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Key Dates

March 6

Incoming freshman parent meeting

Choose 6:00 or 7:00 p.m.

March 7-8

Quarter finals

Thursday: Science and Non Core A (Music, Health, PE, Industrial Arts, Social Studies electives)

Friday: English and Social Studies 

March 11-15

Spring Break

March 28-April 1

Easter Break

Watterson 101

Did you know Bishop Watterson offers 144 courses? We want our students to excel and find their strengths and interests en route to their future careers. We do that by offering courses – from the arts through world languages – that meet their needs and abilities as well as their interests!

Tuition Assistance, Scholarship Deadline is Friday, March 15

The deadline to apply for tuition assistance and/or scholarships for the 2024-25 school year is next Friday, March 15.

Tuition Assistance: please click on the FACTS link below to apply.

Scholarships: Please complete both the FACTS application and the scholarship application at the links below.

EdChoice Deadline is FRIDAY, March 8

The deadline for current BWHS families to submit renewal or new EdChoice applications is Friday, March 8.

We are extending the deadline for incoming freshman families to March 15.

Vision Screening for Juniors Tomorrow

Parents of Juniors: Please remind your students to wear their contacts or glasses tomorrow.

Mothers' Club Corner

Evening of Reflection is TOMORROW

All BWHS moms and friends are invited to join us for the 2024 Evening of Reflection. Emily Jaminet will speak on "Embracing the Holy Habits of Jesus: A Path to Peace, Love, and Joy." Mrs. Jaminet is an author, speaker, radio personality, podcaster, wife, and mother of seven children. She is also the RCIA and Faith Formation Director at St. Andrew parish and National Executive Director of the Sacred Heart Enthronement Network. No registration is required!

Style Show Registration is Open

Athletics

Cheerleaders State Runner-Up

Congratulations to our cheerleaders on finishing 2nd in the Game Day Building category at the Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators State Championship on Sunday! What a run for their first year doing competitions!

Cheer Tryouts for 2024-25

Save the dates of June 3-4 for cheer tryouts for next school year.

Girls Basketball

The Eagles won the District Championship for the first time since 2004 with a 56-49 overtime victory over Marysville on Saturday. It was Coach Davis' 600th career win. Congrats to the team and Coach Davis!

They went on to defeat Olentangy H.S. 47-44 in the Regional Semifinal last night and will now play in the Regional Final on Friday, March 8 at 7:00 at Otterbein University. Click here for tickets. We are Division I for girls basketball.

Wrestling

Congratulations to the boys wrestling team on a 2nd-place finish at Districts!

Four wrestlers won District titles:

Neal Krysty (120)

James Lindsay (138)

Mitchell Younger (150)

Michael Boyle (165).

In addition, Greyson Conyers (113) and Joe Curry (126) finished 2nd and Luke Hangen (144) was 4th.

All of these wrestlers are headed to the State Championships this Friday at the Schottenstein Center.

Scully Qualifies for States

Erin Scully of the girls wrestling team finished 3^rd at Districts and will compete at the State Championships on Friday at the Schottenstein Center. Congratulations!

Boys Basketball

The boys take on Bloom Carroll in the Division II District Semifinal tonight at 6:00 p.m. at Ohio Dominican. Tickets: https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets

Swim & Dive

Correction from the state meet results:

Eloise Gerlach finished 30th in the 50 free.

Congratulations!

Spirit Sign Orders Due FRIDAY, MARCH 8

The order period is open now for spring spirit signs. The deadline to order is March 8. For an order form and the selection of activity icons, click here.

Eagle Store

Clearance Rack

Everything on our clearance rack is $20!

The store is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30-3:30 p.m. If you need to shop at another time or if there are items that you would like to see in the store, please reach out to Heather Law, mrs.law@bwhs.org, or Ryan Schwieterman, rschwiet@cdeducation.org.

Your support of the Eagle Store supports tuition assistance here at Bishop Watterson! While there are other local options for spirit wear, they do not directly support our school, so we would like to thank you for shopping at the Eagle Store! 

Follow our social media for new item updates.

Campus Ministry



Spring Kairos Deadline is FRIDAY, March 8

The deadline for seniors to sign up for the last Kairos Retreat for the Class of 2024 is Friday, March 8. Scholarships are available.

Questions? Contact Campus Minister Beth Simmonds, mrs.simmonds@bwhs.org.

Click here for the registration form.

Grandparents Day Save the Date

Diocese News

Worth Repeating

Summer Camps

Our art, sports and theatre camp schedules are out for this summer! Wood shop is coming soon.

Sports include baseball, boys basketball, girls basketball, cheerleading, field hockey, football, girls soccer, softball, track & field, boys volleyball and girls volleyball.

No School April 8

We will not have school on Monday, April 8, due to the solar eclipse that afternoon.

This is the first solar eclipse in Ohio since 1806. The path of the total eclipse will travel from southwest to northeast Ohio and will pass just north of Columbus, resulting in more traffic expected in the area.

Some school districts where our students live will also not have school that day: Columbus, Delaware, Dublin, Hilliard, Olentangy, and Worthington. Upper Arlington will have an early release. 10TV has a list of local school district closures here.

Click here for NASA’s Eclipse information.

Time to Register for Men's Night 2024

Join us for an evening of socializing and patriotism as we hear from speaker MSG (Ret.) Sean Clifton, a former U.S. Army Green Beret and wounded warrior who is now a training consultant for special operations personnel around the world.



Proceeds from this event go to the Msgr. Grimes Endowment Fund for tuition assistance.

Eucharistic Adoration

Parents are welcome to join us for Eucharistic Adoration, held most Wednesdays from 7:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. With the chapel closing for construction we will hold Eucharistic Adoration in Dominican Hall. Click on the link below for dates.

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 look forward to you joining us in prayer.

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.

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.