Student Life

St. Cecilia School is a loving environment that cultivates faith, promotes respect, and praises kindness and caring. Our goal is to foster well-rounded students by offering a variety of co-curricular activities for our students that develop leadership skills and encourage team building, including:

• Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Programs: Students of St. Cecilia Parish have the opportunity to participate in the parish CYO programs. Registration, fees, and information are coordinated by the athletic directors who may be reached at (415) 664-6905.
• Altar Servers: Students may volunteer to be trained as altar servers. These students serve weekday and Sunday liturgies. (Grades 5-8)
• Eucharistic Ministers: Students may volunteer to be trained as eucharistic ministers for school and parish liturgies. (Grade 8)
• St. Cecilia T.V. (S.C.T.V): S.C.T.V. is a daily news show sponsored by the Student Council. This program is shown in each classroom at 8:10 a.m. on various days.
• Annual Yearbook: Interested students publish an annual yearbook. (Grades 7-8)
• Student Council: The purpose of the Student Council is to develop leadership, encourage service to others, and promote school spirit. (Grades 4-8)

Athletics at St. Cecilia School

St. Cecilia has a wonderful Physical Education (PE) offering for all students during the school week. We feel our Physical Education program helps with cooperative learning, acceptance of oneself and others, welcomes learning new things through game and sport and builds on a students communication and problem solving skills.

Beyond the in school fitness education, there are informal volunteer led teams for each grade from Transitional Kindergarten-2nd grade and formal competitive team sports offered in 3rd-8th grade.

Sports TK-2nd Grade

Parents in grades TK-2nd volunteer to lead class registration and coach for San Francisco based sports programming teams in soccer, basketball and baseball. All interested players are welcome to participate. There are no cuts or skill leveling of teams at this grade level.

The St. Cecilia Parish Athletic Committee can be contacted for inquiries. The St. Cecilia Mother’s club assists with identifying volunteer coaches.

Competitive Sports Grade 3-8

St. Cecilia offers nine competitive team sports beginning in third grade for boys and girls. Our student-athletes play in the Catholic Charities CYO and in Peninsula/Parish School League (PPSL) for Track and Field. Learning a sport, physical fitness, team participation and fair play are areas of focus for our student athletes. Volunteer coaches are focused on providing a fun, positive athletic experience for their teams.

As a community we at St. Cecilia’s believe in the values Catholic Charities CYO adheres to:

“...athletics helps young people integrate their physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual strengths. We believe that sports are not just about the final score but about the formation and dignity of the whole person.”

Similar to guidance for parent-led programming in TK-2nd grade, sports at St. Cecilia’s are inclusive — there are no cuts for Grades 3–8. That said, if numbers allow for more than one team per grade there will be tryouts and student athletes placed on teams based on experience and skill. All student-athletes who wish to join a team are welcome to participate.

Support and Resources

Mike Mulkerrins,
St Cecilia Boys CYO Athletic Director
gotmulk11@cs.com

Tim Moriarty,
St. Cecilia Girls CYO Athletic Director
scathleticssf@gmail.com

Catholic Charities CYO - Parent Code of Conduct

St. Cecilia Competitive Sports

Clubs

• Robotics:

  Using LEGO robotics kits and guided by the principles of FIRST, a global STEM and engineering organization, teams will design, build and program robots to take on exciting real-world challenges. This is a parish and school program. (Gr. 7-8)

• Chess Club:

  We are dedicated to promoting the benefits of chess for children by using stories, movement, and catchy songs to make the game engaging and easy to learn. (Gr. 1 - 8)

• Battle of the Books:

  Battle of the Books is a nationwide program offered at St. Cecilia for 4th -6th graders where students read for a set list and attend lunchtime book club meetings to ultimately compete against other teams in the Battle of the Books each Spring.

• Kidstock Drama Program:

  The KidsStock Drama Program inspires creativity and confidence in students through engaging, performance-based activities that introduce the fundamentals of theater and stage production. (Gr. 2-8)

• Art Club:

  The Art Club for 6th-8th graders meets once a week after school, offering students a creative space to grow their artistic skills and participate in local and school-wide art contests.

• Cub Scouts:

  Cub Scouts at St. Cecilia Parish is a faith-centered program that fosters character development, leadership, and community service for boys in grades K-5. As part of the larger Scouting tradition, Cub Scouts participate in fun, hands-on activities like outdoor adventures, service projects, and skill-building challenges, all while growing in faith and friendship within the St. Cecilia Parish community.

• Green Team:

  The Green Team, made up of students in Grades 6-8, promotes stewardship by helping care for our school building and campus while raising awareness about proper recycling, composting, and waste disposal practices.