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Parent Emergency Phone Test Alert on Oct 6

As part of our semester safety testing, we will be sending an emergency phone test alert to all parents on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at 6:00pm. If you wish to “opt-in” to receive SMS alerts for urgent messages from St. Francis, and have not already done so, you can subscribe by sending a Y in the message line to 67587.

We are only testing parent phones at this time. Student phone testing occurred earlier this semester. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dean Cost.

Thank you in advance for your support.

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Information from the Wellness Center

As you may know, September is Suicide Prevention Month and October is Mental Health Awareness Month. In addition October 10th is World Mental Health Day which aims to raise awareness to improve mental health care. This link has a lot of information and resources related to youth mental health concerns. 

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Drop-Off & Pick-up Procedures

Pick-up and Drop-off Routes

Now that we have completed the first 5-weeks of the school year, most people have found their morning and afternoon routines for dropping-off and picking-up their students from campus. As a reminder, please use the map linked HERE to familiarize yourself with the correct procedures for entering campus, dropping-off/picking up, and exiting back onto Elvas Ave. 

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Reminders from the Dean’s Office

SFHS is a closed campus; students may not leave campus at any time without checking in and out of the front office. (Exception: leaving during authorized times with their early dismissal pass on their ID card).

Parents, the cold weather will be coming soon. Students are only authorized to wear the red SFHS jacket as part of their uniform. Now is the time to make sure your daughter has the correct jacket for the upcoming cold season. The Troubie Store is open every Tuesday from 10-1 if your daughter still needs to purchase a jacket.

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Daily Traffic Pick Up Times
Reminders

It is important to keep the campus locked and secure as long as possible each day. This is for the safety of your students and our staff.  

  • The pick up lanes in front of the school must be cleared out of vehicles by 2:20pm.
  • The front of the school will be blocked-off at 2:30pm.
  • The large cell phone gate lot, by the Armory will open at 2:40.
    • The cell phone was designated for parents to park and wait until their student calls them for pick up.  Doing this will keep the lines flowing smoothly.
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Open Dance Traffic & Parking Procedures

Open Dance Traffic Procedures

FROSH SOPH OPEN DANCE HOURS: 7:00 – 9:00pm

  • Entrance: Doors open at 7:00 pm with no entry after 7:30pm
  • Exit: Freshmen & Sophomores can start leaving at 8:45pm and must leave by 9:00pm

JUNIOR SENIOR OPEN DANCE HOURS: 8:00-10:00pm

  • Entrance: Doors open at 8:00pm with no entry after 8:30pm
  • Exit: Juniors & Seniors can start leaving at 9:45pm and must leave by 10:00pm

PARENT DRIVERS: DROP-OFF PROCEDURES

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Reminders from the Dean’s Office

SFHS is a closed campus; students may not leave campus at any time without checking in and out of the front office. (Exception: leaving during authorized times with their early dismissal pass on their ID card).

M Street drop-off/pick-up: Students may not be dropped off or picked up on M Street. (Exception: if parents are dropping off a sibling at St. Mary, the student may be dropped off at St. Francis).

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Reminder about Senior Painted Parking Day

THERE IS NO ALCOHOL allowed at this event. Please remind your parents this is a student based event.

  • Due to requests by the City of Sacramento, the M Street driving gate will be permanently closed to vehicle traffic. The pedestrian gate will remain open. 
  • The parking areas that are directly next to the theater building, the JV softball field, and portables have been re-designated back to staff parking. This does not impact the main student lots, parking by the grass area of the softball fields, or parking by the warehouse area for seniors. 
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M Street Driving Gate Closure

M Street and surrounding neighborhood streets are off limits and are not for drop-off or pick-up (except directly next to St. Mary’s for those with siblings there). The M Street driving gates will be locked for driving into or off of campus; all drivers must enter and exit through cell phone lots (see the above noted traffic pattern).

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Reminders from the Dean’s Office

We want to provide you with the following information and a quick recap synopsis that will help you and your daughter start the new school year in the best manner possible. It is important to understand that the following information is generally provided based on safety protocols and will be strictly enforced. As always feel free to contact Dean Cost if you have any questions.

Parent & Student Handbook: As a trusted high school student your daughter is responsible for reading, understanding and adhering to the rules.

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Important Information and Forms to Complete

The start of a new school year means a review of policies and procedures as well as the acknowledgment or completion of important forms. Please review the following from the Dean’s Office:

  • Emergency Information: All students must have emergency information on file before the first day of classes. This is done through Final Forms.
  • Parent-Student Handbook 2024-25: All parents need to review and acknowledge the Parent & Student Handbook. During its review, please pay particular attention to the uniform/dress code.
  • Medication: If your student requires medication that she’s not allowed to carry with her, please fill out the medication/medical release form and return it to the front office.
    • Students may carry one dose (up to 4 pills) of aspirin, tylenol, and midol type products. All other medication (except EPI pens, inhalers, or diabetic meds) should be stored in the main office and a medication/medical form signed by parents turned into the front office.  
  • Traffic flow for pick-up, drop-off and student drivers
  • Early Dismissal Pass Request: St. Francis is a closed campus during the school day. Only students with an early dismissal pass (or a phone call by a guardian to the attendance line) will be allowed to leave prior to the end of the school day.
  • Parking Permit Pass
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Parking Permits

Any student parking on SFHS campus must have a school issued permit (including seniors with reserved painted parking spaces). Permits will be distributed the first few days of school. Please fill out this form as soon as possible if you have not done so already.

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Uniforms for 2024-2025

It is imperative that your student be in proper (including skirt length uniform) for the 2024-2025 school year. Here is the daily uniform dress code that will be enforced. If the article of clothing is not listed below, it is not part of the daily uniform. 

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Safety Scam Targeting SFHS Accounts

We received a report that recently a SFHS student was targeted for money on her Instagram account.  It was a very well done scam, and clearly preyed upon our students’ trust. This scam was perfectly targeted — trusting, helpful students and the illusion of the person being known by trusted people. The student didn’t flinch at giving them access to her picture (“…because they were ‘friends’ with people I knew,” and “because I thought I was helping them out.”) While your student might say this wouldn’t happen to me, believe me it could and it does.

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From the Dean

Our students all love social media and can’t wait to use their phones to connect to each other and the world at large. However, all that continual connection does not give them the opportunity to rest, relax and just be.

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Uniform Standards

With the weather starting to change, remember only “docker style” pants and SFHS jackets may be worn on campus. Please purchase these and SF jackets now, before the cold really kicks in. The Uniform Standard Guide and page 64 of the Student-Parent Handbook list the specific rules and requirements. 

Students are not allowed to wear: 

  • Cargo pants, flared pants, pajamas or sports uniform bottoms.
  • Non SFHS designated red jackets 
  • Hair color must be natural.
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Illness on Campus

Since the start of school the past few weeks, we have had and will continue to have waves of illness; COVID, strep, flu etc. Please talk to your daughters about keeping herself and others safe.  In short, keep up the practices that have helped keep our community as safe as possible over the past year:

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Non-registered Service Animals at School

Due to health and safety concerns, and to avoid any disruption to school activities, all animals are prohibited from school property, school facilities, school transportation, and school functions except for registered service animals. The service animal must be a dog or, in limited specific circumstances, a miniature horse. No other species of animal will be permitted as a “service animal.”

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Invitation from the Dean’s Office
Emergency Services Professionals Wanted for Parent Safety Committee

The safety of everyone while on the campus of St. Francis Catholic High School is of the utmost importance.  As with everything we do as a community, we constantly evaluate how we operate and if the best procedures are in place.  In order to accomplish this efficiently and expeditiously, each year we employ the help of our families, particularly those with emergency and medical backgrounds.