Saint Francis High School (Saint Francis, Minnesota)

Saint Francis High School
Location
3325 Bridge Street Saint Francis, Minnesota United States
Coordinates	45°23′17″N 93°21′00″W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1914
School district	Independent School District 15 St. Francis
Principal	Paul Neubauer
Asst. Principal	Luanne Wagner, Donnie Thompson
Faculty	87.1 (on FTE basis)
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	1598  (2010–11)
Student to teacher ratio	20.0:1
Color(s)	Navy Blue and White
Athletics conference	North Suburban Conference (Minnesota)
Team name	Fighting Saints
Website	SFHS

Saint Francis High School (SFHS) is a high school located in St. Francis, Minnesota. It is part of ISD 15 and covers about 165 square miles. Independent School District 15 includes the cities of St. Francis, Bethel, East Bethel, Oak Grove, portions of Andover and Nowthen, as well as portions of Athens and Stanford townships. The district is supported by a population of over 26,000 and annually educates about 6,000 people. There are three elementary schools (K-5) and one middle school (6-8) that send students to the high school.

Academic departments

Saint Francis High School currently supports 13 different academic departments, art, business, counseling, FACS, industrial technology, language arts, math, music, physical education, science, social studies, special education, and world languages (Spanish, German, and French).

Activities

Students attending Saint Francis High School have the opportunity to participate in numerous activities through the North Suburban Conference (Minnesota) and the Minnesota State High School League. Student Council, National Honor Society, band, choir, debate, speech, one-act play and Knowledge Bowl are such activities. The high school also offers club activities, such as HOSA, DECA, a student newspaper (The Crier), yearbook (The Lance), SkillsUSA, drama, and art.

Athletics

There are many different sports offered at Saint Francis High School, for both boys and girls, at the varsity and junior varsity levels. In the fall, cross country, football and soccer are offered for boys, while volleyball, tennis, soccer and cross country are offered for girls sports. In the winter, girls sports include basketball, dance team, gymnastics, and hockey. Winter boys' sports include basketball, hockey, and wrestling. Boys sports offered in the spring are golf, baseball, track and field, and tennis. In the spring, girls have the opportunity to participate in softball, golf and track and field.