St. Francis de Sales High School (Toledo, Ohio)
| St. Francis de Sales School | |
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| Address | |
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2323 West Bancroft Street Toledo, Ohio, (Lucas County) 43607 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°39′48″N 83°35′44″W / 41.66329°N 83.59546°WCoordinates: 41°39′48″N 83°35′44″W / 41.66329°N 83.59546°W |
| Information | |
| Type | private, all-male, college-preparatory |
| Motto | Sauviter et Fortiter (Gently but Firmly) |
| Established | September 14, 1955 |
| President | Rev. Geoff Rose, O.S.F.S. |
| Principal | Mr. Eric Smola |
| Chaplain | Rev. Alan Zobler, O.S.F.S. |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrollment | 605 (2016) |
| Color(s) |
Red & Blue |
| Athletics conference | Three Rivers Athletic Conference |
| Mascot | Knight |
| Accreditation | Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association |
| Newspaper | Lance |
| Yearbook | Accolade |
| Affiliations | O.S.F.S. |
| Admissions | Rev. Joe Newman, O.S.F.S., Director |
| Athletics | Mr. John Hall, Director |
| Website | http://www.sfsknights.org |
St. Francis de Sales School or SFS is a private, all-male, college-preparatory high school in Toledo, Ohio. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo. The school was named as one of the top 20 Catholic high schools in the nation for academics by Catholic High School Honor Roll for the second time in 2005 and 2006.
St. Francis de Sales School is a college preparatory school run by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, a religious congregation of the Roman Catholic Church. The School opened on September 14, 1955 as the greater Toledo area’s second college-preparatory high school, and, as of August 2015, added grades seven and eight. The school's athletic teams have won 27 official and unofficial state championships in; football, basketball, tennis, wrestling, swimming and diving, water polo, and hockey, as well as numerous State Runners-Up, Regional Titles, District Titles and City League Titles. The AquaKnight swim team's 42-year district title streak is the 2nd longest winning streak in any high school sport in the nation behind Cedar Rapids Washington boys swim team's 46 consecutive district titles. Named after Saint Francis de Sales, the gentleman saint, the community has been described as a family-like group and has a very active alumni base both in the city of Toledo and throughout the country. The school awards a great deal of aid in order to offer an opportunity to students, regardless of socioeconomic background. The mascot is the Knight.
The campus of St. Francis is located on twenty-five acres. The campus includes an eight-lane swimming pool, an eight-lane track, baseball field, football fields and a soccer field. In 2005, the school introduced a $14 million renovation/addition. In the renovation/addition, St. Francis built a new chapel, arts wing, fitness/weight room and new locker rooms. The school is located in a historic area of Toledo, on Bancroft Street, just one-half mile from the University of Toledo.
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