A Message from Our Principal
Welcome to 2025–2026
Dear St. Kieran Families and New Families,
As we begin our 2025–2026 school year, we are in full swing preparing for this academic year. I would like to inform you that St. Kieran is now accepting applications for enrollment for the 2026–2027 school year based on grade availability. Please check out our Facebook page so you can witness our mighty Catholic School for yourself. We are so excited to be entering our 65th school year. Yes! 65 Years St. Kieran has educated children spiritually and academically throughout the county.
Please check out our school interest section to read about the inquiry process and grade level availability. We also invite you to consider a school tour to visit our tranquil and scenic campus located at the top of Olive Hills in East County. St. Kieran is fully accredited with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and Western Catholic Educational Association (WCEA).
St. Kieran is so proud of our 8th grade class of 2025 who are now entering their high schools with so much enthusiasm and motivation. Our alumni continue to share with us their accomplishments and goals. 100% of our 8th grade class of 2025 are continuing their Christian education into high school.
Our 8th grade class of 2026 scholars are already planning and discussing their Capstone projects. Their level of motivation is inspiring. The Capstone project is a comprehensive digital portfolio created by each 8th grade scholar to showcase their culminating academic and intellectual experiences at St. Kieran through critical thinking, collaboration, problem-solving and communication. The Capstone projects will be presented to families in May.
Why Choose St. Kieran:
At St. Kieran, we provide a high-quality education in a nurturing and Christian-based environment. We are excited to celebrate a love for learning and a love for Jesus:
- Engaged and Credentialed Teachers committed to student success.
- A rigorous academic curriculum to include religion.
- Opportunities for extracurricular involvement, including clubs, sports, and programs.
- A community built upon family core values.
- State-of-the-art facilities and resources to support student learning and growth.
- STEAM Innovation Center to foster creativity, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking.
- Parent Involvement every step of the way.
- Partnership with St. Kieran Parish
St. Kieran Catholic School is filled with the love of Jesus. We are so blessed to participate in weekly Mass, First Friday Adoration, Special Masses devoted to Feast Days, Blessings of the Animals, Advent, Lent, Stations of the Cross, and monthly school-wide Rosary. Our Pastor, Fr. Ben is dedicated to our spiritual well-being and the teachings of Christ. St. Kieran Catholic school is unique in that our church parishioners are dedicated to supporting our school.
We believe in a rigorous academic experience for every child to thrive and to reach their full potential. Communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and Catholic values are the heart of an educational and spiritual program. Our scholars have an important role and legacy to carry once they move on to high school and college. Our Catholic young ladies and gentlemen scholars have a critical role to proclaim and to carry out their mission and beliefs as taught through the Gospel and Scriptures.
Thank you, St. Kieran families, for your support and dedication to Catholic education. We greatly appreciate you!
Important Dates in August
- August 25: Monday Morning Assembly
- August 27: School Mass
- August 28: Back to School Night
- August 29: SKCS Spirit Day
September
- September 1: Labor Day Holiday
- September 3: School Mass
- September 4: Adoration and Benediction
- September 8: Monday Morning Assembly
- September 7– September 12: Student Council Campaign Week
- September 10: School Mass
- September 11: PTG Meeitng
- September 12: Dads & Donuts
- September 12: SKCS Spirit Day Red White Blue
- September 12: Student Council Elections
- September 15: Schoolwide Rosary
- September 17: School Mass
- September 21: Catechetical Sunday 10:00 a.m. Mass
- September 22: Book Fair Week Begins
- September 22: Monday Morning Assembly
- September 26: Free Dress Pass Day
- September 26: Muffins with Mom
- September 29: Monday Morning Assembly
Welcome to our 2025–2026 PTG Board.
PTG President, Karin von Kluegl
PTG Vice President, Stephen Nissou
PTG Treasurer, Ashlie Greene
PTG Secretary, Laura Bradley
PTG Communications, Abby Chargualaf
PTG Room Parent Coordinator, Samantha Yeats
These are very special people who you will get to know and see throughout this year.
Blessings,
Dr. Melody Belcher
Dr. Melody Belcher & St. Kieran Faculty
Principal
