St. Philip the Apostle School

Student Life

Sports and Extracurricular Activities

Students at St. Philip the Apostle school have many opportunities for involvement:

Catholic Youth Organization inter-school athletics (Football, Softball, Basketball, Volleyball, Track) – students in grades 5^th – 8^th form teams that play against Catholic Elementary Schools in our Archdiocese.
Intramurals program (Basketball) – students in 4^th – 8^th grades participate in a learning and practice basketball clinic at the school.
Student Council – Students in 6^th – 8^th grade are elected by their peers to hold council positions in a government style program. Write & publish monthly student newspaper.
Academic Decathlon – Students in 6^th – 8^th grade try out and are selected to participate in the decathlon team that competes in the annual Catholic elementary Archdiocese of Los Angeles Academic Decathlon.
California Junior Scholarship Federation – students in 7^th and 8^th grades qualify to join this organization through good citizenship and qualifying grades.
Speech & Debate Team – students audition to be part of the team, which competes in League Tournaments.
Yearbook – students volunteer to work with the Yearbook Moderators to create an annual school yearbook.
Access to parish-sponsored activities including: Altar Servers, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts
Drama Club- students audition and perform in fall and spring school productions produced by drama teachers.
May Crowning – 8^th grade students write an essay on a topic related to Mary, Our Blessed Mother to be chosen to crown Mary and be part of the May Crowning.
Lego Club – students compete in local competition building robotic Legos
Ballet – Meets after school once a week and holds two performances per year
Tae Kwon Do – Martial arts class offered after school once a week
Golf – Offered once a week after school
Choir – performs at school functions and practices during Music class
Scouts - offered through the Parish, many of our children participate in Boy and Girl Scouts

Christian Community Service Projects

Our students participate in many community service projects.

KA Miss Duran

Project: 2-3 walking visits to the elderly at Chancellor Place Retirement Home and during Lent create the “Joy Jars” for the residents to be given at Easter time.

KB Ms. Jarra

Project: 2-3 walking visits to the elderly at Chancellor Place Retirement Home and during Lent create “Joy Jars” for the Parish Ministry to give our parish’s seniors at Easter time.

1A Ms. Lieber

Project: Biannual walking visits to Salvation Army Silver Crest Residence for seniors. Assist Meals on Wheels by making holiday cards (and cheer cards “Have a Nice Day”) for all major holidays that will later be placed on food trays accordingly.

1B Ms. Gonzales

2A Ms. Duran

Project: Placemats made for the Seniors Thanksgiving Luncheon and First Communion Boxes for the First Communicants at St. Alphonsus School in Los Angeles.

2B Mrs. Emmet

Project: Placemats made for the Seniors Thanksgiving Luncheon and First Communion Boxes for the First Communicants at St. Alphonsus School in Los Angeles.

3A Mrs. McGrory

Project: Shoe Box Drive for the Respect Life Ministry for October for “Respect Life” Month. Students will decorate the shoe box and fill with baby items for distribution at the San Gabriel Pregnancy Help Center and Holy Family Adoption Services. Create hand-decorated Prayer Cards for the sick of the parish to be distributed by the Ministry to the Sick and Elderly.

3B Mrs. Coronado

4A Mrs. Webster

Project: Decorate boxes for Thanksgiving and Christmas Food Drives for the parish. Also rotate monthly with other 4th grade to straighten missals and songbooks in church with Altar Care Ministry.

4B Mrs. Currin

Project: Decorate boxes for Thanksgiving and Christmas Food Drives for the parish. Rotate monthly with other 4th grade to straighten missals and songbooks in church with Altar Care Ministry.

5A Ms. Yanish

Project: “Adopt” grandparents at Pasadena Village Retirement Home through the course of the year with regular visitations.

5B Mrs. Simone

Project: Assist the Health Ministry by rotating small groups of 10 students to help with the Quarterly Senior Luncheons. Students will provide theme-related favors, escort the seniors, assist at lunch with serving and possibly the entertainment (Bingo).

6A Ms. Lizardi

Project: Assist the Spiritual Care Guild of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles by making baptism gifts. The children will decorate baptism stoles, white taper candles, holy water plastic bottles and certificates. Sixth grade will also coordinate and host ”O Holy Night – A Night of Caroling” (Sing-a-long) in December.

6B Mr. Garcia

Project: Sixth grade will coordinate a clothing drive (socks & underwear) and a coffee bean drive for Union Station. Advertise and implement the collection for Union Station during the month of December. Sixth grade will also coordinate and host “O Holy Night –A Night of Caroling” (Sing-a-long) in December.

7A Mrs. Cohen

Project: Plan, advertise, and implement a school-wide food drive to restock the parish pantry for the Christian Service Ministry’s Annual Thanksgiving Drive. Decorate grocery bags with pictures for the giving of food to the community. Students will rotate through the pantry during the course of the year to maintain organization and stock. Hold additional food drives when needed.

7B Mrs. Cross

Project: Assist the St. Philip Rosary Group by organizing the classes school-wide to meet weekly (Wednesdays) to recite the Rosary. Seventh graders will lead fellow students in the weekly recitation.

8A & 8B Mr. Weyermuller and Mr. Haselton

Project: Coordinate and run a year long Calcutta SEED collection: a school-wide program of collecting spare change from the children and teachers, the funds benefit children in India. Provide the Annual Senior Thanksgiving Luncheon for parish seniors. Place an ad in the parish bulletin advertising the luncheon. Make posters and announcements as needed to advertise the luncheon. Work monthly (the 4^th Sunday of each month.) with Life-Teen at Union Station. If necessary assist with wrapping gifts from the Parish’s toy drive. Assist PTO Hospitality with “Meet the Teacher” breakfast, set-up and clean-up.

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