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3.22.16 Faculty & Staff Service Day SFHS faculty and staff offered 386 hours of service to nine local organizations . Projects included gardening , cleaning , organizing , painting , food packing , and ministries of hospitality .
3.24.16 FIRST Robotics Regional Competition Team 692 : The Fembots headed to the 2016 FIRST Robotics Regional Competition in the ARC Pavilion at UC Davis . The Fembots co-captains are Danielle ( Kiki ) Velez ’ 17 & Allison Oliveros ’ 17 .
4.5.16 Robots for Good At the Sacramento Kings game , SFHS and Jesuit officially announced our project partnership in Robots for Good . The Robots for Good Project will help hospitalized children experience the sights and sounds of a Kings game . Kids in the hospital can control the movements of the robot using a controller or their movements with an Xbox Kinect ! Both of our Robotics teams will be lead builders for the project over the course of the next year .
4.5.16 Vic Pitton : Girls Coach of the Year Head Basketball Coach Vic Pitton was named the Sacramento Bee Girls Coach of the Year for the 2015-16 season . Pitton was also the Delta League Coach of the Year , and celebrated his 14th season at St . Francis as the varsity basketball coach .
4.6.16 Easter Celebration Mass The St . Francis community celebrated Easter and was blessed to be joined by the Jesuit Liturgy Workshop and St . Rose Catholic School ( Roseville ) bell choir .
4.8.16 2nd Annual Valley View S . T . E . M . Expo Four members of the Robotics team , along with their coach Mr . Strawn , attended the S . T . E . M . Expo at Valley View Elementary School in Rocklin , CA . The robot drive team , comprised of Melanie Gustafson ’ 17 , Allison Oliveros ’ 17 , Jessica Oloriz ’ 18 , and Nicole Danuwidjaja ’ 18 , demonstrated the robot ’ s capabilities by driving it over a competition obstacle and gathering and shooting a game “ boulder .”
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4.14.16 NLI Signing Day Seven student-athletes signed or committed to plays sports at collegiate programs across the nation in conjunction with the third NCAA National Signing Day . The signees included Ashlynn Fresques ( Point Loma Nazarene , Volleyball ), Maggie Anderson ( Walsh University , Lacrosse ), McKenna Peterson ( St . Catherine , Swimming ), Shelby Tevis ( La Verne University , Softball ), Kiani Reyna ( Sacramento State , Track and Field ), Chase Worthen ( Cal Poly , Cross Country / Track & Field ) and Meredith Cook ( Occidental College , Soccer ).
3.28.16 - 4.5.16 Costa Rica Immersion Trip During Easter vacation , seven students and two teachers traveled to Costa Rica for a language and culture immersion experience which highlighted the unique flora and fauna of this beautiful Central American country .
4.15.16 - 4.17.16 State Championships Speech Tournament The Speech Team sent Isabelle Bauman ’ 17 , Mia Bonini ’ 16 , Julia Cannon ’ 17 , Tessa Crouch ’ 19 , Sophia Fox ’ 16 , Olivia Fu ’ 18 , Yukta Gutta ’ 19 , Alexandra Retodo ’ 17 to the State Championships at Mission College in Santa Clara , CA . It was an exciting event where all of the top Speech students throughout California competed .
April 8 , 2016 | Mom Prom
St . Francis hosted our very first Mom Prom on April 8th in the SF Gym . The SBO leadership transformed the gym with lanterns , twinkle lights , and delicious mini bundt cakes . Prizes were awarded for “ best twin with your mom ,” “ best throwback ” and “ best representation of theme .” There was even a spirited dance competition ! This new event is sure to become a favorite for Troubies and Moms alike !