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5-20-10 - St. Francis High School Graduation

5-3-10 - St. Francis High School Summer Camp registration available online now!

3-26-10 - ST. FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL TO HOST GREG GUMBEL PRESENTATION

2-10-10 - St. Francis High School Announces 2009-2010 Illinois State Scholars

10-2-09 - St. Francis High School Open House 

9-22-09 - "Go Green, Live Green!” Green Roof Fundraiser

9-15-09 St. Francis Students Earn AP Scholar Awards

9-9-09 - St. Francis High School names new faculty and staff members

7-21-09 - St. Francis Dance Team a Winner

7-6-09 - St. Francis High School announces 2009 incoming student scholarships

7-2-09 - Honor Announced at St. Francis

7-1-09 - St. Francis Student Selected for Illinois High School Theatre Festival All State Cast

St. Francis High School Graduation

Posted in Trib Local 5-20-10

http://www.triblocal.com/Wheaton/detail/179334.html

St. Francis high school graduated 183 seniors on Sunday, May 16th at St. John Nuemann church in St. Charles.  100 % of the class of 2010 was accepted to colleges and universities. The class of 2010 earned over 12.8 million in scholarships. 

St. Francis High School Summer Camp registration available online now!

May 3, 2010

St. Francis High School in Wheaton offers a variety of summer camps for students entering grades 3 rd through 12. The camp offerings this year include fourteen different athletic camps along with several specialty camps such as Theater, Band, Guitar and Grammar. To register for these exciting camps go to the St. Francis website at www.sfhsnet.org!

ST. FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL TO HOST GREG GUMBEL PRESENTATION

March 26, 2010

St. Francis High School will host a motivational presentation by Greg Gumbel on Thursday, April 29th at 7:00 PM in the Kuhn Cultural Arts Center.  For over 35 years, Greg Gumbel's standout work in the busy world of sports broadcasting has made his name, his face and his voice as familiar as any in the industry.  When Greg is not doing play-by-play or hosting on-air for CBS, he speaks to groups all around the country sharing his experiences and motivational thoughts.  The title of his presentation is “Making the Effort."

A three time Emmy award winner, Greg graduated from Loras College in Dubuque Iowa where he and St. Francis football coach Greg Purnell were baseball teammates. 

This exciting evening will conclude with a reception in the school Commons area.

Admission is free but you must pick up a ticket in advance from the main office of the school located at 2130 W. Roosevelt Road in Wheaton. For questions contact Greg Purnell at 630-668-5800 x1125.

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St. Francis High School Announces 2009-2010 Illinois State Scholars

Wheaton, IL – February 10, 2010 – Raeann Huhn, principal of St. Francis High School in Wheaton, is pleased to announce the names of fifty-one students who have been recognized as 2009 Illinois State Scholars.

The prestigious award is given annually by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) which is recognizing 19,345 high school students from across the state as this year’s State Scholars.  Illinois State Scholars rank in the top ten percent of the state’s high school seniors from 752 high schools across the state.

 “It is with genuine pleasure that we honor these students,” said Huhn. “They represent 25% of the St. Francis Class of 2010.”

St. Francis High School scholars include Wheaton residents Katherine French, Elizabeth Jensen, Kristen Kelsay, David Spahn and Grace Thomas.

Naperville winners include Connor Carragher, Zachary Clark, Sara Francesconi, Carolyn Griffith, Danielle Janota, Lauren Kaminky, Meghan Moore and Brittany Riesenbeck.

Those named from Winfield include Tyler Brown, Cheryl Charly, Peter Malak, Katherine Parisi, Stephanie Sheehan, Leo Simmons, Katie Slavin and Ryan Spatz.

Glen Ellyn residents include Andrew Caron, Steven Howe, Daniel McCarthy, James Pigott, Mark Roberts and Daniel Sledz.

Residing in St. Charles are Velarie Belovsky, Allison Cochrane, Kyle Dawson, Zachary Kuzemka and Sean Montague.

Taylor Brysiewicz and Amanda Peplow are from Bartlett. Emily Carew and Sarah Wagner are from Carol Stream. Also included are Wayne residents Joseph Germanos and Martha McDonnell.  Illinois State Scholars Chelsea Baker and James Olofson are from Roselle.

Additional St. Francis High School students include Adam Seraphin (Bloomingdale), Molly Holinger (Geneva), Calvin King (Hanover Park), Connor Malloy (Lisle), Shannon Koester (West Chicago) and Dean Quaranta (Woodridge).

October 2, 2009 - SAINT FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE 

Saint Francis High School would like to invite any interested students and their families to an Open House on Sunday, October 25, 2009. The program begins at 11 AM.  The Open House is geared toward middle school students of all faiths, particularly those currently enrolled in 6^th, 7^th or 8^th grade. 

Saint Francis is a college preparatory, coed, Catholic high school with an emphasis on the academic, physical and spiritual development of all students. Committed to providing an education of the highest caliber, St. Francis also stresses the importance of the formation of the whole person.  100% of the Saint Francis graduates from the Class of 2009 were accepted to colleges and universities..

Faculty members will be present during the Open House. Tours of the facility will be conducted.  All are invited to come!  St. Francis is located at 2130 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton.  For information, please call Meg Olsen at (630) 668-5800 ext. 120.

Founded in 1956 and located on twenty acres in suburban Wheaton at the corner of County Farm and Roosevelt Roads, St. Francis has provided Catholic education for thousands of high school students from the DuPage and Kane counties.

September 22, 2009 - “Go Green, Live Green!” Green Roof Fundraiser

The St. Francis Girls’ Volleyball Team in conjunction with the Evergreen Club and Science department will be helping to raise awareness and promote environmental consciousness and Earth Day through their “Go Green and Live Green” fundraiser.

The two-part fundraiser involves a special home volleyball game against Marian Central Catholic on Monday October 19^th, at 5:00pm & 6:00pm.  Also, “Go Green, Live Green” T-shirts and nylon Earth-saver “grocery” bags, which eliminate tons of annual plastic in landfills and destroys trees for paper bags, will be sold. All are invited to come out and help “Paint the Stands Green” by purchasing and wearing the “Go Green, Live Green” T-shirts for $5 and the Earth-saver bags for $10 or 2 for $15.  The volleyball game will also feature a split-the-pot drawing and a raffle for six gift baskets.  The Evergreen Club will be planning events to co-ordinate with April’s Earth Day.

The proceeds from this event will benefit the green roof on the soon-to-be-built science suite and learning resource center. The inspiration for this effort sprang from the passing of the beloved Mrs. Mary Feltes, the St. Francis Evergreen Club moderator and Science Department Chairperson. It is the school’s desire to keep her environmentally-conscious work alive.

9-15-09 St. Francis Students Earn AP Scholar Awards

32 students at St. Francis High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on Advanced Placement exams in Spring 2009.

The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program^® (AP^®) provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams.

Congratulations to the following current and former St. Francis students.

AP Scholar:  These students have received grades of at least 3 or better on three or more AP Exams—Current Seniors: Andrew Caron (Glen Ellyn), Calvin King (Hanover Park), Zachary Kuzemka St. Charles), Daniel McCarthy Glen Ellyn), Sean Montague St. Charles), James Olofson (Roselle), and James Pigott (Glen Ellyn). Class of 2009 Graduates: Siobhan Culhane (Bloomingdale), Maria Diamond (Wheaton), Jennifer Eldridge (Glen Ellyn), Katherine Jensen (Wheaton), James Keegan (Wheaton), Joseph Ledvora (Lisle), Mitchell Liepins (Carol Stream), Alexis Lozinak (Naperville), Sammantha Mammoser (West Chicago), Collin Moat (Winfield), Francine Santos (Carol Stream), Elizabeth Vonderhaar (Wheaton), and Morgan Walsh (St. Charles)

AP Scholar with Honor:  These students have received an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more exams—Class of 2009 Graduates: Stephanie Berger (Naperville), Grant Conner (St. Charles), Matthew DeAngelo (Lisle), Benjamin Lewis (Naperville), Erin Moffitt (Glen Ellyn), Erica Vitale (Wheaton)

AP Scholar with Distinction:  These students have received an average grade of 3.5 on all AP Exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on five or more exams—Class of 2009 Graduates: Samantha Laycock (West Chicago), Kimberly Neary (Carol Stream), Matthew Novack (Wheaton), Michael Novack (Wheaton), Matthew Sarna (Wayne), and Meghan Shearer (Wheaton)

9-15-09 - St. Francis High School Recipient of the ISLMA/LBSS Endowment Fund Grant

St. Francis High School was selected as one of the 40 Illinois high school libraries to receive the second annual ISLMA/LBSS (Library Book Selection Service) Endowment Fund book grant.  The awarding of the grant entitles the St. Francis Library to receive a set of the 22 Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book award nominee titles for the 2010 reading campaign. As part of this grant award, St. Francis students will be participating in a state-wide program which encourages students to read the selected books and then vote for their favorite. The Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award will be determined by the students' votes and announced in February 2010.

The award is named for Abraham Lincoln, one of Illinois’ most famous residents and himself an avid reader and noted author.  The award is sponsored by the Illinois School Library Medias Association (ISLMA) and is designed to encourage high school students to read for personal satisfaction and become familiar with authors of young adult and adult books.

Caption:  Michael Godinez (Glen Ellyn), Nikki Zayner (Carol Stream), Nate Mackowiak (Wheaton)

St. Francis High School names new faculty and staff members

Wheaton, IL – 09 September 2009 – St. Francis High School announces the addition of four new faculty and staff members for the 2009-2010 school year.

Among the new faces at St. Francis are:

Lauren Duckman, Hoffman Estates, will teach Spanish. She graduated from Lawrence University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish. Ms. Duckman comes to St. Francis with four years of Catholic education teaching experience from Driscoll High School.

Sarah Mantooth, Downers Grove, joins the science department teaching Chemistry and Biology. Sarah graduated from the University of Tampa where she earned a B.S. in Biology and Marine Science with minors in Chemistry and Environmental Education. This is Sarah’s first year in education.

David Wunderlich, Naperville, will teach Spanish. He earned his degree from Augustana College in Spanish Education with minors in Latin American Studies and Geography. David has worked as a Spanish/English court interpreter for the 19 th Judicial Circuit Court of Lake County.

Len Vokaty, Woodridge, has joined St. Francis High School as the Director of Finance and Operations. He is responsible for all aspects regarding financial management of the school and the operations/maintenance of the related buildings and grounds.  Len graduated from John Carroll University with both a B.S.B.A. in accounting and a Masters in Business Administration.  He served on the Board of Directors for St. Francis from 2002-09. 

Caption: (left to right) New faculty and staff members at St. Francis include David Wunderlich, Lauren Duckman, Sarah Mantooth and Len Vokaty.

July 21, 2009 - St. Francis Dance Team a Winner

The St. Francis Dance Team went home a winner after recently attending Universal Dance Association Camp at Wheaton College. Team members competed in individual and group competitions for jazz, hip hop, and lyrical dances during the four day camp. The team won numerous Superior Blue Ribbons for their enthusiasm and hard work and also earned four Spirit Sticks for their spirit and positive attitude throughout the week. The squad received a Full Out Award for outstanding effort in team routine choreography earning them a coveted bid to Nationals 2010 in Orlando, Florida. Team members, seniors Emily Carew and Velarie Belovoski, were chosen as All Stars making them eligible to dance in the New Year’s Day Parade in Paris, France.

The 2009-2010 St. Francis Dance Team is coached by Brianna Piche and includes: seniors, Velarie Belovsky (captain, St. Charles), Emily Carew (Carol Stream), Amanda Peplow (captain, Bartlett); juniors, Nicolette Fiordirosa (West Chicago), Emily Parenti (Bloomingdale), Charissa Valdez (Hanover Park) and Courtney Windisch (St. Charles); sophomores, Kylee Read (Bloomingdale) and Emily Whisler (St. Charles); freshman, Ali Pennington (Bartlett) and Jacqueline Rodgers (St. Charles).

The dance team will be holding open tryouts August 5-7, 2009 for any new or returning interested students. Consult the St. Francis website for additional information www.sfhsnet.org

7-6-09 - St. Francis High School announces 2009 incoming student scholarships

Seven young scholars will begin their high school careers with a flourish. St. Francis High School in Wheaton recently cited these incoming freshmen as 2009 scholarship recipients.

Four Naperville natives were among the recipients. Brett Jungles received the St. Francis Alumni Association Scholarship and the Kuhn Alumni Scholarship. Samantha Hilger received the Douglas P. Colbeth & Margaret R. Colbeth Endowed Scholarship and Mary Prebys earned The Shaw Family Scholarship.

Two West Chicago students were awarded multiple scholarships. Jamesina Riendeau received The St. Francis Alumni Association Scholarship and the Kuhn Leadership Scholarship. Jenna DiTusa was awarded both the Beverly McCleary Memorial Scholarship and the Reverend Stanislaus Gryga Memorial Scholarship.

Alexander Alcantara of Wheaton received the Principal’s Academic Scholarship and the St. Francis Alumni Association Scholarship.

Sara Camp of Winfield was awarded the Kay Finn Memorial Scholarship.

7-2-09 Honor Announced at St. Francis

ST. FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SELECTED FOR ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE FESTIVAL ALL STATE CAST

Wheaton, IL – July 1, 2009