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Debbie Picard picked as Principal for St Francis in 2011-12

Debbie Picard, a 15 year veteran staff member of the school, has been selected by Father Mike Kelly as Principal beginning next fall after Matt Vukicevich informed Father Mike that he would not be returning as Principal for a third year.  He has accepted an offer from Cardinal Newman to return there in a multi-faceted role and to resume his former coaching duties.  Mrs Picard is currently finishing up her master's degree in Catholic School Administration.  St Francis School community is excited to welcome Mrs Picard into her new role as Principal. We are truly blessed to have her step into this important job, and we wish her well in the transition to the new office !!




St. Francis Solano School Students Raise Over $2,000 for Japan Tsunami Victims

The Students at St. Francis Solano School competed in a “coin war” that proudly raised over $2,000 to help the earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan. The money will be donated to the American Red Cross for its relief work in Japan.  Over a three-day period last week, the students brought to school their spare change and used the first five minutes of each day to “poison” each other class money pots with quarters.  The students’ objective was to have the fewest coins in their particular classes. 



2011 St. Francis Academic Decathlon Team wins the Diocesan Championship!

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Team members pictured from L-R: Katie Perdue, teacher Michelle Momsen, Gavin Orr, Jenny Nova, Brad King, John Lokey, Linda Zvarcova, Jack Biaggi, Shane Lounibos, Clay Dunkle, and Brian Martin. They were coached by Mrs. Momsen, with the help from other staff members.

For many years, the Diocesan schools of Sonoma and Napa Counties have met on the first Saturday of March to compete in an Academic Decathlon.  On Saturday, March 5, St. Francis Solano School competed against four other Diocesan schools in many categories. Students were tested on logic skills, critical thinking, fine arts, current events and specific subjects such as science, math, social studies, language arts, and religion.

The St. Francis team placed first in the Logic Quiz and second in the SuperQuiz, both are team events.  They also placed in 7 of the 8 individual categories.  These total scores were then compiled, placing them in first place overall for the 2011 Academic Decathlon of Santa Rosa.  The next step for the team will be competing in the State Academic Decathlon, on May 7.


was a good day for the AD Team!  Details to follow.....
Katie Perdue, Clay Dunkel John Lokey, Jenny Nova, Shane Lounibos,
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Posted - 10/01/2009 10:00am Announcing new optional outerwear with new school logo!
This is an example of a fleece  jacket with the new school logo that will be available for ordering on October 15th. Students will  model all the new outerwear at Tuesday morning's assembly on October 13th.

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Posted - 09/14/2009 10:00am Church Street Drop Off & Pick Up Procedure
The new procedure is running extremely smoothly and efficiently.  If you don't like waiting in line, the lightest lines are between 8:00 and 8:10.  Don't forget there is no parking in the white curbed area from 7:30-8:30 A.M. and 1:00-3:30 P.M.

Posted - 09/09/2009 10:00am St. Francis Solano School Earns Highest WASC/WCEA Accreditation Rating
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We are very proud to announce that St. Francis Solano School received a six-year accreditation rating! The school community, which includes, administration, teachers and staff, members of the Advisory Council and Parents' Club, spent the last 18 months working diligently on this self-study process.  As a result of hundreds of hours of meetings and discussions, we identified areas of strength (and we have many!) as well as areas of growth have become our "Action Plan" for the next six years. The resulting document was over 100 pages long.
As you may recall, in March, our WASC evaluation team made a three-day visit to  our school and were very impressed with both the academic excellence of our school, and also the Catholicity of our school.

We thank everyone for their hard work; and especially the members of the Leadership Team: Lydia Blecksmith, Susan Smith, Debbie Picard, Veronica Beattie-Smith, and Michelle Momsen. As Father Mike would say, "Hip, Hip, Hurray!"