Bishop Watterson Dominican Hall

Thursday, March 27, 2025

6:30 p.m.

It's time for Bishop Watterson's Men's Night, benefitting the Msgr. Grimes Endowment Fund for Tuition Assistance. With a theme of Celebrating Excellence, Honoring Champions, our special guests this year include state champion coaches with remarks by current coaches Scott Dempsey (girls soccer) and Brian Kennedy '92 (football).

Attendees will enjoy a steak dinner catered by Berwick, cigars and an open bar.

Register at the button below. Sponsorships are also available at the button.

Mothers' Club Spring Luncheon & Style Show

State Tax Credit Scholarships

Class Reunions

Is your class planning a reunion this year, or next year? If you have any information, please let us know. We receive inquiries regarding reunion plans and would love to be able to share. Please email Terri Kernan at tkernan@cdeducation.org.

We can share details on our social media sites, in our Eagle Extra, and on our website. We can also furnish you with contact information that we have on file.

Please send us photos after your event so we can post!

Class of 1965

60th Reunion

August 15, 2025

Woodland's Backyard

Saturday, August 16, 2025

Our Lady of Victory Hall

Contact: Carla (Young) Grubb

(614) 271-6288

Details to follow on Class of 1965 website.

Please make sure your contact information is updated.

Class of 1975

50th Reunion

August 8, 2025

Heritage Golf Club

Hilliard, Ohio

Contact: Anne Dorrian Lenzotti

adorrian@ymail.com

Class of 1985

40th Reunion

September 19 & 20, 2025

Details coming soon!

Contact: Chris Heiberger

CHeiberger@mapsysinc.com

(614) 397-8343

Class of 2000

25th Reunion

Save the Date

November 28, 2025

Contact: Alex Kyser Street

astreet813@gmail.com

We are proud of our recent grads who were at the College Football National Championship Game with Ohio State's team and band. Congrats to Ryan Rudzinski '23 and members of the TBDBITL Lucia Cerok '22, Julien Brandon '24, and Sam George '17!

Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them



The following alumni and members of the BWHS community passed away recently. Please keep them and their families in your prayers.

John K. Neutzling. '85

December 17, 2024

Ellen Weilbacher Cook '78

December 21, 2024

Lisa Berman '09

January 14, 2025

Bea Wolff Westenberger Hamilton '73

January 27, 2025

Sharon Alloway '62

February 11, 2025

William "Bill" Good

February 14, 2025

Matthew A. Rayl '91

February 21, 2025

ACT All Stars

The ACT consists of four sections: English, Math, Reading and Science. The highest score a student can receive for a section is 36. A student's composite score is the average of the four section scores. 



Congratulations to the following students who earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT (composite and/or section) from the spring, summer or fall 2024 testing dates.

Alex Das, Junior

Reading

Clare Feehan, Senior

Reading

Kat Goehring, Senior

Reading

Megan Goehring, Senior

Reading

Katie Graff, Junior

Reading

Megan Graham, Senior

English, Reading

Cecilia Keller, Junior

Math

Michael Ponesse, Senior

Reading (also Feb. 2024)

Emily Schmidt, Senior

Reading

Tad White, Senior

Science, Reading

Mia Zingery, Senior

Reading

Summer Camps

Registration is now open for Bishop Watterson's summer camps. Click on the button below for information, dates and registration.

Signing Day

Three Bishop Watterson seniors committed to play college sports on the February 5 national signing day.

Zack Weber, football, University of Charleston, St. Timothy School and Parish

Jake Uhlenhake, football, Ashland University, St. Timothy School and Parish

Jacob Rider, swimming, Clarion University, St. Brendan School and Parish

Mock Trial Team Competed at Regionals

The BWHS Mock Trial team enjoyed a successful trial season! At Regionals Emma Kloostra was named Outstanding Witness and Ella Williams was named Outstanding Attorney.

Winter Athletics Wrapup

Swim States Results

Senior Jacob Rider set two new school records at the state championships, finishing 4^th in the 100 backstroke with a time of 50.21 and 5^th in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:41.64.

The boys 200 free relay team of Rider, Mason Ratliff, Zander Keyser and James Rumberg finished 22^nd.

For the girls, Cameron Graham finished 16^th in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke.

Cheerleaders Finish 4th at State Competition

Our competition cheer team finished fourth in the Game Day Building category at the Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators State Championship.

Gymnasts Win District Team Title

The girls gymnastics team won the District Championship with a score of 141.65 which qualified them to compete as a team at the state meet. Three Eagles qualified for individual events – Maria D’Orazio (vault, bars, beam, floor, all-around), Molly Hayes (vault, floor, all-around) and Alaina Fisher (bars, beam, all-around).

Girls Basketball District Champs

The girls basketball team defeated Westerville Central 31-27 to take the District title. Their season ended in the Regional semifinal with a 56-34 loss to Westerville South.

Boys Basketball Team District Runner-Up

The boys basketball team dealt Columbus South an overwhelming 75-32 loss in the District semifinal then lost to St. Francis DeSales in the District final, 51-36.

Girls Soccer Team Hosted by Governor Dewine

Our state champion girls soccer team had the privilege of meeting Governor Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine at the Ohio Governor’s Residence and Heritage Garden. The team then spent the afternoon touring the statehouse, where they received a recognition from the Ohio Senate.

Q3 Lunch & Learn

We are grateful to the professionals who took time out of their schedules to participate in our latest Lunch & Learn, focused on careers working with youth: Lori Dulin of Our Lady of Bethlehem, Chloe Capuano, Megan Hermetz and Kalin Moran of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ryan Kunk ’00 of KSM Sports and Fitness, BWHS Track Coach Adam Kessler of Fitness Planning Consultants, Kate Wallace from the Educational Service Center of Central Ohio, St. Brigid Youth Minister Ellie Hanson ’21, and BWHS staffers Darren Smith ’05, Zach Johnson and Chris Vangas.

2025 Msgr. Spiers Service Awards

Four students have been honored with the Monsignor Spiers Service Award for the 2024-25 school year, announced as a highlight of Catholic Schools Week.

Congratulations to Marissa Fogt, Angie Hanson, Tad White and Sophia Reing-Hurley!

Read more here.

Alumni Association Board Members

President - Mark Flanagan '97

Vice President - Leo Grimes '73

Secretary - Steve Devlin '96

Advisory Position - Shawn O'Reilly '88

Chaplain - Reverend Msgr. John Cody '64 

Alumni Department - Terri Kernan, tkernan@cdeducation.org 

Board Members

Corey Shubitowski '05 Barrett 

Sean Campbell '07

Greg Cunningham '08

E. J. Davis '75

Jonathan Fortkamp '88

Joe Hill '63

Chris Hilty '68

Mike Hilty '68

Brad Kernan '06

Emily Manahan '08

Stephanie Stradley '93

David Stein '92

Carol Judy Stewart '64

Erin Boeckman Theado '08

Heather Weekley '07 Lofy