January 2016 Red & Gold

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Eagles Win OHSAA Sportsmanship Awards for 12th Year

Bishop Watterson was one of seven schools in Ohio to be selected to receive the Ohio High School Athletic Association Harold A. Meyer Award and Respect the Game Award for the 2014-15 school year.

Meeting the Respect the Game Challenge is the precursor to being considered for the Harold A. Meyer Award which is presented to schools that demonstrate they have completed an eight-part program that promotes sportsmanship, ethics and integrity in their schools and communities.

Celebrating the OHSAA Awards are, left to right: math teacher and girls head lacrosse coach Karen Bailey; social studies teacher and head football coach Dan Bjelac; student sportsmanship committee members Parker Cantwell, Caroline Sugar, Claire Jenkins, Christian Kroger, and Andy Cotter; Principal Marian Hutson; business teacher and Athletic Director Doug Etgen; and English teacher and Assistant Athletic Director Mike Roark.

Scholarship Established

A new scholarship was named after retired theology teacher and student mentor Jane Jacquemin-Clarke and announced at a recent Mass. The scholarship, named after Mrs. J-C, was initiated by the Guertin family who expressed gratitude for the care and kindness Mrs. J-C showed toward their daughter, Kate '12 when she was a student at BWHS. More information about this scholarship will be available in February. For a list of other BWHS scholarships, click here.

Left to right: Sue Guertin, Jane Jacquemin-Clarke, Kate Guertin '12 and Dr. Michael Guertin.

Feeder School Night

Sacred Heart Enthronement

Bishop Watterson enthroned our school to the Sacred Heart of Jesus at Mass in January. In the enthronement ceremony, BWHS faculty, staff, students and parents invited 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. To learn more about the Sacred Heart devotion, please visit www.sacredheartcolumbus.org.

Evening of Reflection

Thursday, February 4

7:00-8:00 p.m.

During our all school Mass on January 8, 2016, Bishop Watterson was enthroned to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. All faculty, staff, students and parents who were in attendance made a public declaration that Jesus Christ is loved, adored, and honored in our school. Please join us at our Evening of Reflection on February 4th from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm to learn more about this special event for our children, school and community and also to start your Lenten preparation. Father Stash Dailey, Spiritual Director of the Sacred Heart Columbus, will be our speaker. We hope to see you on Thursday, February 4th at 7:00 pm in Dominican Hall!

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

Recent News Articles

John Swartz '02 was a Co-Producer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Click here for the Dispatch article.

Lesson in loyalty ... Medical, Business Classrooms Among Help from Watterson Benefactors ... Click here for the Dispatch article.

Andy Winters '09 Takes Men's Basketball Helm for Ailing Veteran Coach ... Click here for the Dispatch article.

Coach Lombardo's 400th

Boys basketball head coach Vince Lombardo earned his 400th career
victory with a 44-42 win over Bexley in late December.

Congratulations Coach Lombardo!

Click here for This Week's coverage.

Watterson 101

Did You Know?

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.

Student-teacher ratio is a statistic that has been getting attention for many years. The assumption around this ratio: the smaller the ratio, the better the school.

When we determine our ratio, we include every staff member who teaches classes or works directly with students to help them achieve their academic goals, such as guidance or intervention staff. Using this criteria, Bishop Watterson's student-teacher ratio is 12:1.

The average number of years of experience of our 87-member teaching staff is 20.

ACT Research has shown that it is the rigor of coursework - rather than simply the number of core courses - that has the greatest impact on ACT performance and college readiness. A look at ACT scores shows that Bishop Watterson students are well prepared for college-level work. A five-year summary shows that BWHS student ACT scores in each of the four categories (English, Mathematics, Reading, Science) are above the ACT college readiness benchmark scores. In addition, our school's composite average over the past five years is well above the average for the State of Ohio.

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