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St. Patrick Catholic School in St. Charles Offering Football Team for Fifth- and Sixth-Grade Boys
The team played its first game Aug. 27.
The Athletic Association for St. Patrick Catholic School in St. Charles has added a new boys fifth- and sixth-grade football team to its extracurricular activities.
The team, coached by parent volunteers David Di Iorio and Raul Brizuela, played its first game on Aug. 27 against the team from Holy Cross at the Marmion Academy High School field in Aurora.
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The goals for offering the team include teaching fundamentals, offering safe play and growing a successful program that builds school spirit, friendships and exposure to the sport, according to a press release from St. Patrick Catholic School.
St. Patrick’s also offers boys and girls volleyball and basketball teams and a co-ed cross country team. The athletic program is open to students starting in fifth grade. More than 70 percent of St. Patrick students in fifth through eighth grades participated in the athletic program during the 2010-11 school year.
School also has opened its new facility this fall on Crane Road in St. Charles, which will house a student population of about 540 students with capacity for more than 800 students. For information or enrollment inquiries, call 630- 338-8100 or visit www.stpatsirish.org.
