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 | Students in the Spotlight |  | Juniors Jordan No ble and Leah Selmek (pictured left) have been nominated as Martin Luther King Scholars and will be honored at the 9th Annual MLK Junior Scholar Celebration at The Ohio State University on January 10, 2012. Central Ohio's top African American juniors and their parents will be honored with a special program which includes dinner, a keynote speaker, and recognition during the MLK Day Celebration. Jordan and Leah, along with Kalia Bond-Henriquez, Kasey Moore and counselor, Ms. Costelllo, attended a "Celebration of Diversity" Day at Otterbein University as well. The day consisted of information about applying to college, financial aid, scholarships and concluded with a lunch and campus tour.
St. Francis DeSales High School is proud to announce that 475 students, which accounts for 58% of the entire student body, have achieved 1st Quarter Honor Roll recognition with a GPA of 3.5 and above, and conduct grades of 85% or higher. Congratulations to these students!
Hugo Salto and Sarah Schaber (pictured right) have been nominated to attend the Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership Conference this spring at Denison University. They will be joined by sophomores all over Central Ohio to learn about leadership skills and interact with mentors in business, education, and science.
The Business & Personal Law class took a field trip to the new Franklin County Court of Common Pleas. The class of 15 students, along with Mr. Montenaro observed both civil and criminal cases. The students enjoyed the trip, and many of them said that they would venture down to the court in the future on their own accord.
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| Canned Food Drive
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Our annual canned food drive kickoff assembly will take place on November 23 at 8:00 a.m. Turn in days will be the following week: Tuesday, November 29 through Friday, December 2. Students will turn cans in upon arrival to school in the theatre lobby. Parents and community members are welcome to drop off canned goods at any time during school hours (7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) in the main office. If you would like to drop off cans after hours, please place them by the visitors' entrance door (by North parking lot). Our goal is to collect 30,000 cans, and fill a school bus each day of the drive to deliver to St. Stephen's Community House. *Our neighbors at St. Matthias parish will also collect canned goods during this drive. We thank them for their support too.
An easy way to collect canned goods!Canned Food Drive Neighborhood Support Letter available here. Download letter to distribute throughout your neighborhood, and pick up donations a few days later!
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| Upcoming Events |
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Fall Show - Three Murders and It's Only Monday!
Date: November 19 and 20
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: SFDHS Little Theatre
Cost: $8.00
Little Theatre Dedication: Immediately following the show on Saturday, Principal Garrick will honor Mrs. Jackie Messerschmitt by renaming the DeSales Little Theatre after her. Jackie worked at DeSales as a Teacher, Assistant Principal and Head Theater Director for 27 years before retiring last spring. A wine and cheese reception will be held at the school beginning at 6pm, prior to the start of the show. All are invited. Please RSVP to Colleen Herr at 614-267-7808 ext. 142 or cherr@cdeducation.org by November 14th so we can plan accordingly.
Sophomore Service Team Bakes For A Cause
Date: November 21
Time: 3:15 p.m.
Where: Room 132
On Monday, November 21, the Sophomore Service Team will be in Ms. Wiemels' room after school baking tasty treats for their bake sale the following day (11/22). All proceeds will go to the canned food drive.
Mom's Prayer Group
Date: November 21
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: Chapel
The group will meet on December 5 and December 19 as well.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Date: December 1
Girls Soccer State Championship Celebration Open House
Date: December 12
Time: 7 p.m.
More information will be included in the next Weekly DeTales.
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| Investing In A Champion | | |
"Investing in a Champion" Annual Fund Campaign is underway for this year. Earlier this month, you received your Annual Fund letter in the mail. The school is dependent upon a strong partnership with its alumni, parents, faculty, staff, parents of alumni, and friends. The Annual Fund is one of the school's most essential resources because it supports every student. Tuition does not cover the full cost of a DeSales education. Gifts to the Annual Fund create an essential bridge between tuition revenue and the actual cost of a DeSales education.
Your gift to the annual fund helps ensure that our students and future students can experience a St. Francis DeSales High School education and share in the SFDHS dream. Gifts to the Annual Fund are tax-deductible and are recognized in the Annual Report. To make your secure gift on-line, please click on the following link: www.desalesonline.org.
P.S. You will be receiving a second "Investing in a Champion" Annual Fund brochure in the mail due to a printer's error in not sealing the return envelope. Our apologies for any inconvenience.
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| Stallion Sports Highlights | |
Anthony Ciammaichella has verbally committed to play college lacrosse at Marquette University. Marquette's program will be new to the NCAA at the Division I level. Anthony joins three other DeSales lacrosse players in committing to schools to play at the next level. Kelsey Albanese has also just committed to play softball at Ohio Dominican University.
Senior Pete Ryan was voted Division II Cross Country "Runner of the Year" at the Central District Cross Country banquet this week. Congratulations goes out to all the fall student-athletes for their very succe  ssful seasons!
STATE CHAMPIONS!! Boys Soccer STATE SEMI-FINALISTS Volleyball REGIONAL RUNNER-UP Football REGIONAL SEMI-FINALISTS Cross Country PETE RYAN FINISHED 16TH IN THE STATE CC MEET Girls Tennis MY LINH LI FINISHED 3RD IN THE STATE Boys Golf DANNY HELIN QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE TOURNAMENT
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Last Friday St. Vincent DePaul Club members, Paige Gastaldo, Kara Hoying, Eunice Agyapong and Mackenzie Kraker, went to ResCare, an independent living facility for physically challenged adults, to celebrate their fall festival.
Several members of the club also sponsored a Halloween Party for children in the after-school program at St. Stephen's Community House. The "big kids" and little kids both enjoyed their time together, making crafts and nibbling on treats!
Club members continue to make sandwiches each month for St. Stephen's Community House and St. Lawrence Haven as well.
Pictured top left: Enjoying the fall festival with ResCare residents; pictured bottom left: a group of SVDP members happily make sandwiches at an after school meeting.
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| Announcements | |
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, we will not send out a Weekly DeTales next Friday. However, if you have news to share, please email them to kcofojoh@cdeducation.org and we will promote it in a future issue. Second Quarter Mid-term week closes today. Mid-term week falls early this year, therefore the grades you will see in PowerSchool are only a snapshot of what has been done up to this point in time. Please continue to check PowerSchool in the weeks ahead for further updates. Mid-term grades will be sent home on Tuesday, November 29.
Senior yearbook headshots will be taken Friday, December 9 during lunch periods. It's time for the SERRV Fair Trade Christmas gift sale done by the global language classes and the Spanish club. You can find gift items to buy at www.serrv.org and add them to our order forms here at school in order to take advantage of the "no tax and shipping rate." All order money is needed by the end of November and the gifts will arrive before we leave for Christmas break. Please contact Mrs. Erin Rao at erao@cdeducation.org with questions or to place an order. European Tour Summer 2012
Because of demand, more seats have been added!
Germany-Poland-Czech Republic-Hungary
Sites and cities: Berlin, Dresden, Prague, Krakow, Auschwitz, and Budapest
Contact sulry@cdeducation.org with questions.
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"Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you. Often invoke them, constantly praise them, and make good use of their help and assistance in all your temporal and spiritual affairs."
- St. Francis de Sales
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