Uniform Sweatshirt
and Polo Shirt Colors
The eighth grade sweatshirt color is maroon, and polo shirt colors are white, navy, grey, and forest green.

     As eighth graders, we are the leaders of our school community.  We lead our Faith Families and the students of younger grades in activities that teach faith, cooperation, conflict resolution, and social justice.  Our Student Leadership Team, in conjunction with our new Friends of Jesus Christian Action Group, create fundraisers and service activities to assist the Livermore Homeless Shelter and the Dominican Sisters' Mission in Tijuana, Mexico.  We also lead our school community in receiving food donations for the St. Vincent de Paul Society during our weekly flag salutes. So far this year our social justice activities have helped bring in clothing and toiletry items for the homeless and have raised close to $1,000 for those who need medical assistance and educational opportunities in Tijuana.  
     During our Faith Family activities, we act as Christ's disciples in preparing scripture lessons and discussions that meet the needs of our younger students and peers. We have learned at St. Michael School that we will one day be the leaders of our country and of the world.  We understand there is great responsibility ahead of us in fostering peace in our global community.  We read, we write, we problem solve and we justify our solutions and ideas based on sound facts and accurate history.  We are ready to take the next step to high school.  We are well prepared and confident!
 
We are learning…
 

• Religion (The Church in the Modern World, Social Justice, Moral, Church History, Catholic traditions)
• Literature (classical and contemporary short stories, novels, poetry, plays, and essays)
• Writing/Grammar
• Vocabulary
• Math (Common Core and Algebra)
• Science
• Social Studies
• Liturgical Music
• Drama 
• P.E.
• STREAM ideas and projects

• Student Leadership Council
• Technology (1:1 ChromeBooks)
• Field Trips (including touring local Catholic high schools)
• Faith Family Activities
• Service Learning Projects
• Discovery Days: College & Career Visits
• Middle School Dances
• CYO basketball, track, cross-country teams