Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences - This Thursday
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, March 3rd from 6pm to 8pm via Zoom. Please click here for a conference time slot. Should you have any difficulty with the process of signing up, please contact Assistant Principal, Mr. Jim Jones at jones@desales.co or 614-267-7808 ext. 409.
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Don't Miss the Men and Women of DeSales Mass and Keynote Speakers on Saturday!
Join us for a morning of faith, family and tradition on Saturday, March 5. Mass begins at 9am, followed by a delightful opportunity for our community to hear from our wonderful Salesian Sisters. Light refreshments will also be available after Mass. Please RSVP here.
Note: We will have a collection during Mass for Holy Family Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry.
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Fulfill a Wish Today
The Stallion WishBook is OPEN! We hope you will join us in this wonderful opportunity to support our students in their co-curricular programs.
Why the WishBook is So Important
As part of our school's mission, we strive to prepare the mind, body, and spirit of each student. One way we are able to succeed in this vocation is to provide extensive opportunities for involvement and leadership in top-notch athletic programs as well as academic, service, fine arts and social clubs. Over 90% of our students are involved in the arts, athletics, student government and/or one of the many clubs at SFD. A few examples of our extraordinary students involved in our extraordinary programs can be seen each Tuesday in the Weekly DeTales Stallions in the Spotlight section, including today!
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Don’t forget to use the Facebook and Twitter link on the top right corner of the Stallion WishBook site to share with your family and friends! |
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Stallions in the Spotlight |
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The following members of our community represented SFD at the Columbus Catholic Women’s Conference: Social Studies Teacher Elisabeth Miller, Mariana Witney '23, Elie Bogue' 23, Josie Dages' 23, Ellie Reash' 23, and Social Studies Teacher Colleen Mascarin; not pictured Sister Loretta, Sister Guerline, and Sister Monique. This was Mrs. Mascarin’s 14th Conference serving as an Usher for this powerful event. Thank you to all for representing our community with grace.
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Last Thursday SFD sent 76 students to the Guadalupe Youth Summit at Church of the Resurrection. The day-long event welcomed high school students of Hispanic descent across the Diocese of Columbus for a day to share their faith and heritage. |
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SFD celebrated an awesome Black History Month assembly last week. A special thanks to the students in S.O.B.E. for their organization and facilitation of the assembly. |
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Thanks to their Friday morning donut sales, along with a school-wide dress down day, this past weekend the SFD Ski Club presented a check in the amount of $2,000 to the Adaptive Sports Connection (ACS) at Snowtrails. The ACS empowers children, adults, and veterans with disabilities through sports and wellness programs. |
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The following delegation represented SFD at the Catholic Men's Conference on Saturday: Gregory Jones '22, Dylan Piedrahita '23, Theology Teacher Jake Neal, English Teacher Matt Newman, and Luke Aaron '24. Thank you for representing SFD! |
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Winter Sports in Post-Season Play |
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STATE CHAMPION! Congratulations to senior Brady McInerney on winning TWO swimming State Championships -- in the 50 Free and in the 100 Free. Brady is a three-time State Champion (winning the State title in the 100 Free last year as well), and now owns the 80th, 81st, and 82nd Individual State titles for the Stallions. Brady will continue his swimming career at the University of Kentucky next school year. |
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STATE RUNNER-UP! Congratulations to our competitive cheerleading team on finishing as the State Runner-Up at the State competition.
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Congratulations to our boys and girls bowlers for competing in the District tournament yesterday, and a shoutout to all the members of the SFD boys and girls bowling teams for their hard work this season! |
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Congratulations to our boys basketball team on their win over Columbus South in the Sectional Final. The team will play tonight in the District Final at 7pm vs. Beechcroft at Westerville Central. Tickets may be purchased at www.ohsaa.org/tickets. |
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Congratulations to our wrestling team for finishing in 1st place in Sectional Tournament.
Individual finishes:
David McClelland - 1st Place
Max Shulaw - 1st Place
Zack Lopez - 2nd Place
Aidan Rush - 2nd Place
Owen Eagan - 2nd Place
Andrew Barford - 3rd Place
Lincoln Shulaw - 3rd Place
Marshall Froehlich 3rd Place
Charles Rizek - 6th Place
They will wrestle in the District Tournament this Friday and Saturday at Wilmington High School. Tickets may be purchased at www.ohsaa.org/tickets. |
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Fun Fact -- Making SFD History: As mentioned in last week's DeTales, girls wrestlers Rebekah Oladokun '23 and Ademar Ramirez '22 were state placers at the recent Girls State Wrestling meet. These wrestlers added to the rich athletic tradition of St. Francis DeSales High School as they were the first two girls representing SFD to make the podium at the Girls State Wrestling meet.
Special shoutout to the athletes of the Girls Basketball program for their efforts and representation of SFD this season!
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Grandparents Day Mass - Address Request
Our annual Grandparents Day Mass will be held on Friday, April 1 in the school's gymnasium. We will also live stream the Mass for those grandparents who cannot attend that morning.
Submit address by this Friday, March 4. Invitations will be mailed next week.
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2022-23 Registration
Deadline: March 10, 2022
Over the past few weeks, the St. Francis DeSales High School Guidance Department has been meeting with students to complete course scheduling for the 2022-23 school year. Final schedules have been uploaded to PowerSchool and can be viewed through your Parent Portal under the "Class Registration" tab.
To confirm enrollment for the 2022-23 school year and approve the recommended course schedule that has been prepared for your student, you must complete a 2022-23 Registration Form by March 10th.
On your MySFD homepage, you will see a yellow banner that indicates a personal checklist of "to-do" items has been created for you. In your checklist, you will find the following items:
2022-23 Registration Form
Custodial Paperwork Upload (Mandatory for all multi-home families - please upload educational and residential custody paperwork)
SFDHS Tuition Assistance Application (optional)
SFDHS Tuition Assistance Supporting Documents Upload (optional)
ODE EdChoice Scholarship Application Upload (optional)
ODE EdChoice Scholarship Supporting Documents Upload (optional)
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Columbus Diocesan Tuition Assistance
All applications and supporting documents must be submitted online by March 15, 2022.
SFDHS families must create a NEW account using the link above. Younger siblings enrolled in Columbus Diocesan schools may be included on the application. Only one application per family is required. A payment of the $35.00 application fee must accompany the application.
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Ash Wednesday All-School Retreat Reminders
Please review the following reminders for tomorrow's retreat day:
- Wear your Forward with Faith t-shirt (if you do not have one or cannot find your t-shirt, you may get another one from the Advancement Office upstairs in the Student Service Center, or wear other SFD spirit wear).
- Lunch is provided.
- Early dismissal at 1:30pm.
- The Gahanna bus will be here for the early dismissal.
- Columbus City buses will not be here at 1:30pm for the early dismissal; students who ride Columbus City buses need to arrange for another ride home.
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Stallion WishBook
When: March 1 - March 14
Ash Wednesday All-School Retreat
When: March 2; early dismissal at 1:30pm
Quarter 3 Parent Teacher Conferences via Zoom
When: March 3 from 6pm to 8pm
Eucharistic Adoration
When: March 4
All parents are welcome and encouraged to participate. Sign up here. And, what a great Lenten practice!
Poetry Out Loud State Competition featuring senior Pius Edzie
When: March 4 from 6:15pm to 7:45pm
Men and Women of DeSales Mass and Keynote Speakers
When: March 5 beginning at 9am
Senior Special Lunch
When: March 9 during respective lunch periods
Seniors are welcome to dress down following our SFD Spirit Wear out-of-uniform dress code policy.
Spring “Come and See” Live-In
When: March 10 - March 12
When: Pontifical College Josephinum
There is no cost to participate, but students need to register as soon as possible. See more in section below, or click here for registration forms.
Spring Break
When: March 14 - March 18
Columbus Catholic Schools College Night for Juniors
When: March 23 from 7pm to 9pm
Where: St. Charles Preparatory
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Spring “Come and See” Live-In
Men discerning a vocation often find encouragement and motivation by visiting a seminary campus. Twice during the academic year, the Josephinum hosts a Live-In weekend for high school juniors and seniors and college students who are interested in learning more about the seminary.
Live-In participants will experience seminary prayer life, classes, communal worship, and interaction with current seminarians, faculty and staff. Live-In weekends include introductory presentations on discernment, student life, and the college seminary formation program.
The Spring Live-In will take place Thursday, March 10 through Saturday, March 12. Click here for more information and registration forms. |
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Home of a Stallion Sign - Deadline Extended
Is your son or daughter an athlete or a thespian? Maybe a National Honor Society member? Let the world know that your home is the home of a proud Stallion. Order your "A Stallion Lives Here" sign today. Order deadline has been extended to March 8. Click here for order form. |
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Nurse's Notes
PLEASE KEEP STUDENTS HOME IF THEY ARE ILL
List of symptoms students will be sent home for:
- Fever > 100F
- New or worsened cough
- Sore throat
- Loss of taste or smell
- Nasal congestion or runny nose
- Headache
- Body aches
- New or worsened fatigue
- Nausea/vomiting/diarrhea
If there is a known exposure to COVID and/or your child is being tested for COVID, please contact the School Nurse, Kelli Fitzpatrick.
All COVID results must be sent to the nurse at fitzpatrick@desales.co.
Keep your child at home until the following criteria are met (subject to change):
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Isolate 5 DAYS from the start of symptoms or a positive test (whichever came first). Can return on DAY 6 if symptom free or symptoms are improved.
MUST wear a mask at all times for DAYS 6-10.
*If you are participating in school sports (including conditioning/lifting) you MUST be cleared by a physician before returning to sports. Return to Play form found here. |
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Alternative Diagnosis (must be a signed doctor’s note) |
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24+ hours and fever free (without the use of medication) and improved symptoms. |
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Exposure to COVID-19 OUTSIDE of school (family member, work, etc.) |
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UPDATE:
May attend school if symptom free and must wear a mask (regardless of vaccination status).
*Please continue to monitor for symptoms for a full 14 days.
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Exposure to COVID-19 IN the classroom setting, bus, and organized school sports |
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Mask to Stay:
Students exposed to COVID-19 in school can continue to attend school (masked).
Test to Play:
Students exposed to COVID-19 in sports can continue to participate if they test negative on initial notification of the exposure.
*Testing is also recommended 5 days post exposure.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Resources:
Vaccination Card Upload
Please reach out to our School Nurse, Kelli Fitzpatrick, BSN, RN, LSN with any questions or concerns.
Phone: (614) 267-7808 Ext. 435
School Fax: (614) 265-3375
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Lord, like your first disciples, we wish to abandon all to follow you. Yet we have learned that we still have it within ourselves to hold back. We wish to be whole-hearted, yet we are hesitant. May the promise of your love and friendship continue to draw us along the paths of discipleship in this world to our eternal home in the world to come. Amen. |
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