SPORTS
Basketball, Track, Softball and Volleyball
Available to St. Theresa students in 5th through 8th grades

band
Open to students beginning in the 4th – 8th grade. Practices are held twice a week. Individual lessons are taught once a week.

chorus
St. Theresa's offers choral programs for both the 7th grade and 8th grade. Rehearsals are scheduled on Friday during the school day. They perform in several concerts during the year and at other occasions as they arise.

DRAMA
Middle school students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade perform in a play held each February at Dowling High School.

SPEECH & DEBATE
Offered to STS students in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Participants perform each spring at Dowling High School against other parochial schools in the Des Moines area.

SCIENCE FAIR/IMAGINATION FAIR
Held each spring, the Imagination Fair is offered to St. Theresa students from Kindergarten through eighth grade.

MOCK TRIAL
Available to 6th to 8th graders. After working with attorneys, the students compete at Drake University every fall.

SPELLING BEE
The Spelling Bee is held each November and is open to students in grades 2 through 8.

National Geographic spelling bee
Open to all St. Theresa Middle School students.

CHESS CLUB
I
n it's tenth year, under the guidance of Mrs. Landolt, the Chess Club is available to students in the second through fifth grades. The students meet every Thursday at 7:45 in the morning where they enjoy learning and challenging each other to chess matches.

SCOUTS
Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
Available to students in Kindergarten through eighth grade.

ALTAR SERVERS
Students in grades 5 through 8 receive training from Fr. Larry to become Altar Servers at St. Theresa Church.

 

Participation Criteria

Students may participate in extracurricular activities only when they maintain minimum academic levels. If a student is not working to his/her ability, or has an incomplete or late assignment, they may be suspended from the activity until progress is shown or all assignments are completed.

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Last Updated: Monday, March 31, 2008