September 22, 2020
Stallions in the Spotlight
Congratulations to our 2020 Homecoming Court: Freshmen Representatives
Ross Gibson and Angeline Chintala; Sophomore Representatives Zack Rennie and Caroline Reither; Junior Representatives Brady McInerney and Claire Baileys, and Senior Court: Manuela Asamoah, Alex Cross, Stefanie Karras, Matthew Stewart, Mia Slanoc (Queen), and Kevin Heil (King).
Shoutout to senior Norea'l Townsend who printed these special masks for our male Homecoming attendants. She has her own printing business!
Alumni Fr. Stash Dailey '00, Fr. David Young '96, Fr. Chris Tuttle '01, and Fr. Frank Brown '03 pulled together their resources and donated a new set of beautiful Stations of the Cross for the SFD Chapel.
Seniors celebrated the Constitution and the Founding Fathers last week in recognition of Constitution Day! Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is observed each year on September 17 to commemorate the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787, and “recognize all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens.”
Senior Class Parent Meeting

We will be holding an informational meeting for senior parents covering the areas of Common Application and Naviance, Test Optional Schools, Essay Writing, College Visits and more via Zoom on September 29th at 6:00pm.

Register in advance for this webinar:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

*Senior parents - you also received an email earlier today with pertinent information about your son or daughter’s senior year and upcoming events that the guidance office will be providing. 
Nurse's Notes

COVID-19 Dashboard: To view the COVID Dashboard please visit the school website at sfdstallions.org, click on “COVID-19 Updates & Response” and scroll down to the middle of the page. The dashboard will be updated weekly on Fridays.

Contact Kelli Fitzpatrick, School Nurse, at 614-267-7808 ext. 435 or email at fitzpatrick@desales.co to report an illness.
Back to School Night Recap

If you were unable to join us for Back to School Night, please visit https://www.sfdstallions.org/2020-back-to-school-night to review the opening video as well as find links to all of the teacher videos.
Upcoming Events

Traditions Mass
When: September 24 and 25 at 7am
Where: Gymnasium
Alumni parents and alumni siblings of current students are welcome to attend our annual Homecoming Traditions Mass. Click here to RSVP! Even if you are not bringing a guest, we ask you to RSVP. We hope all other alumni will join us virtually as we live stream Mass each morning; tune in at https://www.sfdstallions.org/stallion-spotlight/traditions-mass.

Virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences
When: September 30 from 6pm to 8pm

Deadline to Submit Grandparent's Address and Photos
When: October 1
In early October, we will send each grandparent an invitation to join us for our virtual Grandparents Day Mass. We would also like to display photos of our students with their grandparents on our Grandparents Day webpage; if you have a photo to share, please email a copy to cofojohn@desales.co.

Eucharistic Adoration
When: October 1 and 2
As we get closer to our first Days of Eucharistic Adoration at DeSales, the need for Parent Adorers is still present. If you have not signed up for a holy hour, please prayerfully consider doing so. To sign up or learn more about this wonderful opportunity, please click here. While all the hours could use additional adorers, there is a special need for Thursday, October 1st at 9am, 10am, and 11am.
Summer 2021 Trip

Our Summer 2021 will take students to Germany, Poland, Czech Rep, and Hungry! If interested in learning more about this amazing trip, please join us on September 29 at 6:30pm via Google Meet.

Please email Mr Ulry at ulry@desales.co for the Meet code.

Home of a Stallion

Is your son or daughter an athlete? A budding thespian?  Let everyone know that your student is a proud Stallion. Orders are being taken now for Home of a Stallion signs. Order forms can be found on the Spirit Shop page of the SFD website or obtained in the Spirit Shop. The deadline for fall orders is September 22nd so don't delay.
Janitorial Position Opening

A part-time, evening hours janitorial position is currently open at St. Francis DeSales High School. Position responsibilities include office, general space and restroom cleaning.
25 hours per week, 5 hours per day, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 4pm and 11pm (you are able to determine your own schedule within that time period). Competitive hourly rate of pay. If interested please send a cover letter and resume to tetgen@cdeducation.org.
Spiritual Reflection
Like a bellows, the Holy Spirit can bring to fuller flame even an already blazing fire of faith. Come Holy Spirit, and breathe into us deeper faith, fuller hope, and fiercer love, for you and for all we meet. We listen often to your invitation; give us the courage to act on it. Amen.