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Important Dates

March 5

Ash Wednesday All-School Mass (no birthday dress down), starts at 9:42 a.m.

March 8-16

Spring Break

Watterson Wednesday News will take a break this week, too. The next edition will be out on March 19.

March 19

Incoming Freshman Parent Meeting, choose 6:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m.

Watterson 101

Did you know Bishop Watterson offers 19 Advanced Placement (AP) courses? AP courses are rigorous, college-level classes in a variety of subjects that give students an opportunity to gain skills and experience that colleges recognize. 

Mothers' Club Corner

Registration is open for the Mothers' Club Spring Luncheon and Style Show, set for Sunday, April 27, at Villa Milano. Seniors and their parents will walk the runway in some fresh spring fashions!

Athletics

February Signees

Three Bishop Watterson seniors committed to play college sports in February.

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

Congratulations!

Yearbook News

Be sure to order your yearbook before April 1. Prices increase after that date.

Go to www.yearbookforever.com before it is too late. Last year SOLD OUT!

Check with Mrs. Rush, mrs.rush@bwhs.org, before ordering if you think you might have ordered already.

Senior Baby Pics

The yearbook staff is requesting that parents send two pictures for each senior: 1) a baby picture and 2) a current photo, either from a senior picture session or another quality photo. Please email the yearbook student assigned to your child's homeroom.

HR 200: 225kaitlynbernotas@bwhs.org

HR 203: 225edithdeberson@bwhs.org

HR 204: 225lydiasteinbauer@bwhs.org

HR 205: 225avakennedy@bwhs.org

HR 315: 225avaliedtke@bwhs.org

HR 317: 225brynmcclain@bwhs.org

HR 319: 225isabellamuetzel@bwhs.org

HR 321: 225sydneyschultheis@bwhs.org

HR 323: 225hallivalus@bwhs.org

Counselor Corner

College Credit Plus 2025-26

A reminder to families whose students are signed up to take a College Credit Plus course for the 2025-2026 school year: the deadline to complete the funding application is April 1 at 5:00 p.m. For instructions please see the "Steps to Apply" document and follow up with your students' school counselor with questions. 

Summer Activities Registration

Registration is open now for Bishop Watterson's art, dance, sports and woodshop camps! Dance camp and theatre camp registrations are coming soon! Click on the button to learn more about our summer camps.

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PowerSchool Emails

PowerSchool is in the process of reaching out to anyone affected by the data breach announced in January. While neither financial information nor social security numbers for our families were compromised, PowerSchool is offering free identity protection services. If you have not already received an email from PowerSchool about this you will receive one soon.

Worth Repeating

Tuition Assistance & Scholarship Deadline is Saturday, March 15

The deadline to apply for tuition assistance and/or scholarships for the 2025-26 school year is Saturday, 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.

Apply for EdChoice by March 15

BWHS families should submit renewal or new EdChoice applications by March 15.

Important Dates for 2025-26 School Year

August 20: First day for FRESHMEN

August 21: ALL students begin school

September 1: No School-Labor Day

September 26: No School-Diocesan Professional Development

November 26-30: Thanksgiving Break

December 8-12: Non-Core Semester Exams

December 15-18: Core Semester Exams

December 19: Contingency Day

December 20-January 4: Christmas Break

January 5: School Resumes

January 19: No School-Martin Luther King Jr. Day

February 13: No School

February 16: No School-Presidents Day

March 16-20: Spring Break

April 2-6: Easter Break

May 21: Baccalaureate, 7:00 p.m.

May 23: Graduation, 9:30 a.m.

May 25: No School-Memorial Day

May 18-22: Non-Core Semester Exams

May 26-29: Core Semester Exams

May 29: Last day of school

IOWA Testing April 1 & 3

We will be administering the IOWA assessment to freshmen on Tuesday, April 1, and Thursday, April 3. That means a late start for sophomores, juniors and seniors on those days. Please see the schedule below. 

Bus service: Buses will run as usual, so any students arriving early and not testing will have a study hall in the cafeteria.

Tuesday, April 1

7:45-10:20 a.m. -- Freshmen take IOWA Math, Social Studies & Written Expression

10:20 a.m. -- sophomores, juniors and seniors report to homeroom

Thursday, April 3

7:45-10:20 a.m. -- Freshmen take IOWA Reading, Vocab, Science & Computation

10:20 a.m. -- sophomores, juniors and seniors report to homeroom

Senior Scholarship Letters

It's time for seniors to turn in scholarship letters to their counselors!  

Please turn in all scholarship letters that have been received, even if you do not plan to attend the college. 

 

They are needed for the graduation program and slides displayed during graduation.  

Men's Night 2025

It's that time of year for the men of Bishop Watterson to get together for a fun evening of fellowship and good food! All alumni, current or past dads, grandfathers, colleagues or friends are welcome!

Support BWHS Through Kroger Purchases

Bishop Watterson participates in the Kroger Community Rewards program.

To sign up, go to kroger.com, log into your account and click Kroger Community Rewards under Savings & Rewards. Search for Bishop Watterson. Our number is VG154.