St. Francis de Sales School is a Roman Catholic School. All of its teachings are in accordance
with the spiritual and moral standards of the Roman Catholic Church. It is the philosophy of this
school that all students should be concerned with their spiritual, mental, physical, social and
educational growth. This is paramount so as to instill in our students Christian principles and
values that will enable them to take their rightful places in the Bahamian society and the world
at large.
Mission Statement
For every difference that makes us unique there is a common thread that connects us all.
We share the need for home and community and for love and respect. May these common threads
form a beautiful world in which all people and all cultures are honored.
Abaco Shines at 15th
Annual Model United Nations Session!
“True stars
always shine the brightest – Unknown."
On April 27, 2012 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held its 15th Annual Model
United Nations Session (MUNS) sponsored by Rotary Club International in Nassau,
New Providence. It was held at the Wyndham Nassau Resort. The Model United
Nations Sessions is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to
educate students about current events, topics in international relations,
diplomacy and the United Nations agenda. This year’s topics were “The
Euro-Crisis – Regional or International Reform Needed?” and “Democracy in the
Middle Easy – Challenge and Course” for the morning and afternoon session
respectively.
Participating schools
from Abaco were St.Francis de Sales School which was assigned the country
Germany and S.C.Bootle High School which was assigned China. The students had to
thoroughly research their country’s position on each topic in order to
effectively debate the topics in each session. The morning session consisted of
all
countries present (which included Saudi Arabia, Iran, United States of
America and France among numerous others) being put into their respective
caucuses to debate the topic separately and come up with a draft resolution.
These draft resolutions were then presented to the General Assembly and
critiqued by the judges. Afterwards, a representative from each caucus met to
negotiate a final resolution to be adopted by the mock General Assembly.
On Wednesday, the
28th of March 2012, St. Francis de Sales Catholic School celebrated National Modern Language Awareness Week. A Spanish Concert was held with the
celebration. Watch the video.....
Ms.
Bahamas Earth Visits St. Francis de Sales School
On Friday,
March 23, 2012, Ms. Bahamas Earth, the lovely Ms. Kerel Pinder paid a visit to
St. Francis de Sales School as a part of her school visits in which she is
promoting conversation of the Earth.
During her
visit to the school, Ms. Pinder spoke to the students of Grade 4 and 12 about
the 8 steps all of us can adopt when it comes to conversation. Those steps are:
Protect
the marine life
Walk to
school
Recycle
Plant a
tree
Turn
off the electricity
Ease up
on Facebook and playing video games
Plant a
garden
Ms. Abaco
International, Ms. Chandi Lowe accompanied Ms. Pinder during her visit.
CATHOLIC
SCHOOLS WEEK
2012 Celebration
on
SFdS
"ROTARY CLUB SPEECH
COMPETITION WINNERS"
"Students
of Excellence"
by: Quitel Charlton (09 Feb
2012)
Our
students have done it again. They have proven themselves worthy of being called
“Student of Excellence”. On the 8th of February 2012,
three of our shining stars participated in the Rotary Club Speech competition:
Dikembe Wilkinson - Primary Division, April Smith - Junior Division and Quitel
Charlton - Senior Division.
Under the topic “My Desire
is to serve those who are in need or afflicted,” Dikembe rose to the
top, achieving first place in his category. April Smith assumed second position
after doing a good job addressing the topic “A Chance to lead, Challenge
yourself.” She most certainly rose to the challenge leading St. Francis
de Sales School to well-deserved victory. Quitel Charlton placed first in her
category. She captivated the audience with her outstanding presentation of the
topic “Reach within to embrace humanity.”
Our students here at St. Francis
de Sales School are continuously proving that all is not lost in The Abacos. We
are extremely proud of their efforts. Congratulations students. Continue to
strive for success.
"CHRISTMAS
IN OUR HEARTS"
St. Francis de Sales School Annual
Christmas Concert
On
Friday, December 9, 2011, St. Francis de Sales School held its Annual Christmas
concert at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. This year's theme was "Christmas
in Our Hearts". The students and faculty entertained the guests with
melodious songs of praise, a vibrant Junkanoo rushout and heartfelt
dramatization, which depicted the night our Saviour Jesus Christ was born.
The
church was overflowing with a great show of support from family and friends. We
were extremely honoured to have Mrs. Helen Simmons-Johnson, the new
Superintendent of Education for the Abaco District share the festivities with
us.
Undoubtedly, this year's production was a great success. Special thanks are
extended to Mr. Ronan Sarmiento, Ms. Georgia Williams, Mr. Elmer Bongon, Mr.
Ireneo Ajero, Mr. Arden Granados and all students who made this production a
memorable and enjoyable one.
RADISHA DESTINE wins the Abaco
Dep't of Education 8th Grade Spelling Bee.
11.4.2011
On Friday, November 4, 2011, Radisha Destine of Grade 8 won the Abaco Department
of Education 8th Grade Spelling Bee. She complete among twelve other contestants
and after an intense battle, she was victorious. Her coaches were Ms. Hazel
Lorene, our school Reading Specialist and her father Mr. Destine.
Radisha
will now intensify her spelling skills as she prepares to participate in the
Abaco District Spelling Bee, which will be held in the early 2012. The winner of
this competition will compete in the National Spelling.
Friday, September 16, 2011 a number of students participated in an essay
competition, which was sponsored by Mr. Marcus Bethel, the
proprietor of K.F.C.
Abaco.
All participants had to write an essay on the topic. R. Octavia Dean-McIntosh of
Grade 12 won in the high School division and Abbey-Gay Raymore of grade 8 won in
the Junior division. They each received a 15" HP laptop computer. All students
who participated in the competition received a certificate.
In July of this year, Quitel Charlton of Grade 12 won the National Most
Distinguished Achiever of Junior Achievement. This was an outstanding feat as
she competed against Achievers throughout The Bahamas and came our victorious.
Quitel also won the coveted title of Most Distinguished Achiever of Abaco of
Junior Achievement. Her prizes for these distinct honours included a four-year
scholarship at the College of the Bahamas, a John Bull gift basket, and two
laptop computers. She also received $1,350.00 in cheques as well as trophies
and plaques.
An
Open Water Swim competition was held in Hope Town, Abaco on
Saturday, October 1, 2011. Talia Davis of Grade 5 placed third
in the mixed relay. Leota Davis also of Grade 5 won the half -
mile in her age division.
On Sunday, August 7, 2011, Mikell Dawkins of Grade 6 competed in
the Little Miss Dundas Town pageant. She was the title of 1st
Runner-up as well as Miss Popularity.
It is
a pleasure to announce that the Head Boy and Head Girl for the academic
school year 2011/2012 have been selected. They are Quitel Charlton and
Jevaughn Brown of Grade 12.
eld its 15th Annual Model
United Nations Session (MUNS) sponsored by Rotary Club International in Nassau,
New Providence. It was held at the Wyndham Nassau Resort. The Model United
Nations Sessions is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to
educate students about current events, topics in international relations,
diplomacy and the United Nations agenda. This year’s topics were “The
Euro-Crisis – Regional or International Reform Needed?” and “Democracy in the
Middle Easy – Challenge and Course” for the morning and afternoon session
respectively.
countries present (which included Saudi Arabia, Iran, United States of
America and France among numerous others) being put into their respective
caucuses to debate the topic separately and come up with a draft resolution.
These draft resolutions were then presented to the General Assembly and
critiqued by the judges. Afterwards, a representative from each caucus met to
negotiate a final resolution to be adopted by the mock General Assembly.
Our
students have done it again. They have proven themselves worthy of being called
“Student of Excellence”. On the 8th of February 2012,
three of our shining stars participated in the Rotary Club Speech competition:
Dikembe Wilkinson - Primary Division, April Smith - Junior Division and Quitel
Charlton - Senior Division. 
proprietor of K.F.C.
Abaco.
An
Open Water Swim competition was held in Hope Town, Abaco on
Saturday, October 1, 2011. Talia Davis of Grade 5 placed third
in the mixed relay. Leota Davis also of Grade 5 won the half -
mile in her age division.
