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Important Dates

August 21

Freshman Orientation

August 22

First Day, All Grades

August 24

Freshman Mixer, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

August 26

School Picture Day

Counselor Corner



Counseling Services Overview

The school counselors focus on students' social and emotional wellbeing, academic progress, and college and career readiness. Counselors are available to work with students during study hall, lunch, and before or after school. If questions, concerns, or challenges arise during the school year, please do not hesitate to contact your student’s counselor.

The wellness counselors’ primary focus is on providing individual counseling services to students. If you feel your student would benefit from working with a wellness counselor please contact your students' school counselor and they will connect them with a wellness counselor.



Upcoming Parent Meetings

August 26 - Senior College Planning Meeting, 7:00 p.m. on Zoom

Athletics

Wrestling Meeting

Any student interested in joining the boys or girls wrestling team needs to attend (with a parent) the mandatory wrestler and parent meeting on Monday, September 9. The girls team meeting will be at 6:00 p.m. and the boys team meeting will be at 6:45 p.m. Both meetings will take place in the cafeteria. 

Health Office

Seniors

If you have not yet turned in proof of your child's meningococcal vaccine please do so as soon as possible.

A copy of your child's immunization record or a signed note from the physician will suffice for the documentation which must include the day, month and year of the vaccine(s). These can be delivered to the main office or emailed to our school nurse, Tonya Friend, tfriend@bwhs.org.

Other Medical Conditions

If your student has a medical condition for which we should be aware and or needs medications available at school during the 2024-25 school year, please complete the required forms and return them with your student’s OHSAA physical form to the Health Office in August.

Worth Repeating

Lunch Menu

The lunch menu for August is posted on our website >Student Life>Lunch Menu. 



To load lunch funds, click on the button at the top of the page. If you are new to adding lunch funds, a how-to video can be found at the bottom of the Lunch Menu page.

Freshman Mixer

Date: August 24

Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Cost: $10

Location: Bishop Watterson Cafeteria

Attendees: Bishop Watterson Freshman

Dress: Casual

Click on the button below to purchase tickets. Tickets will be sold through August 24.

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.

Eagle Store

TODAY, August 21 – 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Enter at Dominican Hall entrance.

School Year Hours

Mondays and Thursdays—2:30-3:30 p.m.

Enter at Main Office facing Cooke Road.

Also by appointment. Email Heather Law, mrs.law@bwhs.org or Ryan Schwieterman, rschwiet@cdeducation.org.

Sailing Team Club

Did you know students can sail for Bishop Watterson through the Hoover Sailing Club? There is no experience necessary, we will teach you everything you need to know! We have a fall and spring sailing season.

High school sailing is awesome and full of opportunities for all of our sailors to get on the water, not only at practice but in the many regattas we sail and host every season. Come learn more at our Open House on Monday August 19, starting at 6:00 p.m. at Hoover Sailing Club.

Questions? Click here or contact team parent Theresa Maher at (614) 397-6250.

Practices for fall start August 20 and run through the end of October.

Final Forms for All Students

Now is a great time to get ahead on completing your student's required paperwork for the school year. All families must complete final forms for each student. These are not just for athletics but include emergency medical information, handbook and technology acceptance, and more. Freshman families new to the school need to create an account. 

Summer Reading

This summer, BWHS students and teachers are reading Legacy of Mercy, the story of Rachel Muha and her son Brian.

Each student received a copy of Legacy of Mercy and a bookmark that contains questions to guide the reading. Books are for the students to keep, so they are free to mark important lines and sections in the book as they consider the questions and prompts provided on the bookmark.

We expect everyone to have read the book and be ready to discuss the prompts by September 2.



The cost to replace a lost book is $15. This will cover the book and provide a donation to the Brian Muha Foundation/Run the Race.

Click here for a pdf of the bookmark.

Email Communication

We have updated our parent email list for 2023-24 based on what we have listed in PowerSchool. Email/phone/address changes should be sent to Mrs. Claprood, ms.claprood@bwhs.org.

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Campus Ministry

Fall Kairos Registration Going On Now

It's time for seniors to register for the Fall Kairos, October 1-4. Kairos is a 3½ day experience for seniors which invites them to encounter themselves, others and God in new, meaningful and unexpected ways. For more information or scholarship information, email Campus Minister Mrs. Beth Simmonds, mrs.simmonds@bwhs.org.

Click below for the registration form.

Registration is also being accepted for winter and spring dates.

2024-25 Important Dates

August 18: Freshman Parent Meeting

August 21: Freshman Orientation

August 22: First Day of School, all grades

September 2: No School, Labor Day

September 27: No School

November 27-December 1: Thanksgiving Break

December 16-19: Semester Exams*

  *Students are required to take exams on these dates, per Student Handbook policy. Students who are sick on an exam day will be expected to make-up their missed exam on December 20 (Teacher PD day)

December 20-January 5: Christmas Break

January 20: No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

February 14-17: No School, Presidents Day Weekend

March 8-16: Spring Break

April 17-21: Easter Break

May 24: Graduation

May 26: No School, Memorial Day

May 27-30: Semester Exams, grades 9-11*

 *Students are required to take exams on these dates, per Student Handbook policy. Students who are sick on an exam day will be expected to make-up their missed exam on June 2 or 3.