St. Michael students fifth
through eighth grade are eligible to participate in a wide variety of sports:
including volleyball, track, football, and basketball. All programs sponsored
by St. Michael School have a "no cut" policy, with the focus of each sport
being to help each child enjoy the learning of skills and the experience
of participating in an organized sport.
Athletic Program Policy
Statement:
All children of St. Michael's School are encouraged to participate in the Athletic Programs of the school. These programs are designed to contribute to each child's physical and emotional well being. Participation and enjoyment are the foremost goals. It should be remembered that athletics shall always remain secondary to the child's academics.
Coaching is done by parent
volunteers. Administration for all programs is provided by the Athletic
Director and the Athletic Board.
All St. Michael athletes are required to provide their coaching staff
with a St. Michael Athletic Emergency Form. To access this form please
click: Athletics
Questions? - Contact...
Athletic
Director Jon Rood jrood@stmichaelcommunity.org or
Athletic
Director Shawn Healy healy@stmichaelcommunity.org
Athletic Programs Sponsored by St. Michael
The following sports
are offered during the school year:
- FOOTBALL (Fall)
Participation in Suburban Parochial League. Open to 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th
grade boys. Starts 2nd week of August and ends second week of October.
Equipment (pads, helmets, game jersey) will be provided.
Visit the Suburban
Parochial League - Football web site.
- VOLLEYBALL (Fall)
-
8th Grade Girls Teams
-
7th Grade Girls Teams
Participation in the DuPage Parochial Volleyball League. Open to 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls. Starts third week of August and ends the week before Thanksgiving. Jerseys are provided.
- BASKETBALL (Winter)
-
8th Grade Girls Teams
-
7th Grade Girls Teams
Open to 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade boys and girls. Season begins in October and ends in March. Uniform jerseys are provided.
- TRACK & FIELD (Spring)
Participation in the Suburban Parochial League. Open to 5th, 6th, 7th
and 8th grade boys and girls. Begins middle of March and ends in May.
Track shirts are provided.
Visit the Suburban
Parochial League - Track & Field web site.
St. Michael School seeks to provide after school programs that reinforce positive character traits. After school enrichment activities such as band, yearbook, and the school newspaper, allow students to learn in a less formal environment while encouraging students to explore a wide variety of interests.
Student Council
The Student Council is made up of elected representatives, two from 6th grade, four from 7th grade and four from 8th grade. In addition eighth graders hold the offices of President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. To maximize opportunities for interested students terms are for one semester. Two coordinators from the school staff assist the council in accomplishing their planned activities, which include, food drives, recycling drives, seventh and eighth grade dances and other projects.
Lancer Staff
Open to eighth graders,
this group is selected by the two staff coordinators and is responsible for
writing the monthly school newspaper.
Chess Club
This club is run by volunteers and is open to all grades. Club meets once per week
Band
All 4th grade through 8th grade students are eligible for this after school program. Band practice occurs twice each week, one practice during the school day and one after school.
Battle of the Books
This program is open to fourth and fifth graders and by invitation for sixth graders. Competition with neighboring schools is based on answering questions from assigned reading in a spelling bee format.
D.A.R.E.
The half-year Drug
Awareness Resistance Education Program (DARE) for fifth grade is coordinated with and sponsored by the Wheaton City Police Department. During this time a police representative meets regularly with our fifth graders to discuss the dangers of drugs and to answer the questions that our students might have.
V.E.G.A.
This program, Violence
Education, Gang Awareness, (VEGA) is offered to the sixth graders during the first semester. During this time a D.A.R.E. officer from the Wheaton City Police Department meets regularly with our sixth graders to discuss the dangers of violence and gangs.
Theater
Each year the 5th grade performs a Christmas play with the help of grades K-4 in supporting roles. The play is performed twice - a matinee performance for the school at large and an evening performance focused on parental attendance.
Each year, prior to graduation the entire 8th grade performs a play, typically a musical, with a number of showings for both the student body and parents.
Brownies, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts
St Michael supports all of these organizations by making meeting space available. Each of these organizations has a group consisting primarily of St Michael students and led by their parents.
