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BACK TO SCHOOL FALL 2020 PRESERVING THE ST. FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE When COVID-19 brought the world to a halt in early 2020, no one could imagine the series of events that would ensue. Families and businesses facing economic hardship. A summer of civil unrest. A contentious presidential election. Amid the turmoil, our Spartan community remained rich in faith, steadfast and committed to the students and families of St. Francis High School. The St. Francis High School experience is unlike any other. Defined and shaped by human interaction with a longstand10 | Focus Magazine
ing commitment to educating the whole person. Reopening for the 2020-2021 school year was not merely a desire, it was critical to fulfilling the SFHS mission. After spending much of the spring and summer seasons apart, students, staff and faculty joyfully reported to campus on August 24 to begin the 2020-2021 academic school year. While many local schools remained closed to in-person learning, St. Francis High School reopened in the Hybrid School Setting, allowing for the unique learning experience
only found at St. Francis High School. Spartans arrived for in-person instruction among a variety of health and safety procedures implemented into their daily routine. Applying both a traditional and non‐traditional (E-Learning) school environment, the hybrid model supports a variety of configurations including different rates of occupancy along with synchronous and asynchronous learning. Students are divided into two cohorts. All attend a full day of in-person instruction twice a week.
