Enrichment & Extracurricular Activities
We have designed programs that promote our students' growth in each of these areas, as part of the school day and as optional extra-curricular activities.
Academic Competitions
Every year, SFA students take top places at the Governor’s Cup in all the core subjects and place high at the regional level. We participate in several academic events during the school year, including:
Regional and State Science Fairs (Grades 6-8)
Catholic School Academic League Quick Recall (Grades 4-8)
Governor’s Cup Quick Recall, Content Assessments, and English Composition (Grades 4-8)
Book Bee (Grades 3-8)
Young Authors (Grades 1-8)
Kentucky Derby Museum Student Art Competition (Grades K-8)
Athletics
The St. Francis Athletics Ministry is dedicated to making a wide variety of athletic teams available to students. The primary objective of this group is to supervise, organize, administrate, support, fund and provide opportunities in athletics for the students of St Francis of Assisi school and parish. In some cases, the Ministry partners with other Catholic schools to make sure our students have access to an even greater number of sports. Our teams are coached by volunteers and the Ministry offers all SFA sports to families at low registration costs per sport.
St. Francis of Assisi participates in the Louisville Archdiocese’s Catholic School Athletic Association (CSAA) which sponsors 16 teams and individual sports throughout the course of the school year. Individual sports are provided as interest dictates, but typically include archery, basketball, cheerleading, cross country and track, football, field hockey, soccer, tennis, and volleyball. The program is governed by the rules and philosophy of the CSAA, the SFA Athletic Program Policies and the SFA Code of Discipline.
Kentucky Youth Assembly
The Kentucky Youth Assembly (KYA) is a 3-day immersive educational opportunity in which middle school students serve as part of a model state government.
Big Buddy/Little Buddy
The Big Buddy and Little Buddy program pairs kindergarteners with seventh graders; first with eighth graders; and second with fifth graders. Older children share the responsibility of mentoring and spiritually guiding the younger ones, who in turn look up to the older students as role models in their journey at SFA. The connections made between older and younger children help the entire student body feel like a family - just one of the many benefits of our small size.
Scouts
St. Francis of Assisi is home to several Girl Scouts troops of the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana. Our students also participate in various Cub Scout packs and Boy Scout troops of the Lincoln Heritage Council. Scouts work together on projects and service that benefit the parish and the wider community. Participating in Scouts also provides SFA students the opportunity to try new things, build self-confidence, and reinforce ethical standards."
