School Picture Day will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, September 16 and Thursday, September 17. Students are to wear the traditional school uniform for their school pictures; not the warm weather uniform.

Also, please note the ID number to order picture packages online was incorrect in last week's DeTales. The correct ID number is listed below.

To order school pictures online, please visit mylifetouch.com.

ID Number: EVTRP2DS3

We are hosting our annual Back to School night virtually this year via Zoom. The evening will kickoff with welcoming remarks from Principal Garrick, followed by a Q & A session, and an opportunity to meet your child's teachers.

When: Sep 16, 2020 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this webinar:

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

DeSales has been made aware of an ACT Testing option at a cost of $46.00 on October 6th. We are trying to gather the amount of interest in order to best prepare for this opportunity. Due to spacing and safety constraints we will be offering seniors first priority for this testing session. This opportunity will be for Senior and Junior students only. If you think you would want to test on that day please complete the form below. We will follow up with more information as it becomes available. 

COVID-19 Update: We are pleased to report that SFD has 0 positive cases among students, teachers, and staff through the first week of school! Thank you students, families, faculty, and staff for your efforts in keeping our school safe. Our mandatory reporting will continue to be updated weekly and can be found on our school website's COVID Dashboard. Please contact Kelli Fitzpatrick, School Nurse, at 614-267-7808 ext. 435 or email at fitzpatrick@desales.co to report an illness.

This game was discovered on the TikTok app and influences students to take as many Benadryl pills necessary to hallucinate, all while recording it on a cell phone and sharing with others. Benadryl is an over-the-counter medication used for allergies and can cause serious problems, or even death, if too much is consumed. Talk to your students and children about the dangers of inappropriate use of medications. To find more information, check out: https://preventionactionalliance.org/advocate/newsletters/know-to-beware-the-benadryl-challenge/

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.

Bosc + Brie is committed to making the lunch program safe and as convenient as possible for your Stallion. With that in mind they recommend creating an account through MySchoolAccount to minimize any cash contact, exchange or handling. Pre-ordering is one of the conveniences of having an account--with the option of ordering for the next day or the whole week. Deadline for pre-ordering is 11:59pm prior to the following school day. If you miss the deadline, lunch is still available for purchase. An account also allows you to deposit money into the student's account so no cash is needed. You can track the meals and your account balance, and have a reminder sent to you when your account gets low as well.

Click here for more information on how to set up your student's online lunch account.

Every family with an athlete is required to sell a $10,000 raffle ticket ($100/raffle ticket). Our goal this year is $38,000. All proceeds go towards the Athletic Department. Athletes received their raffle tickets last week from their coach or parent rep. If you did not receive one, please contact your coach or Mr. Pat Murphy in the Advancement Office.

The raffle drawing will take place at halftime of the football game on Friday, October 30, or a virtual drawing will be held at 8pm that evening if the game is cancelled. You do not need to be present to win; all winners will be contacted if they are not at the game.

Incentive Turn-in Dates: On Friday, September 18 and Friday, October 16, we will be drawing a ticket from all the sold tickets turned in by those two dates; the team that sold the ticket gets $250 added to its account.  

Money and SOLD TICKETS should be returned to Mr. Pat Murphy or dropped off in the main office. Please contact Mr. Murphy for extra tickets and for any questions regarding the raffle.

Tickets may be turned in by 3:30pm at school on Friday, October 30 or by the end of the 1st quarter of the football game on Friday, October 30.

Your health and safety is our priority, and as such, we are only able to invite alumni parents and alumni siblings of current students to attend our annual Homecoming Traditions Mass on Thursday, September 24 and Friday, September 25 at 7 a.m. in the school gymnasium. We hope all other alumni will join us virtually as we live stream Mass each morning.

Homecoming is all about tradition (and football!) so we wanted to add some fun with a few "Football Friday Night" theme days throughout next week.

Monday's Theme: Neon (out-of-uniform)

Although this fall has been a bit different, we are glowin' with the flow. Stallions - let's shine bright to kick off Homecoming Week!

Tuesday/Wednesday: Hawaiian (in-uniform; students in the Purple group who purchased a SFD vs. Watterson t-shirt can be out-of-uniform and wear their t-shirt to school on Tuesday)

Let's luau! Accent your uniform with all things Hawaiian (exception: no bathing suits over uniform).

Thursday/Friday: Stallion Pride (in-uniform)

Kick off your day at Traditions Mass (7am in the gym). Thursday/Friday is all about Stallion Pride. See how much purple you can add to your uniform (socks, ties, scrunchies, wristbands!).

Remember to listen to the game on Pouringpurple.com on Friday, September 25 at 6pm!

The New Albany Community Foundation is conducting their first Conversation on Social Justice tomorrow, September 16 at 7pm. This event will be a great opportunity to listen to a variety of intelligent speakers on thought-provoking topics.

Registration is free, and there are unlimited spots in the virtual room. You can register at this link: www.NewAlbanyFoundation.org. Please contact Mr. Darrien Scott at dscott@desales.co if you have any questions.

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.

Please take a moment today to submit your student's grandparent's mailing address. 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.

Please submit address and photo by October 1, 2020.