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Red & Gold is a monthly email for Bishop Watterson's feeder parish families.
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You are receiving this email because you have children in a school
in the Bishop Watterson area as defined by the Diocese of Columbus.
The Red & Gold will keep you up-to-date on what is happening at
YOUR Catholic high school.
Welcome to the Bishop Watterson family! |
Did You Know?
- The Class of 2017 earned about $27 million in college merit scholarships. In addition, the class accumulated nearly 25,000 hours of service to the community outside of the Sophomore Service Project. We are proud of their hard work and efforts to serve others!
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98% of the Class of 2017 is attending college this year. Members of the Cla
ss of 2017 were
accepted at 170 colleges and universities across the United States. They are
attending 66 schools. Not too surprisingly 77% of those who went on to college are attending schools in the
state of Ohio, including The Ohio State University, Case Western Reserve, Ohio University, University of Dayton, Miami University, Xavier and University of Cincinnati, among others.
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Open House is November 19
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National Merit & Commended Scholars
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Congratulations to our 2017 National Merit and Commended Scholars! Six Bishop Watterson students have been named National Merit or Commended Scholars based on their scores on the 2016 Preliminary SAT (PSAT). Joshua Cho is our National Merit Scholar.
Left to right -- Jack Davidson (St. Timothy School and Parish), Patrick Mulligan (St. Michael School/St. Joan of Arc Parish), Nina Buoni (St. Andrew School and Parish), Noah Weaver (St. Brigid School and Parish), Joshua Cho (Heritage Christian Church) and John Stimpfl (St. Brigid School and Parish).
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Time to Soar at Bishop Watterson
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Msgr. Spiers Service Award Winners
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A Homecoming week tradition at Bishop
Watterson
is to recognize the work of students who have gone above and beyond in service to their communities. The students honored with this recognition for 2017 are, left to right -- Annie Schnegg (St. Brigid School and Parish), Danielle Fisher (St. Andrew School/St. Joan of Arc Parish), Kelsi Connors (St. Timothy School and Parish) and Kyle Simmonds (Trinity School/St. Christopher Parish).
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Congratulations to our 2017 Homecoming Court! The following seniors were nominated by a classmate and anonymously selected by a panel of faculty members. They were nominated and selected because their peers and the staff believe that they represent the best of Bishop Watterson.
Left to right--Julie Schnell (Immaculate Conception School and Parish), DJ Brown (St. Andrew School/St. Brigid Parish), Gracie Walker (St. Timothy School and Parish), Brenna Smith (Liberty Middle School/St. Joan of Arc Parish), Danny Callaghan (St. Andrew School) and Abigail Pitones (St. Michael School and Parish).
Brenna and Danny were voted by seniors as Queen and King of the court.
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Italian Students Involved in Festival
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Bishop Watterson Italian students were featured in a variety of ways at the Columbus Italian Festival in this the inaugural year of collaboration between the Festival and local high school students. With a Festival theme this year of One Culture Many Regions, BWHS students hosted a booth called The Gallery of the Italian Regions with numerous informative displays available to Festival attendees. Our students also gave presentations on the cultural stage, led the rosary in Italian, participated in a dance presentation, volunteered in the children's area and marched in the parade.
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 Bishop Watterson Italian teacher, Kelly Lombardo '03 Matthews received the Midwest Award for Leadership in the Teaching of the Italian Language and Culture by the Italian Consulate in Chicago. Mrs. Matthews' enthusiasm for all things Italian has resulted in growing enthusiasm among BWHS students. Congratulations!
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Calhoun Semifinalist for Campbell Trophy
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Cody Calhoun '14 is a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, commonly referred to as the academic Heisman, an award that recognizes the best college football scholar athlete. Calhoun is a senior safety and kick returner at Case Western Reserve, where he is a Biology/Pre-Med major. This is his second year as a captain of the Spartan team. As a multi-sport student athlete at Bishop Watterson, Calhoun was a member of the 2013 State Champion Boys Basketball Team, the 2014 State Runner-Up Boys Basketball Team and the 2014 State Champion 4x100 Relay team.
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Technology/Social Media Tips
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Anxiety Rising
Is anxiety on the rise with young people? A recent New York Times story indicates that it is, and that social media may play a role.
Click here for a Fortune summary of the feature story.
Big Mouth
"Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy comedy from real-life pals Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg." This description of the new cartoon Big Mouth on Netflix does not even come close to describing the vulgarity the show contains. We suggest watching the Big Mouth (Extra) trailer by
clicking here.
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Fall Drama: All Are Welcome!
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Calling All Moms! Fall Dinner is November 15
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All Bishop Watterson moms past, present and future are invited to the Mothers' Club's annual Fall Dinner!
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