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Key Dates

December 8

All-School Mass, Feast of the Immaculate Conception

(no birthday dress down)

December 15, 16, 19, 20

Semester Exams

December 21-January 3

Christmas Break

No Wednesday News on Dec. 28.

January 4

Quarter 3 Begins

Watterson 101

The Bishop Watterson Class of 2022, with 234 members, was offered $36 million in college merit scholarships. This does not include financial aid. Students in the class were accepted at 194 colleges and universities.

We hear from colleges, and alumni, that our students are well prepared for the rigors of college work!

Semester Finals

To assist you in planning for student arrival and departure during finals, we want to share some important information.

Finals are December 15, 16, 19 and 20.

Students with a study hall period will be permitted to arrive late/leave early. We will operate on the understanding that they will arrive late if the study hall is the start of their day or leave early if the study hall is the second period of their day. If you wish for your child to remain at school for the study hall period, please contact the main office.

Students should direct questions about semester finals to their teachers.

We will not have cafeteria service so students should plan to bring a snack for their break/study time between finals. 

Thursday, December 15

1^st period exam: school starts at 7:45 a.m.; exam finishes at 9:45 a.m.

2^nd period exam: students should arrive by 10:50 a.m.; exam finishes at 12:30 p.m.

Friday, December 16

3^rd period exam: school starts at 7:45 a.m.; exam finishes at 9:45 a.m.

4^th period exam: students should arrive by 10:50 a.m.; exam finishes at

12:30 p.m.

Monday, December 19

5^th period exam: school starts at 7:45 a.m.; exam finishes at 9:45 a.m.

6^th period exam: students should arrive by 10:50 a.m.; exam finishes at

12:30 p.m.

Tuesday, December 20

7^th period exam: school starts at 7:45 a.m.; exam finishes at 9:45 a.m.

8^th period exam: students should arrive by 10:50 a.m.; exam finishes at

12:30 p.m.

Student Handbook Policy

Testing and Absence – Semester Final Exams

Students must be present during all scheduled finals. The only excused absence is one due to extreme illness. A doctor’s note is required for verification. If a student is ill and needs to reschedule an exam, they must contact Vice Principal Abby Teeters, abteeter@cdeducation.org, for permission and arrangements. Exams will not be rescheduled for vacations, club sports, etc. Absences due to reasons other than illness may result in the student receiving 80% of the grade earned.

Please examine our finals schedule closely and plan vacations accordingly. Inform family members, club coaches, employers, parish leaders working on service trips, retreats, etc. that students are not available until exams are over. Please do not schedule doctor’s appointments, elective surgery, etc. during this time. 

Pray With Us!

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.

Campus Ministry

Worship Band

Students are invited to join the Worship Band during second semester. Worship Band participates in all school masses and spreads the joy of Jesus through vocal and instrumental music. Interested students may contact Mrs. Mar Frommeyer at mariafrommeyer@yahoo.com or Mrs. Beth Simmonds at mrs.simmonds@bwhs.org. Both student and parent must read and complete the Worship Band Contract available here.

Rehearsals will be Jan. 11 and Feb. 8 from 2:15-3:30 in the school chapel.

Catechism in a Year

Join Fr. Mike Schmitz in reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church this coming year. See this short video for more information.

MONDAY ... Mothers' Club Christmas Social

All are welcome to the Bishop Watterson Mothers’ Club Christmas Social on Monday, December 12! Bring a friend and join us for a charity activity, a snack and some shopping at the Eagle Store, Root 23, Element Blue, BA Juhls, ReWritten Mittens, Beauty Sense, J Bloom, and Amy Pollner-Mary Kay Consultant.

Uniform Sale

Educational Apparel is having a 15% off sale during December. For store hours or the online code, see the flyer on our website.

Diocese of Columbus Emmaus Road Scholarship Fund

Health Office Update

You may have heard that there are measles cases in our area. Click here for helpful information from the Columbus Public Health.

Worth Repeating

Eagle Store

Time to get your Eagle Store Christmas shopping wrapped up!

Eagle Store Clearance Sale: Come and enjoy 25% off of clearance items from last year's inventory. Select Yeti 20 ounce tumblers are $25.00 ($10 off regular price). Nike drawstring gym bags are $15 dollars ($10 off regular price) 

New Items!: Sweatshirts, t-shirts, caps, jackets and pajama pants for men and women are arriving.  

Hours: The Eagle Store is open from 3:00-3:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays or by appointment (email mrs.geswein@bwhs.org).

We will also be open during the Mothers' Club Christmas Social on Monday, December 12 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

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.