Thank You Catholic Foundation!

Our school was awarded the Catholic Foundation Responsive Grant in the amount of $60,000. This grant will be used to enhance our campus security through perimeter fencing updates. Some of the new fencing was installed last fall, with more campus improvements to come! We'd like to give a special thanks to the Catholic Foundation for this generous grant. 

FinalForms Account Setup

We hope all of our parents received their account confirmation email from FinalForms over the weekend. If you have not received it, please contact finalforms@desales.co. Be on the lookout for more information tomorrow on steps to complete the Back to School Forms and Fall Athletic Registration Forms.

Click here for account set up information. 

Traffic Pattern for Beginning of the School Year

Saint Francis DeSales High School is excited to announce that construction has begun on Franciscan Loop. This addition to our campus will beautify the North Side of our school building and improve the daily drop off/pick up process for families. If you have been on campus or driven by recently, then you have undoubtedly seen all of the heavy machinery plugging away on this tremendous project (check out photos on our school's Facebook page). You may enter and exit campus using the light at Evaline, however, there is no access to the school using the Northside drive, and this will be the case for the next several weeks.

With this in mind and school set to begin on Wednesday, August 23rd, please click here to review the traffic pattern our community will follow when arriving and leaving from school grounds during the construction to Franciscan Loop.

In order to help assist with the traffic flow, members of the Saint Francis DeSales High School staff as well as Columbus Police Officers will be present the first several days of the school year. Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact any member of our Administrative team. Once The Franciscan Loop project begins to near completion, we will advise all families of the permanent traffic details for the remainder of the school year.

Summer Reading

All students who have been keeping track of where Mr. Garrick is doing his summer reading can submit answers at the beginning of the school year, and those with the correct answers will be entered into a prize drawing!

Can you guess the sixth location?

Student Summer Reading Link

Class of 2027 This Is for You!

OUT OF THE GATE MEETING - Tonight!

August 8, 2023 @ 7 PM via Zoom

Our Out of the Gate program is designed to connect Class of 2027 families. The last Out of the Gate session held on August 8th at 7:00pm will be a Zoom Webinar led by the SFDHS Enrollment Team covering all of your "Back to School" details. We highly recommend your participation in this Zoom call!

To join the August 8th program, please use this Zoom Link

Password: 405503

FRESHMEN ORIENTATION: AUGUST 16th

The day begins with Freshmen Orientation for rising ninth grade students. Students are asked to check-in at the Theater Lobby between 12:00-12:25pm. Orientation will be held from 12:30pm-5:30pm.

Please be sure to eat lunch prior to arrival. Snacks and water bottles will be provided throughout the day.

Please wear your Class of 2027 t-shirt and comfortable shoes!

Parents and family members are asked to join us for a Welcome Prayer Service at 6:00pm at St. Matthias Church. After Orientation, your student will walk across the parking lot to meet you.

At the conclusion of the Prayer Service, the SFDHS Administration will host a brief business meeting detailing final reminders for the start of the school year, followed by a family pizza social in our beautiful Patrick D. Rossetti Senior Courtyard.

Save the Date for Friends in the Courtyard 2023

Join us on Saturday, October 14 for Friends in the Courtyard! Support our students and their co-curricular programs by getting involved with THE social event of the year! 

We are looking for volunteers to help support our event in a variety of ways. Information on different volunteer opportunities are available here. Reach out to Sarah Evans, Director of Alumni, Events & Family Engagement at sevans@desales.co with any questions. 

Cookout in the Courtyard

Please forward this invitation to future Stallions!

Families of rising 7th and 8th grade students are invited to join us for our annual Cookout in the Courtyard on Sunday, August 13th at 6:00pm at St. Francis DeSales High School in the beautiful Patrick D. Rossetti Senior Courtyard.

The Cookout in the Courtyard is designed specifically for middle school families ready to begin high school exploration! Attending families will have the opportunity to engage in casual one on one conversations with current and future Stallions. In addition, the SFDHS Enrollment Team will provide a brief presentation on "Navigating the High School Admissions Process."

Space is limited...RSVP as soon as possible to reserve your seats! Please feel free to help us spread the word by inviting classmates and friends! For more information, please contact Director of Enrollment, Mrs. Julie Barber at admissions@desales.co.

Cookout in the Courtyard Registration

EdChoice Expansion Program and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

A UNIVERSAL EdChoice program for ALL families has been adopted in the state of Ohio. Children whose families earn up to 450% of federal poverty level are eligible for an $8400 EdChoice scholarship to be used towards private school tuition. Students whose families earn more, will be eligible for a percentage of the full scholarship based on annual income. 

Every family will receive a $950-$8400 tuition credit from the state of Ohio to be used toward the 2023-24 school year. Final EdChoice scholarship amounts are determined by the Ohio Department of Education. 

Please see the documentation below for additional information regarding the EdChoice Expansion Scholarship:

• 24 EC Expansion Facts Sheet.pdf
• 24 EC Expansion Guidelines.pdf

Please read through the following instructions carefully to complete your EdChoice Expansion Scholarship Application.

Step 1: Complete the EdChoice Request form, hand sign, and upload it to your MySFD Account at stfrancisdesaleshs.myschoolapp.com. Please note, your USERNAME for your MySFD account is your email address.  Once you enter your username, you can reset your password if necessary.

• 24 EC Request Form.pdf

Step 2: Upload a current utility bill (less than 90 days old) to your MySFD Account. The utility bill (electric, gas, water, sewer, cable/internet) MUST SHOW MATCHING SERVICE AND MAILING ADDRESS in the name of the parent/guardian.

Step 3: If the following documents are not currently on file at SFDHS, please upload them to your MySFD Account.

a. A copy of the student's birth certificate

b. Custodial Paperwork Upload (Mandatory for all multi-home families - please upload educational and residential custody paperwork)

Please upload the above documents to your MySFD Account by August 15, 2023. Once received, SFDHS will submit the application materials to the Ohio Department of Education on your behalf.  We are asking our SFDHS families to submit EdChoice Applications prior to August 15th to ensure we can process and upload the documents to the OHID in a timely manner.

Important: All families are required to submit proof of annual income directly to the Ohio Department of Education's OHID site.

Step 4. Complete the Income Verification form and upload to the OHID site.  Please use the instructions below to guide you through this process. Income Verification must be completed by September 30, 2023. Applications will not be reviewed until the Income Verification process is completed.

• 24 Income Verification Form.pdf
• 24 INSTRUCTIONS Income Verification.pdf

Scholarship Approval Process

We appreciate your patience as we navigate through this exciting new opportunity. Due to the high volume of paperwork to be processed, we encourage you to submit documentation to your MySFD Account and Income Verification to the OHID as soon as possible.  

Please continue to follow your SFDHS Blackbaud tuition management program as scheduled for the time being.  Adjustments to your tuition management program will be made as applications are accepted and notices are sent to our school. We anticipate that tuition payment plans will be adjusted prior to December 1st.

For those currently receiving an SFD tuition assistance grant, the EdChoice Scholarship will replace your grant. Be assured, the Ed Choice Scholarship will improve your personal “out of pocket” tuition payment. The EdChoice Scholarship will not impact or reduce any SFD or community awarded scholarship(s).  

Please feel free to contact the St. Francis DeSales High School Office of Enrollment at 614-265-3380 or admissions@desales.co if you have any questions! 

Yearbooks for the Class of 2023

Members of the Class of 2023 are asked to stop by the school office to pick up their yearbooks; pick up between 8am and 3pm.

For all returning families, HR Imaging is our school's new photography company.

Nurse's Notes

All Class of 2024 students are required to submit verification of a second dose of the Meningococcal conjugate (MenACWY) vaccine prior to the start of their senior year. It is a requirement for all incoming seniors in Ohio. Families can email the verification information to school nurse Kelli Fitzpatrick at fitzpatrick@desales.co or bring in a hard copy to school.

Eucharistic Adoration

Eucharistic Adoration will begin on Friday, September 1st. Eucharistic Adoration is one of the best and easiest ways you can support the mission of the school!

As in years past, Eucharistic Adoration will be held in the chapel beginning with Mass at 7:00 a.m. followed by Eucharistic Adoration with Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament throughout the school day. The devotion will conclude with Benediction at approximately 2:40 p.m.

Parents: Sign up here to join us this year for Eucharistic Adoration.