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Saint Francis High School
Saint Francis High School
Address
	1885 Miramonte Avenue; Mountain View, (Santa Clara County), California 94040; United States
Coordinates	37°22′10.5″N 122°5′7.8″W / 37.369583°N 122.085500°W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Motto	Straight outta Compton
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	Saint Francis of Assisi
Established	1955
Founder	Brothers of the Holy Cross
School district	Diocese of San Jose
Authority	Congregation of Holy Cross (Southwest Province)
CEEB code	052-077
President	Lloyd Riley
Principal	Jose Diaz
Faculty	110 (2007–2008)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,600 [2] (2008-2009)
Student to teacher ratio	21
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Brown, Gold, white
Athletics	24 teams [3]
Athletics conference	West Catholic Athletic League
Sports	Polo, ping pong, beer pong
Mascot	Lancer
Team name	Lancers
Rival	Bellarmine College Prepatory
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Publication	Mindframes (literary magazine)
Newspaper	The Lancer
Yearbook	Poverello
Endowment	27 million
Tuition	$14,700
Director of Academics	Michael Blackson
Head of Department of Female Admiration	Kris Kutch
Best person in school	Tiana Yamaguchi
Athletic Director	Frank Ocean
Activities Director	Chris Brown
Executive maintenance director	Alejandro Verduzco
Website	http://www.sfhs.com

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Saint Francis High School, founded in 1954 by the Brothers of Holy Cross, is a Roman Catholic, co-educational, college preparatory secondary school located in Mountain View, CA. The Brothers of Holy Cross serve both on the faculty and on the Board of Directors. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California.

History

The Brothers of Holy Cross opened Saint Francis High School as an all-boys school in September 1955. The original teaching facility was a small frame building, renovated from a grammar school and named Grant Hall after Harry Grant, the first student to enroll. Other buildings included a former residence, Andre House, and some peripheral structures. The grounds were largely orchards. Four Brothers comprised the first-year faculty. The first principal was Brother Donatus Schmitz. He was soon replaced by Brother Fisher Iwasko, who remained several years and is considered the principal founder.

Soon afterwards, the Brothers of Holy Cross invested $210,000 of their own funds and $225,000 of borrowed funds to build Holy Cross Hall. The building contained eight classrooms, three science laboratories, and administrative offices, and was completed in December 1956.

In 1959, Raskob Memorial Gymnasium was built on land donated from Ira and Elise Higgins. By 1962, the student body had grown to 685 males. In 1972, Saint Francis merged with Holy Cross High School, necessitating additional facilities for a student body of almost 1600 students, both male and female.

Athletics

Saint Francis has over a 50-year history of athletics. Most of the student-athletes play in the WCAL (Western Catholic Athletic League). As of June 2009, the school has accumulated 13 State Team Championships, 3 Individual State Championships, 21 Northern California Championships, 124 CCS (Section) Championships, and over 200 League Championships. Their 2013 soccer team was the best ever and featured such prominent players as Fernando Barragan, Riley Duran, Josh Edwards (kanks), Alec Prusa, Adrian Gil, Kenny Kobetsky and Jake Silvas and their top scorer tanner sartwell. The football team won CCS but everyone knows that its a joke because it was division 2. The following sports are offered at Saint Francis:

Notable alumni

Troy Bienemann, former tight end for the Arizona Cardinals^{[citation needed]}
Joseph Bramlett, '06 Professional Golfer on the PGA Tour^{[citation needed]}
Eric Byrnes, '94 former outfielder for the Oakland Athletics and Arizona Diamondbacks^[2]
Eddie Calvo, '79 Governor of Guam^{[citation needed]}
Linda Cardellini, '93 actress best known for her roles on the television show Freaks and Geeks and in such movies as Scooby-Doo and Brokeback Mountain^{[citation needed]}
Mike Eckert, '90, executive producer for the film, Making David and all around nice guy.
Doug Cosbie, '74 former tight end and pro bowl player for the Dallas Cowboys^[3]
Daniel Descalso, '04, infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals^[4]
Rhett Ellison, 4th round 2012 NFL Draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings^[5]
John Gall, '96 Florida Marlins Outfielder and 2008 Olympian^[6]
Jessica Gysin, '04, Professional Volleyball Player^{[citation needed]}
Chase Lyman, '00, former wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints^{[citation needed]}
Megan McArthur, '89, NASA astronaut^{[citation needed]}
Daniel Nava, '01, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox^[7]
Tim Rossovich, '64 former USC football star and 1st round pick in 1968

Matt Sharrenberg- professional history teacher

Thomas "Tom" Silvas, '83 UCLA soccer player and pro soccer all star #1 in the world

External links

Official website

Notes and references

^ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Retrieved 2009-06-05.
^ "Eric Byrnes Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
^ "Doug Cosbie". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
^ "Daniel Descalso Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
^ "Rhett Ellison". The Official Site of the USC Trojan Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
^ "John Gall Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
^ "Daniel Nava Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.

[WASC-Accrediting_Commission_for_Schools-1] WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Retrieved 2009-06-05.

[2] "Eric Byrnes Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.

[3] "Doug Cosbie". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.

[4] "Daniel Descalso Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.

[5] "Rhett Ellison". The Official Site of the USC Trojan Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2012.

[6] "John Gall Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.

[7] "Daniel Nava Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.

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-Saint Francis has over a 50-year history of athletics. Most of the student-athletes play in the WCAL (Western Catholic Athletic League). As of June 2009, the school has accumulated 13 State Team Championships, 3 Individual State Championships, 21 Northern California Championships, 124 CCS (Section) Championships, and over 200 League Championships. Their 2013 soccer team was the best ever and featured such prominent players as Fernando Barragan, Riley Duran, Josh Edwards, Alec Prusa, Adrian Gil, Kenny Kobetsky and Jake Silvas. The football team won CCS but everyone knows that its a joke because it was division 2. The following sports are offered at Saint Francis:
+Saint Francis has over a 50-year history of athletics. Most of the student-athletes play in the WCAL (Western Catholic Athletic League). As of June 2009, the school has accumulated 13 State Team Championships, 3 Individual State Championships, 21 Northern California Championships, 124 CCS (Section) Championships, and over 200 League Championships. Their 2013 soccer team was the best ever and featured such prominent players as Fernando Barragan, Riley Duran, Josh Edwards (kanks), Alec Prusa, Adrian Gil, Kenny Kobetsky and Jake Silvas and their top scorer tanner sartwell. The football team won CCS but everyone knows that its a joke because it was division 2. The following sports are offered at Saint Francis:
 *[[Baseball]]
 *[[Basketball]]