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STALLIONS IN THE HEADLINES
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Canned Food Drive Results
Thank you to our entire community for your participation in the annual canned food drive. We collected approximately 12,000 non-perishable food items, and delivered them to St. Stephen's Community House and Christian Assembly. We will also be donating a portion of the monetary donations to St. James the Less Food Pantry. Students pictured below at St. Stephen's on the final delivery day.
SFDHS' second annual Poetry Out Loud Competition will take place next Tuesday after school in the Little Theatre. We will have 18 students competing in this national poetry recitation competition. The winner will move on to the state competition in March, and the Ohio winner will move on to the national finals in Washington D.C. in May to compete for $20,000. Please click here to view list of participating students. We hope you come out and support them!
Congratulations to senior Simon Cain for being selected as December's Westerville Rotary Student of the Month. Guidance Counselor Mr. Baker accompanied Simon to a luncheon at Villa Milano yesterday for this recognition. Pictured left.
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| CODE MEETING FOLLOW UP | | | This is a reminder to parents of freshman students and transfer students who were unable to attend the CODE meetings held in September: Today, Friday, December 7, is the deadline to review the informational PowerPoint and submit the questionnaire. Please contact Lisa Monroe (monroe@desales.co) or Stephanie McDaniel (smcdanie@cdeducation.org) if you have any questions. |
| TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE | | | St. Francis DeSales High School is looking for volunteers to serve on an External Technology Committee to aid our Director of Technology and Director of Technology Instruction as we move forward with preparations to implement a 1:1 program for the 2013-2014 school year. Those with questions or interested parties should contact Assistant Principal, Mr. Jim Jones at 614-267-7808 x.115 or jijones@cdeducation.org prior to Wednesday, December 19. Our first meeting will be held in the early weeks of January. |
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Westerville Busing Information
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Parents and/or guardians of students who attend SFDHS and reside within the Westerville City School district may be eligible for Payment-In-Lieu of Transportation which is available through Westerville City Schools. Information regarding the registration process is available on the Westerville City Schools Transportation Website (Private School Transportation 2012-2013 Information). For proper processing and payment, all additional registrations must be submitted to the Westerville City Schools Enrollment and Family Resource Center by Monday, December 10, 2012. For more information, please contact Randy Snyder, Assistant Manager at the Department of Purchasing and Logistics at snyderr@wcsoh.org. |
| SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE ONLINE | | St. Francis DeSales High School recognizes the value of a Catholic Education and makes every effort to assist our families in meeting tuition needs. In 2011-2012, $650,000 was given out in grants and scholarships. Applications for the scholarships offered through SFDHS are to be submitted to the Institutional Advancement Department by February 1, 2013. Please note: An online recommendation form must also be filled out prior to the February 1st deadline.
Scholarship Information and Application Scholarship Recommendation Form St. Francis DeSales Grant-in-Aid Program
All students planning to attend St. Francis DeSales High School for the 2013-2014 school year may also apply for tuition assistance directly from the school. Funds are limited to families who have a demonstrated need and are only granted to those who complete the financial aid application and submit it with the required documents prior to the March 15, 2013 deadline. Financial Aid Application |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Christmas Choir Concert
Where: Little Theatre
Admission is $5.00.
Advent Reconciliation
When: December 11; during school hours
Poetry Out Loud Competition
When: December 11; 3:15pm
Where: Little Theatre
Red and Green Dress Down Day and Pictures with Santa
Wear your favorite red and green to school for a $2.00 donation, and bring an extra $1.00 to get your picture taken with Santa at lunch. All money goes to Student Council's Adopt-a-Family project.
Christmas Band Concert
When: December 12; 7:30pm
Where: Gymnasium
Christmas in the Courtyard
When: December 13; 6pm
We will host 100 children from the aftercare school program at St. Stephen's Community House for one fun-filled evening with members of the senior class. As the children arrive, they will be paired up with a senior partner and then share a meal together. Each senior will also be providing their child with a gift that they have purchased for the event. Following dinner, it will be off to senior hall for various craft making and pictures with Santa! At the end of the evening, we will have a special tree-lighting ceremony in the senior courtyard.
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SPIRITUAL REFLECTION
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I would like to talk to you about Saint Ambrose, archbishop of Milan, whose feast we are about to celebrate...We should have a particular veneration for him because he was the spiritual father of Saint Augustine. He was a lovable man, full of charity and zeal for the glory of God, and a vigilant pastor; in a word, a man enriched with every virtue, very careful in carrying out all his priestly duties...Although gentle and forgiving by nature, all the same he did not fail to show firmness in correcting and punishing those who were guilty (e.g., the emperor Theodosius), without letting himself be deterred by other considerations. A man of God is recognized by his works. (Sermons 38; O. IX, p. 145)
To view more from the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, please visit "Daily with de Sales."
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