St. Francis Xavier High School (Sumter, South Carolina)

St. Francis Xavier High School
Address
15 School Street Sumter, South Carolina 29150 United States
Coordinates	33°55′9″N 80°21′27″W / 33.91917°N 80.35750°W / 33.91917; -80.35750Coordinates: 33°55′9″N 80°21′27″W / 33.91917°N 80.35750°W / 33.91917; -80.35750
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Motto	Inspiring Minds, Instilling Faith, and Illuminating the Future
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1997
Principal	Kristi C. Doyle
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	20
Student to teacher ratio	4:1
Color(s)	Green , White,and Gold
Mascot	Padre
Accreditation	South Carolina Independent School Association
Newspaper	Padre Post
Affiliation	SACS/AdvancEd, SCISA, NCEA
Website	http://www.sfxhs.com

St. Francis Xavier High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Sumter, South Carolina. It is run independent of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston.

Background

St. Francis Xavier High School opened in 1997 after just a few months of planning. It opened just months after the announced closing of Sumter Catholic High School in 1997.^[1] At its opening the school had 32 students and 5 graduated that year.

In 2002, SFXHS opened it first capital campaign. It was used to purchase the building it now occupies at 15 School Street in Sumter and completed significant renovations of the heat and air conditioning system.

On December 3, 2000, the Bishop of Charleston, Robert Baker, recognized St. Francis Xavier High School as an independent Catholic high school within the diocese.

External links

Notes and references

↑ SFXHS. "How St. Francis Xavier High School Began". Retrieved 2007-05-11.

Diocese of Charleston

Bishops	Ordinaries John England Ignatius A. Reynolds Patrick Neeson Lynch Henry P. Northrop William Thomas Russell Emmet M. Walsh John Joyce Russell Paul John Hallinan Francis Frederick Reh Ernest Leo Unterkoefler David B. Thompson Robert Joseph Baker Robert E. Guglielmone

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Abbey Mepkin Abbey Parishes St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Aiken St. Andrew's Church, Barnwell St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, Charleston St. Peter's Church, Columbia Former cathedral Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar, Charleston

Education	High Schools Bishop England High School, Charleston Cardinal Newman High School, Forest Acres St. Francis Xavier High School, Sumter St. John Paul II Catholic School, Okatie St. Joseph's Catholic School, Greenville

Priests	John Barry Joseph Bernardin John James Joseph Monaghan John Moore

Miscellany	The Catholic Miscellany

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