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STUDENTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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Senior Eric Niehaus was selected as a "Super Achieving Student" and will appear in the May issue of Columbus Monthly Magazine. The article will feature 6 students chosen over the Columbus metro school district.
Junior Kristen Sellan is a finalist once again this year for the Jefferson Award (she was also a finalist last year). She is among 20 people who were nominated based on their community service, and chosen by a panel of judges. These judges pick the top five finalists as winners on April 5. Good luck Kristen!
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LENTEN MESSAGE
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Spring Greetings:
I hope this edition of DeTales finds you and your family doing well. It is hard to imagine that we are less than a week away from the "official" start of Spring; however, the past two weeks have provided us with incredible weather. I am hopeful that you have been able to take advantage of these beautiful days by spending some time outdoors.
I must say that the brightness of the sun and the extra warmth has provided a nice sense of energy to our school community as we approach the close of our Third Academic term. The St. Francis DeSales High School students and staff have been very busy with their academic obligations. More importantly, as a faith community we have been actively participating in our Lenten journey. We have already been provided with opportunities to pray, fast, and to give alms as we anticipate the celebration of Easter which marks the resurrection of Jesus.
As people of faith we realize that it is through the gift of Christ's resurrection that we are given the opportunity to celebrate the awesome gift of life. It seems to me that when you combine the joy associated with Easter and the beauty and rebirth associated with Spring we are blessed with an affirmation of Christ's abundant love.
I think it important to note as the leader of this school that the energy associated with this time of the year is very positive and it provides us, as educators, with many chances to convey the Gospel messages that are fundamental to our faith. I am most pleased that our teachers do an outstanding job of seizing such teachable moments.
I am prayerful that during the remainder of your Lenten journey each of you will be graced with the peace and serenity to reflect on Christ's example of unconditional love. Christ's death and resurrection provides each of us with the gift of eternal life. During this solemn time of retreat and reflection please take the occasion to give thanks to God for his gifts of life and love.
In closing, find comfort in knowing that our community's prayers are with you and your family. I humbly request that you take time to pray for those community intentions that are placed on our Lenten prayer cross, and please keep in your prayers members of our Junior Class who will participate in the Urban Plunge this coming week. May the peace and love of our Savior continue to accompany you and your families during this Holy Season of Lent.
Peace and God's Blessings,
Dan Garrick '79
Principal
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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CAREER FAIR
WHEN: March 20WHERE: Gymnasium
TIME: 6:30-8 p.m.
TOWN HALL MEETING
When: March 22 and/or 27
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: Little Theatre
RSVP below to the date you plan to attend!
You are invited... Thursday March 22, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT During the course of our strategic planning process, St. Francis DeSales High School has pin-pointed topics of interest for our community. We invite you to a town hall meeting to address these topics. You are invited... Tuesday March 27, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT During the course of our strategic planning process, St. Francis DeSales High School has pin-pointed topics of interest for our community. We invite you to a town hall meeting to address these topics.
SPRING MUSICAL - ANYTHING GOES WHEN: March 23, 24, 30, and 31
WHERE: Little Theatre TIME: 7 p.m.
Cost: $10
8th ANNUAL MOTHER DAUGHTER LUNCHEON
"Imagine, Believe, Achieve"
WHEN: March 25
WHERE: Villa Milano, 1630 Schrock Road
TIME: 1-4 p.m.
Cost: $22/person - includes lunch, dessert and beverages
Matt Ryan/WNCI will serve as emcee and we will proudly welcome Monica Day/NBC4 as our special guest speaker. Senior scholarships will be awarded, there will be door prizes, and baskets will be raffled off to lucky winners. All mothers, daughters, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, cousins, or any special females in your life are welcome! Tickets must be purchased in advance. Orders may be sent to school to the attention of Peggy Griffith, or students may purchase tickets during lunch periods on Wednesday, March 21 or Thursday March 22. There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, March 23, so tickets MUST be purchased by March 22! For questions or additional information, please contact Tracey Moody at traceymoody@att.net or 614-402-5165. Ticket form available here!
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SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
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COUPON CLIPPING!
The French Club will once again collect coupons which will be given to military families to use wherever they normally shop for groceries and other household items. There are about 30 bases in the world that are part of this program; 19 of them are currently on the coupon adoption list. Coupons should have the words "manufacturer's coupon" printed on the coupon. Expired coupons can be sent up to 2 months expired on the date that we send as international mail. They normally use the coupons up to six months after expiration. Coupons may be turned in to Ms. Andrus' mailbox March 19-30. Merci! OUTREACH TO NEIGHBORING STATE Current parent, Ron Yarano, is collecting donations for the Henryville, Indiana area that was hit by a few tornados this spring. The donations will go to Saint Francis Xavier church in Henryville. Below are the items that the church is in need of: Food any kind, including Coffee, hot chocolate, Kool-Aid coolers, Capri sun, Peanut butter and jelly, and Diabetic foods; Over the counter medicines, including bandaids, aspirin, rubbing alcohol, Neosporin, sinus and cold medicines; Personal items, including toothbrushes and paste, soap, toilet paper, adult and baby diapers; Clean up materials, including tarps, shovels, rakes, brooms, trash bags, packing tape, scrubbing brushes, laundry detergent, bleach, and dish detergents, and flashlights, batteries, dog and cat food. He will deliver the items on Holy Thursday or Good Friday. If you have any questions, please call Ron Yarano at 614-560-0872. PB & J DRIVE - Click here for a message from Freshman Class President, Meghan Springer! When you are out grocery shopping this week, please consider picking up an extra jar of Peanut Butter. Freshmen Student Council members will be collecting Peanut Butter the week of March 26. Your student may also donate $2 to the cause. All who participate will receive a PB & J sandwich on Friday, March 30 for lunch, and get to be out of uniform that day! Peanut Butter will go to the St. James the Less food pantry, and to Saint Francis Xavier church in Indiana (see above).
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FRENCH EXCHANGE
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DeSales and Watterson just said good bye to 40 exchange students from our sister school in Le Havre, France. Now, we are planning our return trip. Why not consider the trip from your student? The price will never be lower, and the educational and personal rewards are immeasurable. The dates are from June 7 to June 22, and the estimated cost is $2,000 (the trip is only open to students). Please contact Ms. Andrus or Ms. Costello for a full trip itinerary.
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SPIRITUAL REFLECTION
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We are now at the half-way point in our Lenten journey.
There is so much yet to learn, to examine, to heal, to renew.
We have a sense of the patterns we are naming and a sense of the graces we
are asking for, as well as the ways God is working in us.
We want to be ready and our Lord wants us to be confident.
So we keep asking and we keep giving thanks, throughout our day.
"I am the Savior of all people," says the Lord.
Whatever their troubles,
I will answer their cry,
and I will always be their Lord
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