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Dragon Talks Tackle Tough Issues
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Are you willing to have conversations about race, police brutality and white privilege? O'Dowd students are.
Students of all races and backgrounds gathered in the theater for the first Dragon Talks event, held on October 6 during MP, which offered a forum to discuss the current racial difficulties our country is experiencing.
Students on the Executive Council of the Associated Student Body and members of the Black Student Union and Campus Ministry Team facilitated the talk, fully supported by the O'Dowd administration.
"As a school we are responsible for nurturing our students and gifting them tools to advocate, as well as engaging their minds and hearts," Assistant Principal Jase Turner said.
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Dylan Brown '17 TEDxYouth Presentation
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Dylan Brown '17 related his experience with racism, and what it means to be young, Black and male in America, at the TEDxYouth@SHC event held at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory High School in San Francisco last April. The video was recently posted on YouTube.
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Transforming Lives Dinner
Time Is Running Out!
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Time is running out to RSVP for the Transforming Lives Dinner, O'Dowd's major fundraiser of the year, set for Thursday, November 3, beginning at 6 p.m., on the O'Dowd campus.
Please join us for a wonderful sit-down dinner with friends while helping to raise funds for 30 percent of O'Dowd students who receive financial aid, making their O'Dowd experience possible.
O'Dowd - Where Lives Are Transformed
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O'Dowd Thanks Top Supporters
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More than 100 supporters of Bishop O'Dowd High School gathered for a reception held at the Center for Environmental Studies (CES) on October 6 to celebrate the school's impressive accomplishments made possibly by philanthropy.
More than $3 million was raised during the 2015-16 school year, with more than 2,200 alumni, current and past parents, faculty and staff, grandparents, organizations and friends of the school contributing. Read more
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Please give to the O'Dowd Transforming Lives Annual Fund. Your gift supports our students and the programs that define and distinguish O'Dowd, and sustains the education and preparation of a new generation of leaders, empowered to create positive change in the world.
A gift to the Transforming Lives fund helps provide:
- Engaging academics and innovative classroom programs
- Life-changing experiences, including service learning and retreats
- Competitive compensation so we can attract and retain outstanding faculty
- Student financial aid
Give today
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Holocaust Study Tour Meeting
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The parent/participant meeting for the Holocaust Study Tour will be held tomorrow, October 13, in Room 201 beginning at 6 p.m.
Interested students and parents are encouraged to attend this meeting to find out more about our two week trip to Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland in the spring.
The Holocaust Study Tour is a program which brings a small group of students from four high schools in New Jersey, Kansas and California to Europe for an intensive study of the Holocaust.
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parent Education Evening Recap
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The first in our series of four Parent Education Evenings, held on October 6, featured Ms. Gina M. Biegel MA, LMFT, who spoke to the parent community on "Parenting Stressed Teens and Mindfulness." Gina M. Biegel, LMFT, is a San Francisco Bay Area based psychotherapist, researcher and author specializing in bringing mindfulness-based work with adolescents. She is also the founder of Stressed Teens Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Teens (MBSR-T) program. Our next Parent Education Evening is set for Thursday, November 10, and will feature child and adolescent psychologist specialist and O'Dowd alum Dr. Adrienne Candell '83. Dr. Candell will speak on adolescent mental health as part of Health and Wellness Week at O'Dowd. Please RSVP for this event if you plan to attend.
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Girls in STE(A)M Club Launched
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The nearly 20 girls and one boy who attended the first meeting of the Girls in STE(A)M club, held during MP on October 5, were challenged to work in groups to build the tallest, free-standing structure with a bundle of pipe cleaners in a limited amount of time.
Club co-founder Emma Wawrzynek '17 added stumbling blocks along the way - instructing each student to put one hand behind their back as they worked to create their structure, then telling the students they had to work in silence. Through the activity, the students learned about teamwork and project planning, and how to navigate a project with limited resources and constraints - skills needed to succeed in fields like structural and civil engineering. Read more
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Sojourn to the Past Civil Rights Tour
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In 1957, Minnijean Brown Trickey was one of nine African-American students who broke the color barrier at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
As a participant on the civil rights tour Sojourn to the Past you will get to meet Minijean and hear her story first hand.
The trip is in March, but we have to reserve our spots now. Mrs. Green will host a parent information night on Wednesday, October 12, beginning at 7 p.m. in Room 213, where you will hear from some of the students who participated last year. There is financial aid available.
Please contact Mrs. Green with any questions or concerns.
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The O'Dowd Mock Trial team is looking for new members to complete the 25 person team that will compete in this year's Alameda County Mock Trial competition. This activity is open to students in all grades. We are looking for students to be character witnesses, as well as pre-trial and trial attorneys, a bailiff and a timekeeper. This year's case, People v Awbrey, is a case involving human trafficking and false imprisonment, with a pre-trial argument on the 4th and 5th amendments. An information meeting for students will be held tomorrow, October 13, after school in Room 201. The meeting will begin promptly at 3:15 p.m. and should last about 30 minutes.
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Attorney Coaches Needed for Mock Trial Team
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Bishop O'Dowd High School's Mock Trial team is looking for some attorney coaches to help prepare the team for competition in January. Parents who have mock trial experience as well as trial experience would be especially helpful. The team meets after school, usually Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 - 6:00 p.m. The time commitment is flexible. If you can help at all - even once or twice each month, please contact teacher/coach Bonnie Sussman. Hoping to hear from some of our many attorney parents!!
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California Scholarship
Federation Members Announced
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Active and inactive membership lists for Spring 2016 are now posted on our website.
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Share photos with the yearbook
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Yearbook photographers can't be everywhere, so if you've got great photos of school events, or of you and your friends just having fun, please share them with us.
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Presale tickets for O'Dowd Football Games
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Come cheer on the Dragons in the final two regular season home football games on Friday, October 14, against rival Castro Valley High and Friday, October 28th (Homecoming), verses Berkeley High.
Junior varsity will kickoff at 4 p.m., followed by the varsity at 7 p.m. Tickets are available online. Don't wait to purchase your tickets or you'll risk being left out. Buy your ticket today.
If you can't make it to the game, don't miss play-by-play announcers Ethan Grossman '18 and Colm Connolly '19 by watching the game live on The Cube.
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O'Dowd Athletics Fall Sports Show
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Check out the latest installment of the O'Dowd Athletics Fall Sports Show, written and produced by Ethan Grossman '18 and Colm Connolly '19, with technical support and graphic design by Samuel Showalter '18, and featuring photos from O'Dowd parent Dennis Mockel.
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Last Chance to RSVP for the Alumni Beer Garden
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Members of the 2001 women's volleyball team will be honored at the event including, from left to right, coach Tim Newman, Marisa Vierra '02, Kristen Boles '03, Kelly Kearns '04, Erin Gainous '03 and Riley Rant '03.
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Be sure to register by this Friday, October 14, for the Alumni Beer Garden! Boasting everything from free beer to great company with fellow O'Dowd alumni, this event is the place to be!
When: Friday, October 28, from 5-7 p.m., prior to kickoff of the
football game vs. Berkeley High
Where: Dominican Hall Courtyard, Bishop O'Dowd High School
Details: Space is limited so RSVP today to ensure your spot and to receive two FREE drink tickets.
Note: All attendees must RSVP by Friday, October 14, in order to be put on the event list. You must be on this list to gain campus entrance. Please plan to arrive early as campus parking is limited. Campus gates will close by 6:30 p.m.
Adults only, 21 and over. Sorry, no children allowed.
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Several class reunions have been scheduled. |
Current 8th grade students and parents and prospective incoming transfer students and parents are invited to tour the O'Dowd campus and meet our faculty, staff and students while school is in session. There is no need to RSVP.
Tour dates are: Thursday, October 20 and 27, from 9-11 a.m.; and Thursday, Dec. 1, from 9-11 a.m.
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Current 8th grade students and incoming transfer students are invited for a classroom visit experience. These visits are scheduled through the Online Inquiry Form on specific dates, from 9 a.m. to noon. Register for a visit |
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A Sweet Welcome for Prospective Families
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"Dragon Mornings" are a series of receptions held here at school for prospective students and their families.
We especially need set up helpers for the receptions being held later this month and in December. Check the dates and sign up now.
If you have other questions about Dragon Mornings, contact Tricia Bevilacqua in the Admissions Department.
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Did you know you can support O'Dowd when you shop on AmazonSmile?
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Have you registered with eScrip and designated O'Dowd as a beneficiary? Register so that proceeds from your everyday purchases at eScrip merchants benefit our students.
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East Bay Private High School Fair
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Wednesday, October 19, 7-9 p.m.
Large Gymnasium
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Thursday, November 3, 6 p.m. Large Gymnasium
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Open House
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Sunday, November 6, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
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Fall Play
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Performances November 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 O'Dowd Theater |
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