February 2015 Red & Gold

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BWHS News

College Athletes

Five Bishop Watterson students announced their intent to play post-secondary sports recently.

Left to right - First row: Kalea Thompson, Our Lady of Peace Parish and School, soccer, Seton Hill University; Sydney Simmons, Our Lady of Peace Parish and School, tennis, Ohio Wesleyan University; Second row: Amy Griffith, St. Agatha Parish and School, track and field, University of Dayton; John Pirrmann, St. Brigid of Kildare Parish and School, football, Harvard University; Marissa Wierzbicki, St. Joan of Arc Parish, St. Michael School, soccer, Ohio Dominican University.

"My Catholic education has given me a sense of compassion, fairness and respect for my partners, teammates and opponents," said Sydney Simmons. "One of my favorite traditions is linking our arms and praying before we play a match. It calms me and reminds me that God will help me play to the best of my abilities."

"Bishop Watterson helped me in many ways both on and off the field," said John Pirrmann. "In the classroom the teachers helped me expand my knowledge in all subjects and on the field the coaches helped me develop into a better football player. Both the teachers and the coaches stressed the importance of hard work."

Nine members of the Class of 2015 committed to college athletics in November.

For more on the latest signing group, click here.

Student Council 2014-15

Elected Student Council representatives meet monthly to plan events for the student body, from spirit wear days to homecoming to the food drive. Their involvement makes BWHS a hard-working, caring and fun school.
Students are listed with grade school, followed by parish, if different.

SENIORS

STUCO President: Marissa Wierzbicki, St. Michael/St. Joan of Arc

STUCO Vice-President: Aaron Lucki, St. Michael/St. Joan of Arc

Senior Class President: Gino Dettorre, Our Lady of Peace

STUCO Secretary: Sarah Griffin, St. Brigid

STUCO Treasurer: Neejad Chidiac, St. Brigid

Representatives

Maggie Belcher, St. Timothy

Anita Ferguson, Our Lady of Peace/St. Anthony

Maria Fisher, Immaculate Conception

Christine George, Our Lady of Peace

Bridget Geyer, St. Brendan

Jack Heidenthal, St. Brendan

Joey Myers, St. Brigid

Fallon O'Brien, Our Lady of Peace/St. Mary

Collin Ruegg, St. Michael/St. Joan of Arc

Madi Staley, St. Timothy

Jack Weis, St. Agatha

JUNIORS

President: Dominique Hadad, St. Andrew

Representatives

Clare Aman, St. Mary

Meghan Connors, St. Timothy

Claire DiOrio, St. Timothy

Lindsey Frilling, St. Andrew

Lindsey Helenthal, Immaculate Conception

Kira Keaslov, Our Lady of Peace

Claire Kudika, St. Andrew

Ryan Mar, St. Brigid

Mara McCann, Immaculate Conception

Francie Mullenix, St. Andrew

Isabella Niemeyer, Our Lady of Peace

Alex Proca, St. Michael

Oliver Schroeder, St. Agatha

Maya Steller, St. Timothy

Molly Walsh, St. Brigid

SOPHOMORES

President: Michael Grunenwald, Immaculate Conception

Representatives

Francisco Cortes-Fontcuberta, St. Agatha

Jacob Erney, Immaculate Conception

Ellen Geyer, St. Brendan

Joseph Huetel, St. Michael/St. Joan of Arc

Kenzie Hughes, Immaculate Conception

J'Niah Johnston-Reynolds, St. Brendan

Brenna Kenney, St. Brigid

Drew McQuade, St. Michael/St. Joan of Arc

Hayden Paul, St. Brigid

Haley Rague, St. Agatha

George Sauter, Immaculate Conception

Sophie Sheridan, St. Agatha

Abby Valentine, Immaculate Conception

Claire Voegele, St. Andrew

Ellena Yohannes, St. Michael

Brian Zapior, St. Michael

FRESHMEN

President: DJ Brown, St. Andrew/St. Brigid

Representatives

Kyle Bower, St. Brigid

Nina Buoni, St. Andrew

Kelsi Connors, St. Timothy

Joey Decaminada, St. Michael

Adrienne Ferguson, Our Lady of Peace

Caroline Golonka, St. Brendan

Emily Harbrecht, St. Michael/St. Peter

M. Bea Hosenfeld, St. Andrew

Kelly Huber, St. Brendan

Elise Klepec, St. Michael

Colin Murphy, St. Brendan

Claire Schenk, St. Mary

Catherine Segreto, St. Mary

John Stimpfl, St. Brigid

Halle Vozar, St. Joan of Arc

Legal Eagles

Our new Mock Trial Team finished 2nd in its first-ever competition. Go Eagles!

March For Life

A group of 50 BWHS students traveled to Washington, D.C. for the 2015 March for Life.

Classrooms Dedicated

Mike Kenney '93 and Nick King '93, local commercial real estate entrepreneurs who created a business center classroom at BWHS, revamped two more classrooms during the Summer of 2014. The classrooms were recently blessed with members of the Kenney and King families as well as students and staff of BWHS.

Seated: Junior Maya Steller, senior Neejad Chidiac, senior Maggie Hamrock.

Standing: Business Department Chair Sheri Cook, Diocese of Columbus Schools Superintendent Joe Brettnacher, junior Jacob Winters, Mike Kenney '93, Nick King '93, junior Oliver Schroeder, senior Gino Dettorre, and Principal Marian Hutson.

We are grateful to Mr. Kenney and Mr. King for their generous donations!

Murphy Visits Eagles

Connor Murphy, a defenseman with the NHL's Arizona Coyotes who grew up in Dublin, visited with the Eagles at practice recently. Murphy was in Columbus for the NHL All Star game.

Senior Headed to Carnegie Hall

BWHS Senior Samantha Zelnik has been selected to the 2015 High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall on Sunday, February 22. Samantha will perform as an oboist with the Honors Band, selection to which is limited to the highest-rated high school performers from across North America and select schools internationally.

Samantha has studied music for eight years and is a member of the Bishop Watterson marching band and ensembles. She also performs with the Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestra, has been selected to the Ohio State University High School Honors Band for the past three years and is performing as first-chair oboe in the Ohio All-State Orchestra this month.

Samantha auditioned for the Honors Performance Series, which annually attracts more than 10,000 nominations, during the fall of 2014. The performance at Carnegie Hall will be conducted by Sharon Lavery.

Alumni at the National Championship

Craig Fada '12 celebrates with his Ohio State teammates when the Buckeyes won the National Championship.

Eddie Passen '13, a member of the Ohio State cheerleading squad, poses with the National Championship trophy.

Bishop Watterson 101

Some facts about Bishop Watterson High School ...

The average total of college merit scholarship money earned by the last three graduating classes was $15 million.
The average number of years of experience of our 85-member teaching staff is 20.
Service to the community is part of our sophomore theology curriculum, with BWHS placing students with more than 60 local organizations. In addition, more than 70 percent of our students do volunteer work outside of their sophomore service projects.

Social Media Tips for Parents

Bishop Watterson shares a social media or technology tip in our weekly email to parents, the Watterson Wednesday News, and we thought our feeder school parents might also be interested in this information.

Facebook and Twitter are the most frequently used social media sites/apps for parents, but new sites and apps are popping up and young people are always interested in what is new and exciting. Parents who are involved and informed are better able to determine which websites and apps to permit their children to use. With that in mind, we began 2015 with Common Sense Media reviews of some trending social media sites for young people.

Events

Jam Night

Sunday, March 1

7:00 p.m.

3rd annual JAM NIGHT with Station 14

Location: Bishop Watterson High School
(old gymnasium)

Who's Invited: BWHS families and friends, feeder school students and parents

Suggested minimum donation for admission: $5.00

Jam Night is the brainchild of two seniors - now grads - who wanted to have a night of inspirational, contemporary music performed by members of the BWHS Worship Band. The Worship Band consists of student singers and musicians who provide music at BWHS All-School Masses under the direction of Station 14, a contemporary Catholic band that performs at youth ministry events around the Columbus Diocese.

Proceeds from Jam Night go to BWHS Campus Ministry, which plans and implements retreats, schedules speakers, and organizes trips to the Diocesan High School Youth Rally, the annual March for Life and the bi-annual National Catholic Youth Conference.

Come witness Christ's presence through music!

Questions? Contact Beth Simmonds, bsimmond@cdeducation.org

Baseball Hitting Camp

Youth Baseball Hitting Camp

Sunday, March 8, 2015

BWHS gym

Grades 3-5, 1:00-1:45 p.m.

Grades 6-8, 3:00-4:45 p.m.

Camp cost is $15.

Questions? Contact Scott Manahan, smanahan@cdeducation.org, or (614) 545-2139.

Click here for a registration form.

Walk-ins welcome.

Style Show

Join us for our annual Mothers' Club Style Show and Luncheon on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Get a group of friends together and come enjoy a fantastic lunch and a fun style show with some of our seniors and their parents!

Click here to register online.

Click here to print a registration form.

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