Carencro Catholic School offers a student life rich in variety and level of experience. Our religious curriculum seeks to instill an appreciation of God's gifts in our students through activities in addition to classroom study. We are to go out into the world and share those gifts.
Research indicates that the most successful students are those involved in extracurricular activities. From participation in school athletics and clubs to involvement as a member of our Campus Ministry, students have the opportunity for individual growth. Students leave Carencro Catholic School with a wealth of experience providing a sound basis for involvement in high school.
CAMPUS MINISTRY
The Ministry mission at Carencro Catholic School is to bring our children to a greater awareness of God’'s presence in their daily lives and to provide opportunities to experience and foster a relationship with Jesus. We strive to instill a desire to love and serve all people, just as Jesus did, through liturgies, prayer services, retreats, devotions and ministry projects both on and off campus.
CATHOLIC FORMATION
Daily Prayer
Weekly School Mass
Sacramental Preparation
Reconciliation
Eucharist
Devotional Prayer
Rosary
Way of the Cross
First Friday Adoration & Benediction
Service
Campus Ministry
Community
4-H Club
Open to fourth through eighth graders, the school’'s 4-H club is part of the largest national out of school youth program in the United States, with over 7 million members nationwide. In addition to 4-H sponsored events, the club sponsors service projects to benefit both school and community.
MATHCOUNTS
A national enrichment and competition program, MATHCOUNTS promotes middle school mathematics achievement through school, district, state and national competitions. All CCS junior high students practice MATHCOUNTS problems daily by working problems of the day and weekly problem sets. In January, the math department forms a school competition team, for which any CCS junior high student may try out. The team competes at the local and regional level, often qualifying for the state MATHCOUNTS competition.
Math & Science Club
Membership in the Science and Math Club is open to seventh and eighth grade students by invitation only. Members must maintain at least a B average in Math and Science to participate. Members meet monthly to conduct experiments and plan upcoming events, including a three-day excursion to LUMCON (Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium) in Cocodrie, Louisiana, where students learn about Louisiana coastal ecology. The group also travels to Houston to visit NASA and the Houston Museum of Natural History.
National Junior Beta Club
Membership in the Junior Beta Club is by invitation, based on a student's’ academic performance. Sixth, seventh and eighth grade CCS students with a minimum 3.0 GPA (with no grade below a “C”) during the previous school year are invited to join the club. All members must maintain a 3.0 GPA during the school year. The Beta Club goals are to promote academic excellence and assist the community and school through service projects. The club also participates in Junior Beta District Day competition.
In addition to physical education classes, the Carencro Catholic Athletic department offers a wide range of sports opportunities. Students in fifth through eighth grade are eligible to participate in the following school-sponsored sports:
Basketball
Baseball
Cheerleading
Football
Golf
Softball
Volleyball
Soccer - Pre-kindergarten through eighth grade students are eligible to play soccer through the
Acadiana Soccer Association, often playing on teams comprised solely of Carencro
Catholic students. Teams are formed at the beginning of each school year.
Track - Students between the ages of 7-12 are eligible to participate in track through a program
sponsored by the Lafayette Recreation and Parks Department. This progam introduces
children to physical fitness through basic track and field events.
