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Bishop Watterson Wednesday News
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January 6, 2016
Dear Parents,
During this Feast of the Epiphany, the Church celebrates the manifestation of the Son of God as the Savior and Messiah. Let us pray that the light of the star that guided the magi be the light that shines our way and leads us to His glory in heaven.
May 2016 be filled with many blessings for you!
Sincerely,
Marian Hutson
Principal
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Watterson 101
Our average class size is 22. Class sizes for the fall 2015 semester ranged from one student in an independent study course to 58 students in band and 43 in the concert choir class.
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Athletics Notes
 BWAA Meeting Cancelled
The Athletic Association meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 6th has been cancelled.
Support the EaglesWe encourage the BWHS community to support our winter teams by attending an event! Click here to check out our sports schedules!
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Thanks for Your Votes!
 Voting for USA Today High School Sports' Best Athletic Program Ohio concluded on Christmas Day and the standings show us in first place! Thank you to everyone who voted! |
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Technology & Social Media Corner
 The Hays (Kansas) Daily News has done a series of articles about how technology affects child growth and development. Click here to read the most recent, about postitive and negative aspects of social media and including a list of questions to help determine whether addiction exists.
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Winter Cotillion is January 17
 The Winter Cotillion dance for juniors and seniors will be held on Sunday, January 17 at the Bosco Center on 80 S. Sixth St. in downtown Columbus. This semi-formal dance is from 8-11 pm. Tickets are $21.00 per person and will be sold next week before and after school in the campus ministry office. Students may park in the lot by the corner of Oak and 5th Street or at the meters on the street. They must arrive by 8:30 pm and stay until the end of the dance.
This dance is open to juniors and seniors only. Guests under 21 years of age are permitted to attend. School IDs must be presented at the dance and a completed dance guest form, including principal signature, will be required for non-BWHS students in order to purchase a ticket. The dance guest form is located at bishopwatterson.com under Quicklinks.
Code of behavior forms for each guest, along with any required guest dance forms must be completed and turned in at the time of ticket purchase. The code of behavior form provides guidelines about appropriate dress and behavior for this dance. Questions can be directed to senior class advisor Beth Simmonds at bsimmond@cdeducation.org.
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Time to Register for Winter Sports Clinics!
 Softball Clinics
The Eagle coaching staff is hosting the following softball clinics for girls ages 9-14:
Fielding Clinic: Sunday January 24, 2016
Hitting Clinic: Sunday February 7, 2016
Cheer Clinic
BWHS will hold a Winter Cheer Clinic on Sunday, January 17 with a follow-up performance at halftime of the varsity boys basketball game on January 22. For more information/registration form, click here.
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Sacred Heart Enthronement
 Bishop Watterson will enthrone our school to the Sacred Heart of Jesus at Mass on January 8th, 2016. In the enthronement ceremony, BWHS faculty, staff, students and parents will invite Jesus in and make a public declaration that He is the King of our school. Images of the Sacred Heart will be placed in all classrooms and other areas of the school to recognize Him and the place of honor He deserves. Please join us for this special event at 10:30 am in the new gym. Many blessings are sure to come to us following this momentous occasion! To learn more about the Sacred Heart devotion, please visit www.sacredheartcolumbus.org. |
Eagle Store
 Winter has arrived so stop by for some cold-weather gear!
11:20 a.m.-12:15 p.m. except Mass, assembly and early release days
Location
The BWHS Eagle Store is located across from the gymnasium
in the south addition.
Contact Information
Sheri Cook, scook@cdeducation.org
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Guidance News
Mark Your Calendar
January 7, 7:00 p.m.: Financial Aid Meeting for Junior and Senior Parents
January 12, 7:00 p.m.: College Credit Plus Informational Session for parents and students interested in earning college credit while in high school. Click here to view the flyer. January 26: Selective College Admissions Presentation for Junior parents and students but sophomore and freshman parents and students are also welcome.
Scheduling Classes for Next School Year
Please read the College Credit Plus Informational Session Flyer to see if you and your son or daughter should attend the January 12th Information Session. Click here to view the flyer.
School Calendar Updates: ACT Aspire Student Score Reports: Score reports will not be available until four to six weeks after ALL schools' testing window has closed. This means that even though students took the test in October, we will need to wait until the end of this month or into February before we can access our students' score reports.
PSAT Student Score Reports: Students and parents can access an online report through their online free College Board account on January 7th. Juniors created a collegeboard account last year. We suggested to students that their user name be their initials plus student ID and then password be their brainhoney password from that year. Sophomores will need to create an account. When creating an account, we suggest they have a user name and password that they will remember and use all four years of high school. Even though CollegeBoard will not send us paper copies until Januay 29th, we will attempt to print the score reports so that they can be distributed to students during Mrs. Gallo's classroom presentations to juniors on January 11th and 12th and Sophomores January 19th and 21st. Advanced Placement Course Exams Student interested in taking one or more AP exams this spring have been given "The AP Bulletin for Students and Parents" which contains important information about the ordering and testing process. Ordering the AP exams will begin at the end of January. If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Kliner and continue to follow the Watterson Wednesday News.
ALL Parents
Changes to the FAFSA will impact how students can apply for Financial aid starting with the class of 2017. Junior parents should hear what is changing, how it will affect them and when and how they will submit the FAFSA. Any parent wishing to learn more about the changes and how College Credit Plus can impact the student's financial aid should plan to attend the January 7th College Financial Aid Meeting.
Two major changes to the FAFSA will take effect for the 2017-18 school year.
1. The FAFSA will be available earlier (October 1st of the previous year instead of January 1st of the upcoming school year).
2. The FAFSA will collect income information from an earlier tax year.
Juniors
Read the Junior Newsletter found on Family Connections. Go to connection.naviance.com/bwhigh and log in.
Friday is the last day to sign up for the February 6th ACT. If your son or daughter is planning on taking the test and needs help getting ready, please sign up for Karen Gallo's prep course which starts January 25th. Email Mrs. Gallo for details at KarenSATtutor@columbus.rr.com.
It is time for juniors to sign up for the ACT and SAT and, if desired, a preparation course. To get information on Karen Gallo's ACT and SAT preparation course dates click here. For the registration form click here.
Deadlines!
If you want your transcript submitted by the following deadlines, use Family Connection to request your transcript to be sent to each college and turn in all supporting materials to your counselor by the following dates:
Deadline Request Submitted To Your Counselor By:
November 1... OCTOBER 19
Thanksgiving NOVEMBER 9
December 1 NOVEMBER 9 (out of school 11/25 - 11/29)
December 15 DECEMBER 1
Christmas DECEMBER 7 (out of school 12/21-1/3)
January 1 DECEMBER 7 (out of school 12/21-1/3)
January 15.............................JANUARY 4 (first day back from Christmas break)
February 1.............................January 15
Scholarships Seniors: There are two places to look for scholarship information in Family Connection. The first is under links, read the latest posted newsletters for scholarships listed under "College Notes." There is currently scholarship information for The Ohio State University, University of Dayton, University of Notre Dame, Bowling Green State University, just to name a few. The second place to look for local scholarship information in Family Connection is to first click on "Colleges" then click "Scholarship List." As more scholarship information becomes available, it will be added to Family Connections, so please keep checking.
Counselor Alphabet
Counselors are assigned according to the first letter of the student's last name.
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Time for New Student Registration!
Registration is open now for the Class of 2020. Click here to register your 8th grader/future Eagle online!
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Diocesan Calendar Changes for 2016-17
 As the Diocese of Columbus Office of Catholic Schools sets the framework for school calendars each year. We wanted to let you know about key dates and a significant change for the 2016-17 school year.
Key Dates First Day: Wednesday, August 24, 2016 Last Day: Thursday, June 1, 2017
For the 2016-2017 school year, the customary week off during the spring will NOT coincide with the week following Easter. Instead of having an Easter break, we will now have the following days off:
Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Monday (April 13-17, 2017)
Spring Break during the week of March 27-31, 2017
By providing this information now, we hope to assist parents to plan vacations accordingly with these dates in mind. Keep in mind that it is more difficult for your children and our staff if you stretch your breaks by taking your children out of school before the break actually begins.
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Scrip Store
Go to www.shopwithscrip.com and click on "create Account".
- Follow the four simple steps and click "I accept".
- Enter the enrollment code for Watterson and click "join".
- ** enrollment code is: F19B385A25746
- Presto Pay is the ONLY way for you to pay for your Scrip order. So you must sign up at least two days in-advance of placing your first order to get registered with this method.
- Place your order.
Order Dates Order on or before midnight:
2016 (credit applied to 2016-2017 year) 1/17/16, 1/31/16, 2/14/16, 2/28/16, 3/13/16, 3/20/16, 4/3/16, 4/17/16, 5/1/16, 5/15/16, 5/29/16, 6/5/16,
2016 (credit applied to 2017-2018 year) 7/10/16, 8/7/16, 8/21/16 If you need more information, feel free to contact one of the Scrip Coordinators: Nanette Giacomin email: ngiacomin@insight.rr.com phone: 614-439-7870 or Andrea Bigley email: andrea.bigley@yahoo.com phone: 602-689-6127.
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Time to Re-Enroll
 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 BWHS-registered users earn in comparison to other participating groups in the community. Click here 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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99 East Cooke Road Columbus, OH 43214
(614) 268-8671
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