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Legends Golf Classic - Sunday, September 20
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Bishop Watterson Legends Golf Classic
Golf Club of Dublin
5805 Eiterman Road
Dublin, OH 43016
Sunday, September 20, 2015
2:00 p.m. Shotgun Start
Check-in at 12:30 p.m.
Please join us for our annual Bishop Watterson Legends Golf Classic. This event honors the legacies of two great Bishop Watterson coaches and administrators, Tom Scholl and Ron Shay. The proceeds are used as support for scholarships. We are seeking corporate sponsors, tee sponsors, and golfers for this great event.
To register online, click here.
Please contact Scott Manahan at smanahan@cdeducation.org with questions.
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2015 Athletic Hall of Fame Weekend - September 4 - 6, 2015
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2015 Bishop Watterson High School Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
Phil Anglim '77 Football 1974-76
Wrestling 1974-77
Dr. Elaine Binkley '03 Cross Country 1999-02
Track & Field 2000-03
Simba Hodari '97 Football 1994-96
Baseball 1996-97
John Mahaney Bishop Watterson's #1 Fan
"The Chief" 1980-present
John Motil '68 Football 1965-67
Baseball 1967-68
Basketball 1967-68
Al Washington '02 Football 1998-01
Wrestling 1998
Track & Field 1999-02
Congratulations to our 2015 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees!
These individuals will be honored during the weekend of September 4 - 6, 2015.
Inductees will be introduced at half-time of the BWHS vs. Olentangy football game on Friday, September 4 at Hagley Field. Inductees and their families are invited to attend 11:30 Mass at OLP on Sunday, September 6. A brunch and Induction Ceremony will take place at BWHS in Dominican Hall beginning at 1 p.m.
If you are interested in attending, please click here for online registration. Please contact Terri Kernan at tkernan@cdeducation.org with questions.
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| Join Us For Eagle Auction - October 31, 2015 |
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 Invitation and registration will be available soon.
We are in looking for corporate sponsors, please click here if you can help.
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| Mike Crisp Annual Backyard Shindig a Great Success! |
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Our second annual Backyard Shindig, this time held in honor of our beloved teacher, Mike Crisp, who passed away last summer, was a tremendous success. Surprisingly, the rain held off and our alumni and friends were treated to a fun-filled evening in our own backyard. High Impact entertained the crowd while The Smokey Italian provided an array of food to satisfy everyone's appetites. Home brews were provided by our staff and Columbus Distributing's beer truck was on site.
If you were unable to join us this year, please plan on joining the party next year!
Thank you to our event chair David Stein '92 and the many volunteers for helping to make this event possible.
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The Deacons of the Diocese have strong ties to Bishop Watterson. Deacon Frank Iannarino is currently the chaplain and a long time faculty member at Bishop Watterson. He is a deacon at Saint Brigid of Kildare. Deacon Jeffrey Fortkamp '88 is a deacon at Our Lady of Peace. Deacon Don Poirier '70 is a deacon at Saint Brigid of Kildare parish. Deacon Chris Campbell '77, is Assistant Principal, Registrar and faculty member at BWHS, as well as a deacon at Immaculate Conception. Deacon Larry Koebel '62, is retired from active diaconal ministry. Deacon Tom Barford '61, is also retired from active diaconal ministry. Deacon Byron Phillips is a faculty member at Bishop Watterson and a deacon at Saint Christopher. Deacon Bill Reid '66, is presently ministering in Lafayette, Indiana and Deacon Dan Swartz '07 is studying for the priesthood at The Pontifical College Josephinum. We are blessed to have these faithful servants supporting the BWHS community.
Left to right: Deacon Frank Iannarino, Deacon Jeffrey Fortkamp '88, Deacon Don Poirier '70,
Deacon Chris Campbell '77, Deacon Larry Koebel '62, Deacon Tom Barford '61, and Deacon Byron Phillips.
Missing from the picture: Deacon Bill Reid '66 and Deacon Dan Swartz '07.
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| Class of 1965 50th Reunion |
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Members of the Class of 1965 celebrated their 50th reunion with a weekend filled with activities including golf at Safari Golf Club, a gathering at the American Legion Hall in Worthington, an evening at Bishop Watterson, a social at Spuds, and dinner and dancing at the Worthington Hills Country Club. The evening at Bishop Watterson included tours, a class photo, and a social in Dominican Hall.
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| Class of 1970 45th Reunion |
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The Class of 1970 celebrated their 45th class reunion on July 18th. The evening began with a Mass at St. John Paul XXII church in Canal Winchester. Following Mass, classmates gathered at Kingy's Pizza & Pub.
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| Class of 1975 40th Reunion |
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The Class of 1975 enjoyed golf, drinks, dinner and dancing at the Golf Club of Dublin on August 14.
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| Class of 1980 35th Reunion |
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The Class of 1980 met at Gresso's Restaurant and Bar on August 8 to celebrate their 35th reunion.
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| Class of 1985 30th Reunion |
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The Class of 1985 gathered on July 18th to celebrate their 30th reunion. Many classmates met at Bishop
Watterson for a tour before gathering at Harrison's.
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Summertime at St. Lawrence Haven
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Left to right, Front row: Mike Rea '62, Joe Hill '63, and Eleanor Walker; Back row: Patti Wilson (mother of Lindsey '08, Molly '16, and Macy '18), Theresa McEwan '79 Robenalt, Jill Olding, Rachel Kernan '14, Nancy Ryser (mother of Sarah '00, Maggie '03, and Molly '06), and Colleen Hull (mother of Morgan '16).
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Bishop Watterson Alumni, students, and friends continued to prepare meals at St. Lawrence Haven
during the summer months.
The Alumni Department provides service at St. Lawrence Haven on the second Wednesday of each month. We prepare and package meals for the daily lunch line. We normally volunteer from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
St. Lawrence Haven is the St. Vincent de Paul-run sack lunch program. The Haven sits behind Holy Family Church at the corner of Rich and Main streets downtown. Approximately 300-500 meals are served each day.
The staff at St. Lawrence Haven is very appreciative of the assistance we provide and we are very thankful
for the alumni and friends who have taken time out of their busy schedules to help with this service endeavor.
If you are interested in helping on September 9, or at a future time, please email Terri Kernan at tkernan@cdeducation.org. We would love to have you join us!
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Charley Moses '75, accepts his award at the 10th annual Alumni in Government Luncheon at The Ohio State University.
 Left to right, Dr. Michael V. Drake, President, The Ohio State University, honoree Jonathan A. Allison, Charles R. Moses '75, and Archie Griffin, President/CEO of The Ohio State University Alumni Association, Inc.
Charley Moses '75 was recently recognized at the 10th annual Alumni in Government Luncheon at The Ohio State University. He was one of two individuals who received the Distinguished Service Award for 2015. Charley is currently president of the Ohio Telecom Association. Previously, Charley was senior vice president for Paul Werth Associates and spent six years managing the governmental affairs operations for GTE in Ohio and nine years in various positions in Washington, D.C. Charley served in Governor Richard F. Celeste's administration as deputy chief of staff, executive assistant for Legislative Affairs and assistant director of the State of Ohio, Washington D.C. office. Charley is a graduate of Bishop Watterson and The Ohio State University and resides in Dublin with his wife
Ann. Their sons, Christopher '03 and Andrew '05 are attorneys in Cleveland.
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| Congratulations to our Newest Alumni! |
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The Class of 2015:
- graduated 250 class members
- earned $21,944,599 in college merit scholarships
- logged 24,936 hours in service to their communities
- were accepted at 141 colleges and universities, with plans to attend 69 of those schools, including Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, Duquesne, Georgetown, Notre Dame and Villanova, to name just a few
Valedictorians of the Class of 2015
Left to right: first row-
Gabby Bouchard, St. Agatha Parish and School, The Ohio State University (Elementary Education)
Bridget Geyer, St. Brendan Parish and School, University of Notre Dame (Neuroscience)
Taylor Woodford, St. Agatha Parish and School, Ohio University (Business Administration)
Kylie Dougherty, St. Brendan Parish and School, University of Kentucky (Nursing)
Maria Jeric, St. Brigid Parish and School, Miami University (Biology)
Megan Samuelson, St. Brendan Parish and School, Butler University (Computer Science)
Second row-
Gino Dettorre, Our Lady of Peace Parish and School, University of Pennsylvania (Neurobiology and Spanish)
Maggie Hamrock, St. Brendan Parish and School, Malone University (Mathematics Education)
Marissa Wierzbicki, St. Joan of Arc Parish, St. Michael School, Ohio Dominican University (Biology/Pre-Med; Spanish minor)
Olivia Britt, The Ohio State University (Secondary Math Education)
Christine George, Our Lady of Peace Parish and School, Xavier University (Biology/Pre-Optometry)
Neejad Chidiac, St. Brigid Parish and School, The Ohio State University (Biochemistry)
Third row-
Samantha Toscano, St. Joan of Arc Parish, St. Michael School, University of California-Los Angeles (Biology)
Gina DePalma, St. Joan of Arc Parish, St. Michael School, The Ohio State University (Nursing)
Lucy Kayuha, Our Lady of Peace Parish and School, The Ohio State University (Health and Rehabilitation Services)
Emily Thomas, Immaculate Conception Parish and School, The Ohio State University (Early Childhood Education)
Claudia Valachovic, St. Agatha Parish and School, Northeastern University (International Business and Spanish)
Maggie McCarthy, St. Agatha Parish and School, Indiana University (Accounting)
Fourth row-
Samantha Zelnik, St. Simon and Jude Parish, Cypress Christian School, The Ohio State University (Music Education, Music Performance)
Tyler Bair, St. Brendan Parish and School, The Ohio State University (Computer Science)
Sophia Wible, St. Brigid Parish and School, Georgetown University (Finance)
Maria Zulliger, St. Brendan Parish and School, The Ohio State University (Biology)
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 BWHS Business Club revived a past tradition, sponsoring a Powder Puff flag football game this spring. Groups of junior and senior girls squared off on the Eagles' backfield to raise funds for the Christine Wilson '01 Burn Unit at Nationwide Children's Hospital. More than $800 was raised during this charity event!
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Erin Harper '15 received the Memorial Tournament Wolfe & Associates Junior Golf Scholarship from Jack Nicklaus at Muirfield Village in June.
The football team hosted a Mom's Practice in July. Moms learned elements of their sons' positions on the team and got a workout in the process! A picnic lunch followed.
 Math teacher Mike Royer has been name Regional Assistant Coach of the Year by the National High School Baseball Coaches Association! http://baseballcoaches.org/ |
Members of the BWHS band program traveled to Europe this summer with the American Music Abroad program. They were joined by 27 musicians from central and northeast Ohio and BWHS Band Director Mike Renzi was one of the conductors of the ensemble. The group toured and performed in Austria, Germany, France, Czech Republic, and Switzerland.
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| BWHS Alumni Association Board Members |
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Front Row: Leo Grimes, Msgr. John Cody, David Stein, Carolyn Ritchey Hayzlett.
Back Row: Kathy Bryant, Chris Weisner, Anne Flood Campbell, Mark Flanagan, E.J. Davis, Ron Benjamin, Emily Manahan, Scott Manahan.
(not pictured): Barb Good Fortkamp, Jon Fortkamp, Christy Shaffer Petersen, Carol Judy Stewart, and Heather Weekley.
Officers
President - Mark Flanagan '97
Vice President - Leo Grimes '73
Secretary - Steve Devlin '96
Advisory Position - Shawn O'Reilly '88
Chaplain - Rev. Msgr. John Cody '64
Alumni Director - Scott Manahan
Alumni Assistant - Terri Kernan
Board Members
Ron Benjamin '87
Kathy Bryant '80
Anne Flood Campbell '80
E. J. Davis '75
Barb Good Fortkamp '89
Jonathan Fortkamp '88
Carolyn Ritchey Hayzlett '92
Emily Manahan '08
Christy Shaffer Petersen '96
David Stein '92
Carol Judy Stewart '64
Heather Weekley '07
Chris Weisner '03
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September 4 - 6
Athletic Hall of Fame Weekend
September 20
Legends Golf Outing at the
Golf Club of Dublin
October 31
Eagle Auction
December 27
Ron Shay Alumni
Basketball Tournament
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Planning a Class Reunion in 2015 or 2016?
Let us know! We would be happy to assist you in any way that we can. Please email Terri Kernan at tkernan@cdeducation.org
or call (614) 268-8671 x326.
If you have any photos from
your reunions, please send to Terri so that we can share!
CLASS of 1960 and 1961
55th Reunion
Saturday, 9/19
BWHS Dominican Hall
Contact: Jim Flanagan at
(614) 451-6706
CLASS of 2005
10th Reunion
Friday, September 4
Meet at BWHS Football
Game at Hagley
Reunion to follow
at Varsity Club
Contact:
Corey Shubitowski Barrett
at cshubitowski@gmail.com
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Save the Date!
Sunday, December 27
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Gather your team and plan on joining us for our annual Ron Shay Alumni Basketball tournament. This has become
a holiday tradition for many alumni. For more information
contact event chair
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Registration details coming soon!
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The latest edition of the Eagle Review magazine has just been published. It is available by clicking here.
In an effort to be fiscally and environmentally responsible, we now mail only to those who have remained actively involved with the school through philanthropy or involvement in school activities.
If you would like to make a gift to Bishop Watterson, click here.
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Alumni Association
Meeting
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Our BWHS Alumni Association Board meets once per month to discuss upcoming events and activities. All Alumni are invited to attend. Pizza and refreshments are served. If you would like to join us at an upcoming meeting, please let us know. Email Terri Kernan at tkernan@cdeducation.org.
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Have you updated your information with BWHS lately?
Click here to do that today!
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Please send us any photos
of your BWHS alumni gatherings that you might want to share. Photos can be emailed to
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