We recognize the importance of maintaining fitness and good health while bringing glory to God in all we do. Our Athletic Director facilitates this goal by involving children at all grade levels, boys and girls, in physical education classes daily. Santa Cruz Catholic School belongs to a private league and offers an excellent Athletic Program which includes Flag Football, Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball, Soccer, and Track and Field for all students in 4th through 8th grade. 

Sports Offered

• Fall (August - October)
  • Flag Football
  • Volleyball
  • Cross Country

• Winter (November - February)
  • Basketball


• Spring (March, April & May)
  • Soccer
  • Track

Santa Cruz Catholic School Athletic Philosophy

“While playing sports, Christians also find help in developing the cardinal virtues- fortitude,

temperance, prudence, and justice.”

Pope John Paul II, September 2004

Santa Cruz Catholic School promotes a Christian atmosphere that is exemplified through athletic competition. We recognize the importance of maintaining fitness and good health while bringing glory to God in all we do. Our athletic philosophy is designed to support and affirm the philosophy and mission statement of our school. Christ’s message of Service, Compassion, Courage, and Spirit should be displayed by all athletes. 

Athletics provides the opportunity for student athletes to obtain valuable lessons in citizenship, sportsmanship, and the understanding of responsibility. In addition, our athletes ascertain collaborative skills, allowing them to succeed as a team, and bestow commitment to their team and school. Our athletes will also gain perspective into distinguishing the team above self, embrace the concept of constructive criticism, assert the highest respect for others, exhibit self-control, assume responsibility for their actions, and be modest in victory and gracious in defeat. 

Santa Cruz Catholic School develops the full person and teaches the relationship between God and creation. Santa Cruz strives to supplement and refine influences of the home and community environment to develop the whole person spiritually, intellectually, socially, morally, emotionally, and physically. Spiritually, students learn of God’s love for them and to love God and neighbor. Intellectually, students acquire sound knowledge of the rules and dynamics of athletic competition. Socially, students recognize their role in creating a just society to play by the rules and to be modest in victory and gracious in defeat. Morally, students find the Gospel values as a foundation and Christ as the model for decision-making. Emotionally, students, as children of God, learn to act with self-control. Physically, students learn to maintain their fitness and health. Santa Cruz Catholic School recognizes each child is unique in God’s plan, possessing individual gifts and talents. It is our plan to respect and nurture individual differences while developing each student to his or her fullest potential.