St. Francis de Sales High School (Toledo, Ohio)

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St. Francis de Sales High School is a private, all-male, college-preparatory high school in Toledo, Ohio. It was recently named as one of the top 20 Catholic high schools in the nation for academics by Catholic High School Honor Roll [1].

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The School opened in 1955 as the greater Toledo area’s first college-preparatory high school. Operated by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, it has striven throughout the 50 years of its existence to develop young men academically, spiritually, physically and socially. The school is known for its academic excellence, and beyond being named in the top 20 Catholic high schools in the nation, it offers the most Advanced Placement courses of any school in Northwest Ohio. The athletic programs have also had significant success on both local and national levels. The school's athletic teams have won 25 official and unofficial state championships in; football, basketball, tennis, wrestling, swimming and diving, water polo, and even chess, as well as numerous State Runners-Up, Regional Titles, District Titles and City League Titles. This is of course, not to mention the swim team's 41 year district title streak, the longest winning streak in any high school sport in the nation. Operated by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, a religious congregation of the Catholic Church, the school attempts to instill strong character and values in its students. The greater St. Francis community has been described as a close-knit, 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, and its students are known as “Knights.” The school is located in a historic area of Toledo, on Bancroft Street, just one-half mile from the University of Toledo. The twenty-five acre campus includes the school building, an eight-lane swimming pool, an eight-lane track, baseball field, soccer/football field, practice fields, and recently completed a $14 million renovation including a new art wing, auxiliary gymnasium, cafeteria, chapel, fitness center, gymnasium, and TV studio.

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