House System
The goal of the House System is to provide an opportunity for students and faculty to interact across grade levels. In doing so, the school community benefits from positive peer pressure, increased school spirit, and healthy competition.
Throughout the school year, students earn points for their houses based on good behavior, special accomplishments, and more. Since each house includes kids from every grade, it fosters a sense of community throughout the school.
Novitatis
Name Means: Innovator
Color: Blue is the color of the Novitatis as well as the sky and sea. It is often associated with depth and stability. It symbolizes trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth, and heaven.
Saint: St. Basil had mastered everything he studied. There, he soon gained fame as a philosopher, linguist, speech maker, attorney, and naturalist…also holding expertise in astronomy, mathematics, business and medicine. His deep hunger to reveal the mysteries of God’s creation, energized him to become what people would now refer to as a kind of “renaissance man.”
The shield of Novitatis is blue symbolizing the wisdom, confidence, and faith is takes to innovate. The wolf on the shield is a symbol of a teacher, a sharer of knowledge and a person who shares their knowledge. The stars are to honor St. Basil who, among his many areas of study, was an expert in astronomy. The gears represent the need to work together to make our ideas a reality.
Confine
Name Means: Friendship
Color: Red is the color of fire and blood, so it is associated with energy, strength, power, determination as well as passion, desire, and love
Saint: Saint Peter – St. Peter’s great love for Jesus made it possible for him to do everything that Jesus asked. Like Peter, we can use our strengths to continue his work of bringing love and peace to others. We can pray that Jesus will help us to overcome our weaknesses so that we can serve him every day. Jesus can and will work through us, as he did with Simon Peter, the Rock of the Church.
The shield of Confine is red symbolizing the passion, energy, and love associated with true friendship . The eagle on the shield is a symbol of the integrity and loyalty one needs to be a friend. The fire and rock are to honor St. Peter who, was the rock Jesus built His church upon. The crown and heart represent loyalty and passion in completing tasks and giving 100% in all we do.
Audentia
Name Means: Courage
Color: Green is the color of life, renewal, nature, and energy, is associated with meanings of growth, harmony, freshness, safety, ambition, and environment.
Saint: St. Joan of Arc – her integrity, courage, and strength of character, not only inspires us. It also reminds us that anyone with the right convictions, can make a difference.
The shield of Audentia is green symbolizing the need to protect life, nature, and bring about safety. The bear on the shield is a symbol of courage and strength needed to conquer challenges each day. The sword and fleur de lis are to honor St. Joan of Arc who’s strength of character and courage made a difference in the lives of many. The leaves around the shield represent the beauty of the environment surrounding us and our responsibility to protect it.
Munificus
Name Means: Generosity
Color: Yellow is the color of happiness, positivity, energy, intellect, honor, and joy
Saint: Saint Brigid – St. Brigid was known for her incredible generosity. On many occasions, she was scolded for giving away food and money to the poor of the surrounding area. She even gave away her father’s prized jeweled sword to a visiting beggar so that he could provide food for his family.
The shield of Munificus is purple symbolizing the creativity, ambition, and devotion required to generously provide for others. The buffalo on the shield is a symbol of generosity and providing for those in need. The hearts and hands are to honor St. Brigid who selflessly served others. There are two of each symbol to represent the responsibility those with much have to give to those in need.
