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

KnightFest: A Celebration of the Arts will be held Sunday, March 21st. Click here for your invitation!

The Brisson Association will be holding it's annual Father/Son 3 on 3 Tournament on Saturday, March 27th in The Pit! Click here for more information! The registration form is here

A Knight of Insight is to be held Wednesday, March 31st at 7:15 P.M. in the SFS Chapel. For more information click here.

Knights in the News

	Jack Meyers and Zip for the Cure
	Mountain of Kleenex Collected
	Knights are state swimming runners-up; 2 St. Francis relay teams win
	Rivalries enliven 'Tam-O' hockey crowds
	Notre Dame, St. Francis take district championships
	Keith Hoody of St. Francis de Sales High School
	St. Francis eyes state title
	St. Francis beats top seed St. John's
	Cromwell steps down as Knights head coach
	St. Francis wearing a bull's-eye
	Knights' Cromwell steps down as football coach
	Cromwell retires

Aqua Knights Are Ohio State Meet Runner Up

The Aqua Knights placed second at States this weekend. This is especially amazing seeing as the Knights accomplished this feat without a single senior on the squad. Congratulations Knights! We'll be looking forward to next year.

Ash Wednesday Service

The student body gathered on Ash Wednesday for a prayer service to recognize the beginning of Lent, the season of the church that precedes Easter, the most holy time of the year for Catholics. Ashes were distributed as the reminder to us “you are dust and into dust you shall return.”

Don Conry, Campus Ministry Director, explained to the young men that “Lent serves as a time for us to deflate our egos and to recognize that without God, we would be nothing more than dust.” He acknowledged that with out a doubt we all like to win, be it on the soccer field, the football field, the swimming pool, at the city league level, the CYO level, or the intramural level, winning feels good!

Preparing for the Italian Dinner are the Peer brothers (L-R) Jeff '75, Dave '73, Paul '79, Jim '68, with their mother, Connie Sofo Peer, who oversees the cooking.

The 20th Annual Italian Dinner was a huge success with a sell-out crowd. The Peer brothers and their crew were cooking all day long preparing the meal sponsored by Sofo Foods. Guests enjoyed a delicious Italian dinner of Florentine stuffed shells, tri-color cheese tortellini in Alfredo sauce, meatballs baked to perfection with a gentle blanket of red sauce, Italian breaded boneless chicken breast, and oven roasted vegetables coated in olive oil. The Italian feast was completed with cannoli, which are delicate pastry tubes gently stuffed with rich cheese filling.

Cromwell Retires as Head Football Coach

In a letter to faculty and staff, Fr. Ron Olszewski, announced that after serving as the head football coach at St. Francis de Sales High School for 26 years, Dick Cromwell is retiring from coaching high school football. Cromwell made his announcement through Dave Hackenberg, of the Blade, with whom he has developed a close relationship over the years. (See article Knights' Cromwell steps down as football coach)

St. Francis Grad Helps in Haiti

Dr. Bill Murtagh, Jr., a plastic surgeon, and his wife, Barb Blanchard Murtagh, a nurse anesthetist, formerly of Toledo, recently relocated to Naples, Florida after their three children went off to college. Bill is a 1970 graduate of St. Francis de Sales, and Barb is a 1970 graduate of St. Ursula Academy.

Together, they traveled to Haiti to help with the victims of the recent catastrophic earthquake. They worked very hard along with so many other volunteers to make a difference.

View the news coverage of their trip to the Les Cayes Hospital in Haiti.

Video NBC-2 in Naples, FL

Video NBC-2 in Naples, FL Part 3

Knights of Columbus Scholarship Awarded to Marc Elfering

The Knights of Columbus Scholarship was established to provide a tuition incentive to a catholic high school student who has achieved high academic success. Marc Elfering, a freshman at St. Francis de Sales and a graduate of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) was recently awarded the scholarship by Grand Knight Michael Zmudzinski and Gene Sartor, Financial Secretary, of the Knights of Columbus West Toledo Council 3122. Elfering has been named to the President’s List at St. Francis for the first and second quarters of his freshman year having earned over a 4.3 grade point average.

Knights of Honor

The entire student body began the day with Mass in celebration of the feast day of the school’s patron saint, St. Francis de Sales. During his homily, Fr. Ron Olszewski explained the difference between St. Francis de Sales High School and other schools. “Our existence as a Catholic school is to share in the mission of the Church. Therefore, all of our courses and programs should promote our Christian mission. The difference at St. Francis is fundamentally in our roots, in the spirituality of St. Francis, the gentleman saint. He is our example of gentleness and strength and humility.”