St. Monica Athletics include Basketball for 6th, 7th & 8th grade boys and girls (separate seasons), as well as Volleyball for Middle School girls. Middle School Boys’ & Girls’ Soccer, Cross Country & Track are also available through CSGK Unified Sports.
Students in grades 6-8 from St. Monica and St. Augustine are welcome to join the HCP Trap Team!
On this team, students are taught firearm safety and proper use of a firearm with clay targets. They participate in local competitions and learning activities weekly. All participants are invited to compete in the state tournament mid-June in Mason, MI. The season is April through May. Beginner and experienced students are welcome!
Irish Soccer is parent-run, intra-mural soccer program for St. Monica Students in Early Childhood through 3rd Grade. This low-key commitment is a great way to enjoy St. Monica community and introduce your younger students to the sport! Irish Soccer is only 5 Saturdays in the spring, with practice beginning at 9 AM and games beginning afterward at 9:30 AM. Students are divided into teams, all run by parent volunteer coaches, and team T-shirts are provided thanks to local sponsors. The practices/games take place in the large field behind St. Monica school. Go Irish!
8th Grade students have the opportunity to run for Student Council President, with 7th and 8th grade students vying for Vice President , Treasurer, Secretary, and Communication Officer each year. Student Council focuses on service projects, pep rallies, and other school-wide, fun activities! The student council aims to integrate service with building community within the school.
Each year, 4th and 5th Grade students participate in a team competition based on knowledge of books. Students are assign books to read from January until the competition in March. The competition is comprised of short-answer, multiple choice, and true/false questions based on the books that they were to read. The winning team at the school level will advance to the district level which is hosted at one of our local Catholic schools.
United Rocket Football is offered to grades 3rd-8th. This is a club football program that plays in the Kalamazoo Valley Rocket Football League. The team is made up of students from Kalamazoo Christian and Catholic Schools of Greater Kalamazoo. The league rules also allow for students who attend other private schools or home school and live in the greater Kalamazoo area.
St. Monica Students have the opportunity to participate with Kalamazoo Parks & Recreation Department for after-school golf, bowling, archery and their e-sports league. These provide even more outlets for the different interests of our students!
St. Monica Life Runners is our Pro-life group dedicated to witnessing & advocating for the unborn. They do this by wearing their Life Runner jerseys at local racing events and at school on the First Wednesday of every month and on Spirit Wear Fridays. You do not have to be a runner to join! Students and Staff are ALL welcome to purchase a Life Runners jersey to wear in witness for the unborn! Life Runners also raises funds for local Pro-Life groups, such as Caring Network.