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Dear Parents,
School begins in four weeks! Enjoy the remaining days of your summer vacation.
Have a great week.
Sincerely,
Marian Hutson
Principal |
Calendar of Events
Go to our website for a more detailed calendar or click here .
Sunday, August 11
Volleyball Alumni Tournament - 1:00 pm
OHSAA Meeting - 6:00 pm
Monday, August 12
Mothers' Club Board Meeting - 7:00 pm
Sunday, August 18
Freshman Parent Meeting - 7:00 pm
Monday, August 19
Freshman Orientation - 8:30 am - 1:30 pm
Tuesday, August 20
New Student Orientation - 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Wednesday, August 21
School begins!
1:45 pm dismissal
Thursday, August 22
School pictures (uniforms worn)
Monday, August 26
Senior Parent Meeting -7:00 pm
Wednesday, August 28
Mothers' Club Fall Social - 7:00 pm
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"New" News
Any new article or information on an upcoming event will be found at the beginning of the newsletter. Current news will be included in the newsletter. All "Watterson Wednesday News" have been archived on the webpage. Go to "see all news" then click "News". |
Bishop Watterson 101
Learn a fact a week to help you stay "in the know" about your favorite Catholic high school!
Bishop Watterson High School, the first coeducational diocesan high school in Franklin County, opened its doors in the fall of 1954. Bishop Michael Joseph Ready not only mandated that the school be established, but also directed that it be named in honor of Bishop John Ambrose Watterson who served as the second Bishop of Columbus from August 8, 1880 until his death on April 17, 1899
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Parking Permits - 2013-2014
If your junior or senior is interested in applying for a parking permit for the 2013-14 school year, please click here for instructions and here for the application. |
Attention Business Students!
We are in need of help to sell Bishop Watterson t-shirts at upcoming feeder school events. We will give service hours! If you can help out, contact Sheri Cook at scook@cdeducation.org until July 31 or Colleen Mar at cmar@cdeducation.org in August.
Saturday, July 27, 9:00 am-1:00 pm at St. Andrew
Saturday, August 10, 8:30 am-11:30 am at St. Mary Delaware
Sunday, August 11, 9:00 am-1:00 pm at Immaculate Conception
Saturday, August 17, 8:30-11:30 am at St. Agatha
Sunday, August 18, 10:00 am-noon at St. Brigid
Monday, August 19, 3:30-6:30 pm at St. Brendan |
School Pictures - 2013-2014
HR Imaging, our official photographer for school pictures, will be mailing school picture flyer/forms directly to student addresses this year. Please click here for more information.
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Clintonville Quest
Clintonville Quest is a race-type scavenger hunt where teams compete on foot to locate various checkpoints around Clintonville before racing to the finish line. One hundred per cent of the registration fees from this event benefit the Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center (CRC). Please help by participating in or volunteering for this fun event on Saturday August 24th! More info on the Clintonville Quest can be found at www.clintonvillequest.com. |
Athletics

Attention all parents of student athletes! Please click here for information on completing the on-line membership forms, paying the family membership fee and signing up to volunteer.
Wrestling summer camp has been cancelled. |
Required Summer Reading

Summer reading is required of all Bishop Watterson students and is determined by grade. Click here for the rubrics.
9th grade - World History
My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Collier or The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emusska Orczy
10th grade - Biology
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
11th grade - American Literature/Accelerated American
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
12th grade - Theology 12
Disorientation:The 13 "Isms" that will send you to intellectual "la la " land. How to go to college without losing your mind by John Zmirak. The book can be found at catholicbook.net.
These books are readily available at the local bookstores and online. |
Italian Exchange Program - Host Families Needed
As follow-up to the successful annual exchange program with Institution St. Joseph in Le Havre, France and the biennial exchange with L'Istituto Tecnico Commerciale e per Geometri "Piero Calamandrei" in Florence, Italy, the World Language Department will institute a new exchange program this fall with Russell-Newton school in Florence, Italy. This new exchange will allow Watterson students to host and travel to Italy every year instead of every other year.
The Russell-Newton school will send twenty students (18 girls, 2 boys) to Watterson from October 21st to November 2nd. The students will stay with Watterson families and attend school with their Watterson counterparts. They will also take day trips to area sites of cultural, historical, artistic, governmental and scientific interest as well as take in a Blue Jackets game and Watterson sporting events. Watterson students will then have the opportunity to return the visit later next year.
Since the group will be coming less than two months into the start of the school year, we are taking requests to host a student for the two week stay now. If you are interested in hosting and/or going to Italy, or would just like more information on the program, please send an e-mail to jdury@cdeducation.org. Note that the program is open to all Watterson students. Knowledge or study of Italian is not necessary to host or go to Italy.
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National Honor Society vs. National Society for High School Scholars
Some of you may have received a mailing from an organization calling itself the National Society for High School Scholars (NSHSS) and inviting your son/daughter to join for $60.00. Please note that this organization is NOT affiliated with the National Honor Society (NHS) chapter at Bishop Watterson. The Watterson NHS chapter is administered by Watterson, not an outside agency, and there is NO fee to become a member. Junior and senior students who qualify for membership are invited to join after the second semester each year. Check the student handbook or contact jldury@cdeducation.org for more information on our NHS chapter. |
Free Tuition Raffle
The Our Lady of Peace Knights of Columbus is sponsoring a raffle for the 2013-2014 school year tuition to a Columbus diocesan high school of your choice. First prize is one year's tuition and second prize is a half-year of tuition. Only 250 tickets will be sold at $100.00 each. The drawing will be held on July 28, 2013. The winner need not be present to win. For tickets, please contact Wayne King at 268-3335 or e-mail wcking@netzero.net. |
Car Washes

Get your car washed and help our music department!
Saturday, August 3 from 9:00 am - noon - Clintonville Auto Repair on the corner of Indianola and Oakland Park (band)
Sunday, August 11 from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm - Crimson Cup (choir)
Saturday August 17 from 9:00 am -noon at Our Lady of Peace parking lot (band) |
Summer Office Hours
Our summer office hours are:
June 10th - August 2nd - 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
The office will be closed every Friday until July 26th.
Beginning August 5th office hours - 8:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Advertise in our Sports Programs!

We would like to invite you to advertise in the Bishop Watterson 2013/2014 Fall/Winter Sports Programs. Please click here for more information on advertising! |
Study Skills
We will be offering a study skills class on Tuesday, August 13 and Thursday, August 15, 2013 for any student enrolled in grades 9 - 12. Click here for topics to be discussed and your registration form.
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Charity Newsies
For the past fourteen years, the Franklin County Catholic Schools have collaborated with Charity Newsies to provide students with uniform and shoe vouchers. Please click here for more information.
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Uniforms - 2013-14

As we finish the 2012-13 school year and turn our attention to 2013-14, I want to let you know about two uniform changes that you will notice at the uniform stores.
Girls
The shield embroidered on the girls jumpers will be the updated BWHS version we have been using for several years on our website and other materials. Our alum, Jason Janoski '82, designed this shield!
Freshmen will be required to have this shield on their jumpers. If you plan to use hand-me-down jumpers, the uniform supply stores will sell patches that can be sewn onto the jumpers.
Sophomores, juniors and seniors are not required to wear jumpers with the new shield, but we encourage you to do so. For those who purchase new jumpers, the new shield will be the only version available. Patches will also be available for those who choose to replace the old shield with the new.
Boys
The flying eagle used on the boys polo shirts will now be the official BWHS flying eagle. Any new polo shirts purchased will have this new eagle. All freshmen will be required to wear shirts with the new eagle logo, however, next year's sophomores, juniors and seniors are permitted to wear their current shirts.
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Uniform Suppliers
 For uniform information from our suppliers, please click here and go to "Uniform Information" under Quick Links.
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Guidance News 
Counselors are assigned according to the first letter of the student's last name.
A-F - Lisa Kliner - lkliner@cdeducation.org
G-L - Casey Teeters - cteeters@cdeducation.org
M-Q - Patti Creighton - creightonpat@aol.com
R-Z - Charlene Ernst - cernst@cdeducation.org
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Fall Sports Information
 Click here for information regarding fall sports try-outs, summer conditioning and more!
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Eagle Auction - 2013 - SAVE THE DATE!
Eagle Auction - 2013
"WE ARE WATTERSON"
October 12, 2013
Mark your calendars! More information to follow! |
Tuition for 2013-2014
The Finance Council set the following tuition rates for the 2013-2014 school year.
Participating Rate - $8375
Non-participating Rate - $9375
Click here for more information. |
Red and Gold
Click here for the latest edition of our Red and Gold. |
Kroger Community Awards
Re-enrollment for the Kroger Community Rewards program is currently open. As a reminder, Kroger donates money to Bishop Watterson quarterly based on the amount that Watterson registered users earn in comparison to other participating groups in the community. Visit www.krogercommunityrewards.com to get started. After clicking on Ohio, choose "re-enroll" followed by your email and password. Our organization number is 83714. It is as easy as that!
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2013-2014 Calendar Dates

Planning ahead? Here are some important dates that you might want to add to your calendar!
August 21, 2013 - First day of school
October 7 and 8, 2013 - No School - OCEA Convention
November 27 - 29, 2013 - Thanksgiving Vacation
December 23 - January 3, 2014 - Christmas Vacation
March 17 - No school
April 18 - 25, 2014 - Easter Vacation |
Eagle Store
Call the school office at 268-8671 to arrange a time and we will open it up for you! |
2012-2013 School Board Members

President - Joe Urquhart jurquhart@oh-ins.com
Secretary - Nancy McEwan, nancymcewan@yahoo.com
Immaculate Conception - Rich Viola, rich.viola@inalignpartners.com
Our Lady of Peace - Trish Mikula, trishslp@aol.com
St. Agatha - Jim and Trisha Racher, 6rachers@sbcglobal.net
St. Andrew - Todd Statczar, tstatcza@columbus.rr.com and Jennie Statczar, amscleanco@columbus.rr.com
St. Brendan - Erin Dougherty, erinkdougherty@gmail.com
St. Brigid of Kildare - JoAnn Karam, joannkaram@columbus.rr.com
St. Joan of Arc - Patti Richardson, richardson@insight.rr.com
St. Mary Delaware - Anne Noonan, annenoonan1@yahoo.com
St. Michael - George Furrer, gfurrer@sipcamadvan.com
St. Peter - Michele Brown, mbrown6@columbus.rr.com and Jeff Brown, jeff.brown@exel.com
St. Timothy - Cathy Cleary, cbcleary@wowway.com and George Cleary, george@clearycompany.com
Principal - Marian Hutson, mhutson@cdeducation.org
Chaplain - Deacon Frank Iannarino, fiannari@cdeducation.org
Finance Manager - John Echenrode, jechenro@cdeducation.org
Athletic Association - Steve Brobst, sbrobst@sbcglobal.net
Band Boosters - Beth and Joel Gasior, bgasior@columbus.rr.com, jgasior@columbus.rr.com
Mothers' Club - Nancy McEwan, nancymcewan@yahoo.com
Alumni Association - Leo Grimes,
Student Council President - Heidi Hetterscheidt
Student Council Vice-President - Jordan Lucki
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Archived Watterson Wednesday News
Click here to see previous "Watterson Wednesday News". New or updated news as well as upcoming events or information for the current week will be included in this newsletter. |
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