We extend a warm welcome to Bishop Earl Fernandes! Principal Garrick, along with two members of the Class of 2023, Eleanor Bogue and Elizabeth Reash, were blessed to attend the Mass of Ordination and Installation last Tuesday.

Congratulations to our boys lacrosse team on their 20-6 victory over Chagrin Falls to win the 2022 OHSAA Division II State Championship! This is the third boys lacrosse state championship (2012, 2018, 2022) and the 34th Team State Championship for the school! Congratulations to Coach Triplet, his staff, and the players!

Congratulations to our boys volleyball team on their tournament run to the Division II State Final Four! They lost to Hamilton Badin 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 26-24) in the State Semifinals. This trip to the final four marked their fourth appearance and first since 2016. Congratulations to Coach Feltz, his staff, and players!

Congratulations to Kenyetietta Quinn on her third place finish at the Division I OHSAA State Championship Meet in the High Jump (5' 6")! Also congratulations to our 4x100m Girls Relay (Katherine Dortmund, Isabella Swallow, Liz Meeker, Kenyetietta Quinn, and Bryn Klingbeil) on a great finish to their season placing 10th in the State Prelims! Congratulations to Coach Jewett, his staff, and players!

Our fiscal year ends June 30. We hope we can count on you to be one of our supporters this year. Your gift will ensure that "Stallion Pride" will continue for many years to come. 

St. Francis DeSales High School's excellence and achievements would not be possible without the committed support of its alumni, parents, and friends. One of the best ways you can help preserve SFDHS excellence is by making a gift to St. Francis DeSales High School's Fund for DeSales.

If you have already made your gift, we offer our sincerest thanks. If not, please consider supporting SFD with a gift today! 

The end of the school year is a fantastic opportunity to fix any issues with technology that you may be experiencing. *Please wait until students are finished with all finals/projects so it does not interfere with the end of the grade term.

Under Setting>General>Software updates - update the iPad's software to the latest version. The same can be done for apps that may need updates by accessing the app store > purchased > updates.

The iPads provided by SFDHS have AppleCare+ for iPad. AppleCare+ is Apple's version of insurance and all school iPads have a term of 3 years of coverage. To find out the terms/end date of your coverage, open the Settings app > General > About. On the right hand side you should see AppleCare+ under the Serial Number; the end date is determined by student's graduation year.

AppleCare+ covers cracked screens, poor battery life and other hardware issues. We strongly recommend that you utilize this insurance should you have any issues with your iPad. Please note: you must get this AppleCare+ claim done at an Apple Store. There are two Apple Stores in Columbus; one at Easton and one at Polaris. There is also a cost to having any claim completed and that can be found in the link provided here.

If a decision is made to use this service, the student will need to inform SFD Director of Technology, Mr. Murphy, via email that they have had their iPad replaced. Informing the school will allow the Technology Department to update records and to push the school issued apps to the student iPad. SFDHS has approximately 20 pre-purchased apps that we provide to the students to avoid any costs. Please contact tech@desales.co or murphy@desales.co if a claim is made.

Please contact Director of Technology, Mr. Patrick Murphy, with any questions or concerns.

All students are required to read one of the Summer Reading selections by the first day of school. Students - Please choose one book to read from your class list. Each work contains a hyperlink to a summary from Goodreads.com to help you in your selection.

Students in an Advanced Placement class are required to complete additional summer assignments. This includes English, World Languages, Science, Computer Science, Math, Art, and Social Studies.

Beginning next Fall, SFD will be offering officiating courses through Ref Preps as an independent study!

A survey of state high school associations indicates that approximately 50,000 individuals have discontinued their service as high school officials since the 2018-19 season – the last full school year unaffected by the pandemic.

Over the past 12 months, you have probably experienced the shortage of officials personally, whether a game was cancelled or postponed due to the lack of officials available on a given day, or maybe you played a game with one or two fewer officials/umpires than normal.

You can be a part of the solution to our officials shortage, stay close to the game you love, and make money in the process (great for students heading off to college)! If you are a graduating senior, current/past parent, or faculty member, we would encourage you to look into officiating as well, you can visit www.ohsaa.org/Officiating/permits to learn more!

Current students, the deadline to register is July 8th! Register Here.

Our school's Shutterfly site is https://stfrancisdesaleshs.shutterfly.com. The events that Lifetouch Photography take pictures at like dances, graduation, etc., will be uploaded to this site. Parents are able to view and purchase these photos. The site password is STFRANCIS22.

*All rising seniors are required to submit verification of a second dose of the MCV4 (meningococcal) 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, have the pediatrician fax a copy to the school at (614) 265- 3375, or bring in a hard copy.