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Annual Review/Fact Sheet

Saint Hilary School 2022 - 2023 Annual Review (Update Coming Soon)

Accreditations and Affiliations

  • WASC (Western Association of Catholic Schools and Colleges)
  • WCEA (Western Catholic Education Association) Archdiocese of San Francisco

Enrollment

  • Approximately 232 students
  • One class per grade
  • The average student-teacher ratio is 9:1

School Hours

  • Kindergarten: 8 am – 2 pm
  • Grades 1–8: 8 am – 3:05 pm
  • Wednesday Dismissal: 2:00 pm
  • Extended Care (K-8): 2 pm – 6 pm

Common-Core/State Standards-Based Curriculum

  • 21st Century Education
  • Religion
  • Language Arts
  • Social Studies
  • Mathematics (Algebra 1 offered in Grade 8)
  • Science (Next Generation Science Standards) Inquiry-based curriculum developed by the University of California, Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science
  • Spanish (K- 8)
  • Instrument-Based Music (K- 8)
  • Physical Education (K- 8)
  • Art
  • MakerSpace
  • Outdoor Educational Activities

Supplemental Curriculum

  • Concrete Math
  • Executive Functioning
  • Endeavor Literacy Enrichment Program (1-4)
  • Reading Intervention (1-4)
  • Educational Development Resource

Technology

  • 1:1 iPad Air tablets (Grades K-8)
  • Google Classroom, cloud-based computing
  • Document cameras and projectors in every classroom
  • Presentation TVs in every classroom
  • Common sense values-based, digital citizenship curriculum
  • Online curriculum tools such as Amplify, Science, Big Ideas Math, No Red Ink, and Membean
  • Enrichment curriculum expanded to include Coding, Robotics
  • Support tools including 3D Printers and Laser cutters.
  • Full-time IT Support

Extracurricular Programs (seasonal rotation)

  • Homework Club
  • Altar Serving
  • Student Council
  • Cross Country Club
  • Golf (K-8)
  • Cheerleading
  • After-School Electives
    • Drama
    • Legos Classes
    • Cooking Classes
    • Soccer for Kinders
    • Chess
    • Woodworking
    • Art
    • Tennis
    • Kung Fu

CYO Athletics Programs

  • For girls: volleyball, basketball, track and field, and cross country
  • For boys: volleyball, basketball, track and field, and cross country

Optional Hot Lunch Programs

  • Affordable, and nutritious lunches available daily for purchase
  • Pizza Friday provides delicious cheese and pepperoni pizza

Parent Resources/ Involvement

  • Parent Portal for real-time student academic information
  • Weekly Newsletter
  • Tiger Parent Association
  • Parent Advisory Board
  • Volunteer Opportunities

Special Events and Traditions

  • Quarterly Student Awards
  • Weekly Student-led Liturgies
  • Monthly All School Liturgies
  • Monthly Principal Coffee Talks
  • Homeward Bound Senior Lunches
  • Monthly Saint House Spirit Days
  • Back to School Parent Cocktail Event
  • Blessing of the Pets
  • Girls + VIP Event (former Father Daughter Dance
  • Boys + VIP Event (former Mother Son Dance)
  • Fall and Spring drama performances
  • Christmas Concert
  • Catholic Schools Week Celebration
  • Crab Feast (scholarship)
  • Book Fair and Read Week
  • Grandparents/VIP Day
  • St.Patricks Day Dinner (scholarship)
  • Annual Auction & Dinner Dance
  • Beach Clean Up Days
  • Elocution Contest
  • Teacher/Student Athletic Tournaments
  • Jr. High Dances
  • Spring Outdoor Education Opportunities (4-8 grades)
  • Annual Talent Show
  • Ice Cream Socials
  • Field Day

Milestones

YearDetails
2024Enhanced campus security with Push to Talk devices, shatter-proof film on windows, additional cameras and gates.
Introduced Executive Functioning, and Concrete Math programs
Launched New Mission Statement, Motto and Logo
2022Constructed new front office and Learning Center
2020Successfully delivered 100% online classroom during COVID-19 Outbreak
Moved to on campus solution in August 2020
2014Dr. Marie Bordeleau named Saint Hilary Principal
2013Saint Hilary School celebrates 50th Anniversary/ Became Apple Distinguished School
1988Saint Hilary School has its first lay principal, Mary Ahlbach
1983Saint Hilary School grows to offer a Kindergarten
1963Saint Hilary Church founded by the Sisters of the Holy Faith from Dublin Ireland with four classes from Grades 1 - 4
1954The new Saint Hilary Church was built to accommodate a growing community
1934The church has 300 parishioners, with thirty-one children attending Catechism and a yearly maintenance fee of $25
1888Old Saint Hilary founded as a mission church of Saint Raphael's parish