Enrichment Activities All Saints Catholic School offers a wide variety of enrichment activities for its students during and after the school day. The Athletic Program offers seasonal physical challenges for our students. Sports programs for middle-school boys and girls include soccer, cross-country, track and field, basketball, cheerleading, softball and baseball. "The Saints" have been recognized for their performance, success and sportsmanship, which fosters team and school spirit. MathCOUNTS is a national math enrichment program to promote middle school math achievement. Students meet twice per week to prepare for local competition. All Saints teams have gone on to state-wide competition. Scouting Troops for boys and girls enrich our strong Catholic-based values by teaching life skills and the importance of community involvement. Age-appropriate levels of scouting are offered depending on the availability of troop leaders. Chess Club is an after school activity designed to develop students' logic, strategy and etiquette for this complex game. Members play individually and as a team in many local competitions. Yearbook is an exciting opportunity for middle-school students to capture and share memories of each academic year. Students take an active role in photography, design and the artwork of their publication. Student Council meets regularly and plans school activities such as dances, dress down days and holiday activities. Debate Team for middle school students prepares participants for region-wide competition. Children's Choir fosters the joy, discovery, creativity and discipline of musical presentation. Both St. Mary's and St. John's churches support youth choir opportunities for youngsters (reading age to grade 8) to experience a solid introduction to the concepts of singing as part of a group, rhythm skills and participation in a church service. Field Trips are planned with educational and/or social development objectives as the focus. These activities reinforce our curriculum goals by offering enjoyable, life-learning experiences. The Youth Symphony at the Maine Center for Performing Arts, the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland, the University of Maine's planetarium, Leonard's Mills Living History Day and a visit to an apple orchard are just some of the field trips that have been offered to students. Class trips are also included as they pertain to the curriculum.