This Thursday! Registration Form and Scholarship Deadline
The registration form for every student enrolling for the 2018-2019 school year needs to be completed by Thursday, March 15, 2018.
Please read through the entire application carefully. Once you submit your information, it is final.
Directions on how to complete the registration form was emailed to
parents/guardians from the student's guidance counselor.
SFD Scholarships
The scholarship deadline is also March 15. The scholarship application is to be completed within the Registration form. Please note: a recommendation from a non-family member must be submitted for the scholarship application to be considered complete. A link to the recommendation form can be found at
http://www.sfdstallions.org/scholarshiprecommendation.
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Spring Musical: Godspell
St. Francis DeSales High School's Drama department presents
Godspell
on March 23 at 7pm and March 25 at 3pm in the SFD Little Theatre. This musical, based on the Gospel of St. Matthew, brings some of Broadway's hit songs to the stage.
Godspell
deals with the last days of Jesus' life and includes dramatized versions of several well-known proverbs. Leading the show are junior Isaac Steiger as Jesus and freshman Skyla Blumenscheid as John the Baptist/Judas. A team of dedicated and talented students round out the cast. Tickets are $10, and go on sale March 19 during all lunch periods (
10:20am-12:45pm)
outside the cafeteria. Contact Ms. Arnett at
arnett@desales.co
with questions or to arrange a time to purchase tickets before or after school.
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Stallions in the Spotlight
The SFD Pen Ohio writing team competed on Saturday at Wittenberg University; great job to the following students who competed: Mina McGee, Molly Goldsmith, Emma Bacon, Chloe Myers, Catharina Le, Maria Cox, Abigail Waldren, and Cate Leithauser.
Congratulations to 2018 Ohio Governor's Art Show Regional winners: Amy Doan (Photography), Annie King (Photography), Abigail Leaventon (Jewelry), Brooke Williams (Jewelry), and Abbigail Martin (Painting). The Regional exhibition will take place at the McConnell Arts Center in Worthington (777 Evening St.) from March 22nd to May 19th. These talented artists competed with all the high schools in the Central Ohio Region, and SFD was the only CCL school to be chosen to be in this exhibit!
Members of the St. Vincent DePaul Club attended the Diocesan Youth Commissioning mass
on Sunday afternoon
at Saint Paul Church. Candidates were commissioned to a life of service after the mass, which was followed by a pizza reception.
Thank you to all who donated to our school-wide Military Care package drive last month. Personal care items, prayer stones and notes of gratitude are being sent to alumni; items are also being donated to the Marine Corps Family Support Community to send additional care packages to military serving overseas.
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DON'T MISS THIS GREAT EVENT!
Casino Royale 2018
When: Saturday, March 24 from 5:30pm to 11pm
Admission price ($75) includes open bar, hors d'oeuvres, dinner, and casino money. Plus enjoy live music from the Street Players Band, and an opportunity to bid on great live and silent auction items.
LAST CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAM INCENTIVE TURN-IN DATE: MONDAY, MARCH 19
Turn in a donation for Casino Royale on or before Monday, March 19, and your organization will be entered into a drawing to win $250! Donations can be dropped off at the Advancement Office in the Franciscan Center. Please turn in the donation with the
requested donation form
. Organizations are welcome to use the
Casino Royale solicitation letter
when securing items for their baskets. Each co-curricular program will receive 100% of the net proceeds from the sale of live and silent auction items which were procured by that co-curricular program. March 19 is the final day to turn in baskets!
CASINO ROYALE RAFFLE TICKETS
Reminder that Casino Raffle tickets are being sold this week through next Friday. We are asking all our families to participate in the Casino Royale fundraising event by selling Casino Royale Raffle tickets. Click here for more information.
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Business Club Hosts March Etiquette Modules
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Candy Donations Needed for SVDP Club Easter Party
The St. Vincent DePaul Club will once again host an Easter party for students in the
St. Stephen's after school program. There will be about 50 children looking forward to an egg hunt, bingo, musical chairs, crafts and candy, cookies and cupcakes.
Please consider donating a bag of Easter candy, some cookies, or plastic Easter eggs.
Leave your donations in the main office marked SVDP by next Tuesday, March 20.
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Information Meeting for Spain Trip Summer 2019
When: March 14 at 6:30pm
Where: SFD Library
If you are interested in learning more about the Spain trip (Summer 2019), please join us.
Diocese of Columbus Tuition Assistance Deadline
When: March 15
Registration Form for 2018-19 School Year Deadline
When: March 15
SFDHS Scholarship Application Deadline
When: March 15
AP Test Fees Due
When: March 16
If your student is taking an Advanced Placement test this May, please remember the test fee ($94 per test) is due this Friday (3/16). Money can be turned in to Mr. Baker or Mrs. Hoyer in the Guidance Office.
Spring Grandparents Day (for students last names M-Z or special requests)
When: March 16 beginning at 8:30am
Where: SFD Cafeteria/Gymnasium
Testing Day/Early Dismissal for Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors; No School for Seniors
When: March 20
*Early dismissal at 12:15pm
Columbus Catholic Schools College Night for Juniors
When: March 21 from 7pm-9pm
Where: Walter Commons at St. Charles
Spring Musical -
Godspell
When: March 23 at 7pm and March 25 at 3pm
Where: SFD Little Theatre
Tickets go on sale next week.
Casino Royale
When: March 24 from 5:30pm to 11pm
Where: SFD Gymnasium/Cafeteria
Mass for Inner Healing
When: April 25 at 7pm
Where: St. Elizabeth Parish (6077 Sharon Woods Blvd, Columbus, OH 43229)
Presider: SFD Alumnus Fr. Bill Faiella, CSC, Psy. D.
A Night at the Races
When:
April 28 beginning at 6pm
Where:
St. Michael School Gymnasium (64 E Selby Blvd. Worthington, Ohio 43085)
The St. Michael Athletic Association invites you to this fundraiser featuring syndicated horse races for a chance to win tickets for the fishbowl raffle. Click here to learn more.
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Got something fun planned for your Spring Break this year? Opting for a stay-cation? Either way we want to see your Spring Break twitter pictures during our SFD Spring Break Photo Challenge! Here are the rules:
1. All current SFD Students are welcome to participate.
2. To participate, you have to follow SFD on Twitter (@SFDStallions).
3. Each participant can only submit one photo, so make it appropriate and awesome and hashtag the photo #SFDSPRINGBREAKERS.
4. In your photo, you must include something DeSales related. Example: T-shirt, headgear, or any gear with the SFD and/or Stallion logo on it.
5. The winners will be announced on
Monday, April 10.
6. The 1st place winner will receive a $50 Visa Gift Card and the 2nd place winner will receive a $25 Visa Gift Card.
7. The photo contest begins on
Friday, March 30 and all photos must be submitted by
April 7.
Have a safe and enjoyable Spring Break and remember, follow @SFDStallions on Twitter!
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PARENTS OF SFD ALUMNI: To view issues of our Alumni Weekly DeTales, click here.
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Stallions for Life Club's Baby Bottle Drive
Throughout this week, the Stallions for Life Club is sponsoring a drive to collect monetary donations in Theology classes to benefit the Women's Care Center, which provides free and confidential counseling, as well as support and education to women facing unplanned pregnancies. There are 25 Women's Care Centers in eight states serving 25,000 women annually, with our drive benefitting the two centers here in Columbus.
Women's Care Centers serve some of the most vulnerable, abortion-minded women in Columbus, providing them with not just high quality prenatal care and free ultrasounds, but also compassionate and caring counseling to provide them with hope and encouragement during their time of crisis.
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Gahanna Lincoln High School Transportation Services
Students who take the Gahanna bus to SFD will now board busses in the front of Gahanna High School instead of on the south end of the school.
Students will also wait in the front of the main building at GLHS instead of waiting on the south end of the school. Students can wait outside the building or on the left side of their vestibule, but may not access any other areas of the building while they are waiting for their busses or waiting to be picked up at the end of the day.
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Bookmark Educational Apparel's New Website
Please note Educational Apparel's new website:
WWW.EDUCATIONALAPPAREL.COM. To celebrate the launch of their new website, they are offering a 10% discount on all online orders through April 30th. Enter code: NEWSITE10 at checkout to receive your discount.
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Daily Reflection
Lord Jesus, for all who feel loneliness or loss, I pray for companionship found in faith that You remain with us always, loving with love that knows no bounds. Amen.
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