Faith based education through sport
District 8 Athletic Association administers secondary school sports servicing the Catholic and Independent high schools the Waterloo Region. It is a member of Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association and the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations.
Click here to view the District 8 Organizational Chart.
Currently District 8 is made up of eight catholic and independent secondary schools within the Waterloo Region. They include:
- École secondaire Père-René-de-Galinée
- École secondire David-Saint-Jacques
- Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary School
- Resurrection Catholic Secondary School
- Rockway Mennonite Collegiate
- St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School (Cambridge)
- St. David Catholic Secondary School
- St. Mary’s High School (Kitchener)
- Woodland Christian High School
District 8 – Code of Ethics
Code of Ethics for Student‐Athletes
- I will respect student‐athletes, coaches, officials, and spectators.
- I am a student first and athletics is an extension of my educational experience.
- I am committed to striving for excellence with integrity and sportsmanship.
- I will communicate in a positive way.
- I am grateful to be a student‐athlete, and I will win with dignity and lose with grace.
Code of Ethics for Coaches
- I will respect student‐athletes, coaches, officials, and spectators.
- I will act in the best interest of the team while developing the student-athlete as a whole person.
- I will teach my student‐athletes to play fair and to respect the rules, officials, and opponents.
- I will be generous with praise and constructive feedback.
- I will encourage and model integrity and sportsmanship.
Code of Ethics for Spectators
- I will respect student‐athletes, coaches, officials, and spectators.
- I will remember that student‐athletes play sports for their own enjoyment and as an extension of their educational experience.
- I will cheer in a positive manner.
- I will respect the area of play.
- I will respect the decisions of the official.