March 2015 Red & Gold

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Fill Up Fridays

Fill Up Fridays is a Lenten tradition at Bishop Watterson. Students form teams and the teams compete to see who can "fill up the truck" with the most items for local charities. Two -- and sometimes three -- teams advertise their competition all week and on the designated Friday morning they park in front of the school to collect the donations. The first two collection weeks were cold but the teams warmed up quickly when they counted and made their deliveries to the agencies.

The last Fill-Up Friday collection will be on March 27 for the St. Francis Outreach Center. Teams are collecting pasta, pasta sauce, hygiene products and paper products.

Living Life Well Workshops Rescheduled

Living Life Well - The Watterson Way

Bishop Watterson High School will hold an evening of workshops on Monday, March 30, 2015, 7:00 - 9:00 pm, designed to empower parents as they deal with the challenges of raising teens in today's complex world!

The evening will feature five mini workshops facilitated by professionals in the field and discussed in small group settings. Parents will choose three workshops to attend.

We invite our feeder school parents to join us for this informative evening!

Click here for a description of the workshops.

National Merit Finalists

Seated: Olivia Britt, Sophia Wible; standing: Maria Jeric, Bridget Geyer, Gino Dettorre.

Congratulations to our five National Merit Finalists!

Olivia Britt (St. Brendan), Gino Dettorre (Our Lady of Peace), Bridget Geyer (St. Brendan), Maria Jeric (St. Brigid), and Sophia Wible (St. Brigid) will now be considered for 2015 National Merit Scholarships.

More than 15,000 finalists will now be in the running for some 8,000 National Merit Scholarships, the winners of which will be announced in April, May and July.

Bishop Watterson announced that these students were semifinalists in the fall of 2014.

Science Teacher Wins Award

Mr. Reiss received a standing ovation at the Ash Wednesday liturgy when the school learned he was named Clintonville Volunteer of the Year.

Mr. Reiss and Clintonville Businessperson of the Year Addie Davis-Holsinger '05 were honored at the Clintonville Chamber of Commerce Celebrate Clintonville dinner.

BWHS science teacher Will Reiss has been named Clintonville ThisWeek Booster Community Volunteer of the Year for 2015. He was honored at the Clintonville Area Chamber of Commerce "Celebrate Clintonville" Awards Dinner.

Mr. Reiss has made a great impact not just in the classes he teaches but by creating a culture of recycling within the school community. He has worked tirelessly to reduce the amount of trash and increase the recycling efforts, resulting in greater awareness, change of behavior and positive financial impact.

"We are so happy that Will is being recognized in the community," said Principal Marian Hutson. "His quiet, consistent dedication to caring for the environment God gave us has been an example to our students and staff alike."

To read more about Mr. Reiss' environmental work at BWHS, click here.

In The Know Team vs. Faculty

Our In the Know team took on the faculty in the Mike Crisp Memorial Tournament. Mr. Crisp was a social studies teacher and In The Know advisor for many years who passed away last summer after fighting kidney cancer for more than a year. He truly enjoyed this annual event which is why it is now named in his honor.

Bishop Watterson 101

Some facts about Bishop Watterson High School ...

Bishop Watterson's curriculum encompasses both depth and breadth to enable our students to discover the strengths and talents God gave them.

Art: Our Art Department offers 19 courses, ranging from Art Fundamentals to Jewelry or Video Production to three AP courses (2D, Drawing, Art History).

Business: Our business department offers 10 courses, from Accounting to Innovation and Entrepreneurship with AP courses offered in Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. In addition, the Advanced Marketing and Innovation and Entrepreneurship class curriculums include practical experience running the Eagle Store. In our newest business class, Real Estate and Finance, students conduct an analysis of current needs within the marketplace and explore financial considerations as well as plan and design an actual real estate project!

Computer Science: BWHS offers six courses in this department, including Web Design, AP Computer Science, Honors JAVA, Computer Applications, Computer Programming and Independent Study in Software Applications/Programming.

Social Media & Technology Tips for Parents

What does your child's digital tattoo look like? Read more here.

We found this list of the top 10 ways social media affects peoples' mental health ... some negatively and some positively. Click here.

Dr. Dan Siegel, clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, talks about the impact of looking at computer or smartphone screens on sleep. Click here to watch the video.

Jazz Night

The Bishop Watterson High School Band Boosters invite you to the seventh annual Jazz Night Out Dinner on Friday, April 24, 2015 at Brookside Country Club. Cocktail hour will begin at 6:30 PM.

Live jazz entertainment will feature the talented Bishop Watterson Jazz Band and Feeder School Honor Band. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Bishop Watterson Band Boosters.

Please join the Bishop Watterson community for a fabulous evening of fine dining and live jazz. Tickets are $45.00 per person.

Questions? Call (614) 370-4941.

Online registration will be available at bishopwatterson.com in April.

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