SCCAL Basketball Playoffs: The Sharks host first-round games
in the SCCAL Playoffs this week: Monday, 2/13: women's
varsity hosts Aptos, 6 PM; Tuesday, 2/14: men's varsity
hosts Scotts Valley, 6 PM. Winners advance to the
semifinals, to be held at Scotts Valley--women on Wednesday,
men on Thursday; game times TBA. The SCCAL finals will
be held on Saturday, 2/18, at Aptos: women at 3 PM; men at 7
PM. See you there!
As has become traditional, Bishop Garcia visited campus on January 31 to celebrate the Feast Day of St. John Bosco with us. Part of his annual visit is his acceding to the request of the students that they be given a day off. Bishop Garcia agreed (encouraged by Bishop Ryan!), and he left it to me to set the date. It is hereby set: Thursday, March 22, 2012. Friday, March 23 is already a holiday, so this additional day creates a four-day mini-vacation for the students. Enjoy!
Spring Sports Are Underway!:
Follow the link on this page under "student life" to the St.
Francis sports website for a complete listing of winter sports
contests: "go-sharks.net."
A New Website Feature: Google Calendar:
When you now visit the school’s website and go to the calendar page, you’ll see a new Google Calendar for school events. We have added this service so that you can stay up-to-date with school events no matter where you are, and no matter what electronic device you have. Part of this service includes the ability for you to subscribe to this calendar if you already use the popular Google Calendar service. This would mean any future events added to the calendar will be added to your Google Calendar, as well.
This calendar feature will serve as the new calendar for the school for a number of reasons:
1. Updates and calendar changes: This calendar will display event changes and additions as soon as the school announces them.
2. Printing options: If you still need a printed copy of the school calendar, you can do so from the calendar page. You have the option of printing these Daily, Weekly, Monthly. Just look for the 'Print' option and follow the steps.
3. Subscribe feature: If you already use Google Calendar as do our faculty and students, you can subscribe to this calendar. This feature will automatically update your calendar as the school one is updated--meaning any changes we make will automatically show up on your calendar. To subscribe to this calendar just click on the "+ Google Calendar" icon on the bottom right.
4. Going Green: The school means to reduce its impact on environmental concerns by reducing paper use wherever possible.
Applicant Entrance Exams:
Current 8th graders applying to St. Francis for the fall
term, 2012, are required to take an entrance exam. If
you missed the exam dates held in January, you can still take
the test by contact the Admissions Office. For
information and to sign up for the exam, contact Marie
Marheineke in Admissions on campus: 831-724-5933, ext. 206.
Applicants: See St. Francis in Action:
Students who have filed an application for admission for the fall, 2012 term are encouraged to spend a day on campus to see St. Francis at work. Our "Shadow-A-Shark" program pairs an applicant with a current student so he or she can get a sense of a school day here on campus. "Shadow" days begin in January; to schedule yours, contact Marie Marheineke in Admissions on campus: 831-724-5933, ext. 206.
Annual Report, 2010-11:
The Annual Report for St. Francis has been produced by the
Development Office. Hard copies were mailed to all our
donors last week, and an electronic copy can be found by
following the link on this page (see below). "The Next
Step," as the title of this year's report suggests, not only
acknowledges a year of successes for St. Francis that have
come from this community's generosity; it also outlines a
vision for the near future for the school. Thanks to all
who continue to partner with St. Francis.
Support the Sharks and Enjoy Reading: Even though the fall Magazine Drive is over, you can support St. Francis throughout the year by ordering your magazines on-line; just click on the QSP button on this page. Thanks in advance for your support of the Sharks!
Shark Tales: The quarterly publication of the Alumni and Development offices, "Shark Tales," is now available for download from the school's homepage. Enjoy the photographic summary of events on campus!
Alumni: Stay in Touch on Facebook:
The school maintains a Facebook page precisely designed for
our alumni. Check us out, keep in touch, find out about
upcoming alumni events, and send a message to Lauren
Zachmeier, Class of 2007, our Alumni Coordinator..
Here's the link: 
Facebook
Great Feature on the Athletics Page: Under "Student Life," follow the links to the Athletics page and you'll discover a new feature: an up-to-date daily calendar that shows all scheduled Sharks games. You can view the calendar as a daily listing, or weekly, or monthly.
