All Saints School

22870 Second Street

Hayward, CA 94541

(510) 582-1910

                                                    Last Updated:  Saturday August 23, 2008 10:04 PM

All Saints  Catholic School enjoys having a three octave set of Malmark Handbells, used for music education beginning at the Fourth Grade level.  Students learn to read music and understand through hands-on experience what kind of team work and skills are needed to perform a bell piece or music selection well.

 The bell choir program was founded more than 20 years ago by a former school music teacher, Mrs. Vicki Clarke-Peck, who was succeeded by our present teacher, Mr. Steven Meyer.  Students in grades 4, 5 and 6 receive weekly instruction and practice time at the bells, and 7th and 8th grade students may audition for our Honor Boy's or Honor Girl's Bell groups.  The Honor Bell Groups perform at special school, parish or Diocesan events each year, such as the Lillian Black Festival of the Arts, the Mother Seton Awards, the Hayward Foundation Holiday Luncheon, and school graduation ceremonies.

 Because our school has been a bell-ringing community, an annual bell festival for Elementary and Middle School students is hosted at All Saints each Spring, with 160 students typically participating.  The participation in bell ringing is a part of the school curriculum and something for which All Saints Catholic School is well known in the Diocese of Oakland.