Winter 2016 45
3.1.16 & 3.8.16 Meet a Parent/Grandparent for
Lunch Days
3.19.16 Basketball Highlights
This Mass is a celebration of class unity and the blessing of class
rings. It is a bonding experience for the class and a powerful
visual and physical symbol of their sisterhood. The celebration is a
passage during Sophomore year for them to commemorate their
class unity through Mass and the blessing of a special item: a class
ring or family heirloom.
The St. Francis basketball team won the CIF NorCal Division I
Championship with a 66-52 come-from-behind victory over
Castro Valley. Their postseason run ended with a loss in the
CIF Division I State Championship but not before posting a set
of accomplishments that will be remembered forever in the
school’s history books. St. Francis lost 64-51 to Brea Olinda in their
quest for the second state championship in school history. The
Troubadours had not reached the state final since the school won
the Division III title in 1993, bringing back memories for alumnae
and fans alike. Several members of the 1993 team attended the
state final at Sleep Train Arena.
3.8.16 - 3.11.16 Kairos #59
3.19.16 - 3.26.16 New Orleans Service Trip
3.3.16 - 3.4.16 Sophomore Retreat 4
3.6.16 Sophomore Family Mass and Ring Ceremony
3.12.16 Spring Parent Retreat
SFHS Theology teacher and co-Theology Department chair Rick
Norman shared his insight on “Faith, Teenagers, and the Millennium.”
3.17.16 25th Annual International Night
The Modern and Classical Languages Department annually hosts
International Night, an evening of dinner and performances
celebrating cultural dance and music.
3.18.16 Lenten Prayer Service
During Lent, we are given the opportunity to reflect upon our
patterns, to pray more deeply, and grow in our relationship with
God. May Our Lord grant us all the graces we need and desire.
Nineteen students from the Class of 2016 participated in our
ninth service trip to New Orleans. Students joined the Corpus
Christi-Epiphany community for a Palm Sunday procession
and liturgy. Later the group enjoyed a Super Sunday Second
Line Parade of Mardi Gras Indians. New service site experiences
included volunteering at the Louisiana Children’s Museum and
construction site work with Youth Rebuilding New Orleans
(YRNO.) Students also worked with ARC of Greater New Orleans to
recycle 3,500 pounds of Mardi Gras beads.
3.21.16
Sydney Altobell ’16, Allison Oliveros ’17, and Nicole Danuwidjaja
’18 received the NCWIT Affiliate Award for Aspirations in
Computing at an event sponsored by the UC Davis C-STEM Center
and Bank of America. Twenty-two students represented Northern
California at the ceremony. Allison is a Northern California
Runner-Up, Sydney is a Northern California Winner, and Nicole is a
Northern California Winner and National Runner-Up.
March 12, 2016
Second Saturday Art Exhibition
Crowds of art enthusiasts enjoyed seeing incredible art
of all mediums. On display were over 100 student
works selected specifically for this show, mostly from
our Advanced Placement Art students.
March 4-12, 2016
Spring Musical: “Left”
This new, original musical was written by David
Blanchard & Thom Green for St. Francis. The story
line portrayed abandoned children and their descent
into savagery; left to themselves, far from modern
civilization, the children regress to a primitive state.