College Financial Aid Webinar -- Tomorrow

You are invited to join us for our annual College Financial Aid Webinar which will be held virtually on Zoom Wednesday, November 13th. New this year, we will be holding the webinar at 12:00pm rather than in the evening, so we hope that you may have the opportunity to take a break in your day to eat lunch and listen in. As there have been recent changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), you will not want to miss this information! Please reach out to your student's assigned school counselor with any questions. 

Please click the link below to join tomorrow:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83727454231?pwd=fx3071AR3qx43996NWspDKZRtAikJV.1

Password: 704240

There are only a few days left to get your Father Daughter Dance tickets - don’t miss out! 

Tickets cannot be purchased at the door. Get yours today: https://www.sfdstallions.org/stallion-spotlight/father-daughter-dance-111724.

Stallions in the Spotlight

Senior Michael Haas is being recognized this week by the Columbus Dispatch for Student of the Week. Please take a moment to vote for him today! Vote Here.

Congratulations to senior Sarah Stevenson for being selected as the Westerville Rotary Student of the Month for November.

Last Friday we had the honor of celebrating Veterans Day with an all-school assembly. We welcomed several alumni, parents, past parents, grandparents and family friends to share in this special morning. Thank you to Brigadier General John Dreska, U.S. Army, for sharing his story with our school community during the morning assembly as well.

The members of the St. Vincent DePaul Club collected 14,324 cans over the past 3 weeks, beating the club's donation last year of 11,900 cans. Their advisors could not be more proud of the hard work and enthusiasm they showed for this great cause! 

Reminder: This is the last week to donate to our canned food drive -- let's finish strong.

33 young men traveled to the Josephinum last Tuesday to learn more about discerning their vocations at the 2024 Serra Club Young Men’s luncheon. We brought the largest group of any school! Please pray for all of our students to respond to God’s call for them in their lives.

Shout out to our fall sports athletes who worked hard all season. A special thank you to our seniors for your commitment over the past four years. The following teams added Championship titles to our rich tradition of excellence: Boys Soccer - CCL Champions, District Champions, Regional Champions; Boys Cross Country - CCL Champions; and Girls Volleyball - District Runner-Ups.

Class Rings

A representative from Herff Jones will be at our school on Thursday, November 21 during all lunch periods to help with sizing for those who wish to purchase a class ring.

More information can be found here, including class ring design options. Click here to place order.

Online Spirit Shop - Closes November 19

Check out this year’s online spirit shop. Get your Christmas shopping done early with all new student designed apparel from the Entrepreneurship class -- there is something perfect for all Stallion fans. The online shop is open from November 5 to November 19. Orders may be shipped to your home or picked up at school around December 10th.

SFD Spirit Wear Website 2024

Save the Date: Giving Tuesday and 🌟 Be The Light of DeSales🌟

This holiday season join us on a journey of generosity and goodwill from Tuesday, December 3 through Tuesday, December 31. It all begins on Giving Tuesday, a global celebration of philanthropy, kicking off our "Be The Light of DeSales."

This initiative extends beyond fundraising, representing a beacon of hope and progress for our community. We invite you to be part of something special as we come together to make a meaningful impact.

Mark your calendars and support "Be The Light of DeSales" this holiday season! 

Summer 2025 Trip

Germany Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary

Berlin, Dresden, Prague, Krakow, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Budapest

Spaces are filling up, and deadlines are approaching! Visit eftours.com and enter tour number 2738784YH to learn more about this amazing trip.

See Mr Ulry for questions: ulry@desales.co.

Chaplain's Corner

Praised be Jesus Christ! Our celebration of the Holy Eucharist at Mass on Sundays is the direction toward which we live our lives. As I mentioned last week, the Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian Life, so we should always have two things in mind. First, a gratitude for the strength that we have received from the Eucharist, then, second, the desire to receive Jesus again at the next Mass we attend. Pope Francis reminds us that "when we enter a church [or chapel] to celebrate the Mass, let us think like this: 'I am arriving at Calvary, where Jesus gives His life for me.' And in this way, [we can focus on] this beautiful thing which is the Mass, Jesus' victory." As we look forward each week toward the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass on Sunday, may we remember that everything we do is for the One Who gives Himself to us in the Eucharist.



~Father Johnstone

March for Life Bus Trip -- Registration Now Open

Registration is open now for the annual March for Life Bus Trip to Washington, D.C. on January 23-24, 2025. The two-day trip will include tickets to the two-day Life is VERY Good events sponsored by the Diocese of Arlington, dinner Thursday evening, breakfast and lunch Friday and a one-night hotel stay. The fee for the trip is $200 when registration is completed by November 22nd and is non-refundable. The registration fee will increase to $210 as of November 23rd when registration will open to other diocesan high school students.

Contact Molly Kraker at (614) 353-5686 or mollykraker@columbus.rr.com, Colleen Mascarin at 614-378-7266 or mascarin@desales.co or Beth Mitevski at 614-327-2923 or mitevski@desales.co with any questions regarding the trip.

Girls Bowling Team Needs You

ATTENTION LADY STALLIONS: The girls bowling team is in desperate need of 2-3 more bowlers for this season. They would need you start ASAP as their first match is the first week of December, and if they don’t have enough players by the first match the team will be disqualified from all matches and tournaments for the year. Please contact bowling@desales.co if you would like to join the team!

Scholarship Opportunity for Grades 9-12 

The Knights of Columbus Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship that will be awarded to Ohio Catholic students (grades 9-12) attending Catholic high schools in Ohio. The requirements considered for this scholarship are financial need of the student and family, a grade point average of 2.5 or higher, academic awards, community and/or parish involvement, and extracurricular activities. Applicants must be practicing Catholics. There will be no more than one winner per high school. Because the deadline falls during Thanksgiving break, students must submit completed applications to their school counselor by November 22nd (this is one week prior to the scholarship deadline). The application can be found at https://ohiocharityfoundation.org/scholarships/.