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Important Dates

November 6

Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences

November 8

Annual Monetary Toy Drive Collection

$5 for St. Lawrence Haven

November 24

Open House

November 27-December 1

Thanksgiving Break

Season of Giving Starts Friday!

St. Lawrence Haven Toy Drive

A $5 donation, collected by Student Council in homerooms today through Friday, November 8, will be used to purchase Christmas gifts for the St. Lawrence Haven Toy Drive.

At St. Lawrence Haven, families can buy Christmas gifts for a heavily discounted price, giving parents the opportunity to provide wonderful Christmas memories for their children. All “profits” go right back into feeding the hungry at St. Lawrence Haven!

Students who participate by donating $5 will have permission to dress down per student handbook guidelines on Friday, November 8.

November 15: Food Drive for St. Francis Center in McArthur, Ohio

We are asking students to bring ten (10) non-perishable items (no money) for the St. Francis Center in McArthur, Ohio. Items will be collected in Dominican Hall the morning of November 15.

Illness/Appointment Reminders

Calling Off Sick

If your child is sick, either call the school (614) 268-8671 or email attendance@bwhs.org between 7:30-8:30 a.m. For the sake of our students and staff, please do not send your child to school sick.

Leaving for Appointment

If your child needs to leave for an appointment, here is the process:

1) Parent: Email attendance@bwhs.org or write a note with the following information:

• Student first & last name, ID #
• Time for student to leave
• Parent signature

2) Student: Turn the note in to the main office or homeroom.

3) Students are responsible to go to the main office at the designated time and sign out. We do not interrupt class to get students.



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. 

Fall Drama: Game of Tiaras

Tickets Sales Going Quickly

Performances are set for for the Little Theatre on November 15 and 16 at 7:00 p.m. and November 17 at 2:00 p.m. Recommended audience age is 12 and up.

When the aging king of a Magical Kingdom (England) decides to split his empire between his three daughters, Cinderella, Belle, and the Snow Queen (who in no way resemble copyrighted characters), terrible tragedy ensues. Terrible, hilarious tragedy. Combining the gut-wrenching plot twists of Game of Thrones and the soul-numbing despair of Shakespearean tragedy, this adaptation of King Lear will leave you dying with laughter as the body count mounts. When you play the Game of Tiaras, you win or you die.

Open House Yard Signs

We would love to get some Open House yard signs out around town! If you would like to put one in your yard or place of business, please email Colleen Mar, mrs.mar@bwhs.org, with your student’s name and we’ll send one home when the signs arrive! Thank you for helping us build the Bishop Watterson community!

Choir Poinsettia Sale

Help the Bishop Watterson Choral Program by getting in the holiday spirit and purchasing poinsettias! We have arrangements of poinsettias, flowers and more to help make your home or office space more festive! Ordering closes on November 13 and items will be delivered to BWHS on Monday, December 9.



Click on the button below, then click “Online Shopping.” Enter the name of a choir student you know or choir teacher Zechariah Shrum to get started.

AP Exam Online Payments Due November 10 

For students who are currently enrolled in AP classes and are registered to take the AP exams, the payment deadline is Sunday, November 10.  

Online payments can be made by going to this link: AP Exam Payment and clicking the 'AP Test Payment' button. Families can also pay with a check (made out to Bishop Watterson High School), money order or cash. These forms of payment should be turned in to Mrs. Forker in the tech lab (room 118) by Friday November 8.

Athletics

Signing Day is Wednesday, November 13

Signing Day for Division I and II athletes will be held on Wednesday, November 13 at 8:00 a.m. in Dominican Hall.

Seniors signing on November 13 should pick up a signing day form in the Athletic Office, complete it and submit it NO LATER than Friday, November 8.

Eagles Wrestling Club

Registration is open now for the Eagles Wrestling Club’s 2024-25 season. The club is open to students in grades K-8. Sessions for beginners, novice, advanced and junior high begin November 13 and 14. A parent meeting will be held on November 12. Click here for more information.

To register, go to EAGLEWC.com. 

Girls Soccer

The girls soccer team is headed to the state championship game after a 1-0 victory over Avon in the state semifinal last night! En route to the state semis they beat Anthony Wayne, 1-0, to become Regional Champions. The Eagles face North Royalton in the Division II State Championship game on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. at Historic Crew Stadium.

Girls Volleyball

Congratulations to the girls volleyball team for defeating Bloom-Carroll in three sets, 25-19, 25-20, 25-22, to become Regional Champions! The Eagles travel to Northmont High School on Thursday, November 7 to take on Cincinnati Ursuline Academy at 7:00 p.m. in the State Semifinals. Listen live on BWSN HERE.

Cross Country

The boys cross country team finished 10^th out of 20 teams at the State Championship Meet this past Saturday. Jack Hangen was the top finisher, placing 42^nd. Kaitlyn Van Zandt placed 18^th at the State Championship Meet. Congratulations on a great season!

Boys Soccer

The boys soccer team fell in the Regional Semifinal match against St. Francis DeSales in penalty kicks. Congratulations on a great season and a great tournament run!



Football

The football team defeated Vincent Warren, 44-7, in the opening round of the playoffs. They will host Jackson at Ohio Dominican University on Friday, November 9 at 7:00 p.m. for the second round of the playoffs. Listen live on BWSN HERE.

Playoff Tickets

All playoff tickets can be purchased through the OHSAA website at the button below.

Campus Ministry

Parents of students going on the Fall Telos Retreat for juniors … you should have received an email on Monday about the retreat. If you did not, please email Campus Minister Beth Simmonds as soon as possible, mrs.simmonds@bwhs.org.

Counselor Corner

Upcoming Event

Alternative Careers Fair

November 13, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

BWHS Cafeteria

Families are invited to a career fair connecting students with post-high school programs offering hands-on technical career training. Come speak to professionals and learn about military options, career opportunities in the trades, apprenticeship programs, pathways in fire fighting and police work, ministry work, Ohio Health programs, cosmetology and more. 

Click here to register.

In Classrooms This Week

School counselors are visiting freshman classrooms with the fifth in a series of academic and social emotional lessons focusing on taking and studying notes and understanding how others think and feel.

Knights of Columbus Scholarship

Knights of Columbus Scholarships are available for students in grades 9-12. The $1000 scholarship award is made payable to the school to apply to the student’s tuition for the 2024-25 academic year. Scholarship applications can be picked up in the counseling office and are due to the school counselors by Friday, November 22.

Supply Chain Management Lunch and Learn

Have you ever heard the term "SUPPLY CHAIN" and wondered what it is? Are you curious what type of jobs you could do within the field? Ohio is a growing industry for Supply Chain Management with companies such as Amazon, Honda, Bath & Body Works, T. Marzetti, DHL and soon … Intel! Even healthcare companies like Cardinal Health need robust supply chains to provide essential care. At our first Lunch and Learn of the school year on Wednesday, November 20, professionals within the Supply Chain Industry will be here to talk with students about all the great opportunities within supply chain as well as local universities that offer best-in-class undergraduate programs. Sign up to learn more!

Sign up link for students: https://forms.gle/NSS8xxyzhwppkoUNA

Uniform Store Sale

School Closet/School Days is having a Fall Sale with 20% off through November 17. Click here for the flyer.

Worth Repeating

After-School Building Access

Please remember that our building closes to students two hours after the day’s final bell. Students who remain in the building are only permitted in the cafeteria, unless they are supervised by a coach or extracurricular moderator in another area. Please plan accordingly as students will not be permitted to remain inside the building after the two-hour mark.

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

One of the efforts to nurture and encourage the spiritual life of our students here at Bishop Watterson is weekly exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Each week, a grade is assigned to spend some time in silent prayer before the Blessed Sacrament during Theology class. On Wednesdays, we expose the Blessed Sacrament at 7:30 a.m. and remain in prayer until Benediction at 1:30 p.m. We would like to invite parents to join us. Eucharistic Adoration will be held in Dominican Hall until the chapel expansion and renovation is completed this fall.

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.

Feeder School Open Houses in November

November 10

Our Lady of Peace, 12:30-2:00 p.m.

St. Agatha, Noon-2:00 p.m., RSVP (614) 488-9000         

November 13

St. Michael School, 5:00-7:00 p.m. (Pre-K is December 10)

November 14

St. Brigid Preschool and Kindergarten, 4:30-6:30 p.m., RSVP here

St. Brigid grades 1-8: call to set up a tour, (614) 718-5825

November 19

St. Andrew, 5:00-6:30 p.m.



More feeder school Open House dates to come!

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.