LEADERSHIP

STUDENT COUNCIL
The purpose of the Student Council is to encourage student leadership and participation in planning school activities. The Student Council usually meets once a week. The main officers are President, Secretary, Treasurers, and Religious Coordinator. Year-long and trimester-long representatives from grades three through eight are selected and elected from each class. Elections for offices are held in the spring with students from grades 1-8 voting; elections for class representatives are held at the beginning of each year and each trimester.

PEER MENTORING
Students are assigned a "buddy" at the beginning of each school year. The older students are paired with the younger students. Students attend Mass and other events during the school year with their buddies. The sixth grade class is paired with the kindergarten class and participates in curricular projects with their kindergarten buddy on a weekly basis. The seventh and eighth graders are invited to become kindergarten "aides" assisting the teacher before school and at other times as needed.

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Students participate in service projects benefiting the local community as well as the global community. These projects include supporting a clinic at a Dominican Mission, Heifer International, singing at senior citizen and other local events, participating in food drives for the food pantry and participating in the Parish Love Tree during Christmas.

ATHLETICS
Volleyball and basketball are available to students ordinarily in grades 5-8. Competition with nearbyschools and teams is organized through the Santa Rosa Diocesan School Athletic League. Participation in sports is a privilege accorded to students who are cooperating in regard to academics and discipline.