♣ What Makes St. Patrick's Special?

1. High Achievement on State & Standardized Tests
2. Accelerated Math Program
3. Remedial Program
4. Spanish Instruction
5. State of the Art Computer Lab
6. Smart board Technology
7. Music, Art, Gym
8. Liturgical Celebrations and Christian Service Opportunities
9. Parish Priests on Faculty
10. DARE Program with Yorktown Police Department
11. Full day or Half-day Pre-K
12. Full day Kindergarten
13. Assembly Programs and Field Trips
14. Annual Musical Play for each class
15. Hot Lunch Program
16. Full time Nurse
17. Scouts
18. Student Council
19. School Band
20. Chess Club
21. Soccer
22. Basketball
23. Volleyball
24. After School Care Program
25. Active Parent Association

Devotional Practices

1. Membership in the Holy Childhood Association
2. Monthly Mass (Each class hosts a Mass during the school year)
3. Thanksgiving Food Drive
4. Thanksgiving Pariliturgy
5. Advent Wreath Ceremonies
6. Advent and Lenten Reception of Penance
7. Christmas Toy Collection (Yorktown Help and Bedford Hills Correctional Center)
8. St. Valentine Cards for Yorktown Seniors
9. Lenten Coin Cards (missions)
10. Stations of the Cross
11. Visits to the Blessed Sacrament
12. Senior Citizens’ Tea
13. Recitation of the Rosary (especially during the months of October and May)
14. Easter Baskets for Yorktown Help
15. May Crowning
16. Toiletry Samples for NYC Homeless
17. Special Projects ( i.e. Read - to- Feed for Third World countries
18. Math-a-thon for St. Jude’s Hospital, Rain Forest Preservation, response to humanitarian needs)