In This Issue

 If you like to golf, join us for the Bishop Watterson Legends Golf Classic at the Golf Club of Dublin, 5805 Eiterman Road, Dublin, Ohio 43016.

 

Bring a friend and an item for the silent auction portion of the Eagle Auction. Suggested items include: gift cards, sports items or tickets, concert or theatre tickets, spa packages, Watterson wear, home decorating items, jewelry, college gear, religious items, homemade items, etc. Remember, no item is too small, as we can often combine smaller items together to create larger packages. If you cannot attend the event, but would like to donate an item, contact Holly at: hollyandrews2@icloud.com.

  

A BWHS supporter donated two tickets to the President's Cup golf tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club to the 2013 Eagle Auction. With the golf action taking place before the Eagle Auction, we have decided to have a raffle. The United States team captained by Fred Couples will take on an international team led by Nick Price and you could be there to see it live, October 2-6!

Raffle tickets will be sold for $20 each through Friday, September 20.

How to purchase raffle tickets:

• Stop by the Eagle Auction table in the cafeteria at Meet the Teacher tonight or next Wednesday.
• Send a check to school with your student.
• Stop by Bishop Watterson to purchase them in the main office starting tomorrow, Thursday, September 5.

More information on the President's Cup can be found at www.presidentscup.com.

 

Bishop Watterson is hosting days at several of our fall sports for our feeder school students to be a part of the fun of cheering on the Eagles! Spread the word to your feeder school friends!

Saturday, September 7, 4:00 p.m.

Girls Soccer BWHS vs. Perrysburg

Hagely Field, 100 East Arcadia Avenue, Columbus 43214

Admission: $3 for feeder school students, $6 for adults

 

Friday, September 20, 7:30 p.m.

Football BWHS vs. Winton Woods

Hagely Field, 100 East Arcadia Avenue, Columbus 43214

Admission: $3 for feeder school students (8^th graders get in free with ticket provided at feeder school), $6 for adults

 

Tuesday, October 1, 5:00 p.m.

Field Hockey BWHS vs. Columbus Academy

Park of Roses, 3909 North High Street, Columbus 43214

Admission: free

 

Thursday, October 3, 7:15 p.m.

Boys Soccer BWHS vs. International

Hagely Field, 100 East Arcadia Avenue, Columbus 43214

Admission: $3 for feeder school students, $6 for adults

 

Tuesday, October 8, 6:30 p.m.

Girls Volleyball BWHS vs. Bishop Ready

BWHS gymnasium, 100 E. Cooke Road, Columbus 43214

Admission: $3 for feeder school students, $6 for adults

 

 

The Eagle Collection by Bishop Watterson Mothers' Club...a collection of original handcrafted jewelry to convey your Watterson spirit is on sale now. There are new charms, necklaces, earrings, bracelets and rings.  The fall order deadline is September 6th, with a delivery by October 2nd! 

Click here for your order form.

 

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

 October 12, 2013

If you are interested in helping with this exciting event, we would love to hear from you! We are in need of auction items, as well as volunteers for the event. No item or gift card is too small because we often package smaller items together. If you own your own business, it's a great way to advertise to our entire Bishop Watterson community! For our new parents, it's a great way to meet other parents while also having fun!

Please e-mail Mary Beth DeSantis (mbdesantis@sbcglobal.net) or Jenny (Hungler) Woodford (jwoodfo@columbus.rr.com) if you are interested in helping with any aspect of the auction or if you have an item you would like to donate. We will also have sign-up sheets available at the evening parent meetings as well as the Mother's Club Fall Social. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Thank you for your continued commitment to Bishop Watterson and our students! We are looking forward to seeing you on October 12!

 Bishop Watterson High School's Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program is expanding for the 2013-14 school year to include students in all grades!

 

The pilot program during 2012-13 went very well and the technology team is excited for more students to get involved. Through the BYOD program, Bishop Watterson will allow use of personal computing devices such as laptops, tablets, e-readers, etc., on school network.  Click here for more information and here for the program guidelines and sign up.

 

We had a visit from a Columbus police officer and as a result would like to remind all parents about a few things related to driving and parking:

• Do not park on the east side of Foster Street when waiting. The police will begin ticketing.
• The residents of the homes surrounding Bishop Watterson are our neighbors - all of our neighbors - and should be treated as such. It cannot always be easy living next to a high school so please be courteous and do not park in the neighboring driveways.
• The last bell of the day rings at 3:13. That means your student heads straight to his/her locker to pack up to go home. Please allow enough time for them to gather their books before arriving at school.
• Please remind your licensed children to drive though the neighborhoods with care. The speed limit on residential streets is 25 miles per hour and 20 in an active school zone.

 
 
Pictured left to right: First row:  Kevin Hunt, Christen Joyce, Ryan Green  Top row:  Nathan Graham, Zach Hollis, Raychel Namiotka

 

Bishop Watterson High School would like to welcome our newest staff members for the 2013-14 school year.

 

We would also like to thank our four retired teachers, Mary Bourke, David Eberst, John Modecki-Mellet, and Maria Lucchin for their 120+ years of teaching at Bishop Watterson. We'd like to wish them the best!

 

Mr. Nathan Graham joins the band staff as a part-time director, replacing Dan White who had an opportunity he couldn't pass up in New York. Mr. Graham earned his degree in Music Education from Ohio State in 2012. He is working with the BWHS marching and concert bands and teaching band for grades 5-8 at St. Andrew and Immaculate Conception.

 

Mr. Ryan Green joins the Language Department this fall. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a B.A. in Spanish, French, Italian as well as a Master's Degree in Foreign and Second Language Education. Mr. Green is teaching Italian I- IV/AP this upcoming fall.

 

Mr. Zach Hollis will be joining the English department this fall. He is an Ohio Dominican class of 2012 graduate with a degree in Integrated Language Arts Education. He is teaching 10^th grade English this year.

 

Mr. Kevin Hunt has joined the English department this fall to teach English 9. He is a 2008 graduate of Ohio University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Mr. Hunt worked for a television station in Madison, Wisconsin before getting his teaching degree.

 

Miss Christen Joyce has taken the helm of the choir program as Mrs. Meredith Smith took a position at Licking Heights High School just a few miles from her home. Miss Joyce earned a degree in Vocal/General Musical Education with a minor in Spanish from Ball State University. She was awarded the 2013 Indiana Music Education Association Outstanding Collegiate Music Educator of the Year Award for her work with community and college choirs.

 

Dr. Raychel Namiotka is teaching physics and honors physics this year. Dr. Namiotka earned a B.S. in Physics from Boston College in 1992 and a Ph.D. in Physics from Lehigh University in 1997. She served as an assistant professor in Physics at Drew University and worked in computer programming before staying home with her children. For the past year and a half she has been the Director of Religious Education at St. Michael Church.
  

  
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Go Eagles!

For the past seven years we have been collecting pop tabs to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. Save those pop tabs and send them in with your child! If you have any questions, email Theology teacher, Mrs. Mary Pat Simmers at msimmers@cdeducation.org.

Calling all BWHS Moms! Check out the latest news for your Mothers' Club by simply creating a SHUTTERFLY ACCOUNT or using an existing one. For directions, click here!

 

Stop by our Eagle Store and get some spirit wear!  The store will be open before Meet the Teacher Night on September 4th from 6:30 - 7:00 pm! 

  

Browse around and look at our new items!

In preparation for our upcoming school liturgies, the Watterson music ministry will rehearse on Sunday, September 15th from 1:00 - 2:30 pm in the chapel.  All students, including incoming freshman, are welcome to join us.

The group practices once a month on Sunday afternoons and new members must come to a rehearsal before participating in this ministry at an all-school Mass.

  

Students new to this ministry will also receive a
ministry contract to share with their parents which details expectations.

For more information, contact Theology Teacher and Liturgy Coordinator Mrs. Beth Simmonds at bsimmond@cdeducation.org.

Bishop Watterson is beginning to gather information for a High School All-American display, and we need your help. If you know of a current or former Bishop Watterson athlete who was named an All-American during his or her high school career, please notify Mike Roark at mroark@cdeducation.org. We need the athlete's name, sport, year(s) named an All-American and the name of the organization that named him or her an All-American.

 

    

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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!

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.