We are less than a week away to the close of our Stallion WishBook. The Stallion WishBook is a way for you to get behind the program you value and help fund exactly what that program needs most. To show your support for your favorite co-curricular program, check out the Stallion WishBook today!

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. 2022-23 Registration must be completed on your MySFD Account at stfrancisdesaleshs.myschoolapp.com.

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)

The Saint Francis DeSales High School community is partnering with the Salesian Sisters and Priests to raise money for the people of Ukraine. This Friday, March 11, Saint Francis DeSales High School will conduct a dress down day for $2.00. The students, faculty, and administration are encouraged to make a minimum $2.00 donation and to dress in either blue or yellow to demonstrate solidarity with the people of Ukraine. If parents or friends of the high school would like to donate to our efforts, please send in your cash or check with your child. Checks should be made out to Salesian Sisters with Ukraine written in the memo line. Should you prefer to make your donation via Pay Pal please click here or utilize the QR code on the flier below.

Another State Champion! Congratulations to SFD senior Pius Edzie (pictured middle) on winning the 2022 Poetry Out Loud State Championship! Pius becomes the second straight Stallion to capture top honors in the competition, with Monserrat Tlahuel-Flores (pictured far left) winning last year. There is also a great article in the February issue of The Quill, "Pius Proves Poetry Has Power" about Pius' POL experience. Read it here.

Senior Andres Arbona was recognized as the Westerville Rotary Student of the Month for his commitment to service. Congratulations Andres!

We enjoyed seeing many in our SFD community at our annual Men and Women of DeSales Mass last Saturday. A special thank you to Fr. Petry, from St. Anthony Parish, for celebrating Mass, and to the Salesian Sisters who spoke after Mass about incorporating the Salesian Way in our daily lives. Also, thank you to our Mothers Club for helping organize this community event.

Seniors in the government classes have been working on Civic Action Projects (CAP) over the past four months. These projects are designed to give students real world experience in problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration, and the practice of becoming engaged and effective citizens. Back in September students began to understand government policy and policymakers. In November students chose a current public policy problem in which they were interested, and began researching the issue and its connections to public policy. In early January they came up with a goal and proposals of what they could do to address this problem. Once their proposals were approved, they began engaging in a variety of civic actions designed to achieve their goal. One group's project, which has a personal connection to one of our students, was recently featured on 10TV.com.

Congratulations to our wrestling team on finishing as the Southwest District Runner-Ups over the weekend. Good luck to the wrestlers that qualified for the state meet later this week:

David McClelland (1st place at Districts)

Max Shulaw (2nd place at Districts)

Lincoln Shulaw (2nd place at Districts)

Owen Eagan (3rd place at Districts)

Marshall Froehlich (3rd place at Districts)

Aidan Rush (4th place at Districts)

Andrew Barford (4th place at Districts)

Zack Lopez (5th place at Districts)

Tickets may be purchased at www.ohsaa.org/tickets. Click "Individual Wrestling;" you will be redirected to Ticketmaster. There are several options for ticket purchasing:

To apply for Diocesan Tuition Assistance please visit online.factsmgt.com/signin/3WR52.

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.

On Sunday February 27, over 270 DeSales mothers and sons enjoyed our annual SFD Mother Son Dinner and Dance at Villa Milano. Lifetouch Photography was on site taking photos, which are featured at: stfrancisdesaleshighschooloh.shutterfly.com;

Password: STFRANCISZR19.

Lost & Found Alert: a Sacred Heart of Jesus charm was found, if you are missing it please email desalespix@gmail.com.

Thank you to all who attended!

The Saint Francis DeSales Performing Arts Department is proud to announce its spring musical, The Addams Family, a new musical comedy featuring music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice.  The Addams Family will be presented Friday and Saturday, April 8 and 9 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 10 at 3:00 p.m. in the Saint Francis DeSales Little Theatre. Tickets go on sale March 21. Adult tickets are $10 each; students are $5 each. Tickets may be purchased by visiting the DeSales website homepage at https://www.sfdstallions.org/spring-musical. Tickets will be sold at the door, subject to seating availability.

The Addams Family  features an original story, and it is every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s ‘normal’ boyfriend and his parents.

Parents: Please take a moment to review the letter and permission slip included today; both documents contain important information pertaining to the Prom and After Prom. This year's Prom 'Midnight in Paris' will be held Saturday, May 14th at Villa Milano Banquet Facility from 6pm to 11pm. After Prom will be held at the Westerville Recreation Center from 11:30pm to 1:30am. Note: this is a new location. Tickets for this year's event will be $85 per person. This price includes dinner, dancing and the After Prom.

A $7,000 scholarship is available to a current senior planning to attend The Ohio State University. The applicant must be active in community service or school, be self motivated, have compassion for others, maintain a 3.0 GPA and display financial need. Deadline to submit application is Friday, April 8, 2022. Application Link

This $800 scholarship is awarded to a current senior who is pursuing post-secondary education in the field of world and/or US history, political science and/or archeology. Special consideration will be given to students with an interest in teaching or those that have a passion for mentoring and/or tutoring. Deadline to submit application is Friday, April 8, 2022. Application Link

*All junior students 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.

List of symptoms students will be sent home for:

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):

Ohio Department of Health testing locations: https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/dashboards/other-resources/testing-ch-centers

Please upload a copy of your student's COVID vaccination card. This information will go directly to our school nurse. Click here to upload photo of documentation.

Please reach out to our School Nurse, Kelli Fitzpatrick, BSN, RN, LSN with any questions or concerns.

Phone: (614) 267-7808 Ext. 435

Email: fitzpatrick@desales.co

School Fax: (614) 265-3375