 and the students will do their own meal ordering via a separate online form). Parents and younger siblings will need to pre-order their meals online prior to the event. Please click here for the online form to pre-order the dinners for parents and siblings. 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.
Powder Puff Game - Friday, November 5th

The annual Powder Puff game will be played on Friday, November 5th at 2PM. The Powder Puff game has the 8th grade girls split into two teams playing each other in flag football, and the 8th grade boys are also split into cheering sections for each team. The game takes approximately one hour to play. 8th Grade parents are encouraged to attend this game held on the school field. You can view the list of flag football teams and cheer teams here.

More information will be available soon on what the students need to wear for attire for Powder Puff.
Jerusalem Peace Builders Classes
As a continuation of the Building Bridges interfaith collaboration that your children participated in last school year, we are excited to announce a more in-depth collaboration this year.

We have invited Jerusalem Peacebuilders (JPB), to collaborate with Patrick Kinnick in leading this year’s 8th grade class in an interactive Leadership and Peacebuilding course starting next Thursday, September 30th. 
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.