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Key Dates

January 26

College Credit Plus Meeting

January 29

Catholic Schools Week kickoff: wear BWHS spirit wear to Mass

February 6

Freshman/Sophomore College Planning Night

February 8

Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences

Watterson 101

Did you know? Our average class size for the 2021-22 school year is 21 students per class.

Catholic Schools Week

Catholic Schools Week is next week and we ask you, our families, to join in the celebration by wearing Bishop Watterson apparel to Mass this Sunday! Students are welcome to wear all or part of their uniforms, or spirit wear.

ACT All Stars

The ACT test consists of four sections: English, Math, Reading and Science. The highest score a student can receive for a section is 36. A student's composite score is the average of the four section scores. 



Congratulations to the following seniors who earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT (composite and/or section) in 2022!

Noah Garczewski

Composite,

English, Reading

Ava Hoying

English

Caleb Kenney

English

Evelyn Morrison

Reading

Luke Ponesse

Reading

Evan Schehr

Reading

Sophia Schroeder

Reading

Jack Stevens

Reading

Zoe Zeyen

Reading

2nd Quarter Honor Roll

Second quarter honor roll has been posted on our website under Latest News.

Congratulations to our honor roll students!

Diaper Drive THIS FRIDAY

In conjunction with our Respect Life Mass, Student Council is hosting a Diaper and Wipes drive for Bottoms Up on January 27. Bottoms Up was created out of a desire to help meet the needs of families who can’t afford enough diapers to keep their children clean, dry, and healthy. The need is great! Almost 40,000 families in the Central Ohio and the surrounding area benefitted from the services of Bottoms Up in 2022. Students who participate in the drive will be able to dress casually on Friday, January 27. 

Mothers' Club Corner

Uniform Collection

Mothers’ Club is collecting gently-used uniforms in a bin in the main office lobby. These will be made available at a Uniform Exchange later this spring.

Volunteer Opportunity!

Please consider volunteering your time or cooking talents for the Third Quarter Teacher & Staff Luncheon hosted by Bishop Watterson Mothers’ Club on Thursday, February 16. Check out the link below to consider volunteer opportunities and to sign up. We are requesting food dishes or time to set up/serve/clean on Thursday, February 16 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Thank you for your consideration! 

Questions? Contact Laura Williams at (614) 327-4077.

Campus Ministry Cues

Guadalupe Summit

Diocesan High School students of Hispanic descent are invited to attend the Guadalupe Summit on Thursday, March 9 from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Ohio Dominican University.

To register, please visit https://bit.ly/3Dow3DQ or call (614) 262-7992.

Register by February 9 to get a free t-shirt.

Worth Repeating

Athletics

Signing Day Set For February 1

Winter Signing Day for Division I and II athletes will be held on Wednesday, February 1 at 8:00 a.m. in Dominican Hall. Students should stop by the Athletic Office on the lower level, and pick up an information sheet and form, which will need to be completed and submitted NO LATER than Monday, January 30. Please contact the Athletic Office if you have questions!

Save the Date

Tentative 2023-24 Dates

July 1-9, 2023: Summer FREEZE -- No athletic or extracurricular events permitted

August 20, 2023: Freshman Parent Meeting

August 23, 2023: Freshmen only 1st day of school

August 24, 2023: All students 

September 29, 2023: No School

November 22-26, 2023: Thanksgiving Break 

December 14-15, 18-19, 2023: Semester Exams 

  *Students are required to take exams on these dates. Students who are sick on an exam day will be expected to make-up their missed exam on December 20 (Teacher PD day)

December 20, 2023-January 2, 2024: Christmas Break

February 16: No School

February 19: No School, Presidents' Day

March 11-15, 2024: Spring Break

March 28-April 1, 2024: Easter Break

May 23, 2024: Baccalaureate 

May 25, 2024: Graduation

May 24, 28-30, 2024: Semester Exams, grades 10-12

 *Students are required to take exams on these dates. Students who are sick on an exam day will be expected to make-up their missed exam on May 31 (Teacher PD day)

**calendar dates are tentative and still subject to change**

Counselor Corner

College Credit Plus Meetings

Students and their parents interested in participating in College Credit Plus in 2023-2024 should plan to attend the College Credit Plus Information meeting on January 26, 2023

at 7:00 p.m. via zoom. Ms. Creighton will email a Zoom link prior to the meeting. You will learn about the benefits and risks of participating in

College Credit Plus, in addition to what courses Bishop Watterson will offer

for the 2023-24 school year. Please also read over the information on the

College Credit Plus section of the Bishop Watterson website.

Additional meeting opportunity: February 8, 2023, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. There will be presenters from several Central Ohio colleges and universities, including Columbus State Community College, Franklin University, Kenyon College, Otterbein University, and The Ohio State University. There is no registration required. You may join using the Zoom link and passcode below:

Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91765854795?pwd=WXF6Wm9na2pWZlZsM0hsOW1hYlo0dz09

Passcode:

839925

Scheduling

2023-2024 course scheduling for current students will be taking place soon.  

Jan 23-27: Counselors present scheduling information in Theology classes

Jan 30-Feb 3: Counselors meet individually with freshmen to schedule their sophomore courses

Feb 6-10: Counselors meet individually with juniors to schedule their senior courses

Feb 13-16: Counselors meet individually with sophomores to schedule their junior courses.

Students will be recommended for their core class levels by their current subject teachers (for example, their current English teacher will make the recommendation for next year’s English level). If your child has questions about their placements, they should talk with their teachers.

Pray With Us!

January Dates

January 25

February 1

February 8

February 15

We often find an excuse not to pray. We would like to offer you an excuse to pray and a chance to come join us in prayer. Each Wednesday we have Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. We begin with Exposition at 7:30 a.m. and continue through the school day until 1:30 p.m. when we have Benediction. Throughout the day, Theology classes take turns spending some time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. You are invited to join us. If you are interested, please follow this link to sign-up. If there is any change to the schedule, we will be sure to keep you informed. Thank you for your willingness to pray with us and for your example of prayer for our students.

OLB Open House

ACT-SAT-PSAT Prep

Juniors or seniors who are testing on any of the ACT or SAT test dates, please contact Karen Gallo for any college entrance test prep needs. Individual Zoom tutoring with Mrs. Karen Gallo is offered at times that will accommodate your schedule.

All juniors will be taking the ACT on February 28 during the school day. There is no registration needed for this test .

Contact Mrs. Gallo with questions about tutoring at KarenSATtutor@columbus.rr.com.