Performing Arts Auditions

If you’re Interested in choral music, dance, drama, instrumental music or tech theater, please come learn more at the Performing Arts kick off meeting on Friday, Aug. 20, after school in Bannan Theater. Read more on auditions.

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Textbook Purchases

The SI Online Bookstore (Operated by MBS Direct) is now open. Go to https://www.siprep.org/bookstore to place your orders. Please refer to your class schedule when ordering your books. Freshmen will be able to pick up Course Readers at Orientation on Sunday, Aug. 15. 

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CAT Camp Night @ The SF Giants Game

Members from the classes of 2024 and 2025 are invited to a Night at the SF Giants Game as part of a Cat Camp experience. Let's celebrate the start of school, meet up with long-time friends, and meet some new friends at Oracle Park on Monday, Aug. 16, at 6:45 p.m. when the SF Giants host the New York Mets!

Check -in and Game Details

• 5:45 - 6:45 p.m.: Meet at McCovey Cove for check-in & receive your ticket to the game.
• 6:45 p.m.: Game Time

Order Details:

• Each student should bring some spending money for items in the ballpark.
• SI Employees will be present for check-in and proctoring in our upper-reserved section.
• Families must arrange drop off time & pick up time location
• Student must let SI employee know when they are leaving to get picked up.
• Exact location at McCovey Cove will be sent via email to the registered students/parents.
• The cost of the ticket (approx. $20) will be charged to your FACTS account.
• SIGN-UP HERE BY AUGUST 7

Fall 2021 Final Exams

Finals week is Dec. 13-16. Please do not schedule a vacation during this time or request to take finals during any other time outside this week.

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Frosh Orientation Details

Important note: Masks will be required at Orientation events.

Sunday, Aug. 15 - Freshman Orientation Part #1: We’ll start the day with a mass for the freshmen families. Following mass, freshmen will go with their Big Cats for 2.5 hours to take ID pictures, get locks, meet counselors, meet the administration and spend some quality time with their Big Cats. Get more information here.

Thursday, Aug. 19 - Freshmen Orientation Part #2: Your Big Cats have planned a fun day of activities, games and lunch together from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Get more information here.

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Dress Code

The 2021-22 school year will see a return to our pre-Covid dress code, specifically:

Students are required to wear collared shirts, button-down or polo shirts are acceptable and must be appropriate length and buttoned across the chest. Students can wear khaki material pants of any color as well as black or white jeans. Students are not allowed to wear blue jeans, stretch pants, yoga pants, leggings, sweats, athletic shorts, and/or distressed (ripped/torn) pants (with the exception of SI Pride or free dress days). Skirts of any color or pattern may be worn with an approved shirt. Dresses may be worn at any time as long as they are modest in their design; they should possess no plunging necklines/backs, and they must have sleeves or be worn with a covering that has sleeves. Skirts/dresses that are too tight or that do not fall to the knee are not acceptable attire for school.

More on the SI Dress Code

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Follow us on Social Media

We encourage you follow us on social media; it’s a great way to stay up to date on all that’s happening around school. Here’s where you can find us:

Instagram (for students)
@saintignatius2025 (events and activities specific to the Class of 2025)
@siwildcats (SI student events and activities for all classes)

Instagram (for parents & students)
@lifeatsi (Student life at SI for all classes) 

Facebook (for parents, students, and alumni)

YouTube SI Sports Network (SI Athletics and events)
You will also find other events on this channel, including the recent graduation ceremonies from both SI and Fr. Sauer Academy

Twitter
@StIgnatius
@SIscores (SI Athletics)
 

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Frosh Football

Tryouts begin Monday, Aug. 9. Read more about requirements, forms, and equipment.

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Tech Orientation - Action Required

We want to give the 9th graders a head start with the tech tools they’ll be using in the fall. SI uses a Learning Management System called Canvas to deliver course content and each student should be familiar with this tool. Rising 9th graders are expected to take care of a few items prior to using the technology that is standard to an academic day at SI - steps to complete and actions required are outlined here.  

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Save the Dates

Jeff Glosser, our Assistant Principal for Student Affairs and the person in charge of F U N at St. Ignatius, has a few “Save the Dates” for you below. He’s planned a first month full of action packed fun! 

Sept. 3 & 4 - Friday Night Lights Event + First Saturday Home Football Game: We know this is Labor Day weekend, but all Freshman should plan on attending both the Friday Night Lights event and Saturday’s opening home football game. This will be our first school-wide event post Covid and we expect all of our students to be in attendance for these events. Friday night will be a fun-filled evening with a rally followed by an event with food, drinks, music, open gyms, fields and activities. More details to come later this summer, but please plan on attending the rally and game before making any Labor Day plans.

Saturday, Sept. 11- Home football game + Casino Night/Dance: Our second home football game will be Saturday at 1 p.m. That evening we will host our second annual Casino Night & Dance for all students. More details will be sent in August.

If you have any questions regarding the above information, please email Jeff Glosser at
jglosser@siprep.org or call/text him at 602-403-0571.

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New Bell Schedule for Fall

Be sure to read Principal Levine’s letter to the parent community regarding the daily bell schedule for the fall.