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Scroll down to see the full list of All Ches Mont honorees for Fall 2024 and join us in celebrating Paul Meyers, our Coach of the Year!

Week of December 8, 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!

FROM THE PRESIDENT

We Need You!

The Shanahan Fund is 46% 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 46% to the $396K goal with a long way to go, so please consider making a gift!. Click HERE to give!

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.

PRINCIPAL

MINISTRY OFFICE

STUDENT SERVICES

This medical examination should be completed by your personal physician and may be a yearly physical, a driver’s license physical or a sports physical. This documentation is due by the first day of 11th grade. Your child will also need a second meningococcal conjugate vaccination (MCV4) by the first day of 12th grade. Documentation of this immunization is required in the nurse’s office prior to the first day of 12th grade. Please mail, email or fax (610)343-6220 your child’s 11th grade physical and immunization record to the nurse’s office at BSHS.

ACADEMICS

A Great Way to Make an Impact

The Tax Credit Program is the easiest way to support BSHS! Learn how to redirect your PA state taxes to BSHS. The program is a win-win in that schools receive 100% of your contribution and you receive a 90% tax credit from the Commonwealth of PA. Click HERE to learn more or contact Giving@Shanahan.org.

FINE ARTS

Congratulations to all those who were named All Ches Mont for Fall 2024, and Paul Meyers as Coach of the Year!

WEEKLY SPORTS SCHEDULE

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 12/10:

Girls Basketball vs Coatesville  HOME 5:30(JV)/6:45(V)

B/G Indoor Track AWAY @ Downingtown West  1:30

Boys 9 Basketball vs Unionville AWAY 3:30

Boys V/JV Basketball vs Coatesville AWAY 5:30(JV)/6:45(V)

Thursday 12/12:

Boys 9 Basketball vs Great Valley HOME 3:15

Boys V/JV Basketball vs West Chester East HOME 5:30(JV)/6:45(V)

B/G Swimming vs Sun Valley AWAY 3:45

Girls Basketball vs West Chester East  AWAY 5:30(JV)/6:45(V)

Friday 12/13:

Boys V/JV Basketball Tournament @ Devon Prep 4:45(JV)/8:15(V)

Boys Varsity Ice Hockey vs Spring-Ford @ Ice Line Rink #3  7:50pm

Boys JV Ice Hockey vs West Chester East  @ Ice Line Rink #1 9:45pm

Saturday 12/14:

Boys V/JV Basketball Tournament @ Devon Prep Times TBD

Boys 9 Basketball vs Devon Prep AWAY 8:00am

Girls Basketball vs Kennett  AWAY 12:00(JV)/1:15(V)

Sunday 12/15:

Boys JV Ice Hockey vs Springfield Gold @ PNY 8:30pm

COLLEGE ADVISING CENTER

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.

Attention Juniors!

The 2024-25 Coolidge Scholarship application is live and available now. The Coolidge Scholarship is a full-ride, four-year, merit scholarship that may be used by

recipients for undergraduate study at any accredited college or university in the United States. Any current high school junior who plans to enroll in college in the fall of 2026 and is an American citizen or legal permanent resident is eligible to apply (current high school seniors are not eligible to apply).

Submission deadline: 5:00 PM Pacific time, Wednesday, December 11, 2024.

Click here for the eligibility criteria and click here to access the application and more information.

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.

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:

• 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.
• 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

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
• Click here for more details and registration

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.

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
• Click here for more info and to register

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