Friends in the Courtyard THIS Saturday! Support SFD Co-Curriculars!

Friends in the Courtyard is this Saturday, October 19! You do not want to miss this amazing event that directly benefits SFD students and the co-curricular programs they are a part of! If you have yet to buy your ticket to Friends in the Courtyard, click here to view all the fabulous package options. Doors open at 6pm on Saturday, with wine tasting and delicious cocktails, wonderful food, silent and live auctions, exciting games and more taking place in the Little Theater lobby and gymnasium.

$10,000 Raffle -- A Win-Win for the Stallions

We hope YOU win the $10,000 Raffle, but everyone has a chance to win by supporting our Stallions in all they do -- on the field, court, course, pitch, water, stage and track! Each year, we ask our families to rally behind our Stallions by purchasing a $10,000 Raffle ticket. On Saturday, December 7 during a home Boys Basketball game, three winners will be drawn for prizes at the $10,000, $1,000 and $500 level. Winners need not to be present to win. Get your tickets today! Every family who has a child in a co-curricular is asked to support our $10,000 Raffle. To purchase your $10,000 Raffle tickets with cash or check, please contact Sarah Jacobs at sevans@desales.co or 614-267-7808 x429.

Last Day of Warm Weather Uniform This Friday

This Friday, October 18 marks the last day students are permitted to wear their warm weather uniforms until mid-April. With that being said, next week is Spirit Week, which will allow students to dress up/down in the Spirit Day themes on Tuesday and Thursday.

Stallions in the Spotlight

Congratulations to junior Jocelyn Green who was recognized as an October Student of the Month by the Westerville Rotary Club for exhibiting the Rotary motto of "Service Above Self." 

Eight students attended the Salesian Leadership Retreat in Stonybrook. NY last week. Seniors Eunice Otu-Danquah and Aylin Mai, who had attended the retreat as juniors, were chosen to come back again and help lead the retreat. Juniors AnnaLee Beach, Natalie Everitt, Rebecca Gebhart, Ben Reither, Malynn Saka, and Alex VanAllsburg all attended the retreat with the goal of bringing back the Salesian principles to the school and improving the faith lives of themselves and their classmates. 

Junior Sarah Seidu is being recognized this week by the Columbus Dispatch for Student of the Week. Please take a moment to vote for her today! Vote Here.

Several members of the senior class traveled to the Maria Stein Retreat Center last week to enjoy time together on the Fall Kairos retreat. They spent four days of "God's time" deepening their faith and strengthening their connection to God and to one another.

The Family Fiesta was a great event for our DeSales family. A special thank you to the planning committee for making it so special. Orale Guëy provided amazing food and attendees brought a variety of authentic dishes. Students led games and activities that children and adults joyfully participated in. We look forward to hosting the event again and seeing you all there next year!

Hallow Catholic Prayer App

St. Francis DeSales High School is a partner with the Catholic prayer app Hallow. It is available to all students, faculty and staff via their iPads or personal devices. SFD is pleased to offer parents a 90-day free trial to the app. This trial starts when you use the code below to access all features in the app. Hallow started a 13 day series today on the C.S. Lewis work Mere Christianity, which is a powerful defense of Christianity. Hallow offers prayers, meditations and challenges you can use weekly or daily.  

To Sign Up:

• Go to https://access.hallow.com/redeem/code
• Enter the following promo code: StFrancisDesalesHSOH90days

The app can be found in the Apple App store and Google Play.

Chaplain’s Corner

Praised be Jesus Christ! During October, the Church reminds us of the spiritual and corporal works of mercy. As Respect Life month, not only do we work to protect the unborn, but we work to protect the dignity and value of every human person. We do this by serving the hungry, thirsty, naked, homeless, sick, imprisoned, and the dead. This month, may we seek new ways to serve others by giving them our time and presence. 

October is also the month of the Holy Rosary. Through praying the Rosary, we ask for the intercession of Our Mother Mary, who has a unique relationship with Christ. When we offer our intentions to her, she shines them up, as if they were beautiful treasures, before giving them to Our Lord. So, this month, we can grow in our spiritual works of mercy by praying for the living, especially the unborn, through the devotion of the Rosary.

~Father Johnstone

Photo of the Week

Boys Soccer Senior Night; photo credit: Jacquelyn Arora Photography, SFD alumna and current parent

Fall Sports in Post Season Action

Click here to check out the upcoming post season events for all the fall sports teams still in action, including our girls soccer team TONIGHT, girls volleyball on Thursday, boys soccer and boys and girls cross country on Saturday.

Good luck to our Football team still in regular season play!

It's time for the SFD Mothers Club Halloween Bake Sale!  

Our Halloween Bake Sale is coming up next week and we need your baked goods! The sale will be held during all lunch periods on Tuesday, October, 22nd. Popular treats are CAKE POPS, BROWNIES, RICE KRISPIE TREATS, COOKIES, and CHOCOLATE COVERED PRETZELS. We ask that treats be individually wrapped and dropped off by you or your student on the cart in the front lobby the morning of the sale. Please use the link below to sign up to donate or work the sale!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080844AFA728A3F85-50830649-mothers#/

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Karey Gabrielli (KareyGabrielli@yahoo.com) or Kristin Figliola (the3littlefigs@sbcglobal.net).

Beware the House on Haunted Hill

St. Francis DeSales Performing Arts Department presents Beware the House on Haunted Hill on Saturday, November 2 at 7pm, and Sunday, November 3 at 3pm.

Junior Ava Manafresca is the owner of the "only real haunted house in the world" and has invited 6 guests to spend the night... if they dare. The cast of characters includes a would-be producer (junior Ben Reither), and his not so happy 4th wife (junior Emma Minser), a Doctor (senior Thomas Dougherty), an overconfident young actor (sophomore Zach Williams), a reporter (junior Emma Hahn), and a college student posing as a famous professor of the paranormal (freshman Seniya Patridge). Come and see the mayhem unfold on the SFD Little Theater stage! Tickets are available on the school website starting tomorrow.

Lighting Up the Advent and Christmas Seasons

SFD is seeking proposals to illuminate Senior Courtyard for the Advent and Christmas Seasons. We are exploring two options:

1. If you are associated with a business that would be interested in this work, please contact Phil Kraker at kraker@desales.co for details.  

2. If you are interested in volunteering your time to brighten DeSales, also contact Phil Kraker at kraker@desales.co.

Homecoming Photos

Students: please email any HOCO pictures you'd like to see in the yearbook to yearbook@desales.co. They can be pre-dance pictures or pictures at the dance. The yearbook staff wants to make sure that they get a variety of people and grade levels represented.

No Outside Food Deliveries

Students are not allowed to have outside food delivered via food delivery services (i.e. Door Dash, Uber Eats, etc.).