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 tonight, 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.

Students are reminded to log on for morning prayer, pledge and announcements on their remote days. Mr. Jones sends an email to all students with the Zoom link each Monday for the following week (Tuesday through the following Monday).

The 2019 PSAT/NMSQT served as an initial screen of more than 1.5 million entrants to the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. The Selection Index scores of the students who met program participation requirements were used to designate a pool of about 16,000 Semifinalists on a state allocation basis. Semifinalists are the highest scorers in each of the 50 states and represent less than one percent of each state’s high school seniors. Although Semifinalist qualifying scores vary from one state to another, the scores of all Semifinalists are extremely high.

In late September, more than two-thirds (about 34,000) of the approximately 50,000 high scorers on the PSAT/NMSQT received Letters of Commendation in recognition of their outstanding academic promise. Commended Students are named based on a nationally applied Selection Index score. Although Commended Students do not continue in the competition for National Merit Scholarships, some of these students do become candidates for Special Scholarships sponsored by corporations and businesses.

Flu season has begun! Reach out to your health care provider for flu shot clinic times or check your local pharmacy. Columbus Public Health has flu shot clinics at no cost as well, see link below for locations and times:

Reminder: COVID-19 symptoms to watch for:

Please keep your child home if they present with any of the above symptoms!

Keep your child at home until the following criteria are met:

Feel free to reach out to Kelli Fitzpatrick, School Nurse, with questions or to report an illness. Contact info: call (614) 267-7808 ext. 435 or email at fitzpatrick@desales.co.

In case you missed it! Last night we shared the Fall Awards Assembly presentation, honoring the 2020 scholarship recipients as well as our students who earned four quarters on Honor Roll during the 2019-2020 school year.

Follow the link included today to view the presentation or visit the school website at https://www.sfdstallions.org/stallion-spotlight/fall-awards to watch this event!

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

Click here for an informational flier about the trip.

Beginning next Tuesday, the SFD School Counseling department will be delivering a weekly newsletter via a link in the DeTales. Topics will include: upcoming deadlines and events, information for parents of each grade level, social and emotional wellness strategies, college and career information, study tips and skills, and more. In addition to accessing the newsletter in the DeTales every Tuesday, they will also be archived on our website at www.sfdstallions.org/guidance.

A detailed letter will be sent to families later this week from our Cafeteria provider, Bosc + Brie, about a few updates to our lunch service.

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.

Hope Hollow, a charitable, non-profit organization that provides lodging, meals, transportation assistance and emotional support to cancer patients who are financially in need while traveling to Columbus for medical treatment, has been selected as a finalist for the State Farm Neighborhood Assist® philanthropic grant. Hope Hollow has been built and is run by a former Bishop Watterson theology teacher and her husband – Kevin Clark & Jane Jacquemin-Clark. They are asking the community to bring home a win for Central Ohio by voting for Hope Hollow’s entry in the competition. U.S. residents who are 18 and older with a valid email address can vote for Hope Hollow at VOTEHOPEHOLLOW.COM. Hope Hollow has until October 2 at 11:59pm ET to rally votes. Anyone voting is allowed up to 10 votes per day. Winners will be announced November 4. Click here to read Stories of Hope from Hope Hollow.