St. Francis DeSales High School is located in

Columbus, Ohio Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and t ...

, United States and is part of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus. The school has an enrollment of over 875 students, in four grade levels.

Location

St. Francis DeSales High School is located on the north side of Columbus, Ohio. Students come from the Columbus Public School District and suburban school districts: Big Walnut, Delaware, Gahanna Jefferson, Lewis Center, New Albany-Plain Local, Olentangy, Westerville and Worthington.

History

St. Francis DeSales High School was originally founded in 1960, using borrowed classrooms from both St. Augustine and St. James the Less schools. During September 1962, the school earned a permanent home. It had ten sisters from St. Francis of Stella in Niagara, New York, four priests, and eight lay people. It opened with a registered student number of 523.

Awards

St. Francis DeSales High School is the recipient of two Blue Ribbon Awards of Excellence in Education.

Extracurriculars

Over 90% of the students are involved in the arts, athletics, student government, or one of the many clubs and organizations offered on campus. The school offers Latin Club, Italian Club, French Club, Spanish Club, Chinese Club, Business Club, Engineering Club, St. Vincent DePaul, a National Honors Society chapter, Drama Club, Art Club, Student Council, Model UN Club, Mock Trial, Environmental Club, Corral for the Kids (benefits pediatric cancer patients), Run the Race Club (benefits Brian Muha Foundation), Ronald McDonald Baking Club, Rosary Making Club, Equus Literary Magazine, Math Club, Chemistry Club, Horizons (Liturgical Choir), Band, Flag Corps, Writing Club, Wrestling Stats, In-the-Know, History Club, Ski Club, Yoga Club, Student Ambassadors, Stallions for Health & Wellness, and Fishing Club. Since 2021,

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at the school has been facilitated by

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Athletics

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- 1985, 1997, 1998 *

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- 1971, 1974, 1977 *

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– 1987 *

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- 1979, 2011, 2012 * Boys

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- 1986, 1992, 1997, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017 * Girls

- 1995, 1997, 1998, 2011 * Girls

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- 1982, 2019 * Boys Gymnastics - 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 * Boys Lacrosse- 2012, 2018, 2022

Notable alumni/staff

* Elijah Allen, professional basketball player * Ikechi Ariguzo, former NFL player *

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, NFL Player *

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, former NFL player *

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, President of Columbus Crew *

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, former NBA player *

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, former AFL player *

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, head football coach at

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, former co-defensive coordinator for

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* Jane Grote-Abell, chairwoman of

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* Paul Haynes, Defensive backs coach at

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* John Holgado, bass guitarist for post-hardcore band

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, professional football player * Matt Stewart, former NFL player *

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, Olympic silver medalist in gymnastics

References

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