Extra-Curricular Activities

St. Francis Student Council

The purpose of the St. Francis Student Council is to represent its students to the school administrators and to create student involvement around our school and community. The Student Council is made up of five officers per class and a group of student body officers. The Council has meetings every week in order to plan upcoming events in the school.

Each year, St. Francis plans for a school wide service project. It is the Student Council who decides what type of service project will be done. The Council also plans and organizes the project for the year. This year, as a Council, it has been decided that the school wide service project will be divided among the classes. By separating the project into four smaller projects, the St. Francis students will be able to help more people around our community.

The Freshmen class will be raking leaves around the neighborhood for those who are not able to do it themselves. The Sophomore class will be shoveling around the neighborhood. The Senior and Junior class projects are yet to be decided. The student council also organizes school dances and other smaller fundraisers. In November, a food drive for Good Will Inn has been scheduled. A toy drive has been scheduled for December.

National Honor Society

Students can become eligible for membership in the National Honor Society in the spring of their sophomore year. To be eligible, a student must possess a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.6. A few academic classes are weighted for NHS purposes (and academic letters) in determining G.P.A. for juniors and seniors. The purpose is to encourage students to take challenging classes.

Other selection criteria include leadership, service and character. Further, any suspension will eliminate the possibility of applying for NHS until the student has had two marking periods without significant discipline infractions. Continued membership is dependent upon the same criteria. A review will be conducted after each semester. Additionally, students who have violated the NHS or school codes will be subject to review subsequent to the confirmation of those violations.

In the spring, students with the requisite G.P.A. will be invited to submit an application for NHS. Students will be notified by the NHS advisor as to the council’s decisions on membership.

Students who are not accepted into NHS are encouraged to meet with the NHS advisor in an effort to enhance their future application

Students or parents may receive an expanded description of membership criteria by contacting the NHS advisor.

S.C.A.R. (Students Caring About Resistance)