Sports

7/8 Sports

Seventh- and eighth-grade students at St. Michael Catholic School are eligible to participate in sports through St. Michael-Albertville (STMA) Schools.

Important Information for Fall 2022-23 Season   

Online registration for fall sports has begun. There is no urgent need to register right away, but you will want to be registered at least three days before your child’s sport begins.  Please register on the website of the STMA middle school your child would attend if not attending the Catholic school. Out of district families, please contact the Activity Director to find out which school you should register with.  If you are interested in any of the programs that are run by the High School you can contact the High School Activities office for more information. 

If you have problems registering please contact STMA middle school, as StMCS doesn’t have anything to do with the registration process. Something to note is that your child does need to have a valid sports physical on file with the middle schools. Physicals can be dropped off at the middle school you would like to register with. 

Here are general directions for how to register:

Registration for middle school can be found at stma.k12.mn.us.  Select the blue button that says Our Schools for a drop down menu of the schools in the district and select the school your student would attend if attending in the district, either Middle School East or Middle School West.  On the middle school home page, in the blue bar across the top, select Activities -> Home.  On this page scroll down until you find Registration.  Under Registration you will find the link for Affinity along with links to instructions for Affinity Registration and how to add a funding source.  If you have been in the school district, your student should be in the system and you should be able to register.  If you live out of district or are new, your student may not be in the system.  If you have problems with registering or have questions, contact the STMA Tech Department Help Desk at 763-497-6500 x4357 or helpdesk@mystma.org.  They will be able to help get your student set up with an account so you can register.

 STMCS Supervision and Transportation Details 

Due to the time difference between when our school gets out and when practice begins, we provide after school supervision and transportation. Again this year there is a $25.00 per season fee that will help cover our supervision cost. This fee will need to be submitted with your registration form in order for your child to start using this service. 

Due to most fall seasons starting the first day of school, we are asking that families who would like to use this service for the fall season and be able to start riding the first day of school, to do one of the following: 

1.) Fill out the transportation form and bring the form in with a check to the ML Open House on Wednesday, August 24th.  

2.) Turn in the transportation form and fee to the office no later than Tuesday, August 30th.

For emails or forms/fees received between Wednesday, August 31st - Thursday, September 8th, your student will not be able to use this service until Monday, September 12th. For forms received after September 8th, the 2 day notice as stated on the form would apply. We have this system in place so that we can plan accordingly for staff and locations for each season.

Supervision and Transportation Form

Additional Supervision and Transportation Information

• Complete the supervision/transportation form every time you register for an activity.  

A new form/fee is needed for each activity/season, it is valid for one activity only.

• Parents (or students) must contact the School Programs Director at least 1 day in advance if a practice/game has been changed to a day your child is not normally scheduled to use the service.  (The reason for this is that staff is scheduled based on the daily number of participants. Therefore, if a student stays without advance notice on a day they were not scheduled, they will need to call a parent/guardian to be picked up.)
• Eligibility to play sports for StMCS students is the same as STMA policies.
• If your child leaves during the school day and does not return to school before the end of the school day or they don't sign in at check in time with Sports Supervisors by 2:00 they will not be able to participate in the Supervision and Transportation bus that day. Parents are able to drop their child off at the designated middle schools for practice at 3:00 as long as they have followed the sports participation policy regarding the amount of time they need to be at school for the day.
• Students are normally picked up about 2:50 from StMCS and arrive no later than 3:00 at each middle school. The buses that pick up our students are making a stop between their elementary school and secondary routes so this does not allow buses to come early for games. This means that, depending on game schedules, we may not always be able to transport your athlete to the middle school before a team bus leaves. On these days, students will need to arrange a ride instead of taking the activity bus. In the past, when students have needed to be to the middle school earlier than 3:00 pm, many families from StMCS have worked out car-pooling amongst themselves. The best way to know when the bus leaves is to check-in with your child or a coach as StMCS does not have that information.  If the bus leaves at 2:55, please contact the School Programs Director or Lead Sports Teacher at least 48 hours in advance to see if we are able to get them to the middle school on time. 
• You can also set up reminders for events and notifications of schedule changes. To do this go to www.stma.k12.mn.us and under activities select High School. Scroll down the page and select “Weekly Activity Schedule”.  At the very top of this page you will find Notify Me!, click on this and you will be able to select the activities for which you would like notices. You may receive notices by e-mail, text or both.  This is a great way to know when an event is canceled due to weather
• It can be difficult with weather and sports. From past experience, we have found that we usually receive word if a practice and/or game is canceled very close to the end of our day. We do our best to notify students/families as soon as we know. Please check the STMA activities website as this is the first place the activities directors post information when changes happen. Please do not call the STMA offices, StMCS or the parish. Please make a plan with your child for what to do if their game or practice is canceled (take bus home, call for a ride, walk, etc.).

SCHEDULE

After several variations of what the supervised time has looked like in the past, we are creating a space that will be dedicated to homework.  Students utilizing this service will follow the schedule outline below:

1:55 – 2:05 Check In

2:05 – 2:20 Snack / Opportunity to change clothes for practice

2:20 – 2:47 Supervised Study Hall

2:47 – 2:50 Pack Up / Dismissed to Buses 

As indicated in the schedule, the supervised time is designed as a structured study hall, not a free choice time. If students do not have homework, they may draw or read quietly during this time. With the exception of computers for those completing homework online, no electronics will be allowed. Staff supervising are not responsible for checking homework, making sure homework is complete, or working one on one with students. Staff will do their best to help answer homework questions students may have. Students will not be scheduled to go outside or to the gym during this brief time.

BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS

Supervision and transportation is a privilege; students are not required to stay after school. Behavior expectations from 1:55-until the start of practice at their assigned location are the same as during the school day.  If a student does not follow our rules of being safe, welcoming, and respectful, or the rules of the partner school, they are subject to the following consequences:

First Offense: Email to parent/guardian

Second Offense: Phone call to parent/guardian and loss of supervision/transportation for the following practice/game day

Third Offense: Suspended from supervision/transportation for 2 weeks or until the end of the season, whichever is longer.  Two week suspension would carry over into the next activity, if applicable.  (The student would be welcome to sign up for transportation/supervision the following season, but a parent meeting with the School Programs Director would be required before the start of that season.)