AbbeyFest is an annual faith and music festival held at Daylesford Abbey in Paoli, PA. The grounds are transformed into a festival atmosphere featuring amazing music, Catholic and Christian vendors, the presence of Religious orders, food trucks, family and kid-friendly activities and games. Click here to learn more and to purchase tickets.

We had an amazing week welcoming our students back to school. The BSHS halls were alive with excitement about learning, reuniting with old friends, and making new ones. Please know that I am truly honored and blessed to serve as the Principal of Bishop Shanahan High School. While I am here for the students every day, I am also here

for you, their families. The education of our young people is a partnership between school and family; please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns you may have about your student's Shanahan experience. I encourage you to stay up to date by reading this newsletter every week, and by exploring our website on a regular basis. Don't forget to also follow us on social media! I look forward to seeing you - in person - at Back to School Night on September 15 at 7 PM.

Homecoming tickets will be on sale starting Tuesday, September 13 through Thursday, September 22. Students can purchase tickets before school, during lunch, and after school until 3PM. More information will be shared in Homeroom on Monday, September 12th.

Calling all 10th,11th, and 12th graders interested in serving the school community, gaining leadership experience, and giving a voice to your homerooms.

Student Council applications are now being accepted for Homeroom Representatives. Email ebco@shanahan.org for more information. Freshmen will have an opportunity in November to apply but can help with homecoming preparations now. Send EBCO an email if you are interested in helping.

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is happy to be part of the 2nd Annual PA, March for Life in Harrisburg, PA on September 19! Bishop Shanahan, along with other Archdiocesan high schools, is excited to be part of this great event! Students from our school are invited to take part through our Respect Life Club. Please click here to see the permission form and click here to view the flyer with more details. If you have any questions, please contact Sr. Marianne Lallone, APSA at sister.marianne@shanahan.org or Mr. Aquilante, Club Moderator at jaquilante@shanahan.org.

Lunch is available for purchase by all students on a daily basis. Students are permitted to pay in cash. However, if you would like to register your child for a school lunch account, please click here to do so. You will need your child’s student number to establish an account. Their six digit student number can be found next to their name in your FACTS account.

All roster change requests must be completed by 3:00 pm September 12, 2022. No roster change requests will be honored after this time.

Back to School Night will take place for all Shanahan parents and guardians on September 15th. Come and meet the teachers in person from 7:00 - 9:30 PM. You will be given a copy of your child's roster in homeroom, or you may bring a copy with you.

All students will have the opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation this week. If perhaps, your son or daughter did not receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation (or First Holy Communion) in grade school, please contact Father Chiriaco at frwilliam@shanahan.org to take the steps needed to move forward for the reception of these Sacraments.

The Opening Liturgy will be celebrated with our entire Bishop Shanahan community on Friday morning, September 16.

If your student has any additional medical needs please contact Lisa Hart at lhart@shanahan.org or drop of any supplies that might be needed next week.

Please note that if you are dropping off students in the morning, you should use the second entrance of the school between 7:30 and 8:00 AM. You should also use the second entrance between 2:00 and 3:00 PM for student pickup in order to stay out of the bus loop.

This is your last chance to enter to win $10K through the Endowment Fund Golf Outing Raffle! Click here to purchase tickets online or Venmo @Bishop_Shanahan.

Please consider joining us for a fun day as a volunteer at the BSHS Endowment Fund Golf Outing on September 13th. Help with check-in, hole-in-one watchers, and more! Click here to sign up.

Give Back Thursday is BSHS's very own "Day of Giving," a 24-hour fundraising challenge during the Homecoming celebration! For over 60 years, Shanahan has provided a strong spiritual and academic foundation for its students. Now, we ask you to give back to BSHS! Join us on Thursday, September 22. Learn more at shanahan.org/gbt!

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.

Thinking about trying out for BSHS softball this spring? Join the fall workout session! Click here for full details.