First Turn-in Day This Thursday!

FIRST TURN-IN DATE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11
Looking for an easy way to earn your club or team $250? Turn in a donation for Casino Royale on or before Thursday, February 11, and your organization will be entered into a drawing to win $250! Donations can be dropped off to the Advancement Office in the Franciscan Center. Please attach donation form with basket/gift.

Casino Royale Dinner Auction Save the Date: Saturday, March 19

Corral for the Kids Dodgeball Tournament

When: Monday, February 15th
 @ Noon
Join us for the 2nd annual Corral for the Kids Dodgeball Tournament this weekend. All proceeds benefit the patients of Nationwide Children's Oncology/Hematology/Bone Marrow Transplant Department. Entry fee is $5 for spectators! 

Corral for the Kids members Lucia Tuffey, Kyle Moon, Dominic Julian, Abbey Dop, Annie Ryan, and Sarah Pancake attended the BuckeyeThon Dance Marathon at Ohio State University this past weekend. The event raised over $1.3 million for pediatric cancer! Thanks to the support of DeSales, we were able to contribute to that total! 

There's still time to register! Register Today!
Students in the Spotlight

St. Francis DeSales was proud to host the first ever College Information Night for Latino students and families last Thursday in the Little Theater. Over 40 students and parents attended a bilingual presentation by Mr. Luis Fernando Mac�as, a doctoral candidate from The Ohio State University. He discussed the LASER mentoring program for Latino students at OSU and reviewed college admission issues and questions. Students who qualify are invited to participate in his current research study. Our goal is to create a LASER mentoring program here on our campus. S�, se puede!

French National Honor Society members welcomed our French exchange students yesterday with a breakfast to kick-off their visit. 


Catholic Foundation Grant

Saint Francis DeSales High School recently received the 2016 Responsive Grant in the Catholic Education and Faith Formation category from The Catholic Foundation.  

This $7,000 grant allowed for the installation of 13 new high resolution IP security cameras around the school. These cameras will allow for greater monitoring of the activities outside of the school while also allowing staff to clearly identify visitors who are entering the building. Additionally, the grant enabled the school to upgrade internal viewing software for easy playback and review of camera footage.  The camera installation took place the week of January 25.

DeSales would like to thank alum Mike O'Reilly '89 of OV Solutions, Inc. for assisting on the strategic planning and installation of the cameras.  
Dress for Success

The Business Club invites you to Dress for Successthe third of five modules of the Emerging Leaders' Business Etiquette classes, to be held on Wednesday, February 17th. This module will include a fashion show with DeSales students serving as models! Snacks and drinks will be provided. This program is free to members of the Business Club. Non-members can attend for $5.00 per module which can be paid at the door (Franciscan Center). Any Non-Business Club member must respond to an EVITE by first e-mailing Mr. Montenaro at [email protected] by Friday, February 12th.
Upcoming Events

ALL-SCHOOL RETREAT 
When: February 10

ASH WEDNESDAY MASS
When: February 10; 1:45PM
Where: SFD Gymnasium

NO CLASSES
When: February 12 and February 15

MID-TERM WEEK
When: February 16 - February 19

BLOOD DRIVE
When: February 24; 7:30AM to 1:30PM
Where: SFD Gymnasium
Contact senior Charlie Romano to sign up. 

SAVE THE DATE:  Spring Grandparents Day 
When: March 11; 8:30AM
Invitations were mailed last week to grandparents of those families who already submitted addresses. If you haven't submitted information, but would still like an invitation sent, please email Karen Cofojohn.

Link to Full School Calendar
Daily Reflection

Death, afflictions and other disasters which make up a large part of life and which are punishments for sin become, through the gentle mercy of God, so many steps to climb up to Heaven, so many means to grow in grace, and so many merits to gain glory. Therefore, it is right to say that we should love poverty, hunger, thirst, sadness, sickness, persecution and death, because they are just punishments for our faults, punishments so tempered by divine mercy that their very bitterness becomes something to be loved. (T.L.G. Book 3, Ch. 1; O. V, pp. 110-111)


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