Interscholastic Athletics
Students who maintain grades of “C” or better, and who achieve corresponding marks in effort and citizenship, are considered academically eligible to play interscholastic sports. In three seasons throughout the year—fall, winter, and spring—boys can choose to play flag football, basketball, and soccer, respectively; and girls can choose to play volleyball, soccer, and basketball.
In any given year, roughly 80% of our students choose to participate in one or more seasons of interscholastic sports, and approximately 60% of our graduates go on to play interscholastic sports in high school. For most of our middle-school students who choose to play interscholastic sports at Nativity, it is the first opportunity they have had to play organized sports of any kind.
And while our teams have done relatively well in competition against local Catholic middle schools, and a few of our teams have even advanced to the playoffs in their respective sports, we emphasize sportsmanship, “academics first,” and a respect for oneself and for opponents above all else.
Through the Parochial Sports League, students also have the opportunity to participate in an interscholastic track meet at the end of the school year for San Diego parochial schools.
For more information on interscholastic athletics, please contact Ms. Kelly Determan, Director of Athletics, at 619-544-9455, x 237, or by e-mail at kdeterman@nativityprep.org.
