Clubs & Activities

Lego ClubStudents in kindergarten through 2nd grade participate in this after school activity. Beginning in January the students participate in the activity by building creations as a response to various challenges. Some challenges include: building a boat that can float, building a zip-line that can travel across the room, building a tower that can withstand an earthquake test. Students must bring their own Legos from home to participate.

Band

The St. Mary School band is comprised of students from grades 4-8. Students are encouraged to join band if they know how to play an instrument. If a student is interested in learning an instrument fee based lessons are given during the week, before and after school. In the event that lessons are during school, the student is dismissed from a study hall to attend. New members are always welcome.

It is important for students to explore the world of music. Music allows one to express emotions through what words sometime cannot describe. It also allows students to experiment with their creative side (how to interpret a passage of music) and play a piece with that idea in mind. Music is joyful. Music is fun. Music is energy.

Any SMS student interested in learning an instrument or joining band please contact Mr. David Abbuhl, [email protected]. Thank you!

Camp Christopher

This Environmental Education camp is an overnight field trip that students in grade six attend in the spring. Throughout the two days, students participate in a variety of hands-on outdoor education activities that foster trust and teamwork, as well as the appreciation of God’s creations through nature.

Chess Club

Chess teaches students logical thinking and the ability to recognize complex patterns. It also develops higher order thinking skills, discipline and creative resolution methods. While enjoying time with friends, students will learn and practice self-control and recall skills. Memory improvement, logical thinking, improved observation and analysis skills, and operant conditioning are four areas that will grow and benefit from participation.

Classroom of Champions

This trivia based competition is held at St. Edward High School each year. Teams throughout the Cleveland area compete against each other in an attempt to answer the most questions and advance to the championship round. Our team is comprised of Eighth graders with Seventh grade alternates, who then become the Eighth grade team the following year. Students meet once a week for an hour to go over various math, science, religion, history, geography, literature and current events trivia questions.

Rembrandt Artists

Students from kindergarten through seventh grade have the opportunity to work with this award-winning organization that teaches children a way of creating art by breaking projects down into simple steps. Art and the ability to be creative has been proven to actually help academic performance.

3D Printing Club

A fun after school club teaching students 3D printing and design.

Faith Family Program

Students in all grades meet once a month to participate in activities that relate to their monthly discipleship focus. Faith Families are formed with an eighth grade student as the leader and at least one student from each grade level (K-8) in their group. The groups meet in classrooms under the supervision of a teacher, but the eighth grade student is responsible for running the monthly activity, i.e. caroling throughout the halls, making blessing cards for those in home care, creating coloring books for those less fortunate, etc...

Jesus Day

Jesus Day is a First Communion Retreat Day for second graders. It is held on the Friday before First Communion. During the retreat the students are in small groups and rotate to several stations to participate in a variety of activities. In one activity they bake their own loaf of bread to take home and share with their families. They also create a Memory Box for all of their special First Communion memories. During the retreat small groups of students walk over to Church to read cards and letters of encouragement and love that were written by family members. Jesus Day is a day of prayer and excitement for the students.

Students in kindergarten through 2nd grade participate in this after school activity. Beginning in January the students participate in the activity by building creations as a response to various challenges. Some challenges include: building a boat that can float, building a zip-line that can travel across the room, building a tower that can withstand an earthquake test. Students must bring their own Legos from home to participate.

Peer Tutoring

The Peer Tutoring program began in order to give our eighth grade students the chance to enhance their academic and leadership skills while allowing them the opportunity to help others academically. The eighth grade tutors volunteer their time in the morning before class and after school to assist younger students in a variety of academic areas. The tutors can also be used to provide a challenge to students who may be performing at a higher level in the classroom.

Running Club

The running club meets after school from 3:45 – 4:45 pm beginning in the spring during 3rd and 4th quarter. Students in grades 5-8 may participate. The students run through the Cleveland MetroParks with teachers.

Science Fair

All students in grades 7-8 participate in the school Science Fair that takes place each year the week before Catholic School’s Week. The process begins in October with preparing the students on how to choose an experiment, the research process and how to conduct an experiment following the steps of the scientific method. Students keep a notebook with their research and data throughout the process, and create a presentation board outlining their experiment. The experience culminates with an evening where students have the opportunity to present their experiments to a group of volunteer parent professionals from a variety of industries.

Crochet Club

In this creative and hands on crocheting class students learn the basic crochet techniques and patterns. Students develop creativity in designing their own crocheting projects. The students meet once a week for 30 minutes after school.

Spelling Bee

The St. Mary Spelling Bee occurs once a year during Catholic Schools Week. It gives our seventh and eighth grade students a chance to compete against each other with the winner advancing to the Cleveland Bee. Once at this level the winner has the opportunity to advance to the National Bee held in Washington, D.C.

Student Council

Student representatives from grades 5-7 meet Thursday mornings, along with elected 8th grade officials. The students, under supervision of adult moderators spend time planning school-wide activities