The Herald
A Weekly Newsletter to
Bishop Hartley Parents & Families
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Letter from Administration |
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Bishop Hartley Families:
The revival of our in-person Day of Faith and Service this month delighted us all! Students enjoyed the day and provided valuable service to many organizations. We thank Ms. Molly Hartge, our House Deans, School Captains, and others for organizing the day for us.
Last Friday we unveiled our new weekly Herald which will highlight school events and happenings. We will continue to use School Messenger for urgent communications or important reminders. For instance, notices about closings for inclement weather and reminders for important events will still be sent via School Messenger. The monthly Herald that you are used to receiving will be sent the first Friday of each month and contain more robust content and student news.
Today's newsletter includes information about upcoming Parent/Teacher Conferences which are scheduled for November 11, from 3:15-8 p.m. Parents may select either in-person or virtual conferences. Each conference is 10 minutes in length.
Please enjoy the news we are sharing in this issue and watch for updates weekly.
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Christopher Kowalski, Principal |
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In this Issue of The Herald
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Upcoming Events
Student News
English Team Updates
World Languages Grades
Fall Sports District Championships
Open House
Parent Teacher Conferences
Junior Parent Meeting
The Catholic Foundation Grant - Facilities Grant
Cafeteria Volunteers
Employment Opportunities
Evening of Excellence
Attention Columbus City Bus Riders
Kanowsky-Ey and Knights of Columbus Scholarships
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The Herald is a weekly publication for parents and families to stay informed of current events at Bishop Hartley.
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Thursday, November 11
- Veterans Day Assembly during the school day
- Junior Parent Meeting 6 pm in the TACC gym
- Parent Teacher Conferences 3:15-8 pm
Thursday, November 18 | School starts at 9:30 am for all students
Friday, November 19 | Freshmen Retreat
Monday, November 22 | Q2 Interims
Wednesday, November 24 - Friday, November 26 | NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
Monday, November 29 - Tuesday, November 30 | Senior Kairos Retreat
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Day of Faith and Service
This past Monday, November 1, we were once again able to hold our Day of Faith and Service. Students enjoyed a late start day while the faculty participated in a professional development opportunity. The day officially began with Mass for the Feast of All Saints. After Mass, students joined their mentor groups for a series of activities.
Service projects included tying fleece blankets for the St. Matthew Knitting and Crocheting Ministry which has served many different organizations for several years, wrapping diapers to be given to new moms for the Christ Child Society, tying plastic bags into rope to be used for mats for the homeless, sorting the books collected for the Christ Child Society by grade level, preparing the House display cases near the cafeteria for Open House, using fabric scraps (including some from the fleece blankets) to make dog toys for animal shelters, and some general cleanup and beautification projects right here at Bishop Hartley.
In addition to the service projects, students watched an episode of The Chosen featuring Jesus at the wedding at Cana. The day concluded with reflection and a House Competition featuring an All Saints Escape Room.
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All Things English
Juniors in Ms. Blakeman’s classes recently wrote black out poems as the final project for their Emily Dickinson unit. According to Ms. Blakeman, “Blackout poetry is a form of ‘Found Poetry’, meaning it is created from pre-existing texts. They chose a page from a book/ text and were tasked with creating a visually appealing poem from that page, and they did not disappoint!"
Mrs. Maloof’s Honors English 10 students have completed some interesting culminating activities as well. Students created menus as a follow up to summer reading assignments which included appetizers (book covers, story trailers, etc.), an entrée (collage, graphic summary or poem), and dessert (diary entries, newspaper story or podcast based on a person they researched who experienced the same events as the book characters). Most recently, these same students completed a Campaign for their favorite horror stories as a follow up to Gothic Literature. The campaigns included a character analysis to find the most appropriate spokesperson, a campaign graphic, and a speech. Students watched videos of the winning stories the Friday before Halloween.
Student Paths Program
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Our English Teachers will soon begin implementing the Student Paths program. The program, sponsored for us by Walsh University, provides supplemental, non-fiction texts and lessons which teachers can pair with the literature they are using in their classroom. Students complete a 3-question survey twice a year to measure the effectiveness of the materials (no student data is attached to the survey). |
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Grades for Spanish, Italian, and French classes can be found in Schoology by scrolling to the bottom of the screen and clicking on the no grading period option. All world language classes (except Latin) use proficiency grading, which requires them to be reported this way. Please see the attached infographic for detailed instructions about how to access your child's world language grade.
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Fall Sports District Championships |
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Congratulations to our boys soccer, girls soccer, and volleyball teams on winning central district championships on Saturday, October 30th.
Regional Final
Volleyball will play Tri-Valley at Heath High School at 2pm. The game will be streamed lived from Heath's athletics page. Use the link below to access.
Football Playoffs
Football competes in the regional quarterfinals against London High School tonight at 7pm at London. The game will be lived streamed on our school's YouTube channel. Use the link below to access.
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Open House Thursday, November 4 |
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Last night we hosted more than 180 families at our Fall Open House. Many thanks to our student ambassadors, athletic and club student representatives, faculty, staff, and volunteers for supporting this successful event for future Hawks! |
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Parent-Teacher Conferences - Thursday, November 11 |
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Please use the instructions in the file below to schedule a conference with your student's teacher(s).
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Junior Parent Meeting - Thursday, November 11 |
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Junior Parent Meeting will be held on Thursday, November 11 from 6-7 pm in the TACC.
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The Catholic Foundation Grant - Facilities Grant |
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Bishop Hartley works diligently in collaboration with the Diocese of Columbus, our local health department, the State Department of Education, and a number of other partners to ensure students and staff have a healthy and safe learning environment. Most recently, we installed additional fencing along the perimeter of our campus, thanks to grant funding from The Catholic Foundation.
In addition, we are pleased to share that The Catholic Foundation has awarded Bishop Hartley $6,943 toward replacing the original (1957) gym doors near the band room. This grant will provide new fire-rated doors and doorframe which will play a critical role in keeping all students, teachers, staff, and our community safe.
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We hope you will consider signing up to volunteer in cafeteria for November and December. Please use the Sign Up Genius link below and thank you to all our volunteers!
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Bishop Hartley High School is seeking a Network and Systems Technician for the 2021-2022 school year. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest and a resume to Andrew Jahahn, Vice Principal of Operations, at ajahahn@cdeducation.org. For full job description CLICK HERE.
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Save the date for the 31st annual Evening of Excellence, Saturday, April 2, 2022. Come together for this evening of celebration, silent auction via mobile bidding, live auction, dinner, entertainment and fun. Proceeds benefit need-based tuition assistance and merit-based scholarships.
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Attention Columbus City Bus Riders |
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Columbus City Schools will be closed on Monday, November 22nd and Tuesday, November 23rd. Bishop Hartley will be in school on these days. Due to bus driver shortages, parents are recommended to find alternative means of transportation for Monday, November 22nd and Tuesday, November 23rd.
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Kanowsky-Ey and Knights of Columbus Scholarships |
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The Kanowsky-Ey Family Scholarship, is a $1,000 scholarship, established to assist practicing Catholic families with financial need.
Please use the link provided here to access information about applying.
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This week's health updates including the COVID dashboard, updates from our nurse and a change in mask policy in school was sent out earlier on separate email. |
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BISHOP HARTLEY
HIGH SCHOOL
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