Dear St. Francis de Sales Community, Tis the season! November and December have been filled with cheer. Weekly, some 20 senior citizens come to St. Francis de Sales for a food distribution each Monday morning and in November, we served over 300 families at the monthly food distribution. We expect our December distribution (December 17th) to be as large. We are thankful for our partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository and the work done to strengthen the East Side! Lots of good is happening this month:

Students are getting ready to take semester exams before a much needed break. Speakers continue to sign up to speak to students and share their career journeys. Christmas Appeal hits mailboxes this month. Change takes time but happens - read the journey Work Study has taken over the last five years.

Remember you can get your SFDS gear year round! Visit our Pioneer family spirit wear sideline store and shop online and have your gear delivered directly to you. Please let me know if you have information you want to share in future monthly newsletters or reach out to plan a visit! Wishing you all a Merry Christmas season! Mary Kay Ramirez Director of Community Relations [email protected]

Regular Admissions begin in January Join us January 7th for Admissions/Test day

APPLY TODAY HERE

Interested in becoming a Pioneer? Fill out the interest card!

INTEREST CARD

Christmas Appeal Check your mail! The St. Francis de Sales Annual Appeal is in the mail. Did you receive it? If you are not on our mailing list and want to be, email Mary Kay Ramirez . You can also click on the link below to learn more about the appeal and consider a gift to support today's Pioneers! DONATE HERE!

The Southeast Side Experience Incubator SFDS Work Study Program Learning from others can be inspiring! Students in their Work Study class continue their AES Work Development Training and Junior Achievement. They are also learning from community and business leaders. Students are engaged and excited to hear the stories of others -- the challenges and successes. Thank you to our speakers to date: Marc Saphir Michael Roggenkamp Jackie Barthelemy Tommy Talley Chris McCarthy Kenneth Gilkes Brandon Nichols Morgan Olszewski James Hoff Chris McCarthy Janine Knight The list includes three alumni (Marc Saphir, Michael Roggenkamp and Brandon Nichols and James Hoff), financial literacy coaches, academic leaders, sales experts, community activists and more! We thank each of these leaders for their time and stories. Please consider signing up to speak to students!  You can sign up here to indicate interest or just let me know or reach out to Hugo Chavez, Director of the Work Study program. Also please share with others who you think might be interested.

Sign up here to volunteer to join the speaker series

Change takes time, but it happens! A LESSON THROUGH WORK STUDY HOW DID WE GET HERE?

JANUARY 6th PIONEER PRIDE Alumni and Friends Event On January 6th, we invite all alumni to come back to support the basketball team, celebrate community and connect with old friends. Doors for the reception open at 6:00 and tip off is at 7pm. Please mark your calendar. Questions? contact Mary Kay Ramirez!

SALES TALK St. Francis de Sales Online Newspaper! STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS! reviews, editorials, sports, profiles, and more! Read the most recent Sales Talk articles here! 

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