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Eagle Eye
Family Newsletter
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We Need You!
The Shanahan Fund is 49% to Goal
Thank you to those who have already supported BSHS this year! The Shanahan Fund provides vital financial support to school operations such as clubs, activities, community service outreach, scholarships, and so much more! Every gift makes an important impact and we encourage all parents to show your Shanahan spirit with a gift to the Shanahan Fund. We are 49% to the $396K goal with a long way to go, so please consider making a gift!. Click HERE to give!
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Week of December 15, 2024 | |
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HOPE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT. | |
This year Bishop Shanahan High School celebrates the spiritual theme "Hope does not disappoint," as we prepare for the Jubilee Year of Hope. Join us in prayer each Sunday as we share quotes from the Psalms, Saints, and more! | |
Join Us!
The Bishop Shanahan High School Art Department's annual Christmas Concert will be held on Wednesday, December 18th at 7:00 PM. Admission is a free will offering, and the performance will take place in the BSHS Auditorium. You'll get in the Christmas spirit as you enjoy seasonal songs from the select choir, jazz band, a capella group, and so much more! All are welcome!
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School Building Holiday Hours
Bishop Shanahan Offices will be open on 12/26, 12/27, and 12/30 from 8:00 AM-12:00 PM over the Christmas Break.
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FACTS Tuition Accounts
Respectfully, I remind all families of the policy of the Office of Catholic Education which states that no student’s account may be more than 90 days overdue. Any student with a past due balance over 90 days will not be able start the second semester which begins on January 27, 2025. Families are asked to make every effort to resolve any outstanding balances so as to avoid interruptions to their child’s education in the second semester.
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Christmas Break
Christmas break will begin at the close of school on Friday, December 20th. Classes resume on January 2nd.
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Special Collection for St. Francis of Assisi
As you have likely heard, St. Francis of Assisi School in Springfield suffered a devastating fire in October. As their community recovers, the Bishop Shanahan community wants to show our support for our brothers and sisters in Christ. During our school-wide Advent liturgy on Friday December 20, a collection will be held; all proceeds will benefit the St. Francis of Assisi school community. We encourage our students and families to be generous; we are People of God; People for Others! (Checks can be made out to Bishop Shanahan, note St. Francis collection in memo)
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Relics of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Major relics of Saint Thomas Aquinas from Toulouse, France will be available for prayer and veneration at Saint Patrick Church in Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia from Sunday, December 15th through Tuesday, December 17th in the Upper Church. It is located at 242 South 20th Street in Philadelphia.
Faithful across the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are invited to attend and seek the intercession of Saint Thomas Aquinas for their intentions and for the needs of the Church and the world. The parish website contains a schedule of events and more details - click HERE.
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Christmas Dress Down Days
We invite our students to get into the Christmas spirit with our Christmas Dress Down Days this week! See Details
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Congratulations, STEM Club!
The Bishop Shanahan STEM Club officially joined the Technology Student Association (TSA) on November 12, 2024. This affiliation allows members to compete in STEM events, including regional and state competitions, much like seniors in the Capstone STEM course. With 41 members in its first year, best wishes to the team as they embark on this exciting journey! Meet the Executive Board featured here.
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Executive Board (L to R): Declan Borden (Sr), President; Ava Esposito (Jr), Vice President; Lorenza Arriagada Turrent (Jr), Secretary; Daniel Zimmerman (So); Pierce Drake (So), Reporter; and Miles Drake (Sr), Sergeant-at-Arms/Parliamentarian | |
After School Academic Success
ASAS will be held on Wednesday, December 18th. There will be no ASAS on 1/2/25. ASAS will be held every Thursday in January.
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Thank You!
Thank you to all of our parent and student volunteers for making this year's craft show such a success! We appreciate your support and could not have done it without all of you! Save the date for next year's Craft Show: Saturday, December 6, 2025
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Please note that this schedule is weather permitting. Fully up-to-date schedules for both Varsity and Junior Varsity can be found here. Varsity start times are also approximate based on the length of the prior JV game. | |
Tuesday 12/17:
Girls Basketball vs Avon Grove HOME 5:30(JV)/6:45(V)
Boys 9 Basketball vs West Chester Rustin AWAY 3:30
Boys V/JV Basketball vs Avon Grove AWAY 5:30(JV)/6:45(V)
Wednesday 12/18:
B/G Swimming vs Coatesville AWAY 3:45
Thursday 12/19:
Boys V/JV Basketball vs Downingtown West HOME 5:30(JV)/6:45(V)
Girls Basketball vs Downingtown West AWAY 5:30(JV)/6:45(V)
Boys Varsity Ice Hockey vs Haverford School @ The Campus 8:50pm
Friday 12/20:
Boys Varsity Ice Hockey vs Devon Prep @ Ice Line Rink #3 7:50pm
Saturday 12/21:
Girls Ice Hockey vs Kingsway @ Ice Line Rink #3 9:30pm
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Boys' Basketball Canned Food Drive
The BSHS boys' basketball team is holding a canned food drive! To participate please bring your donations to the game against Downingtown West at Shanahan on Thursday, December 19th.
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Basketball Game Entrance Changes
With the start of the new basketball season, all fans will be entering through the Main Entrance of the school by the bus loop.
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Basketball Games Entrance Fee
All evening Boys and Girls Basketball games (JV and Varsity doubleheaders starting at 5:30) require an entrance fee of $6. All ticket sales are at the door payable with Apple Pay, Google Pay, tap-to-pay, and credit/debit cards. NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED. Tickets not needed for those age 65 and older and age 5 and under.
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Attention Sophomores and Juniors!
What's it like to be a student at Notre Dame?
Current sophomores and juniors looking for a collegiate experience may consider applying to our on-campus programs in summer 2025!
Summer Scholars or Leadership Seminars allow students to live on Notre Dame’s beautiful campus for two weeks. They'll stay in a residence hall with a roommate, take a challenging college-level course, and participate in fun community-building activities in the evenings. All of this, plus students earn transferable college credits from Notre Dame!
Need-based financial aid, including application fee waivers, partial to full-tuition scholarships, and travel reimbursement, are available to students who qualify.
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Alma Newlin Scholarship
The Alma Newlin Scholarship Application is now available. Students planning to major in health care
who reside in the Avon Grove, Kennett, Octorara, Oxford, and Unionville-Chadds Ford school districts, are elegible to apply. Please click here to complete an application.
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Connect Thru Cancer Scholarship for Seniors
Connect Thru Cancer (CTC) is pleased to share the 2024-2025 application for the Cammie Hall Sanders (CHS) Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship honors the life
of Cammie Hall Sanders, a devoted mother, wife, daughter, sister and friend who passed away in 2023 after a courageous twelve-year battle with breast cancer.
To be considered for the Cammie Hall Sanders Memorial Scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria:
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Be a local high school senior who has been impacted by cancer either personally, or by an immediate family member’s (parent/guardian/sibling) battle with cancer.
- Be able to share your personal experience with cancer and how it affected you.
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Demonstrate the qualities of kindness, grace, selflessness and strength in the face of adversity, and possess characteristics consistent with Connect Thru Cancer's Core Values.
To apply, please see Mrs. Weyback in the College Center
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Attention Juniors: Free SAT and ACT Practice Tests
These full-length, timed practice tests offer a great
way for your students to identify their strengths
and decide which test—SAT or ACT—might be the
better fit.
- ACT Practice Test: January 18th, 10:00am-1:30pm
- SAT Practice Test: January 25, 10:00am-12:45pm
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Click here for more details and registration
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Attention Seniors
The Chester County Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be offering two scholarships of $1,000 each: the Mary Harshbarger Scholarship and the Kozlowski Scholarship for those seniors who wish to major in nursing. Please stop by the College Center for an application.
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Bishop Shanahan Exclusive SAT Masterclass with Franklin Yard
Franklin Yard is thrilled to be offering a BISHOP SHANAHAN-exclusive SAT Masterclass in Spring of 2025, where students will learn how to masterfully navigate both the test content and the adaptive digital format. Students will come out of the course equipped with the essential knowledge and strategies needed to excel on test day.
Virtual SAT Masterclass:
- Wednesdays, 6:30pm-8:00pm (EST)
- March 19th to April 30th
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Click here for more info and to register
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Bishop Shanahan High School | 220 Woodbine Rd | Downingtown, PA 19335
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