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Key Dates

January 26

All-School Mass (no birthday dress down)

January 29

College Credit Plus Meeting (Zoom)

February 1

International Dinner

Catholic Schools Week 2024

Next week is Catholic Schools Week!

Celebrating our Parishes and Feeder Schools

We will be delivering a gift to our feeder schools this week.

Sunday: Students and families are invited to wear your Bishop Watterson spirit wear to Mass!

Wednesday: Students have been invited to read to the little ones at Our Lady of Peace, St. Andrew, St. Brendan, St. Brigid and St. Timothy. We still need more student readers! Readers can receive service hours.

Celebrating Students and Vocations

We will have a special prayer for each grade this week during announcements.

Mothers’ Club will be raffling off gift cards at lunch throughout the week.

Friday: Mothers’ Club will provide an ice cream treat to students at lunch. For a $1 donation to “A Good and Growing Need” (see Diocesan News, below), students can dress down in feeder school or BWHS spirit wear.

Celebrating Faculty and Staff

Monday: The counseling department is providing coffee and donuts to faculty and staff before school.

Wednesday: BWHS administration will provide lunch for our faculty and staff. 

Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences

Parent-Teacher-Student conferences are coming soon! Conferences this year will be offered via Zoom on Wednesday, February 7 from 3:00-8:00 p.m. Online sign-ups will begin on Wednesday, January 31 at 7:00 a.m. The sign-up link will be included in Wednesday News on January 31. When signing up, please make note of the passcode you will need to access each teacher's zoom. 

2024-25 Important Dates

Next School Year

August 18: Freshman Parent Meeting

August 21: Freshman Orientation

August 22: First Day of School, all grades

September 2: No School, Labor Day

September 27: No School

November 27-December 1: Thanksgiving Break

December 16-19: Semester Exams*

  *Students are required to take exams on these dates, per Student Handbook policy. Students who are sick on an exam day will be expected to make-up their missed exam on December 20 (Teacher PD day)

December 20-January 5: Christmas Break

January 20: No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

February 14-17: No School, Presidents Day Weekend

March 8-16: Spring Break

April 17-21: Easter Break

May 24: Graduation

May 26: No School, Memorial Day

May 27-30: Semester Exams, grades 10-12*

 *Students are required to take exams on these dates, per Student Handbook policy. Students who are sick on an exam day will be expected to make-up their missed exam on June 2-3.

Counselor Corner

Scheduling for 2024-25

School counselors are in freshman through junior classes this week sharing information on scheduling courses for the 2024-25 school year. Students will receive a scheduling request worksheet that they are responsible for completing and bringing to their individual scheduling meeting with their counselor in February. Students can access the curriculum guide to learn about courses. Students should contact their school counselor if they have any questions.

Junior ACT Prep Opportunities

ACT Prep Course

When: January 27, 2024

Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Where: online

Cost: $50

Click here for more information.

College Credit Plus

A meeting will be held on Monday, January 29 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. Any student interested in taking college credit plus classes in the 2024-2025 school year should attend. Ms. Creighton will be emailing more details.

Athletics

Signing Day February 7

Winter Signing Day for Division I and II athletes will be held on Wednesday, February 7 at 8:00 a.m. in Dominican Hall. Students should stop by the Athletic Office on the lower level, and pick up an information sheet and form, which will need to be completed and submitted NO LATER than February 2. Please contact the Athletic Office if you have questions!

Mothers' Club Corner

Capri Italian Delivery Fundraiser

How about a night off from cooking? The Mother’s Club has partnered with locally and family-owned CAPRI ITALIAN DELIVERY for our Winter Fundraiser. Capri is an authentic Italian meal prep business that delivers delicious dinners to neighborhoods, places of business, or apartment/condominium complexes. Capri is donating 10% of sales and ALL gratuity to the Mothers’ Club for the benefit of our students for any order placed between January 24–February 5!   

Capri will deliver your meal to Bishop Watterson on February 7. Your child can pick up your order between 1:45–2:15 p.m. in Dominican Hall OR you can pick up between 2:30–5:30 p.m. at the south field lot. Look for the Capri flag flying proud! 

Visit Capri Italian Delivery - US | Tock (exploretock.com), click on “Watterson Mothers’ Club,” and place your order. You will not be disappointed! Let’s support this great fundraiser for the Mother’s Club! Mangia!

Diocese News

Sanctity of Human Life

Bishop Fernandes Homily

Diocesan groups gathered for Mass with Bishop Fernandes at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine during March for Life activities in Washington, D.C. last weekend. Click here to listen to Bishop Fernandes’ homily.

Window to the Womb Video

This video found on the Window to the Womb website uses ultrasound technology to show a weekly view on the development of a baby in the womb.

Click here for the video.

A Good and Growing Need to Support Seminarian Education

The Diocese of Columbus has a GOOD AND GROWING NEED by virtue of 16 additional young men interested in the priesthood. A contribution from you will support this immediate need to fund future priests throughout our Diocese!

There will be a second collection throughout the Diocese at the end of February dedicated to supporting these seminarians in their discernment process. 

You can give then or donate now to the Seminary Support Fund by visiting the link below.

Worth Repeating

Report Cards Posted

Second quarter report cards are now available online through your PowerSchool parent account.

To access your student’s report card, click on Student Reports on the left side of the screen to view archived report cards.

Report cards should be considered a snapshot in time, taken after final grades are received each quarter. Any changes to those grades will not be reflected until the next quarter's report cards are available.

If you are having trouble accessing your student’s report card or have any additional questions, feel free to contact Jay Forker at mr.forker@bwhs.org.

Quarter 2 Honor Roll

Second quarter honor roll has been posted on our website under Latest News. Congratulations to our honor roll students!

Summer PE Registration Opens February 1

Registration for Summer Physical Education opens on February 1 at 9:00 a.m.

Session I will begin on Wednesday, June 5 and conclude on Friday, June 14.

Session II will begin on Monday, June 17 and conclude on Wednesday, June 26.



Meatless Fridays Encouraged by Bishop Fernandes

In alliance with Bishop Fernandes’ encouragement to all Catholics to resume the traditional practice of abstinence from meat on Fridays, our cafeteria will be offering a meatless main meal option on Fridays. In a letter to the faithful, Bishop Fernandes is encouraging Catholics to develop the habits of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving for the sake of building a culture that appreciates the dignity of human life.



 “We can be intentional in our abstinence and penitential practices, mindful of unborn children, their mothers and fathers, and the men and women in the trenches working to support them,” said Bishop Fernandes in the letter.

Yearbook News

Attention Senior Parents

The yearbook staff is looking to add a baby photo and another senior picture to the senior pages. The baby picture should be between 2-5 years of age and the senior photo can be a sports photo, formal photo such as Homecoming, Prom, etc. or just an old school senior photo. Please see below on where to submit these photos.

Andria Bradford (HR 203) 224andriabradford@bwhs.org

Joseph DiPalma (HR 204) 224josephdipalma@bwhs.org

Bridget Hayes (HR 206) 224bridgethayes@bwhs.org 

Rachel Shawgo or Gretchen Piatt (HR 200 and 315) 224rachelshawgo@bwhs.org 

Abby Manuel or Elizabeth Morrison (HR 317) 224abigailmanuel@bwhs.org

224elizabethmorrison@bwhs.org

Reese Tucker (HR 319) 224reesetucker@bwhs.org

Kaitlyn Sullivan (HR 321) 224kaitlynsullivan@bwhs.org

First-Ever Pickleball Social

Saturday, February 3

6:00-10:00 p.m.

The Pickle Shack, Delaware, Ohio

Enter the competition or learn to play at our first-ever Pickleball Social! There's a pickleball category for everyone age 21 & over.

Play already? Get a partner and register your team for beginner, intermediate or advanced competitions.

Want to learn? Individuals can register for our one-hour Learn-to-Play clinic.

Registration is open now!

Interested in being a sponsor (Presenting $500, Supporting $275)? contact Tyler Johnston, tjohnston@bwhs.org.

Eucharistic Adoration

Parents are welcome to join us for Eucharistic Adoration, held most Wednesdays from 7:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.

If you have completed the “Protecting God’s Children” requirements of the Diocese and are interested in joining us for prayer, please click on the button below to sign-up for a particular Holy Hour.

We would like to thank you for your cooperation with this effort and we look forward to you joining us in prayer.

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.

Contact Mrs. Gallo with questions about tutoring at KarenSATtutor@columbus.rr.com.