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| Extracurricular Activities |
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| DARE Program |
With the cooperation of the South Park Police Department, a drug awareness program known as DARE is implemented each school year for grades K through 5. |
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| Fire Prevention Week |
| Each year the Library Fire Department visits the school during Fire Prevention Week to instruct the pupils in fire safety. |
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| Holiday Celebrations |
| Students in grades K- 8 celebrate the holidays with classroom parties. The parties include Halloween, Christmas, and Valentine's Day. Parties consist of stories, art activities, games, singing, dancing, a holiday video, and special treats. |
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| Catholic Schools Week |
| Students in grades K - 8 participate in a variety of activities during Catholic Schools Week. The week begins with an opening |
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| mass followed by a variety of activities that are planned each day. During the week a field trip is also planned. Past trips have been to the Carnegie Science Center, Cosmic Bowling, and roller-skating. |
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| Spelling Bees |
| St. Joan of Arc School participates in two spelling bee competitions during the school year. After elimination rounds that involve all students, one student from grades six through eight is chosen to compete in the Post-Gazette Spelling Bee. Winners from final rounds compete in the National Spelling Bee held in Washington D.C. |
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| School Science Fair and Egg Drop |
Each year, during Earth Week, all students in grades five, six, and seven participate in a School Science Fair. The eighth grade participates in an Egg Drop competition during Earth Week. Various packing materials are used to keep the egg from breaking as it is dropped from the second floor of the school to the ground below. |
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| Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science |
Students in grades 7 & 8 may choose to do research and prepare a science project for the regional Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science. Students that receive a first place at this regional competition will travel to Penn State University to compete at the state level. |
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Forensics |
| As members of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Forensics League, students in grades 5 - 8 participate in a public speaking tournament in a friendly, yet competitive way. Students will compete in Drama, Prose, Poetry, Declamation, Extemporaneous Speech, Impromptu Speech, and Multiple Reading. Students are judged with a list of criteria designed to affirm and define areas for improvement. Individual scores are then combined to form |
| a team/school score. Trophies, ribbons, and vocal recognition are a part of the tournament. |
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| HOPS Service Group (Helping Others, Performing Service) |
All fourth - eighth grade students are invited to join an extra curricular activity devoted to serving others. This service-oriented group is named with the acronym H.O.P.S. - Helping others, Performing Service. H.O.P.S. is an opportunity for our students to become involved in a variety of school, parish, and community service projects. |
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| Musicals |
| Students in Kindergarten through fourth grade and their seventh and eighth grade buddies along with students in our instrumental band program, under the direction of our music teacher, participate in an annual Christmas Concert. Students in our Drama Club, under the direction of the music teacher, annually present a Musical in May. Students in fifth through eighth grade audition in January for major parts and any student in Kindergarten through fourth grade are permitted to be an extra. |
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