School Activities and Programs
Lego Robotics - Students build a robot out of Lego pieces. They use the Lego Mindstorms kits to build this robot. The students program the robot to complete certain tasks. At competition, the students must let their programmed robot run a course and complete certain tasks. For each task the robot completes, the team will earn points. At the end of the competition, the robot with the most points wins. In the 2016 competition, St. Philip brought home first place in the EV-3 competition.
Sea Perch - Sea Perch is an underwater robot design competition. Students construct a robot that must be able to function under water. The day of the competition, students must move their robot by remote control through an underwater obstacle course and then through an underwater orbs challenge. Both activities are timed and have other challenges that allow them to gain points along the way. Sea Perch teaches several important engineering skills and is an excellent STEM program for our students.
Speech - Students in grades 6-8 practice and compete in different public speaking categories. Some categories include speeches the student must memorize, speeches they may read from a binder, with or without a partner, or impromptu speeches based on current events and their thoughts and opinions. It is excellent preparation for high school and college and a great step toward a career in either drama or public speaking.
We the People - 8th grade students learn about the early American government and the U.S. Constitution. They spend most of a semester preparing and then use their knowledge at a local competition. Those who take 1st or 2nd in the local competition advance to the state competition. In the last 6 years, the St. Philip team has advanced to state 4 times. This is a required course and competition for all 8th graders at St. Philip.
Math Bowl - Math Bowl is another competition sponsored by the Indiana Association of School Principals. It is for students in 5th and 6th grades and is by invitation only. The mathletes organize in January and practice in January and February. They practice a variety of math skills in preparation for the Math Bowl competition held in April. The Math Bowl competition is held at one of the area Catholic Schools and all competitors are Catholic School students from the Diocese of Evansville. The Math Bowl coaches are Ms. Katie Benton and Mrs. Ellie Naas.
Science Bowl - St. Philip competed in the IASP Science Bowl for the first time ever during the 2015-2016 school year. This competition is held online and students compete against other schools without ever leaving the classroom. Science Bowl organizes in October and practices run from November until the competition in January. At our first ever competition, St. Philip took 2nd place in the state! Science Bowl is coached by Mrs. Donna Folz and Mrs. Kate Bigge.
Sea Perch - Sea Perch is an underwater robot design competition. Students construct a robot that must be able to function under water. The day of the competition, students must move their robot by remote control through an underwater obstacle course and then through an underwater orbs challenge. Both activities are timed and have other challenges that allow them to gain points along the way. Sea Perch teaches several important engineering skills and is an excellent STEM program for our students.
Speech - Students in grades 6-8 practice and compete in different public speaking categories. Some categories include speeches the student must memorize, speeches they may read from a binder, with or without a partner, or impromptu speeches based on current events and their thoughts and opinions. It is excellent preparation for high school and college and a great step toward a career in either drama or public speaking.
We the People - 8th grade students learn about the early American government and the U.S. Constitution. They spend most of a semester preparing and then use their knowledge at a local competition. Those who take 1st or 2nd in the local competition advance to the state competition. In the last 6 years, the St. Philip team has advanced to state 4 times. This is a required course and competition for all 8th graders at St. Philip.
Math Bowl - Math Bowl is another competition sponsored by the Indiana Association of School Principals. It is for students in 5th and 6th grades and is by invitation only. The mathletes organize in January and practice in January and February. They practice a variety of math skills in preparation for the Math Bowl competition held in April. The Math Bowl competition is held at one of the area Catholic Schools and all competitors are Catholic School students from the Diocese of Evansville. The Math Bowl coaches are Ms. Katie Benton and Mrs. Ellie Naas.
Science Bowl - St. Philip competed in the IASP Science Bowl for the first time ever during the 2015-2016 school year. This competition is held online and students compete against other schools without ever leaving the classroom. Science Bowl organizes in October and practices run from November until the competition in January. At our first ever competition, St. Philip took 2nd place in the state! Science Bowl is coached by Mrs. Donna Folz and Mrs. Kate Bigge.
