Holy Spirit Catholic School (San Jose, California)
Holy Spirit School is a Catholic elementary and middle school in San Jose, California. It is connected with Holy Spirit Church next door. It was established in 2000. It serves pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. It is located in the affluent neighborhood of Almaden Valley.
Technology
Because of the Apple One-to-One Initiative, students in all grades have access to an assigned iPad. In grades 6-8, students may take their iPad home to complete their assignments. Class notes are available on-line, and students have the opportunity to create iMovie projects on defined topics.
Information
Holy Spirit School is a Catholic school educating children from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. Established in September 2000, it is accredited by WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges). The current enrollment is over 550 students. The school colors are red and blue. The mascot is the Coyote.
The school day starts with a schoolwide assembly with prayer and announcements. There are monthly school Masses, prayer services, sacramental preparation, seasonal spiritual activities and retreat opportunities. Holy Spirit Church offers many activities for students including: candle bearer, ministry of movement, altar server, liturgical choir and students in the seventh and eighth grades may be trained to become Eucharistic Ministers.
Core Academic Program:
Religion, Mathematics, Advanced Mathematics for 6th - 8th grades, Language Arts (Reading, Phonics, Spelling, Grammar, Handwriting), Science, Social Studies, Computers, Music, Library, Physical Education, and Spanish.
Catholic High School Acceptance:
Over 95% of graduating 8th graders have attended the Catholic High School of their choice.
Extra Curricular Activities:
Community Outreach, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Student Council, Lego Engineering, Tutoring, Cartooning, Mystery History, Drama, and Music.
Sports Programs: Basketball, Volleyball, Track, Softball (Girls), and Flag Football (Boys) for students in 5th through 8th grades.
Student Services:
Extended Care is open for all students at 7:00 a.m. and closes at 6:00 p.m. Fees apply.
Parent Involvement:
Parents are required to volunteer forty (40) hours per year for a two-parent family, twenty (20) hours for a single parent. Eight (8) of these hours must be yard duty hours to help us maintain student safety. In addition, parents are asked to participate in Scrip by purchasing a minimum of $3,000 gross per year.
Uniform:
Students are required to wear a school uniform daily.
Tuition Assistance:
Families that need financial assistance are encouraged to apply annually for our tuition assistance program.
Contacts
Holy Spirit School Contact Information
1198 Redmond Avenue San Jose, CA 95120
Office Phone: (408) 268-0794
Peggy Krewson, Principal peggy.krewson@holyspirit-school.org
Debby Rodriguez, Asst. Principal debby.rodriguez@holyspirit-school.org
Claudia Jones, Registrar & Office Manager claudia.jones@holyspirit-school.org
Alumni accomplishments
Holy Spirit graduates have gone on to attend colleges such as:
- Biola University
- Boston College
- Cal Lutheran University
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Cornell University
- Gonzaga University
- Harvard University
- Loyola Marymount University
- Menlo College
- Pepperdine University
- Princeton University
- Redlands University
- Reed College
- Regis University
- Santa Clara University
- San Jose State University
- Sonoma State University
- Southern Methodist University
- UC Berkeley
- UC Davis
- UCLA
- UC Riverside
- UC San Diego
- UC Santa Barbara
- UC Santa Cruz
- University of Arizona
- University of the Pacific
- University of Portland
- University of San Diego
- University of San Francisco
- USC
- University of Virginia
- Washington University, St Louis
- Villanova University
External links
Coordinates: 37°13′41″N 121°52′23″W / 37.22806°N 121.87306°W