St. Francis de Sales High School

Our Mission

We are a Catholic college-preparatory high school community for young men. We promote the academic, spiritual, social and physical development of our students. We do this in the spirit of St. Francis de Sales who challenges us to "Be who we are and be that well."

Featured Events

We are collecting for the Thanksgiving Baskets right now! Here is a list for each homeroom as to what you are to bring in. We've commited to 50 families, so please help to make their Thanksgiving!

The 18^th Annual Knights' Ball will be held Saturday, December 5^th, 2009 at the Seagate Centre in Downtown Toledo. Please click here for your invitation! We're also hosting an online auction this year from 11/9-11/23. Please check it out!

L.A.S.S.O. is selling Knight Sport Scarfs.

Young Alumni Career Optimization Strategy Seminar: Young alumni, ages 18-24, are targeted for this AMAZING seminar. You do not want to miss this return on your SFS Investment and the power of networking with successful SFS grads in your prospective career field. Alumni leaders from all over the country are participating at this event to help young alumni gain skills helpful to them to maximize their careers. The event will be at SFS on December 21, at 3:00 p.m. Join your fellow Knights for an afternoon of great opportunity to advance your career efforts in a period of intense competition.

Go to Italy over Easter 2010! Dr. Nicholas Russo will be leading the trip. Click here for more information and deadlines.

Go to Spain in the Summer of 2010! Mrs. Christine Holliday will be leading the trip. Click here for more information and a list of deadlines.

Don Kober Inducted into City League Hall of Fame

Coach Tim Gerken and Coach Don Kober.

Coach Don Kober was a teacher and a coach at St. Francis de Sales High School for 35 years. During that time, his teams averaged 20 wins a year, resulting in a win-loss record of 660-251. Those victories included 15 City League championships and 11 City League titles. At the State level, Kober led the Knights to numerous Sectional, District, and Regional titles, and the Knights advanced to the State Final Four twice. He was elected to the Ohio Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2002.

Football All-Academic Awards

RJ Rios, Justin Price, Evan Bonfiglio, John Metzger, Greg Fockler, Alex Kenzie, John Fortunato, Tyler Johnston, Paul Fudacz and Pat Dyer collect their All-Academic Awards.

Preceding the City League Hall of Fame Game, All-Academic awards were presented to the following St. Francis football seniors for having at least a 3.0 GPA: Pat Dyer, Justin Price, John Fortunato, Noel Gerhart, Bill Dillon,Tyler Johnston, Greg Fockler, Alex Kenzie, RJ Rios, John Metzger, Mike D'Arcangelo, Paul Fudacz, Evan Bonfiglio and Lee Lukasik.

Students Honored in National Merit Competition

Daniel Yanos, Samuel Evola, Paul Fudacz, William Shellabarger, and Joshua Maciejewski

Five St. Francis de Sales seniors have been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program. These students have demonstrated outstanding academic potential by their strong performance in this highly competitive program.

St. Francis de Sales High School celebrates Red Ribbon Week each year. Teen Institute members organize the events and try to educate their peers on the importance of staying drug free. Red Ribbon Week provides a forum for which our community, schools, and individuals take a stand for the hopes, dreams, and safety of our children through a commitment to drug prevention and education. Red Ribbon week and its purpose support the values and ideals of our St. Francis Knights.

Twenty seven juniors and seniors were inducted into the school’s chapter of the National Honor Society. Jeff Smith, anchor for 13-ABC Action News Good Morning was the guest speaker for the National Honor Society Induction Ceremony held at St. Francis de Sales High School on October 27. Smith, a ’91 alumnus of St. Francis, is the school’s part-time journalism teacher and moderator of The Lance, the Knights’ student newspaper.

Water Polo Finishes 3rd at State

The St. Francis Water Polo Team wrapped up its season with a second straight 3rd place finish at the state tournament this past weekend in Mason, OH. The Knights lost to eventual champion Upper Arlington 8-6 in the semi-finals but rebounded to defeat defending champion Milford 9-6 in the consolation game to earn 3rd place. Leading the way were seniors Jake Hunter (4 goals), Andrew Swartz (4 goals), and Joe Hoffman (3 goals) and junior goalie Rowan Williams (23 saves). The Knights finished their season with a record of 18-12.

Soccer Advances to District Title Game

Northview's Michael McPeek, left, and St. Francis' Drew Peth battle for the ball during the District I semifinals at Southview last night. ( THE BLADE/ALORI KING )

St. Francis de Sales senior Tyler Graham's header ended 103 minutes of playoff soccer last night and gave the Knights a berth in the district finals.

Graham scored off of a pass from Jake Martin in the second period of sudden victory overtime for a 2-1 triumph over Northview. Graham's goal lifted St. Francis (13-3-1) to a win in the second 15-minute OT period in a Division I district semifinal at Southview.

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Afro Club in Session at St. Francis de Sales

“The Afro-American Club at St. Francis de Sales is a place where everybody can go and feel welcomed and get help,” according to Dwayne Dotson, this year’s president of the club. “We, the upperclassmen, are mentors to the new freshmen and sophomores in every area from their grades to their social life.” Keon Pearson, a junior and secretary of the club states, “The club’s purpose is to encourage and empower the Afro-American students at St. Francis. Our goal is to have 100% retention of our students and equal representation in all areas of the school, from academics to athletics. We, Afro-American students, represent 12% of the student body and we want to be well integrated into the climate of the community.” Under the supervision of their Moderator, Mr. Lincoln Kynard, the group is planning a day trip to tour Wayne State University with a side visit to the Charles H. Wright Afro-American History Museum. Dotson explained, “With this trip, we hope to learn more about our historical view of the world. The trip should also reinforce for us the idea that education is very important and that hard work and good grades can translate into scholarship money for college.” The other officers of the club this year are Stephen Houston as vice-president and Shannen Wesley as sergeant-at-arms. Dotson finished by saying, “We have a lot of big things we are trying to do this year.”

Keith Kennedy Awarded National Disability Swimming Service Award

Gail Dummer, the national chair of the USA Swimming Disability Committee, and Erin Popovich, multiple Paralympic Gold medalist with Keith Kennedy as he receives the National Disability Swimming Service Award.

GTAC and St Francis de Sales Head Swim Coach Keith Kennedy was awarded the National Disability Service Award at the USA Swimming National Convention in Chicago. Citing Kennedy's role as US National Paralympic Coach, Swim Clinician for the US Olympic Committee Military Summit, Coach of Paralympic Gold and Bronze Medalists, and the creator of the GTAC Disability Open, now in its 7th year, USA Swimming, Kennedy was honored for "his outstanding and continuous effort in making GTAC a place where everyone can swim and creating opportunities for swimmers with disabilities throughout the nation."