This is Homecoming Week and we have many exciting events in store for our Shanahan students! There will be a Pep Rally in school on Friday afternoon, September 23, leading up to the big Homecoming Game vs. Pennwood at 7:00 pm. Tickets for the Homecoming Dance are on sale through September 22 in the Activities Office before school, during lunch, and after school until 3:00 pm. See the attached flyer for more Homecoming Week information. Be sure to review the “Dance Protocol” in the "News" section of the Shanahan website with important information regarding dress code, entry doors, and guidelines and expectations for the dance.

On Wednesday, September 28th, Bishop Shanahan will be hosting a Flu & Covid-19 Vaccine Clinic. If you are interested please read the flyer here and click here to sign up in advance.

Bishop Shanahan utilizes two powerful online tools for record keeping and student learning: PowerSchool and Schoology. PowerSchool is our Records Management System where official grades and attendance are recorded. Schoology is our Learning Management System where teachers share resources, give assignments/assessments, and communicate important course content. All parents and guardians already have PowerSchool accounts. If you are new to Shanahan or need assistance logging into PowerSchool, please follow the instructions found here. All families received an e-mail from the Office for Academic Affairs with instructions on how to log into Schoology. If you encounter issues with wither PowerSchool or Schoology, please contact the Office for Academic Affairs.

Every new school year comes with the inevitable onslaught of parent/guardian paperwork to be completed. Thank you for your prompt attention to this. We have attempted to streamline the process as much as possible. Students should have brought home the validation form and nurse’s card last week, both of which need to be returned as soon as possible. All other forms are on the PowerSchool portal for completion, and must be completed online. These forms are only accessible on the PowerSchool web portal (not the phone app), and only through the parent login. While a student may see them under their account, the forms will only register as completed when accessed by a parent or guardian using a parent account. If you have not yet completed these forms, please do so as soon as possible so that your student may continue to attend classes.

Please note on the calendar there is no school for students on September 29th. The faculty will be participating in a Universal Curriculum Professional Development Day.

Students in grades 9-11 will be taking the PSAT in school on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. The PSAT serves as a critical practice and diagnostic tool in preparation for the SAT. For students in grade 11, the PSAT also serves as a qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship Program. Students in grade 9 take the 8/9 test preparing them for the PSAT in the future years. Students in grades 10 and 11 will receive a test guide and practice test in homeroom this week. Students are asked to bring the Practice Test with them to their ELA, math, social studies, and science classes over the next few weeks.

A big "thank you" goes out to all of the golfers, sponsors, volunteers, and donors who supported the 2022 Endowment Fund Golf Outing.

Congratulations to the $10K Raffle winner, Harper A.!

Give Back Thursday is Shanahan's very own "Day of Giving," during Homecoming week! Thank you to those who have made early gifts and pledges. With their early generosity, we kick off GBT with 38% to the $140K goal! Every gift is tax-deductible and makes an immediate impact during this school year.

Please support on or before GBT and keep Shanahan Strong!

There are 3 ways to Give:

Join members of the community to tee it up with friends, families and alumni of the Shanahan football program. The event is a scramble format at Downingtown Country Club. Participants enjoy food and drink situated around the course, 18 holes of fantastic golf, buffet dinner, two-hour open bar with cocktail hour on the patio overlooking the course, and plenty of fun and games all day long.