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St. Francis Will Produce Servants The great orator and statesman, William Jennings Bryan said “Service is the measure of greatness . . . The human measure of a human life is its income; the divine measure of a life is its outgo, its overflow–its contribution to...
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No “Common Core” for St. Francis St. Francis will not be adopting the “Common Core” Standards. There is a plethora of piñatas packed with reasons why, but let’s concentrate on one of the big ones. The Common Core’s stated aim is “success in college and careers”....
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Thinking for a Change One of the hallmarks of a good education should be the ability for a young man or young woman to meaningfully engage in the great debate of society. To do this an individual must first know how to think or to measure words, ideas and concepts...
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Why is St. Francis College Prep Critical to Our Community? Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “Intelligence plus character, that is the goal of true education.” In other words, to really educate a person we must address the intellect AND we must address the spirit or soul,...
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