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Click here for the 2013-14 SFS All-Campus Calendar at a Glance
Saturday, August 31st
9:00 a.m. Soccer @ KCD, All "A" Tournament
Sunday, September 1st
2:00 Improv Team Competition at "Louisville's Got Talent," Jewish Community Center
Monday, September 2nd
Labor Day - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, September 3rd
5:30 p.m. Field Hockey vs. Presentation
6:00 p.m. Soccer vs. Sayre
Wednesday, September 4th
Freshman/Senior Lunch
Thursday, September 5th
5:30 Field Hockey vs. South Oldham
Saturday, September 7th
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. 10th Grade Parent Gathering at the home of Suzy and Ranjit Bagga
Wednesday, September 11th
6:30 p.m. Parent Night Program - All parents invited! You will learn more about the upcoming year and go through your child's class schedule. Please join us!
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Head of Downtown Campus
We welcomed new parents to the Downtown Campus community on Wednesday night with our annual New Parent Dinner. Many thanks to our Parent Association for coordinating this lovely event.
Yesterday, all students and faculty watched "From One Second to the Next," Warner Herzog's new documentary about the dangers of texting and driving. It is well worth the 35-minute viewing time, for teens or adults. There is a link to the film on our Facebook page, or it can be easily found on YouTube by searching the title or filmmaker.
In English classes these past two weeks, students have been discussing Blood Horses, the all-school summer reading book. The faculty read Blood Horses, of course, and in addition, read one of two other books (along with our colleagues at the Goshen and Preschool campuses). Our choices were Sandra Steingraber's Raising Elijah: Protecting Children in an Age of Environmental Crisis and Madeline Levine's Teach Your Children Well. Raising Elijah is part memoir, part science text, in which ecologist and author Steingraber addresses the environmental crisis facing the next generation, focusing on the threats to their health as they grow and the lack of protective government regulations. Teach Your Children Well addresses the end result parents want to see - healthy, happy, successful children - while calling into question which parenting values and choices will achieve these results. (And also: what defines "successful"?) Teach Your Children Well is written for an audience of parents, but was also informative for us as educators, spawning some excellent discussion in our faculty meetings prior to the start of school. The book had much to say about our philosophy of working with students to foster independence and self-reliance by balancing privilege with responsibility.
Terri White, our Director of Student Services, holds monthly parent discussion groups on various topics related to raising teenagers. One of those meetings this year will be a book discussion group about Teach Your Children Well. If you are interested in reading it and joining us for that discussion later this fall, please do so! The parent discussion group dates will be listed in the next Wyvern Weekly.
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This Week in Wyvern Athletics
Field Hockey
The field hockey team traveled to Assumption on Tuesday night. The Wyverns were back to full strength with the return of starters Bridget Cantrell and Page Dabney. They fought hard but fell to the Rockets.
Up next for St. Francis are home games against perennial power Presentation on Tuesday, followed by a matchup with South Oldham on Thursday. Both games begin at 5:30 p.m.
Soccer
The soccer team completed its run in the Mustang Classic by taking on the host on Saturday morning. The Wyverns did not fare well, losing to the eventual tournament champions.
After four days of rest and practice, St. Francis opened play Thursday in another tournament, the 7th Region All-"A" Classic at KCD against Brown. Due to the heat, officials implemented a 10-minute break every 20 minutes of play to give players an opportunity to hydrate as often as possible. Abas Isgowe worked his way through the defense late in the first half to open up the scoring off an assist by Michael Malpartida. By halftime, St. Francis had a commanding 2-0 lead. A goal by senior Riley Gregor put the Wyverns ahead 3-0 and Abas Isgowe completed the hat trick for his third goal of the night with under 10 minutes to play to seal the 4-0 victory. Along with Malpartida, assists came from Jose Zapata, Gregor and Isgowe.
The Wyverns advance to take on the host KCD Bearcats on Saturday morning for the championship. The Wyverns find themselves in unmarked territory as none of its current players has experience in this tournament's championship game. The Bearcats are coming off consecutive victories over Eastern and Collegiate. In the last St. Francis-KCD meeting, the All-"A" semi-finals last season, St. Francis fell 4-3 to the Bearcats. Game time Saturday is set for 9:00 a.m. at KCD, with St. Francis slated as the home team.
Golf
The inuagural season for golf at St. Francis has begun. The team is practicing and preparing for its first matches. Nina Erbes, the lone member of the girls' team, will begin with a match against PRP on September 9th at Sun Valley Golf Course. On September 17th, the boys will take on North Oldham at Heritage Hills. Both teams will play against Walden on September 26th at the Polo Fields.
Cross Country
The Wyvern runners,small but mighty, are also practicing in preparation for their first competitions. More to come on them!
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 | | Sarah Harlan, PA President |
Message from PA President
Your Downtown Campus PA hit the ground running this year! Thank you to everyone who helped out at the Book Sale and especially to Karen Morrison and Tess Krebs, the 12th grade reps and Book Sale coordinators.
Big thanks also to all the "veteran" parents who sent in items and welcomed guests for the New Parent Dinner on Wednesday. We had a great turnout and there was a very positive Wyvern vibe for the whole event. Thank you especially to Felicia Goodman and Beth Kuhn, the 10th grade reps, who were the key point people for the dinner.
10th grade parents--be sure to mark your calendars for the 10th grade parent gathering, a wonderful opportunity to mingle with your fellow parents. You will be getting together on Saturday, September 7th, from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., at the home of Suzy and Ranjit Bagga. Watch your inboxes for an Evite from Suzy!
The 9th grade parent gathering will be held Sunday, September 22nd, from 5:00 - 7:30 p.m. at Gilda's Club--mark your calendars and watch for more information coming your way soon! Junior and senior parents--pencil in October 5th for the juniors and November 2nd for the seniors. More details to follow!
Those of you St. Francis-Kroger card-carrying shoppers out there--reload, reload, reload!! You'll hear more about this on Parent Night on September 11th--I'm looking forward to seeing everyone there!
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MAKE SURE TO READ...
VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1) Complete your Family Information Forms by clicking here.
2) Check Teacher Sites
Syllabi and assignments can be found on teachers' Google sites. Go to our old web site (new one under construction, coming soon!) at www.stfrancishighschool.com, click on Academics and then Faculty and Staff to see a listing of all teachers.
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Development Dish
5-Week AnnualFund Drive
LET'S DO THIS!!!
We have officially kicked off our 5-Week Annual Fund Drive. Last year we finished with 98% parent participation and I know we can reach the 100% mark this year! You will receive a letter and a pledge envelope in the mail early next week. Please get those back to school as soon as possible! If you do not receive one we have extras at the front desk. THANK YOU in advance for your support and generosity!
Save the Date!
"Our Good Earth" 2013 Farm-To-Table Dinner and Auction Gala at the Goshen Campus Saturday, October 12th |
Family Picnic and Polo Event
The annual St. Francis Polo and Picnic event will be held Sunday, September 15th at Hardscuffle Farm in Prospect. Gates open atnoon and the match begins at 1:00. This is a casual, family-friendly event - bring your picnic or purchase food from the Bar-B-Lou food truck (supplemented by the bake sale efforts of the 10th grade class). Admission is $40 per car. A great chance to relax and enjoy a beautiful afternoon with St. Francis friends! Click here for the flyer.
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Come Support Our Improv Team - Your Votes Count!
 The Jewish Community Center's CenterStage is hosting an event called "Louisville's Got Talent." The SFS High School improv team, "Currently Out of Order," coached by Rachael Dobring, auditioned last weekend and were chosen to be in the top 20. They will compete for first place on September 8th at 2:00 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center. We need your help! Audience members will be voting. 50% of our total score is decided by the audience. Please come join us and vote for our team. There are only 250 tickets available, so purchase ASAP. Tickets are $7 for kids and $10 for adults. Please purchase by phone at 502-459-0660 or click here.
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St. Francis Students in Turkey
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