Bishop Watterson 
Wednesday News

Important Dates

TODAY

PSAT/NMSQT for sophomores and juniors (11:00 a.m. dismissal)

Freshman Day of Reflection (11:30 a.m. dismissal)

No school for seniors

October 8

School Picture Re-Takes

October 9

Mass, 7:15 a.m. (parents welcome)

October 12-16

Quarterfinals

• Monday, October 12: Science and Non Core A (music, health, PE, industrial arts, social studies electives)
• Tuesday, October 13: Theology and Non Core B (business, art, computer science, English electives)
• Thursday, October 15: World Language and Math 
• Friday, October 16: English and Social Studies

October 14

Eucharistic Adoration (sign up at link below)

October 23

No School for Students/Teacher PD Day

October 28

Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences

Health Office

PARENTS: Please Add Bishop Watterson to Your Phone Contacts, (614) 268-8671

Calls from extensions at BWHS are showing up as potential spam.

When students are sick and need to go home, our nurse, Mrs. Friend, will have them call a parent from the school phone in the health office. It has been noted that parents frequently do not answer because the number shows up as a potential spam call.

So please add Bishop Watterson’s main phone number, (614) 268-8671, to your contacts so that calls from the school display as Bishop Watterson on your phone screen.

Volunteer of the Month for September

Congratulations to Anna Cobb ’27, Bishop Watterson’s Volunteer of the Month for September! When Anna was in 7th grade, her older sister, Sarah ’22, began helping with the Hilliard Special Olympics Bowling program. Anna tagged along to practices and immediately felt a calling to continue serving the Special Olympics community. Now a senior, Anna has served as a volunteer coach every year since she was in 7th grade. She loves the connections she has made with the athletes and, after six seasons of coaching, she has had the opportunity to see their growth and improvement firsthand. The athletes are a bright spot in her life, and she has become a familiar and encouraging presence in theirs. Most recently, Anna had the opportunity to help at the large state tournament at Ohio State.

In addition to her work with the Special Olympics, Anna has donated countless hours to Our Lady of Bethlehem School and Childcare, helping in the infant and toddler room as a continuation of her sophomore service experience. She is also very involved at St. Michael’s Parish, where she is a familiar and friendly face at both the parish fish fry and parish festival. 

Anna has contributed more than 230 hours of service during her time at Bishop Watterson, but her impact extends far beyond the number of hours she has logged. Her commitment to serving others, the relationships she has formed and her willingness to continue showing up year after year are a wonderful reflection of what it means to put faith into action. Anna, we are grateful for the many ways you have shared your time, talents and heart with our community. 

 Marching Band Beat

The marching band began its competition season on September 26 at the Springboro Invitational, taking first place in five Class AAA categories: band, percussion, music, visual and general effect. Congratulations to our Marching Eagles!

Mothers’ Club

Luncheon Volunteer Opportunity

Mothers' Club will be hosting a 
faculty and staff luncheon on 
Friday, October 9. To volunteer at the luncheon or donate items, click here.

Counselor Corner

Freshman Families

The counselors will give a presentation on social media use to the freshman class on Friday, October 9, during lunch/5th period. Students will have the option to bring a packed lunch or pre-order pizza ($5 for 2 slices). Pizza orders will still be taken tomorrow.

Sophomore and Junior Families

Today students are taking the PSAT. The PSAT is a preliminary test created by the College Board to prepare for the SAT. For juniors this is also a qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship Competition. The test is fully digital and divided into reading and writing and math sections. Counselors will review score results with the sophomores in a classroom session in December. Counselors will review score results with the juniors during individual future planning meetings.

Senior Families

Seniors should be paying attention to college application deadlines with Early Action dates approaching on October 15 and November 1. Students should request transcripts and letters of recommendation two weeks prior to their application deadline. Additionally, test scores for those applications must be sent from ACT and College Board, so students should also request those two weeks prior to their application deadline. Counselors are already sending out transcripts and application materials.

College Rep Visits

College admissions representatives are continuing to visit Bishop Watterson throughout the month of October. Juniors and seniors should sign up for schools of interest via their Scoir accounts.

Columbus Suburban College Fair

Students and families of all grades are invited to attend the Columbus Suburban College Fair on Sunday, October 11, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at Otterbein University. This is an opportunity to speak directly with admissions representatives from approximately 200 colleges. Bishop Watterson is a sponsoring school for the event. Students attending are encouraged to wear Bishop Watterson attire. Click here for the event flyer.

Lunch and Learn

The first Lunch and Learn of the school year is taking place on Wednesday, October 21. This Lunch and Learn will focus on careers in Public Service. Lunch and Learns are an opportunity for students to learn from and network with professionals in a given career field. Lunch and Learns take place during all of 5th period and students are responsible for classwork missed. Sophomores through seniors should sign up via their Scoir accounts. Freshman will receive a google form in their email to sign up. 

Knights of Columbus Scholarship Application

The Knights of Columbus Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship open to freshman through seniors made payable to the high school and applied to the student’s high school tuition. The requirements that are considered for this scholarship are financial need, a grade point average of 2.5 or higher, academic awards, community and/or parish involvement and extracurricular activities. Applications are available in the counseling office. Applications are due to school counselors by Monday, November 23. 

Athletics

Girls Lacrosse Meeting

The girls lacrosse team will have an information meeting for current and new players and their parents on Thursday, October 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. Questions? Contact Head Coach Abbey Shrake, (614) 595-0019.

Girls Basketball Meeting

The girls basketball team will hold a pre-season meeting on Thursday, October 15, at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. 

At least one parent of any girl interested in trying out for the girls basketball team should plan to attend, and any new player to the program. 

Wrestling Meeting

The wrestling team will have a parent information meeting on Thursday, October 15, at 6:30 p.m. in room 203. Questions? Contact Coach Kevin Petrella, bwwrestlingcoach@gmail.com.

Track Meeting

The boys and girls track team will be holding an informational meeting for any parents and athletes who are interested in participating this year on Monday, October 19, at 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. Questions? Contact Coach Adam Kessler, adam@fitnessplanning.com.

Eagle Store

Uniforms

School Closet Sale

School Closet is having a 15% off sale through October 31. The sale is happening in-store and online at www.schoolcloset.com with code FALL15.

Eucharistic Adoration

Each Wednesday, adoration will be held from 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. If you have taken Protecting God's Children, please feel free to sign up for a time that works for your schedule.

Band Sub Sale

The Marching Band’s Fall Sub Sale runs from September 30-October 19. Subs are $8 each and can be purchased through individual band members or via our online store by clicking here.

Subs will be student-made and ready for pickup in the BWHS cafeteria on Saturday, November 14, from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Your support helps the band with transportation, uniform and instrument maintenance. Thank you and GO EAGLES!

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 under your settings click Community Rewards. Search for Bishop Watterson. Our number is VG154. Thank you!