St. Cecilia Catholic School - 8th Grade Class of 2024

Class of 2024

8th Grade - Class of 2024

Catholic High School Visits

Over the next few weeks, Catholic High Schools will host our 8th Grade students for visits to their schools. Please note that each school does require its own permission slip for the students to visit their school. Below are the links for the first few schools hosting our students. Please fill out the appropriate permission slips by their deadlines.

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.
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. Students will not be able to go on the trips if the slips are not completed.
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.

Thursday, September 21st - St. Pius X High School

St. Pius X is a co-ed Catholic High School - both the girls & boys will attend this visit together.
Buses leave St. Cecilia about 9:00AM, and return after 12:00PM.
Lunch Plan: Lunch will be provided. Students with food allergies or sensitivities should bring a sack lunch.
Attire for all students for all Catholic High School visits is Mass dress attire, but the brown dress shoes are not required, athletic shoes are approved.
The deadline to submit the permission slips is Tuesday, September 19th.
St. Pius X High School Permission Slip

Monday, September 25th - St. John XXIII College Preparatory

St. John XXIII is a co-ed Catholic High School - both the girls & boys will
attend this visit together.
Buses leave St. Cecilia about 8:00AM, and return after 12:00PM.
Lunch Plan: Lunch will be provided. Students with food allergies or
sensitivities should bring a sack lunch.
The deadline to submit the permission slips is Friday, September 22nd.
St. John XXIII Permission Slip

Homecoming Mum Making and Homecoming Events

Homecoming Mum Making – Thursday, October 5th

This will take place on Thursday, October 5th, in the Auditorium from 8AM to 6PM.
One parent from every 8th grade family comes to school and makes a mum or a garter for their student.
Mums and garters are left at school to be presented on Thursday, October 12th, at the Mum Presentation (more details below).
All of the items and supplies for making mums and garters are provided – there’s nothing parents need to bring.
Please click here to sign up for a time to make your child’s Homecoming mum or garter.

Homecoming Pep Rally and Mum & Garter Presentation - Thursday, October 12th

All 8th grade parents are invited to attend the Pep Rally and Mum & Garter presentation. We ask for at least one parent from each family to attend.
The Homecoming Pep Rally will be held in the Gym on Thursday, October 12th at 8:00AM.
At the conclusion of the Pep Rally, the Mum & Garter Presentation will take place in the Gym.
Please be here no later than 8:00AM to get your Mum / Garter, and watch the Pep Rally as well.
The Mum & Garter Presentation and photos will last about 30 minutes (approximately from 8:30AM to 9:00AM).
The tradition of the Presentation of the Mums & Garters is for the parents to bring the mum to their child and pin it on them - this will happen with all families doing it simultaneously.

Homecoming Football Game and Dinner - Thursday, October 12th

After the Homecoming Football game on Thursday, October 12th, the Class of 2024 8th grade students and their families will go to the pavilion for a post-game dinner. More information will be available soon to reserve your spot for the Homecoming Dinner.

Washington DC Trip Update

The 8th Grade Washington DC Trip will occur April 2nd – 5th, 2024. The Trip ID you will use to sign up is 205112. You can sign up online at worldstrides.com/register or by phone at 800-468-5899. It’s a $99 deposit to sign up. Please see below for additional information from Worldstrides about the trip and how to register. Please contact Tom Sparks with any questions regarding the Washington DC Trip.

Financial assistance may also be available to help offset your trip price. Learn more by calling 800-468-5899.
Payment plans and fundraising programs are also available!
Military Families can receive an additional 5% discount on your trip price!
The registration deadline is October 15th.

ISEE Testing Information

ISEE Prep Sessions at St. Cecilia Catholic School

Last week, you should have received your student's practice ISEE test score. Please email John Aylor if you have not seen the login packet or need help accessing the account or score results.

The school offers free Admission Test Prep Sessions for our students. To support those students with the most urgency, we will offer several sessions, limiting attendance to those testing the following month. These sessions are overviews of testing strategy, question types, and are intended to help students feel more comfortable approaching the admission exam. These sessions do not focus on core content. Please use this link to register your child for the sessions. We will communicate session dates once we gather enough responses.

ISEE Testing at St. Cecilia Catholic School

We have confirmed the dates for the ISEE being offered at St. Cecilia. These will be closed-style tests, which means registration will only be available via a unique code and is not available to the general public. We have more than enough spaces for all students, including those needing accommodations. If you have registered at another location, you may reach out to the school and ERB and see if they will swap your registration. At this time, we are offering 4 dates:

Saturday, November 4 at 9:00AM - W65YNKLY (Fall Testing Window)
Saturday, November 11 at 9:00AM - 4WJNBAN7 (Fall Testing Window)
Saturday, January 6 at 9:00AM - AYWX753G (Winter Testing Window)
Saturday, January 20 at 9:00AM K5FKDUXC (Winter Testing Window)

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.