St. Francis de Sales

Athletes Sign to Play Sports in College

John Booth, Mackenzie Mayo, and Shelton Evans sign to play sports in college

Congratulations to John Booth who committed to play water polo for Notre Dame College of Ohio, Mackenzie Mayo who committed to play baseball for Trine, and Shelton Evans who committed to wrestle for Baldwin Wallace today in the presence of family, friends and coaches.

Mr. Scott Secrest Receives Eco-Service Award

The “Eco-Educator Award” for Secondary educators was presented recently to Mr. Scott Secrest by S.A.V.E. Inc. for his work on teaching about energy efficiency and wind and solar power as energy source alternatives.

Mr. Secrest graduated with a B.S. in Physics from Miami University and an M.S. in Physics from the University of Arizona. He has taught Honors Physics, AP Physics C: Mechanics, and AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism at St. Francis de Sales High School since the fall of 2000, and has been chair of the science department since 2004.

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Honors Physics Class

The Honors Physics Class, under the instruction of Scott Secrest, held its catapult spam toss demonstration and competition today. This end of the year project gives the students a chance to combine everything they have learned this year regarding energy and motion into a hands-on design and work project. The longest throw today measured 73 meters. 

"Les Miserables" SOLD OUT

"Les Miserables", set in the early 19th century, is the story of Jean Valjean a burly French peasant of abnormal strength and his quest for redemption after serving nineteen years in jail for having stolen a loaf of bread for his starving sister's child. Valjean decides to break his parole and start his life anew after a kindly bishop inspires him to, but he is relentlessly tracked down by a police inspector named Javert. Along the way, Valjean and a slew of characters are swept into a revolutionary period in France, where a group of young idealists make their last stand at a street barricade.

The music is powerful and memorable including such songs as, “At the End of the Day”, “I Dreamed a Dream”, “Lovely Ladies”, “Who am I”, “Master of the House”, “Do You Hear the People Sing” and many, many more.

Principal cast members include Derek Kastner as Jean Valjean, Robert Pamies as Javert, Erin Johns as Cossette, Alexis AbouAmaj as Eponine, Nick Dombi as Thenardier, Katie Shade as Madame Thenardie, Stephen Gullette as Marius, and April Varner as Fantine.

Knights' Mock Trial Team In Competition – Ames Wins Outstanding Attorney Award

St. Francis de Sales student attorneys Hunter Mortemore, left, and Andy Rutkowski confer at the Ohio Center for Law-Related Education’s Ohio High School Mock Trial Competition in Toledo Municipal Court (Read the whole story courtesy TheToledo Blade, photo by Lori King)

The SFS mock trial team, under the guidance of Mr. Gary Miesle, SFS instructor of Criminal Justice, Business Law, American Government, and Sports History, took part in the Ohio Center For Law Related Education’s annual high school mock trial competition in February at the Toledo Municipal Court. Members of the team are Senior Max Pfeiffer; Juniors Ethan Ames, Kyle Bueter, Brian Devaney, Colin Kenney, Aaron Natyshak, and Andrew Rutkowski; Sophomores Javier Gomez, Lionel Brock; and Freshmen David Hart, Kyle McGibbeny, and Hunter Mortemore. Ames was selected as the outstanding attorney by the judges presiding over his trial.

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