Saint Francis High School (Calgary)
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| Saint Francis High School | |
 Peace and Charity |
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| Address | |
| 877 Northmount Drive, N.W. Calgary, Alberta, T2L 0A3, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School board | Calgary Catholic School District |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Principal | John M. McFarland |
| Vice principal | C. Brochu, B. Downey, F. Duffy, J. Wojtkiw |
| School type | High School |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Language | English, Extended French |
| Mascot | Bear named "Sicnarf" |
| Team name | Browns |
| Colours | Orange and Brown |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Enrollment | 1700 |
| Homepage | http://www.stfrancishs.net |
Saint Francis High School is a liberal arts Roman Catholic High School and one of the largest High Schools in Canada, serving just under 1700 students in the communities of northwest Calgary, Alberta.
The program offerings include all of the academic disciplines, an Advanced Placement (A.P.) program, an Extended French program, an Integrated Occupation program, a Registered Apprentice program, International Languages, an Active Life Skills physical education program, an Incentive program and an extensive Career and Technology Studies program.
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[edit] Incentive Program
Saint Francis High School initiated an Attendance Incentive program for students in 1991. The program allows students with outstanding attendance and who are passing their courses to opt out of a final examination. Students with less than three lates/absences per class may choose to not write one final exam. If a student qualifies for incentive and has raised their overall report card average 5% from the previous report card, the student may request a second incentive opportunity for the same semester. Additional benefits include priority registration day in August and many other "front of the line" opportunities such as parking passes.
[edit] Bus Routes
St. Francis High School has special transit buses provided by Calgary Transit for student bussing to and from the school. The school approximately has 14 bus routes that travels to various communities in the NW Calgary. The students are also provided student bus passes that can take them everywhere else served by Calgary Transit besides the school at a discounted price. Bus Service is not always available on Half Days or Exam Days.
[edit] Notre Dame H.S.
Due to the opening of the Notre Dame High School in NE Caglary in 2006, approximately 100 grade 10 and 11 students that live in the areas served by Notre Dame have been transfered to the new school.
[edit] NewsPaper Club
St. Francis High School has a NewsPaper Club. Any student or staff that has something to write about and wants to get it published, they can submit it to the teachers running the club. Members are free to join or leave any time. No restrictions on the number of articles that you have to write. However, the articles are subject to editing just to make sure the contents won't offend anyone and cause conflict within the school. It is published monthly. The name of the Newspaper is "Omnia". It was founded during the 2003-2004 school year.
[edit] Band Program
St. Francis High School has one of the largest High School band programs in the City of Calgary. It comprises of over 100 students in the various grades of 10,11,12. The grade 10s have their own individual class and the grade 11s and 12s are combined together in one class. They practice together for morning rehearsals every Wednesday morning and participates in the Alberta International Band Festival every year. The band has played complex pieces like "Holst Suite in Eb" and sections of Holst's "Planets Suite."
