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10.2.15 Feast of St. Francis Student Celebration This community celebration brings us together as a school to honor our patron, St. Francis of Assisi, and included Mass and plenty of food and games. Charitable outreach for the Feast of St. Francis was twofold this year: In support of our brothers and sisters who sustained severe wildfire damage, students and staff donated over $ 1500 to Weed Wildfire Relief( Northern Valley Catholic Social Services). Secondly, in celebration of our theme of“ Caring for Creation,” the community raised $ 1,134 to purchase two water pumps, plants, trees, bees, and llamas for an impoverished community through Heifer International.
10.11.15 Open House More than one thousand guests came to campus to meet our teachers, students, coaches, and administrators. Nearly 180 student Ambassadors were on hand for guided campus tours, and the Arts Showcase featured our talented singers, dancers, musicians, and actors. After a warm welcome from our President, Principal, and SBO President, guests spent time viewing all that St. Francis has to offer and learning why it’ s great to be an SF Troubadour!
10.23.15- 10.31.15 Red Ribbon Week Each year St. Francis High School partners with The National Family Partnership to educate our youth on the dangers of drugs. The Red Ribbon Campaign is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation, reaching millions of young people during Red Ribbon Week, October 23-31, each year. Today, the Red Ribbon serves as a catalyst to mobilize communities to educate youth and encourage participation in drug prevention activities.
11.5.15- 11.6.15“ Finding Strength in God”- Sophomore Retreat 2
10.3.15 Feast of SF Community Celebration St. Francis kicked off the 75th Anniversary Celebration with a community-wide event honoring the Feast of our Patron, St. Francis of Assisi. Alumnae from nearly 60 of our graduating classes were in attendance. Everyone enjoyed the afternoon surrounded by faculty, classmates and their families. Special thanks to our event Co-Chairs Tina Bonilla Semon’ 86 and Julie Sazaki’ 86 for organizing a fantastic event.
10.7.15- 10.9.15“ Celebrating the Gift”- Junior Retreat 2
11.6.15- 11.14.15 Fall Musical:“ Mary Poppins” For two sold out weekends,“ Mary Poppins” thrilled audiences on the St. Francis Catholic High School stage. Over one hundred students were involved in bringing this classic story to life by singing and dancing on stage, playing in the orchestra and working technical magic behind the scenes. On November 10th, nearly 1,000 students from nearby elementary schools including Carl Sundhal Elementary, Holy Trinity, Leonardo da Vinci, Phoebe Hearst, St. John Vianney, St. Mary, St. Philomene, Sacred Heart and Shalom School came to see an abbreviated showing of Mary Poppins for our annual outreach performance!
November 2, 2015 | Golf Season Highlights
The golf team finished fourth at the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Tournament after winning the Delta League title and going undefeated in league play. Kate Swanson’ 16 joined Olivia Alcoran’ 19 and Patricia Sweeney’ 19 on the all-league team by virtue of the scores throughout the season. Swanson was named to the all-league team for the third consecutive year.