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Important Dates

November 27-December 1

Thanksgiving Break

December 9

All-School Mass (No birthday dress down)

December 10-13

Non-Core Semester Finals

December 16-19

Semester Finals

December 20-January 5

Christmas Break* *December 20 is Semester Exam Make-Up Date (See attendance policy below.)

Finals Schedule

To assist you in planning for student arrival and departure during finals, we want to share some important information.

Finals for non-core classes will be December 10, 11, 12, and 13. This includes Music, PE, Arts, Health, Social Studies electives, English electives, Business and Computer. 

Finals for core classes are December 16, 17, 18 and 19. This includes English, Foreign Language, Math, Science, Social Studies and Theology. These days will be dress down days, per Student Handbook guidelines.

Students with a study hall period will be permitted to arrive late/leave early. We will operate on the understanding that they will arrive late if the study hall is the start of their day or leave early if the study hall is the second period of their day. If you wish for your child to remain at school for the study hall period, please contact the main office.

Students should direct questions about semester finals to their teachers.

The cafeteria will be selling snacks during the break/study time between finals.

Monday, December 16

1^st period exam: school starts at 7:45 a.m.; exam finishes at 9:45 a.m.

2^nd period exam: students should arrive by 10:50 a.m.; exam finishes at 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday, December 17

3^rd period exam: school starts at 7:45 a.m.; exam finishes at 9:45 a.m.

4^th period exam: students should arrive by 10:50 a.m.; exam finishes at

12:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 18

5^th period exam: school starts at 7:45 a.m.; exam finishes at 9:45 a.m.

6^th period exam: students should arrive by 10:50 a.m.; exam finishes at

12:30 p.m.

Thursday, December 19

7^th period exam: school starts at 7:45 a.m.; exam finishes at 9:45 a.m.

8^th period exam: students should arrive by 10:50 a.m.; exam finishes at

12:30 p.m.

Join Pray25 with Hallow This Advent

Prepare your heart for Christmas and rediscover the wonder of Christ’s coming into this world and into our hearts by joining Advent Pray25, a challenge that begins on Monday, December 4! The theme of this year’s challenge is “For God So Loved the World,” from John 3:16.

This Advent, Hallow’s Pray25 will include Jonathan Roumie, who portrays Jesus in The Chosen, as well as Bear Grylls, Sr. Agnus Dei, Jeff Cavins and Kevin James, among others. 

We invite parents to join us in utilizing the Hallow app to grow your own prayer life with a free 90-day membership.

1. Go to https://access.hallow.com/redeem/code

2. Enter the following promo code: BishopWattersonOH90days

Need help adding a promo code? Click here.

The Hallow app is available for download to your phone in the App Store and on Google Play.

We are encouraging students to join the Advent Pray25 Challenge and are planning incentives for participation. Please encourage your child to join the challenge!

Giving Tuesday: December 3

When the turkey is gone and the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are past, keep that holiday spirit rolling into Giving Tuesday! Thanks to a generous donor, all gifts to BWHS on Tuesday, December 3, will be doubled up to $20,000. So if you're planning to give to our Annual Eagle Fund, next Tuesday is a GREAT day to make that happen!

Click on the button and designate Giving Tuesday with your gift!

Mothers' Club Corner

Faculty & Staff Luncheon December 13

Mothers' Club will be hosting a faculty and staff holiday luncheon on Friday, December 13. To volunteer at the luncheon or donate items click here.

Illness Reminders

Sick at School

Students who are not feeling well at school should go to the nurse for an assessment. If it is medically necessary for your child to go home, the nurse will contact a parent directly. The student will then wait in the nurse’s office or main office lobby. We do not interrupt class if a parent shows up because a student reached out to a parent to pick them up. We must have either an email from the parent or the parent must come in to pick up your child and physically sign them out. Students cannot be released without either an email or a parent in person to sign them out.

Counselor Corner



Counselors in Classrooms

School counselors visited freshman classes last week with the last academic and SEL lesson focusing on taking tests and building relationships. School counselors also visited junior classes last week to review their YouScience results from sophomore year and to complete resume writing within their YouScience accounts.

SOS Program for Juniors

On December 3 the juniors will be receiving the Signs of Suicide program in Theology classes. If you have any questions about the program please contact one of our Wellness Counselors. 

Athletics

Football

The football team continued its playoff run with a 37-7 victory over Steubenville to win the Regional Championship last Friday.

Next up is the State Semifinal this Friday, November 29, at 7:00 p.m. as the Eagles take on London at Teays Valley High School.

Listen live on BWSN HERE.

Click on the button below for tickets.

Spirit Sign Orders

It’s time to order your spirit signs! Click on the button below and scroll down for the order form and list of icon options.

Worth Repeating

Feeder School Open Houses in December

December 8

Immaculate Conception, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

December 10

St. Michael Pre-K, 6:30-7:30 p.m.



More feeder school Open House dates to come!

Uniform Store Sale

Educational Apparel is having an online-only 20% off Black Friday sale November 28-December 1.

Click here for the flyer.

Semester Finals Attendance

With semester exams approaching before our Christmas break, we wanted to remind parents of our policy from our Student Handbook:

Testing and Absence –Semester Final Exams

Students must be present during all scheduled finals. The only excused absence is one due to extreme illness. A doctor’s note is required for verification. If a student is ill and needs to reschedule an exam, they must contact Vice Principal Heather Law, mrs.law@bwhs.org, for permission and arrangements. Exams will not be rescheduled for vacations, club sports, etc. Absences due to reasons other than illness may result in the student receiving 80% of the grade earned.



Please examine our finals schedule closely and plan vacations accordingly. Inform family members, club coaches, employers, parish leaders working on service trips, retreats, etc. that students are not available until exams are over. Please do not schedule doctor’s appointments, elective surgery, etc. during this time.

Eagle Store

School Year Hours

Mondays and Thursdays—2:30-3:30 p.m.

Enter at Main Office doors facing Cooke Road.

Or email Heather Law, mrs.law@bwhs.org, or Ryan Schwieterman, rschwiet@cdeducation.org.

Eucharistic Adoration



Parents Are Invited to Join Us

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 would like to thank you for your cooperation with this effort and we look forward to your joining us.

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.