SCHOOL NEWS

Sfhs Gives Back

Our patron, Saint Francis of Assisi, saw the face of God in the people around him. It is our hope that as SFHS students reach out and accompany others in service, they experience self-discovery, growth, and deepening faith. Students recently participated in the following activities:

All-School Blood Drive

We were once again the #1 school in our area for blood drive donations! 126 pints of blood were collected at the November drive, and 151 community volunteers supported the event. The drive is conducted through Versiti, formerly known as the Heartland Blood Center.

Christmas Toy Drive

The 20th annual Girls Volleyball Christmas Toy Drive was the biggest ever this year! The SFHS Girls Volleyball team and alum Shelley Sensale ‘86 Bruss coordinated distribution of these toys to children in need in our area.

Adopt-A-Family

Thanks to the generosity of SFHS families, co-curriculars, and faculty and staff, 19 families were sponsored through Catholic Charities Adopt-A-Family program over the holidays.

GardenWorks

SFHS ministry students partner with the nonprofit GardenWorks each year to help improve food security and access to healthy foods for families throughout western Chicagoland. Specifically, they provide nearly 15 vegetable garden beds for our neighbors facing food insecurity in the Marian Park Apartments by helping sort seeds and maintain the beds.

Young Hearts for Life: Top Participating School

On December 6, SFHS hosted free cardiac screenings for all students in partnership with the organization Young Hearts for Life (YH4L). The screening, known as an electrocardiogram (ECG), helps detect heart conditions early and can help prevent cardiac emergencies.

We are thrilled to share that 564 students (84% of all students) participated in the screening. As of publication, SFHS is the top participating school in the area. If we remain in first place, the school will be awarded an additional AED machine for our school.

The screenings were free thanks to EdwardElmhurst Health, Just 1 Mike, and YH4L donors, including the Toppen family.

Fall Athletics Roundup

Congratulations to our studentathletes on their outstanding accomplishments during the fall 2022 season! Stay tuned to our social media pages for the latest updates!

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

• 2nd place in Metro Suburban Conference

• 4th place at IHSA Regional

• 11th place at IHSA Sectional

• All-conference selections

(4): Andrew Hernandez, Sam Andrzejewski, Dan O’Connell, Brendon Spahn

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

• 1st place in Metro Suburban Conference

• 2nd place in IHSA Regional

• 6th place in IHSA Sectional

• 20th place in IHSA State

• All-conference selections: Alyssa Falco, Leann Ringsrud, Margaret Andrzejewski, Cate Earl

• All-State: Margaret

Andrzejewski – 22nd

• All-Area: Margaret Andrzejewski

FOOTBALL

• Metro Suburban Red Conference

Champions

• 4th round IHSA Playoff Qualifier

–Final 4

• All-Conference Selections: TJ McMillen: Offense Lineman of the Year, 4-year All-Conference

Dom Beres: Defensive Player of the Year, 3-year All-Conference

Alessio Milivojevic: Conference

MVP, 2-year All-Conference

• Other All-Conference Awards: Danny French: 2-year AllConference, Ian Willis: 2-year AllConference, Dash Dorsey: 2-year All-Conference, Joey Ayala: 2-year All-Conference,

SFHS Celebrates Signing Days

Amari Head, Brady Piper, Anthony Suriano, Connor Shields, Antonio Gutierrez

• Academic All State - Dom Beres, Danny French, TJ McMillen, Alessio Milivojevic, Brady Piper, Connor Shields

• First Team All-State: TJ McMillen

• Honorable Mention All State: Dom Beres and Alessio Milivojevic

BOYS GOLF

• 3rd in Metro Suburban Conference

• 2 All-Conference Selections: Beckett Jones and James Collie

• 3 IHSA Sectional Qualifiers: Beckett Jones, James Collie, Nicolas Sparacio

• 1 IHSA State Qualifier – Beckett Jones: Tied 17th place

GIRLS GOLF

• Metro Suburban Conference Champions (fifth year in a row)

• IHSA Regional Champions

• 2nd place in IHSA Sectional

• 5th place in IHSA State (team)

• All-conference selections: Emmy Hollarbush, Katherine Lilly

BOYS SOCCER

• 4th in Metro Suburban Conference

• IHSA Regional qualifier

• All-conference selections: Simon Hartle, Nick Madden, Cooper Winslow

GIRLS SWIMMING

• Sectional Qualifiers: Abby Sheldon, Ana Hall, Jackie Gabbert, Keira Capeless, Rachel Telzrow

GIRLS TENNIS

• 2nd place – Metro Suburban Conference

• 2nd place – IHSA State Sectional (out of 9 teams)

• 19th place – (team) State Championships

• Sectional Medalists: Elen Ryson, Maddie Hoden, Ashley

Congratulations to our student-athletes who signed their letters of intent at our Fall and Winter Signing Days!

Rajcevich

• State Qualifiers: Elen Ryson, Maddie Hoden, Ashley Rajcevich

• IHSTCA All-State Honors: Elen Ryson, Maddie Hoden

• All-Area Honors: Elen Ryson, Maddie Hoden, Ashley Rajcevich

• All-Conference Selections: Elen Ryson, Maddie Hoden, Caroline King, Ellie Glab, Ashley Izban, Monica Szalek

• MSC Conference Medalists: Elen Ryson/ Maddie Hoden (Silver), Caroline King/Ellie Glab (Gold), Ashley Izban/ Monica Szalek (Gold), Bridget Rice/Ellie Gainer (Gold)

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

• IHSA Regional Champions (32nd Year in a Row)

• IHSA Sectional Champions

• IHSA Super-Sectional Champions

• IHSA Class 3A State Champions

• All-Conference Selections: Brooke Everett, Anna Paquette, Addy Horner

• All Area First Team: Addy Horner

• Kane County Athlete of the Week: Addy Horner

• All-Area Honorable Mention: Anna Paquette

• IVCA Girls Volleyball State Finals AllTournament Team: Anna Paquette

• IVCA Girls Volleyball State Finals AllTournament Team MVP: Addy Horner

1 Volleyball player Jessica Schmidt (Bellarmine University-Louisville), Softball player Hailey Dillon (Concordia College Chicago), Baseball player Rocco Tenuta (Hillside College Michigan).

2 Football players Joey Ayala (University of Central Missouri), Tyler Wood (Indiana Wesleyan), and Brady Piper (St. Ambrose).

3 Football players Nick Duzansky (University of Oregon), T.J. McMillen (University of Illinois), and Dash Dorsey (Kent State University).