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Opening Day - August 22
Once again, our opening day, August 22nd, will be a celebration! The following are important details for the day:
- School will begin at our normal starting time: homeroom begins at 7:44am.
- Students are permitted to be out of uniform (see "out of uniform" policy in Family Handbook. Walking shorts or jeans, and tennis shoes or casual shoes are permitted; no sandals or flip-flops).
- Each student will receive a free t-shirt upon arrival at school (in the Theatre Lobby). Every student will be expected to wear the shirt provided for them. *Our school theme t-shirt will be white this year. Please dress accordingly; no neon tanks, etc. should be worn under the t-shirt.
- Lunch will be provided at no charge for each student.
- School will be dismissed at 1:30pm. Those who rely on Columbus or Gahanna buses will need to arrange for a ride home on that day.
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Don't Forget to Sign Up for Eucharistic Adoration
St. Francis DeSales High School offers Eucharistic Adoration during the school year. Parents, alumni and friends are invited to sign up to pray for an hour or two before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in the St. Francis DeSales High School chapel. To sign up or learn more about this wonderful opportunity,
please click here.
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Bus Application Deadline - TODAY - August 15
2018/2019 Bus Transportation
If you are planning on using a Columbus City School Bus for transportation to/from St. Francis DeSales High School, you must complete an online request through Columbus City Schools by August 15. Students who already have a CCS bus still need to complete the request online. ALL applications must be completed online.
The link to the application is
http://www.ccsoh.us/Transportation.aspx.
The slides will walk you through the online process. Each slide will prompt you for the information needed to proceed to the next step.
Select charter/non-public transportation request as the registration type.
Don't forget to click 'submit' when you are finished.
Have questions? Call Columbus City Schools Transportation at 614-365-5074.
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Stallions in the Spotlight
SFD alumnus Travis Jackson '10
was our keynote speaker at last Tuesday's Senior Spirit Day. After receiving his bachelor's degree from Michigan State and finishing an outstanding football career for the Spartans, Travis returned to Columbus to work as an Account Executive with the IT Consulting Company Brooksource. Aligning his message with the theme for the school year, "Let Your Light Shine," Travis spoke to the students about how they can shine bright in their senior year. From something as little as smiling at someone in the hallway and asking them how their day is going, to trying a new activity that they haven't been involved in, to challenging themselves and their peers to be the best they can be, Travis encouraged our seniors to remember the impact that can have on each other and the school. He reminded them that above all else, your attitude and how you treat others is what your legacy will be, and hopes they will take this message to heart for the 2018-2019 school year and beyond.
This summer senior Coco Ren had the opportunity to meet one of her role models, Boston Globe investigative journalist Sacha Pfeiffer. Prior to her visit, Coco recalled, "
I was tossing and turning the night before we visited the Boston Globe, thinking about all the questions that I desperately wanted to ask her. As we were walking through the public office areas, the sound of fast click-clacking of the keys was just like my heart beat. With a long time of hesitation, I asked Sasha how to keep my passion toward journalism. She said something that I will never forget, 'being a journalist is like a lifetime student, always learn something new everyday.'"
An awesome group of dedicated students in Mrs. Scott's AP Physics class (unofficially) started their senior year today!
Members of the Astronomy Club met at Delaware State Park to watch the annual Perseid meteor shower.
Congratulations once again to our 2018 Boys Lacrosse State Championship team. It was wonderful to celebrate with the team, coaches, family members and special guests last night.
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Summer Reading
Where are Mr. Garrick and his guest readers this week? If you have been keeping track of all the locations that Mr. G has been reading throughout the summer you may win a prize! At the beginning of the school year, you can submit your answers and those with the correct answers will be entered into a prize drawing.
Reminder: All students are required to read one of their class novels by the first day of school.
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Welcome Back from Your Lunch Crew!
In order to load money to your My School Account, please make checks payable to Bosc + Brie or pay cash. Students can bring cash or checks to the lunch staff during their lunch period, beginning Thursday, August 23, and the lunch staff will load the money immediately in their accounts. Note: credit cards can be used if adding money to the account online.
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One Week to Complete Back to School Form
Please note EVERY student must complete the Back to School Form prior to the first day of school. This form includes important emergency contact information as well as the compliance form for the St. Francis DeSales High School Family Handbook.
The Back to School Form is located in the navigation menu of your PowerSchool Parent Portal. If you have any questions regarding the completion of this form or accessing your Parent Portal, please contact the Enrollment Office at [email protected].
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Choir Camp
Anyone interested in taking part in Horizons, Lunch Choir, or Concert Choir is asked to attend our Choir camp on Saturday, August 18th from 8:30-11am. Please click here to sign up.
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Parents of Athletes Meeting - TONIGHT
When: August 15 at 7pm
Where: SFD Gymnasium
REMINDER: Every student planning to participate in a sport during the 2018-19 school year needs to have a pre-participation physical completed by their doctor.
Download a copy here.
Stallion Golf Outing
When: August 19
Where: New Albany Links
First day of School
When: August 22
Early dismissal at 1:30pm. Those who rely on Columbus or Gahanna buses will need to arrange for a ride home on that day.
School Picture Day
When: August 23
To order school pictures online, visit
mylifetouch.com and enter our school code: ZR418789Q0.
NOTE: All students must be in the regular school uniform on Thursday, August 23 (Picture Day). Boys in shirts and ties and girls in jumpers. Friday, August 24 is the first day students are permitted to wear the warm weather uniform.
Spanish
Protecting God's Children
When: August 25 at 9am
Where: St. James the Less School
Please note: Fast Fingerprints will be there from
8am - 9am as well. For more information, please view this flier.
Back to School Night
When: August 29 at 7pm
Where: SFD Campus, beginning in the Gymnasium
Learn what the expectations and goals are from your child's teachers.
Opening All School Liturgy
When: August 31 at 9:45am
Where: SFD Gymnasium
Labor Day - No Classes
When: September 3
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The Columbus Dispatch's 2018 CBUS Top Picks polls are open! Nominate ST. FRANCIS DESALES HIGH SCHOOL in the Best Private School category (under Kids & Education), and help us move on to the final voting round in October. Did you know: SFDHS was named Top Pick in 2016 and 2017. Let's make it a three-peat!
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CYO Volleyball
The
Diocesan Recreation Association is offering CYO volleyball for high school girls. If interested, please view informational flier by clicking here.
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PARENTS OF SFD ALUMNI: To view issues of our Alumni Weekly DeTales, click here.
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Daily Reflection
Immaculate Virgin, Mother of
Jesus
and our Mother, we believe in your triumphant assumption into
heaven
where the
angels
and saints acclaim you as Queen. We join them in praising you and bless the
Lord
who raised you above all creatures. With them we offer you our devotion and love. We are confident that you watch over our daily efforts and needs, and we take comfort from the
faith
in the coming resurrection. We look to you, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. After this earthly life, show us Jesus, the blest fruit of your womb, O kind, O loving, O sweet virgin Mary.
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