April 2022
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Seniors Present at International Scientific Conference

Seniors Matthew Fu, Timothy Govenor, and Quentin King presented a talk at an international conference recently about their research work on the origin of astrophysical neutrinos. They were the only high school students to present at the conference, titled the “First Pan-African Astro Particle and Collider Physics Workshop” which started on Monday and concludes today. Other presenters included professors and scientists from universities all over the world.
 
“For high-school students, the background and motivation of this research are far beyond anything that one would normally learn in school, so they worked hard to learn about particle physics and astrophysics, to scan the Swift X-Ray Telescope database for information about X-ray flaring blazars, and to prepare the presentation, including throughout their Spring break,” said BWHS Physics and Astronomy teacher Dr. Parisa Roustazadeh. "Their presentation was very well received."
 
To read more about their project, click here.
Senior Wins Zonta Award

Bishop Watterson senior Kate Drab was named the top scholarship recipient out of 12 chosen for the Zonta Club of Columbus Outstanding Young Women Program for 2022. Kate was selected based on scholastic achievement, leadership and commitment to service in the community and school. As the scholarship winner she is nominated for the Zonta International Young Women in Public Affairs Award.

Zonta is one of the largest women’s service organizations in the world with the mission “to improve the lives of women locally and globally through service, advocacy, education and fundraising efforts.” More than 100 Central Ohio high schools were invited to nominate a student for the Outstanding Young Women Program.
Spring Musical Performances This Weekend

While in-person viewing of this weekend's performances of Beauty and the Beast is sold out, we are offering live online viewing of the shows on April 8 at 7:00 p.m., April 9 at 7:00 p.m. and April 10 at 2:00 p.m.
Summer Camps

Bishop Watterson is hosting plenty of camps to keep kids busy this summer!
  • Art
  • Theatre
  • Wood Shop
  • Sports --- baseball, boys basketball, girls basketball, cheerleading, field hockey, football, boys and girls lacrosse, girls soccer, track and field, girls volleyball
Join us for Youth Baseball Night!
Fill Up the Truck: Doing Good for Others This Lent

Fill Up the Truck, our Lenten tradition of giving to those in need, resulted in donations of more than 4,200 non-perishable food items donated to St. Stephens Community House and the St. Francis Center in McArthur, Ohio.

On two different Fridays, teams competed to see who could bring in the most and win Fill Up the Truck for that week. Student Council Charity Committee edged out Business Club on week one, while Business Club came back to compete again and won in a competition with St. Vincent DePaul Society.
Choir Sings National Anthem at Crew Game

Members of our Concert Choir performed not only the U.S. National Anthem but also the Canadian National Anthem at the Columbus Crew's game against Toronto in March. 
Freshman Wins Wrestling State Title

Congratulations to freshman Mitchell Younger, who won the wrestling state championship in the 144 weight class! 
Job Fair

Fifteen companies sent representatives to our first-ever Job Fair, chatting with students and providing applications at lunchtime.
Ash Wednesday Wellness Day

This year we combined Ash Wednesday with a Wellness Day. In addition to an all-school Mass, each grade had a speaker on stress and self care and a group activity and classes had activities that focused on wellness.