A big shout to our academic ametur warriors for their outstanding performance during the Senior Secondary School Academic night competition at Xmas Mini Stadium as part of the celebration of our 45th independence anniversary in 2024. The whole school community witnessed the discipline and dedication of these students to an advanced level. Congratulations to you all and you have made us all proud of your excellent effort. Many thanks!!!

The school was very proud of the outstanding performance of our March team during the 45th Parade to honour our beloved Kiribati Independence day 2024.

We want to thank these amazing students below and our dedicated staff, supportive people and talented coaches, for their outstanding organisation, preparation, positivity and incredible skills. Massive thanks for your tireless efforts and untold hours.

St.Francis High School staff and students were overjoyed to be the winners of this year’s competition. Schools participating included us, the Phoenix Islands Senior Secondary School (LPSSS), Itoini Mainiku High School and Kiritimati Atoll Junior Secondary School. This is history for all of us because it was the first time to introduce keeping a record of three important achievements: school top track runners, shortest time used in the track events in all track events covered and finally the longest distance covered by field event competitors in the shot putt and long jump.

Forms 4 and 5 Quiz Team are preparing before the upcoming Quiz to take place on the 14^th of July in Ronton. Their opponents will be their sister schools on the island namely the Line and Phoenix Senior Secondary known for its short name LPSSS and Itoi ni Mainiku Secondary School. It will be the first time for many to present themselves in public and speaking on stage to a larger audience so it’s going to be a real challenge but will be rewarding at the same time. These students are not only going to be excellent in their subjects but they should learn to respond within the short time limit permitted.

St Francis High School celebrated St Paul’s and St Peter’s Feast day on Friday 28^th June. The celebration began with a march parade by the two school teams named after our patron saints in the front area of the school compound. St Peter won in all competitions beginning from the morning march parade, field events and indoor events at the school mwaneaba,Poverello.

Staff and students are at the peak of a hectic week of preparations before the upcoming 45^th independence anniversary which the school will also participate in for various events which include the marching parade, interschool sports competition, quiz competition, speech competition to name but a few. At the same time staff are marking their examination papers, entering results after the mid-term school-based assessment convened during Weeks 6 to 7, ongoing literacy and numeracy tutorials and assessment, training of the squad team, having special classes for the quiz, speech presentation, march practising and boarding with selected participants staying at Poverello Mwaneaba . At the same time both Forms 6 Science and Arts and Commerce are meeting their IA deadlines in some of their subjects. Teachers of concerned classes also try their best to get these done before this exciting anniv

Banaan te reirei moa man ara Board directors, taan reirei, taani makuri, ataei, kaaro, tiibu, guardians ao te whole school community ni katekeraoi nakon ara tama ae karineaki ae Fr. Tara-jake ni koron ana 7th n tauan nakoana ni Berebitoro.

On Monday 17th June 2024, are e a koro iai ana 7th n ririki n taua nakoana ba te berebitero (Priest's Sipritual Journey) Fr. Tara-Jake ao ni manga makena (signifies another year of devoted service ) rakan ana ririki ba ana tabonibai te Uea.

A mixed group of Forms 4, 5 and 6 students during one of the tutorial sessions this term.

A four day SBA and two important tests on Te Ribana numeracy and literacy were convened this week. The former was timetable based therefore each teacher looked after his / her own class assessment. The latter was carried out on Monday 16^th June and Wednesday 18^th June at Period 6. The main topics covered are the basics of both subjects as we still have a number of students needing assistance on these. There is a total of 5 groups who are looked after by 4 teachers in one classroom. Every once a week the Heads of Departments, Mr Ueanterube Biriro (Maths) and Ms Maere Tekanene (English) prepare the teachers a day before these tutorial sessions.

On 7th June 2024, the school was honored and grateful to witness an important milestone in the lives of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, renewal of their vows to their missionary vocation last Friday at Poverello mwaneaba. The fours nuns, Sr. Lucy Betero (Deputy Principal), Sr Totoua Ienikabo (Former teacher) and their two PNG colleagues humbly renewed their vows in celebration of their patron’s anniversary and to keep up with their missionary vocation to the best they could.

Te kaitau ae moan te bati nakoia naake a tia n roko n anga aia buoka ba buokani mauiia ara ataei (atheletics) squad ake a boarding ni katauraoi imain te bokakano Inter-school are e na karaoaki 10th July 2024. Buoka aikai a na buoka aron kanaia ma nimaia ara ataei inanon te maen ae 3 nakon 4 wiiki. Ti teimatoa ni butimaai anganano ao bwaai tutuaraoi ao ti na teimatoa ni kakatoka mwiina n ara newsletter iaon ana website/webpage ikai. Are ieta te anganano aika kakukurei man itiaki ao te Uea te tia kabooi mwiin bwaai n tutuaraoi. Are ieta!!!

PTA 2024 is Established

St Francis PTA for 2024 was finally established on 31^st May after a meeting of staff and parents convened at the school hall. At the start of the PTA at 11 in the morning more than 20 parents were present. Representation is mostly by village inclusive of some church representatives given we have some students from other religions. The school is hopeful to achieve more improvement required at the school through this volunatary PTA. The principal, Adrian Merake, informed the parents that it will not keep them over occupied as it will meet twice a term. The next step is to convene a proper PTA with selected staff. Parents turnout was better than previous years as the school met the hire costs for two trucks, one from Banana and the other from Ronton to St Francis High School. Towards lunch hour the school received more than 60 parents and guardians. More details

LAUNCHING OUR NEWSLETTER TEAM with two Form 6 (Year 12) students taking a turn doing an interview with our guests and exploring more news collection in future. More students from this year group will do the same in the upcoming weeks. Stay In Tune.

On Friday 24^th of May, the school was privileged and grateful to welcome important guests to the school who conducted our school mass at Period 6.  They are Fr.Kanoua Iotebwa and Deacon Tekaei. Raweaitina. Fr Kanoua Iotebwa was leading the mass and assisted by Deacon Tekaei Raweaitina. The former is not new to St Francis High School as he had assisted in the school some years back as Religious Education teacher. For Deacon Tekaei Raweaitina, this is his first visit to Kiritimati island.

The school is excited to share TE RIBANA a great learning opportunity available now to all students. It is an educational initiative and a tutorial session to provide learning and coaching opportunities to boost numeracy and literacy across the school. As a team, teachers meet and train together - part of their preparations before they collaboratively offer Te Ribana tutorial to their assigned group of students.