Eagle Review Spring 2011

Transcription

EAGLE
REVIEW
THE
April 2011
In This Issue
Keeping Pace with the
Digital Natives
Eagle Auction
It’s Showtime
Champions Honored
And Then There
Were None
Seniors Earn Eagle
Scout Ranking
Celebrate Spring!
Best Blood Drive
in 25 Years
Letter from the Principal
IN THIS ISSUE
Dear Alumni and Friends,
Alumni Honored ...................................................3
While it seems as if I wrote to you only a few weeks
ago, more than three months have passed and we have
even more reasons to be grateful.
Students Stage Flash Mob ....................................3
Thanks to all of you, both the Annual Fund and the
Eagle Auction were very successful events that will benefit our current and future students. It was especially
nice to have time to renew acquaintances at the auction
as well as at halftime of a basketball game when we
honored the 1988 and 1991 baseball state championship
teams. I also enjoy seeing your names on the application
forms for our incoming freshmen because you can give
no greater tribute to your alma mater than to choose it
as your child’s school.
Eagle Auction ....................................................8-9
Keeping Pace with the Digital Natives ...............4-5
Technology in the Classroom ..............................6-7
It’s Showtime......................................................10
Scooter Scramble ................................................11
Class of 2006 ..................................................12-14
Champs Honored .................................................15
Tournament Draws 100+ .....................................16
Teams Honored ...................................................17
And Then There Were None ................................18
First Mardi Gras Night a Success .........................18
Our students continue to experience success and live up
to the tradition you established. The football team won
the Division III State Championship while our girls
swimming team won the CCL and placed in the top
four in the state with both relay teams and individuals
exceeding expectations. Our girls bowling team was
COBC champions and our boys basketball team was
district runner-up.
Two Seniors Earn Eagle Scout .............................19
Flaherty Wins Irish Dance Title............................19
Eye Opening Visit for Health Students.................20
National Merit Semi-Finalists ..............................20
Best Blood Drive in 25 Years ...........................20-21
Spiers Award/Hall of Fame ..................................21
Italian Sister School Exchange.............................22
A recent tradition that the Eagles have started is “Fill
Up Fridays” when students bring in canned and other
non-perishable food items for the less fortunate. Two
teams have a friendly competition to see who can fill up
a truck with more items. We invite you to join us in
this effort to feed the hungry, one of the corporal works
of mercy we as Christians are asked to do. Just drop off
your donation in the school office or chapel lobby.
I hope that during this Lenten season, you and your
families will develop an even closer relationship with
God so that you can fully experience the joys of Easter.
Sincerely,
Marian Hutson
Principal
2
Quiches, Gnocchi & Togas ...................................22
French Sister School Visitors ...............................23
Eagle Sports ..................................................24-26
Bishop Watterson High School
99 East Cooke Road
Columbus, OH 43214
(614) 268-8671
www.bishopwatterson.com
Advancement Department
(614) 268-3041
[email protected]
[email protected]
Marian Hutson
Ginny O’Connor
Bill Weisner
Principal
Assistant Principal/Dean of Girls
Assistant Principal/Director of
Curriculum and Instruction
Vince Lombardo
Dean of Boys
Deacon Chris Campbell Registrar
Deacon Frank Iannarino Chaplain
Mike Roark
Athletic Director
Scott Manahan
Assistant Athletic Director
Tom Long
Facilities Director
Jennifer Bernard Rasor ’81 Director of Alumni Affairs and
Special Events
Eagle Review Newsletter - April 2011
Alumni Honored as Pastor, Principal of Year
Monsignor John Cody, Pastor
of St. Christopher Church
(Trinity Elementary School in
Grandview), and Mike
Winters, Principal of Bishop
Hartley High School, were
named Diocesan Pastor and
Principal of the Year in January
by Bishop Frederick Campbell
at the annual Bishop’s Catholic
Schools Week recognition
luncheon in Columbus.
The awards are given each year
by the bishop to a principal and
a pastor in recognition of the
individual’s commitment and
dedication to the mission of
Catholic education in the
Diocese of Columbus.
Both Monsignor Cody ’64 and
Mike Winters ’71 are graduates
of Bishop Watterson High
School. Mike is married to
Lynn ’73 and their children are
Cassie ’01, Matt ’04 and Andy
’09 Winters.
Left to right—Principal Mike Winters ’71, Bishop Campbell and Monsignor John Cody ’64
Bishop Watterson, Hartley
Students Stage Flash Mob
Students from Bishop Hartley
and Bishop Watterson High
Schools joined together to
cheer each other on for their
respective championship
football games last November,
staging a Flash Mob in the
Watterson lobby. To add to the
excitement, both schools
won their respective state
championship—Watterson in
Division III and Hartley in
Division IV. To view the video
go to www.youtube.com and
search “YouTube Watterson
Hartley Flash Mob.” Check
it out!
Bishop Watterson Principal Marian Hutson and Bishop Hartley Principal Mike Winters, along with
the schools’ mascots, appeared at the end of the flash mob video.
3
Keeping Pace With the Digital Natives
The decade of the 1950s, when
was founded, was one of
tremendous change in
American society. The term
“teenager” took root. Teens
were drawn to a new type of
music called rock and roll.
Televisions started popping up
in homes all over. Kitchen
gadgets and appliances became
plentiful.
In 2011 Bishop Watterson
finds itself with teenagers who
grow and mature in much the
same pattern as teens throughout history, with an exception.
They have grown up during a
decade of tremendous change
in technology. Today’s Bishop
Watterson students had a
computer mouse in their hand
before kindergarten and cannot
fathom the idea of not having a
phone with them 24/7.
So we have shifted from talking about the latest hit record
to talking—or texting—about
the latest MP3 available for
download. The last decade
especially has seen lightningspeed change in digital
technology.
social studies teacher Mike
Crisp. “I borrowed that phrase
from Marc Prensky who speaks
and writes about education and
learning. It demonstrates the
gap between us—teachers and
parents—and the kids today.”
Much as today’s students grow
up with technology woven into
the fabric of their lives, Bishop
Watterson works to adapt and
adjust by incorporating numerous forms of technology
throughout the academic day.
The Bishop Watterson building
is, of course, wired for the
internet, with a wireless access
point in most classrooms,
allowing for wireless attendance
to be conducted at the start of
each class period. All classrooms in the new wing were
built with digital projectors and
over 75% of the older classrooms have had projectors
installed; however, digital
projectors are available to 100%
of the classrooms.
The word projector conjures
memories of a noisy device on
a rolling cart and a teacher
pulling down a large white
screen in the front of the classroom. Today’s projectors are
built into the ceiling, and can
connect wirelessly to the
teacher’s laptop and project
onto a SmartBoard, a large
digital white board. Everything
“We encourage teachers to use
whatever technology they need
that is applicable and useful to
their subject area,” said
Technology Coordinator Janet
Anthony. “It’s important, from
our standpoint, that if teachers
want something, we can find it
for them.”
“We’re digital
immigrants
but they’re
digital
natives”
As Technology Coordinator,
Mrs. Anthony, along with the
technology department staff,
works to keep things running
smoothly, from the computer
lab to the carts of laptops in
some classrooms to the building projector systems. The
technology staff at Bishop
Watterson High School
includes Mrs. Janet Anthony,
Mr. Don Dunlap, Mrs.
Christelie Dunlap, Mr. Eric
Springer, and Mr. Mike Crisp.
written on it can be saved to a
computer and shared. A
teacher can find an interesting
video or online site that applies
to the unit at hand and simply
project it to the SmartBoard.
Or the teacher can project a
document from the computer
to the SmartBoard and then
use dry erase markers to
demonstrate or emphasize
points.
This department is also
charged with keeping the
teacher laptops up to date and
functioning as well as the HP
Tablets that are assigned to
seniors and various other classes during the year. For spring
2011, 350 Watterson students
From wireless internet to
laptops to an online grades and
assignment system, Bishop
Watterson keeps up with the
changes. Keeping up is more
than just a strategy to graduate
students who will be competitive in the college and business
arenas. It’s crucial to being
effective at educating current
and future generations of
children who are wired to learn
a bit differently than those
students who walked through
the doors in 1954. Instead of
going to the nearest library
to find an entry in an
encyclopedia, this generation
immediately goes online.
“We’re digital immigrants but
they’re digital natives,” said
Technology Assistant and
4
It’s Not Rosie From the Jetsons: Senior Eric Brunton programs a robot in Honors JAVA class.
are carrying a Tablet which is a
small laptop with a screen that
twists and folds down to
become a writing surface, hence
the name. Students use a stylus
stored in the computer to take
notes in a program called
Windows Journal.
“The thing about the Tablet is
that you can turn what is written on the screen into a journal
document,” said Mrs. Anthony.
“A teacher can provide a .pdf
document to the students and
the Tablet converts it to a
Windows Journal document so
students can mark it up. It can
then be saved as a Microsoft
Word document.”
Teachers have access to
DyKnow software which allows
them to monitor what is available to the tablets during class,
such as whether to allow
internet access.
Mr. Crisp said he uses this
software regularly.
“The kids know that I can
control access so they don’t
mess around too much,” he
said. “We use the Tablet every
day in AP Psychology. In AP
History we put the lecture
notes up and use the Tablet
probably three days a week.
Kids learn the options pretty
quickly.”
“Every period we have at least
one member of the technology
staff available to assist students
and staff with problems that
arise,” said Mrs. Anthony.
“Students can bring in their
Tablet for evaluation, and it
will be diagnosed, and in most
cases be ready by the end of the
day. Our goal, however, is to
get it up and running in a period or two. Sometimes students
receive a loaner machine while
theirs is sent out for repair. Our
staff can replace hard drives on
the spot, and fix printers and
scanners as well.”
That sounds like a lot of wear
and tear.
“We want the Tablets to be
What Did YOU Eat?: Students review their diet results using the Dietary Analysis program. Left to
right—Caitlin Willett, Andrea Wurm, Eric Brunton, Cristina Hollern, Michael Reasoner
used constantly,” said Mrs.
Anthony. “Because the Tablets
are moving out of the building,
they are used heavily.”
“This year is the year of the
Tablets,” said Mr. Crisp. “We
have to ask, “What’s our next
generation going to be using?
Touch screens? Every year we
want to add more.”
When it comes to digital technology, the staff has to consider
not only the hardware but also
the software involved to keep
everything—and everybody—
functioning smoothly.
“We do have to keep up on
software which can get expensive but fortunately some
course software such as AP
Computer Science is free,” said
Mrs. Anthony. “At the end of
the school year we evaluate the
best programs to include for
the next school year. We spend
the summer getting the tablets
ready and we start distributing
them the first week of school.
We really have to keep up with
all the classes and their software needs because that’s the
future of education.”
While all of the equipment and
software have made it possible
to teach to more learning
styles, it has also increased the
opportunities to communicate.
Bishop Watterson now communicates more regularly than
ever via e-mail, directly to staff,
parents and alums. Principal
Marian Hutson e-mails staff
with a calendar for the week
each Monday morning. The
Watterson Wednesday News
goes to parents, and the Eagle
Extra is distributed on Fridays
to alumni and friends.
“Communication has
improved over the years as
technology has progressed,”
said Mrs. Anthony. “At Bishop
Watterson and just like in
industry, everything is done by
e-mail.”
With the digital age comes the
expectation of instant information. One adaptation Bishop
Watterson has made is using
the BrainHoney website for
grading and assignments.
Teachers can create lesson
plans on BrainHoney, which
will actually assist in aligning
the work to state standards.
They can use the site to post
assignments and attach materials and grades are reported to
parents and students through
BrainHoney.
“We still have some teachers
who keep a grade book,” said
Mr. Crisp. “It just depends on
the comfort level of the teacher
with the technology we offer. I
keep my grades on BrainHoney
which stores them on an offsite
computer, so if I were to drop
my computer in the river, the
grades aren’t gone.”
The ability to communicate
almost instantaneously has created a different mindset for
today’s students.
“Every student checks
BrainHoney all day,” said Mr.
Crisp. “It’s a constant thing.
There is an expectation of
speed. Parents log into
BrainHoney, too.”
TAFN (For the non-natives:
That’s text talk for “That’s all
for now.”)
Watch for more about
Watterson technology in future
issues of the Eagle Review.
5
Technology in the Classroom
Accounting
second generation installation.
Accounting I and II students
have access to supplemental
resources on the web that have
been provided by the textbook
company, and they receive
immediate feedback as they
practice accounting skills
online.
Currently, freshmen receive two
days of library orientation to
learn what is available and how
to use the technology to access
it. This prepares them for the
projects that will be assigned
over the course of their four
years of studies at Watterson
and beyond. There are
additional classes for every
grade, depending on the
department. The library
customizes classes at teacher
request, as well.
During the fall 2010 semester,
Accounting I students completed a project in which they
created a business of which
they were the sole proprietor.
They learned to use an Excel
spreadsheet to track all income
and expenses and to prepare
financial statements.
“I plan to introduce my
Accounting II students to software programs such as
Quickbooks and Peachtree, to
enhance their knowledge of
automated accounting,” said
accounting teacher Sheri Cook.
Library
As the U.S. library community
has become more technology
oriented over the past fifteen
years, so has the Bishop
Watterson library. It was one
of the first high school libraries
in Franklin County to install an
automated catalog that contained the collection of print
and non-print holdings. In
addition, the system was
upgraded two years ago to a
rich and confusing resources.
We teach how to select websites that are appropriate for
the research they are conducting; how to evaluate URLs
and websites; how to create
bibliographic citations for their
projects, how to critically
evaluate a website, and how
to set and formulate the
parameters of a search,” said
librarian Georgiana Van Syckle.
“Using the Internet for research
can be overwhelming when you
“I can do an equation, a table
of values or a graph and then
drag and drop the work into a
Microsoft Word document for
a test or onto a worksheet if I
want them to see the exact
same graph,” said Mr. Marchi.
“The Smartview is going to
make the impact of a graphing
calculator greater. In the past
we used pencil and paper but
The InfOhio project, available
to state K-12 educators and
students through tax dollars,
provides access to many databases with information to assist
students in research. There are
a number of databases that are
even grade-specific.
For example, one database
provided by InfOhio is
EBSCOhost, an online subscription database which indexes articles from more than
6,000 magazines and newspapers, most of which are full
text. Another popular database
is Biography Reference Bank,
with information on more than
half a million noteworthy
people.
“The Watterson librarians,
Penny Forker and myself,
teach students how to efficiently use the Internet with all its
Making Objects Pop: Students in Graphic Design class use Adobe
Photoshop to turn a photo to grayscale and then bring back color in
limited areas of the photo to grab your attention … here using a
photo from Florence, Italy.
get millions of sites returned
on a single search. We tell students that the best thing to do
initially is to take ten minutes
to think about what exactly
they want before beginning an
online search.”
Math
SmartBoards are a key tool
used by teachers to save and
post the sample problems
worked on in class to
BrainHoney. The notes and
examples from class are then
available for any student who
wants to review or who was
absent.
Students make use of the technology available in the Watterson library.
6
his Algebra II/Trigonometry
classes soon. The TI Smartview
is a graphing calculator that
can be projected onto the
SmartBoard.
Teacher Dominic Marchi is
utilizing a new TI Smartview
in his Algebra
III/Trigonometry classes and
plans to implement its use in
now there will be a stronger
connection to be able to see it
on the calculator as well. I’m
looking forward to seeing other
ways I can incorporate it into
the classroom.”
History
Teacher Lance Clarke records
his classes and then posts them
as podcasts on BrainHoney.
He’s been doing this for three
years.
“The former social studies
chair, Frank Wilson, got me
into podcasting,” said Mr.
Clarke. “It helps students who
are absent and those who
might be lost when studying
their notes. They can listen to
all or part of a class. I also post
my notes so that students can
follow along as they listen to
the podcast. I’ve even been told
by a few parents that they
listen to the podcast.”
Photoshop and Illustrator
software to produce professional-quality commercial art.
Department of
Family and
Consumer
Science
“The products range from
typography to poster design
and illustrations,” said teacher
Lynne Shineman. “Students
have produced ads for the
Battle of the Bands, program
covers and posters for the plays
and musicals, t-shirt logos and
images for The Aerie, Bishop
Watterson’s literary and art
magazine.”
Teacher Katie Brosmer uses a
Computer Aided Design
(CAD) program for her
Clothing and Design II, III
and IV classes.
“The students can enter their
measurements and then create
a design from the program and
print off the pattern pieces for
their design and create the
garment,” said Ms. Brosmer.
Nutrition and Wellness
students track their daily diet
for two weeks and enter the
data into a Dietary Analysis
program which compiles the
nutritional information for
everything they ate, allowing
them to analyze their diets.
Parenting and Child
Development students are
assigned computerized babies
to care for. The daily care is
based on real-life infant schedules. Students must respond to
the cry of the baby by tending
its needs.
“Next year I hope to work with
our Graphic Design teacher to
use a computer design program
in my Interior Design classes to
create color samples for display
boards the students create for
their final master suite project,”
said Ms. Brosmer.
Other assignments in Graphic
Design include collage projects
such as building one image out
of many different images and
a photohunt game in which
they manipulate a photograph
then have friends and family
compare the manipulated
photo to the original to spot
the differences. They learn how
to turn color photos to
grayscale and then bring back
color in specific areas.
Photography students, believe
it or not, still learn to work
with and develop film. “I allow
my photography classes to use
Photoshop from time to time
when they’re not in the darkroom,” said teacher Abigail
Teeters. “That allows them to
push their digital photography
skills forward.”
The Message in the Medium: Students in Graphic Design learn
about typography and then create an image solely out of text.
“Another assignment in
Graphic Design is to draw a
simple line drawing sketch,
scan it into the computer and
then use Photoshop to ‘paint’
the sketch,” said Ms. Teeters.
department holds a competition to determine what design
graces the magazine’s cover.
Advanced Graphic Design
focuses on building Adobe
Illustrator skills by having students create the various pieces
of a company’s brand identity
such as brochures, menu layouts, letterhead, etc.
Students in Janet Anthony’s
Honors JAVA class learned
how to program robots this
past fall. JAVA is a programming language that is used on
more than 850 personal
computers worldwide. It is the
technology behind many
applications, websites, games
and business applications.
For The Aerie students create
the magazine layout in
Microsoft Publisher. Short stories, essays and poetry are written in Microsoft Word. The art
Computer
Programming
Art Department
Eaglewatch is a ten-minute
student-created show that plays
on homeroom televisions twice
a month. Eaglewatch recaps
school happenings, sometimes
including humorous skits.
Film class students are assigned
Tablets that they use to record,
produce and edit short films in
different genres.
Graphic Design students use
Sew Much To Do: Clothing and Design III students are focused on constructing their garments created
by the CAD program. Michelle Sunderman works at the sewing machine while Joan Greer trims fabric.
7
Eagle Auction A Christmas Gift To BWHS
More than 350 parents, alumni
and friends enjoyed the whimsical red and green holiday
atmosphere at The Conference
Center at NorthPointe for the
17th Annual Eagle Auction in
December. The theme for this
year’s gala was “A Christmas
Gift,” and supporters were
treated to a lovely evening
complete with a beautiful
plated dinner, as well as Live
and Silent Auctions.
After a delightful hour of
hors d’oeuvres and cocktails
featuring the complimentary
Mahaney Martinis, made
possible by a gift from committed past parent and Bishop
Watterson’s #1 Fan John
Mahaney, Principal Marian
Hutson welcomed the crowd
with holiday greetings. The
Invocation before dinner was
given by Msgr. John Cody ’64.
gala again as Mistress of
Ceremonies. She worked with
our auctioneer, Mike Brandly,
to build the excitement over
the Live Auction and
Watterson Way Raffle items.
1
We are very grateful for the
support of so many in helping
Bishop Watterson to net over
$71,000 toward the completion
of the South Addition Lower
Level. While our students are
enjoying the new band and
vocal music rooms, as well as
the wrestling room, these proceeds will help us to complete
the Guidance and College
Center, Athletic Offices, and
add a Fitness Center.
2
3
An undertaking of this magnitude does not happen without a
great deal of time and effort
from many committed individuals. This year’s event was ably
co-chaired by two outstanding
parent volunteers, Mary Beth
DeSantis and Sherry Yoakam,
who were assisted by a legion
of dedicated individuals. Jenny
Hungler Woodford ’88 served
as the Silent Auction Chair,
Anne Bogenrief and Beth
Good Pritchard ’91 coordinated the Homeroom Baskets, and
Dave and Mary Willke Jeffries
’82 coordinated the volunteers.
Jennifer Porter Ratliff ’88 and
Jeff Soiu ’68 served as the
evening’s photographers.
4
Special thanks go to BWHS
staff members Janet Anthony,
Don Dunlap and Christelie
Dunlap who, along with
Jessica Anthony ’06 and Linda
Dunlap, spearheaded the
information technology efforts
for the event.
Watterson parent Gail Hogan
graciously agreed to host the
8
5
6
7
8
9
10
1: Theresa and Leo Grimes enjoy a visit with Leo’s uncle and
former BWHS principal, Msgr. Kenneth Grimes.
2: Past parent and current grandparent Sue Dell Thoman successfully
bids on the reserved parking and seating for Baccalaureate and
Graduation, where she plans to watch her granddaughter, Adell
Wagy, graduate with the Class of 2011.
3: Current parent Lesley Schaab bids on a Silent Auction item.
4: Event co-chairs Mary Beth DeSantis and Sherry Yoakam
5: Left to right—Bob Overman poses with Gail Hogan, Judge Dan
Hogan, and Kathy Fallon Overman. Gail Hogan served as the
evening’s Mistress of Ceremonies.
6: Molly Sullivan, Principal Marian Hutson and Event Co-Chair Sherry
Yoakam celebrate with Carl and Jackie Shough Garbarino as they
win a Live Auction bid for a Big Sky, Montana condominium.
7: The Mahaney Martinis are a perennial favorite with the guests.
8: Current parents Mike and Holly Andrews place a bid on a pair of
Adirondack chairs, which were hand made in the Watterson wood
shop by teacher and Facilities Director Tom Long.
9: Auction Volunteers Janine Oman, Lisa Bachiniski, Kathryn Demko and
Melissa Clifford Randoph take a well-deserved martini break.
10: Principal Marian Hutson stops to visit with Paul and Charlene Pardi,
parents of nine BWHS alumni. Paul, the “Voice of the Eagles,” has
been announcing home football games for many years.
11
11: Bill and Lisa Karam Khourie enjoy the evening with Marianne and
Jake Gammon.
9
It’s Showtime!
“Lights, Camera, Action, It’s
Showtime!” was the theme of
the 2011 Style Show and
Luncheon sponsored by the
Bishop Watterson Mothers’ Club.
This annual event, which began
as a luncheon for Watterson
mothers in the early 1980s, has
come a long way. In the early
days the luncheon was attended
by eighty or so women. This year
nearly 500 guests were in attendance for a spectacular event
which was held on March 12th at
Villa Milano.
In the early years of the event,
the mothers did all of the modeling, but these days the models
include senior girls and boys,
parents, and even grandparents.
Missy Berry Lorenz ’78 served as
Chairperson, while Mary Willke
Jeffries ’82 acted as Creative
Senior Miranda Severance and
her mom, Loraine, sashay down
the runway.
Design Director and Marri
McGouldrick Petrucci ’82 as
Style Show Coordinator. The
models’ fashions were provided
courtesy of David’s Bridal, J.
Crew, Jeffrey Thomas, Ladybird
Fashions, LeFlair Boutique,
Romanoff ’s Classic Tuxedo, and
Voodoo Denim Lounge.
Beautiful jewelry provided by
Argo & Lehne was modeled by
the senior girls. In addition to
the Style Show, a silent auction,
a raffle featuring parish raffle
items, and a delicious lunch
were included in the event.
The annual Style Show and
Luncheon is the Mothers’ Club’s
largest fundraiser of the year. All
proceeds directly benefit the
Bishop Watterson community.
For example, the Mothers’ Club
was responsible for purchasing
Alex Meyers and her dad, Bob,
strike a pose.
the stained glass window of Mary
which graces the north addition,
as well as the beautiful stained
glass windows in the south addition’s communal space,
Terri and Nick Kernan finish their routine on the runway.
The decorations set the stage for Hollywood glamour.
The senior boys entertained the audience with their smooth moves, working the runway to classic tunes
from films like Grease, The Blues Brothers, and Footloose.
10
Dominican Hall. Maps for Latin
class, mats for the weight room,
and cameras for the yearbook
staff are a few of the other recent
purchases.
Chris Carter and her son Tim
wave goodbye to the crowd.
Scooter Scramble Set For June 11
The sixth Annual Scooter
Scramble Golf Outing will be
held Saturday, June 11 at
Glenross Golf Club in
Delaware, Ohio. The Scooter
Scramble is held in memory of
Scott Sellers ’92 who died of a
brain tumor. The event has
raised more than $20,000 in
the fight against cancer over
the years, with this year’s
proceeds being directed to the
Arthur G. James Cancer
Hospital at Ohio State,
http://cancer.osu.edu/Pages/ind
ex.aspx.
“Scott was my best friend,”
said Joe Herban ’92. “Scott was
a really hard-working, fun guy,
just a blast to be around and
super loyal and one of those
people you never thought you
could do without. He always
kept his sense of humor, even
when he was sick. He and his
wife Kelly had two kids, Jack
and Leah, and they were a
great family. Jack and Leah
were his pride and joy.”
Herban, along with Joe Woods
’92, Heather Sellers ’95, Matt
Long ’95, Jeff Woods ’92 and
Scott’s sister Heather Sellers
Kelsey ’95 and her husband
Mike ’95 are the organizers for
the event.
“When Scott passed away it
crushed everybody and we
wanted to do something in his
memory,” said Herban. “He
loved to golf. He was a terrible
golfer! But he loved to go out
and play golf and drink a beer.
We always had a good time.”
The Scooter Scramble has
grown over the six years, from a
golf outing of mostly family
and close friends to include
many others. Lawyer Jamie
Tyack is a sponsor, along with
Beer Tubes owner Dave Stein
’92.
The 2011 Scooter Scramble
will begin at 1:30 p.m. with a
shotgun start followed by dinner, drinks, prizes and more.
The cost is $95 per player.
To sign up for the Scooter
Scramble, contact Joe Herban
at [email protected], cell
(614) 316-5137.
New Arrivals
WeddingBells
’75
’01
’98
’01
Chris DeFourny to Mutsuko
Komori
December 4, 2010
Katie Frasier to Matt Sachs
March 19, 2011
Ellen Echenrode Turpening
and her husband, Jason,
welcomed a son, John Conor,
on January 19, 2011.
Kathleen Robinson Phelan
and her husband Kevin
announce the birth of their
daughter, Charlotte Rose on
December 27, 2010.
’99
Pogie Pongonis to Meighan
Keenan
October 30, 2010
’98-’99
Tim and Jen Ryan Tribbie
welcomed a son, Patrick Ryan,
on February 28, 2011.
11
Class of 2006: Where are they Now?
The Eagle Review thought it would be fun to have a few of our 2006 grads tell us in
their own words what they have been up to and how things are going.
Jordan Furbee
Sportscaster
It’s pretty crazy to think it’s
been five years since I left the
hallways of Watterson. In those
five years, my life has taken
turns I never expected. After
graduating in 2006, I went on
Jordan Furbee anchors a sports
report for KMEG 14 in Sioux
City, Iowa.
to Miami University, which
was one of the smartest
decisions I’ve made. Being in
Oxford truly was the best four
years of my life. I intended to
go into either medicine or
dentistry, but halfway through
my sophomore year I realized I
didn’t have the passion anymore and wouldn’t be happy if
I continued, so I looked elsewhere. I did some soul searching and praying before settling
on sports. Sports have always
been a passion of mine. I “get”
sports, so I decided to look into
sports broadcasting. The broadcasting field is ultra competitive and making it is definitely
a long shot. I was told how difficult it would be and that I
should look elsewhere, but
decided to press on. In the
summer of 2009 I did an
internship with 10TV sports
and it completely reaffirmed
the decision I had made to
change my major.
I was very involved during my
time with Channel 10. I helped
interview Jim Tressel and
Blaine Wilson, and was able to
make great contacts along the
way. I was also able to work on
my video resume, which is
necessary when applying for
TV jobs. After graduating from
Miami and having applied for
twenty jobs with no luck, I
spent the summer in Columbus
bartending, hoping for something to pop up. After a few
phone interviews, I got a call
from KMEG 14 in the Sioux
City, Iowa market about a
sports and news reporter opening. They flew me out for an
interview and offered me the
job two weeks later. I’m currently six months into my twoyear contract and already have
learned and done a great deal,
which will help me move up
the TV ladder and eventually
back to Columbus where I
hope to send my kids to
Watterson. I know they’ll
receive the same great education I did, which not only prepares you for college, but for
the real world as well. Go
Eagles!
Joshua DiBari
Chef
After graduating from Bishop
Watterson I attended
Columbus State Community
College where I received a
degree in culinary arts and
hospitality management. Now
I’m working about sixty-five
hours a week, typical for a chef
working in the hospitality
industry and loving it.
Through college I was
fortunate to have apprenticed
under some of the best chefs
Columbus has to offer, including Chef Diane from The
Clarmont, Chef Nate from the
Elevator, Chef Brian of
Deepwood, and Chef Travis
Hyde from Z Cucina. A great
chef never stops learning, so I
have spent the last five years
learning new techniques and
using new ingredients. I have
been working to soak up as
much information and meet as
Jordan with KMEG 14 morning meteorologist Lacey Swope.
12
Joshua DiBari
many wonderful people as I
possibly can.
About three years ago I was
ready to take the next step in
my career. I was offered a Sous
Chef job at Z Cucina, a restaurant located in Grandview,
which is owned by 1988
Watterson graduate Richard
Ziliack. When we met we
talked about Bishop Watterson
and Richard had confidence
that I was the right chef for the
job and hired me a year ago.
Since then my responsibilities
shifted from Sous Chef to head
of the catering department for
Z Cucina. In my new position
I work closely with Richard
Ziliack to come up with fresh
ingredients for innovative
sandwiches and pasta dishes for
day-to-day business meetings
and school functions along
with creating multiple course
menus for weddings, retirement, and graduation parties,
or whatever other event
someone wants to celebrate.
When I’m not running the
catering department at Z
Cucina you can find me cooking at Mitchell’s Ocean Club
inside the mall at Easton Town
Center. This is yet another
window of opportunity that
opened thanks to a Watterson
connection. A cook noticed my
resume hanging in the office
and realized he knew me
through mutual friends and
two weeks later I got the job.
Since then six other proud
Watterson alums, all from
different graduating classes,
have joined the staff at
Mitchell’s Ocean Club. My
passion and talent for cooking
have already opened many
doors for me in the hospistality
industry. I hope to continue to
learn and meet new people
through traveling the world
and soaking up everything food
has to offer.
Ellen
Lauren
Karen
Ellen graduated with a
bachelor’s degree in strategic
communications. During our
junior year, Ellen participated
in a leadership program in
Washington D.C. for a
semester. While in D.C., she
interned at Voice of America.
Thinking that she would like a
career with a professional
sports team, Ellen continued to
work as an intern for the
Columbus Crew and
Columbus Blue Jackets.
During that time, she realized
that a job in this field would
While attending Miami,
Lauren became familiar with
the speech pathology program
and decided to pursue a career
as a speech pathologist. In
order to become certified in
this field she knew she would
need a master’s degree. After a
summer as a camp counselor
for Dublin Parks and Rec,
Lauren packed her bags and
headed to Baltimore to attend
Loyola Graduate School. She is
currently living in Federal Hill
in Baltimore and is attending
classes and doing clinical work
My college studies lasted a
semester longer as I decided to
change my course of study after
my freshman year. In
December, I graduated with a
degree in Middle Childhood
Education after completing my
student teaching assignment in
Mason, Ohio. There, I taught
fourth grade language arts and
social studies and grew to love
teaching even more with every
passing day! Now, I can’t wait to
have my own students!
Presently, I am one of the many
“unemployed teachers” in
Columbus but am enjoying
substituting for the Diocese.
The perseverance I experienced
at Watterson while waiting to
have my turn on the field
during field hockey games is a
quality that I am relying on now
as I look for a job as a teacher.
Watterson also played a role in
my deciding to become a
teacher. Many of my teachers at
Watterson were role models
who made a difference in my
life both inside and
outside of the classroom. My
relationship with teachers and
coaches helped to spark my
passion to work with students
and be a role model for them.
My goal is to acquire a teaching
position in the Diocese so I can
make a positive difference in my
students’ lives by showing them
that learning can be manageable
and meaningful for everyone.
Partridge
Triplets: Ellen,
Lauren, Karen
Communications
Specialist, Speech
Pathologist, Teacher
Karen gets us up to date on what
the triplets have done since their
Bishop Watterson graduation. All
three played field hockey while at
Watterson.
Upon graduation from Bishop
Watterson High School in
2006, my sisters and I attended
Miami University in Oxford,
Ohio as a result of seeing how
much our older sister, Mary,
loved it there. After four (and
a half for me) wonderful years
of studies, sorority life, service
projects and, of course, some
socializing, we managed to
graduate! Having spent our
first two years of college in the
same dormitories and the last
two in the same apartment, the
past year has been a transition
for us as we have become
separated because of the career
paths we have chosen.
Karen, Lauren and Ellen Partridge
require a lot of sacrifices.
Ellen’s experiences as an intern
helped provide her with experience she needed to be hired as
a Communications and
Community Specialist at
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania
in Pittsburgh. Ellen credits
Watterson for her success at
Miami and in the business
world because Watterson challenged her in academics and
sports and pushed her to accept
responsibility and become a
leader. Watterson emphasized
embracing values that she continues to use every day that
have helped to make her
successful.
at Loyola’s branch sites in
Columbia and North
Baltimore. Lauren spends her
days going to classes and clinics
to work with children with
communication disorders.
Lauren believes that Watterson
played a significant role in her
academic success throughout
college because of being
challenged to work hard. It also
helped with her desire to make
a difference in the lives of
children with disabilities, as a
result of the service projects in
which she participated involving disadvantaged and physically handicapped children.
Although all three of us live
miles apart and are doing
different things with our lives,
we all agree that Watterson
created great memories. Our
years at Watterson provided us
with a solid foundation based
on embracing a strong faith in
God and developing a purpose
in our lives with the tools
necessary to pursue our goals
respectfully and successfully. In
all honesty, though, we miss
each other and think of every
possible reason to visit one
another… thank goodness for
texting and skyping!
13
Some of Anthony’s
design work.
Anthony Zych has followed a creative path.
Anthony Zych
Graphic Designer
Since graduating in 2006, the
path I’ve traveled has been an
interesting one. After studying
architecture my freshman year
at Ohio State, I switched
majors and went into the
design program focusing on
visual communication design
and interior design. The switch
allowed me to work in a more
creative realm where I felt my
talents could be better put to
use.
Since I entered the design
program almost four years ago,
I’ve had some amazing experiences. I‘ve worked at many
design firms and companies
starting as an intern and moving up to lead graphic designer.
Some of the firms have been
Design Collective, Inc.,
Creative Services with the
OSU athletic department, and
most recently Chute
Gerdeman. I’ve done freelance
design work for musicians and
restaurants. I’ve been a photographer, editor, and magazine
writer. I also had the opportunity to study abroad at
Hochschule RheinMain in
Wiesbaden, Germany for four
months while also traveling
14
throughout Switzerland, Italy,
France, Belgium, Spain,
Austria, and the Netherlands in
my time there.
The education and the values I
took from Watterson have been
a big influence on me as a
person and as a designer. Being
a part of many art classes at
Bishop Watterson where I
learned new ways of approaching art and design applications
in both the physical and digital
world really contributed to my
growth as a designer. When
working with clients or
describing my design methodology, I describe my approach
as someone who helps and
educates others through design.
Focusing on user interaction
with design has been important
to me because the work I do
can help people in multiple
ways. Being a student at
Bishop Watterson instilled
within me a sense of positive
morals and values that I can
now apply not only to my
design, but also to my everyday
life.
I’m proud to say my time at
Bishop Watterson has been a
big part of how my life has
been shaped in the last five
years and as I prepare to
graduate from OSU in June.
Watterson Alums
March In OSU Band
Five Bishop Watterson graduates marched in Ohio State’s
band during the fall 2010
season.
It was the fifth year marching
for the Buckeyes for James
Carwile ’06 and Ben Thornton
’06. Ben, a squad leader, played
flugelhorn. James, also a squad
leader, played cymbals and his
father, David, is an announcer
for the OSU Marching Band.
For Alex Marras ’06, it was his
fourth year playing flugelhorn
for OSU. He is a squad leader
as well. Freshman Cris Smyke
’10, plays trumpet and Matt
Gaal ’10, plays baritone.
Left to right – James Carwile, Ben Thornton , Alex Marras, Cris
Smyke, Matt Gaal.
’88 & ’91
State
Baseball
Champs
Honored
In February the Bishop
Watterson 1988 and 1991
Baseball State Championship
teams were honored during
halftime at the boys’ basketball
game against Bexley High
School which the Eagles won,
52-33.
Alumni
Updates
’59
Brother Ignatius Perkins,
O.P., has recently been
appointed to the position of
Dean of Nursing and Director
of the RN-BSN Program at
Aquinas College in Nashville,
TN.
‘64
Msgr. John Cody was named
Diocesan Pastor of the Year by
Bishop Frederick Campbell at
the Bishop’s Catholic Schools
Week meeting and luncheon
on January 26, 2010.
’71
Mike Winters was named
Diocesan Principal of the Year
by Bishop Frederick Campbell
on the same occasion, earning
the Eagles a clean sweep at the
January 26 event.
’76
Left to right - Row 1: Mike DiBlasi, Steve Ramey, Coach Bill Wilson, C.J. Kowalke, Mike Mulligan,
Principal Marian Hutson, Coach John Durant, Steve Shoemaker, Coach Tim Pond, Coach Jack Hatem;
Row 2: Brad Rich, Dave Becker, Mike Durant, Steve Peck, David Stein, Marc Callahan, Coach Scott
Manahan.
UCLA Medical Center, was
featured in a recent USA Today
article on physical fitness for
the baby boomer generation.
Ron is a committed runner,
often running the two miles to
and from work. To read the
article go to:
http://www.usatoday.com/sport
s/2011-01-16-baby-boomersathletes-marathon_N.htm?loc=
interstitialskip
’81
Herb Detrick is a general
business law attorney and civil
litigator providing firms with
advice and litigation support
services. After earning
bachelor’s and master’s degrees
from Kent State University,
Herb earned his law degree in
1997 from the Fordham
University School of Law. He
resides in Newbury Park,
Calif., with his wife, Kirsten,
and two children.
TJ Ryan and his wife, Terise,
reside in New Albany with
their three children: Evan, age
16, Nina, age 12, and Annie,
age 10.
’92
’09
Joe Herban is a realtor with
Prudential Plus Realty in
Columbus.
Seth Willoughby is attending
Xavier University, and playing
baseball for the Xavier
Musketeers. Seth is an infielder
and pitcher who bats fourth in
the lineup, with former Eagle
teammate Brian Bruening
following in the number five
slot.
’99
Pogie Pongonis was married to
Meighan Keenan on October
30, 2010 in Chicago. He is
currently a physician in a
fellowship program in Allergy
and Immunology at Vanderbilt
University.
’01
Katheryn Pongonis plans to
wed Jason Shough in a July
2011 ceremony at St. Agatha
Church. Katie graduated from
the University of Dayton in
2005 and is currently teaching
kindergarten in Chicago.
’06
Brian DeLucia is a senior
captain and right fielder for
The Ohio State University
Buckeyes baseball team. Brian
and the team were featured in a
February 17, 2011 story in The
Columbus Dispatch.
Ron Paquette, a hematologist
treating leukemia patients at
Andy Winters is enjoying his
college experience at Ohio
Wesleyan University. He was
recently spotlighted in a
Columbus Dispatch article
entitled “Ohio Wesleyan sophomore leads charge: Winters
leading surge by Ohio
Wesleyan.” This year, Andy is
averaging 11.7 points, 3.4
rebounds and an NCACleading 5.3 assists for the
basketball team.
’10
Brian Bruening has started off
his first season with the Xavier
Musketeers baseball team as a
successful designated hitter.
He went 2-4 with an RBI and
a run scored in a February
game against USC-Upstate,
helping the team to a 2-1 start
on the season.
15
Alumni Basketball
Tournament
Draws 100+
Well over 100 Eagle alumni
from nineteen different class
teams returned to shoot some
hoops in the 2010 Ron Shay
Alumni Basketball Tournament
in December. Players and fans
were greeted in the new foyer
by the current and former
BWHS Alumni Directors, Joe
Hill ’63 and Jenifer Bernard
Rasor ’81, and all enjoyed
watching the holiday football
games on the three lobby televisions as well as the big screen
television in Dominican Hall
during their breaks. Plans are
already underway for the 2011
event, so mark your calendars
for December 26, 2011!
After a long hiatus, tournament
leadership added a women’s
bracket to this year’s event.
While we were a little short on
players to fill that bracket this
year, we appreciate the efforts
of Beth Kreber Byorth ’82 to
spread the word about the
changes. With more support
from our female graduates, we
look forward to a full bracket
for next year’s event.
Many thanks to Steve Devlin
’96 and Jeff Soiu ’68, event cochairs, as well as to Shawn
O’Reilly ’88, Chris Beale ’70,
Tom Long, and many others
who helped make this event a
success. We are also very
grateful to our corporate sponsors, including: Brewsky’s
Sports Bar, Steve Devlin ’96,
E&N Concrete, Egelhoff
Sports, Robert W. Gardner
DDS, India Oak Bar & Grill,
King Business Interiors, Patrick
J’s, Pizza Primo, Schreiner Ace
Hardware, Second Chance
Counseling Center, and Erin
L. Whittaker ’86 DDS. The
event raised over $1,700 to
benefit the good work of the
Alumni Association and the
Joe Hill ’63 Scholarship
Program.
The Class of 1996 emerged victorious in Bracket 2.
The Class of 1979 enjoys a Bracket 1 victory.
The Class of 2007 won the battle of Bracket 3.
Two of Watterson’s biggest fans, John Mahaney and Joe Hill ’63.
16
Coach Tom Woodford poses with members of the Class of 2009
women’s team.
2010 Football and Fall Sports Teams Honored
celebrated its Division III State
Football Championship at a
recognition assembly in
December in the school’s
gymnasium.
Principal Marian Hutson
introduced the dignitaries, who
join the student body, staff,
coaches, parents and Bishop
Watterson community in celebrating the achievements of the
fall sports teams and band.
Dignitaries included: Bishop
Frederick F. Campbell, D.D.,
PhD., Bishop of Columbus;
State Senator Jim Hughes;
Mayor Michael Coleman; State
Representative John Patrick
Carney; Monsignor Ken
Grimes, former principal;
Lucia McQuaide, Episcopal
Moderator for Education and
Superintendent of Catholic
Schools; Father Mike Watson,
Pastor of Saint Andrew Parish;
Maryellen O’Shaughnessy,
Franklin County Clerk of
Courts; Scott Pharion, Central
Catholic League
Commissioner and Larry
Larson, Mr. High School
Sports.
Also, Athletic Director Mike
Roark and Assistant Athletic
Director Scott Manahan
recognized the fall sports
teams: football – State
Champions, Regional
Champions and the Great
American Rivalry Series
Champions; boys soccer – Final
Four, Regional Champions and
District Champions; girls field
hockey – State Qualifying
Runner-Up; girls golf – 8th in
the state, while Lauren Grogan
placed 3rd individually in the
state; girls tennis – CCL
Champions, Lauren Ghidotti
and Katie Shepherd were 4th
in the state as doubles team
and Olivia Ott and Courtney
Brown also advanced to the
state in doubles; girls volleyball
– District Champions and CoCCL Champions; boys cross
country – District Runner-Up;
and the marching band reached
state competition for the 24th
consecutive year and earned a
superior rating for the 8th year
in a row.
Mayor Michael Coleman, left, greets Bishop Frederick Campbell
and Dan Bjelac, head football coach and history teacher.
The Eagles enter the stadium.
Left to Right— Row 1: Sami Miller, Alayna Reckner, Mimi Baker, Olivia Myers, Paige Regrut,
Chelsea Melchiorre, Olivia Wagner, Adell Wagy, Catherine Paskell, Melanie Davis; Row 2: Jimmy
Gallagher, Hunter Maynard, TJ Gilles, Tommy Welch, Andrew English, Greg Coleman, Daniel Reeves,
Justin McCarthy, Connor Geraghty, Tim Carter; Row 3: Jay Lorenz, Austin Wiant, Tyler Muraski,
Ben Lawson, Brad McCurdy, Pat Rhomberg, Matt Redfield, Adam Mong, Kevin Mong, Kevin
Shubitowski, Jared Simspon; Row 4: Dan Jeffries, Christopher Seguin, Michael Wenger, Zach Kerscher,
Alex Matacia, Ray Cook, Steven Vagnier, Charles McCombs, Michael Szaraz, Eric Rutkowski, Austin
Greene, Erik Oman, Jack Gammon; Row 5: Scott Pritchard, Joe Traini, Mario Dean, Chase Nutter,
Isaiah Murray, Craig Fada, Mike Novak, Joey Vagnier, Andrew Jeffries, Tim Rettig, Andrew Ticknor,
Brennan Clegg, Anthony Melaragno, John Nutter; Row 6: Patrick Birch, Matt Stafford, Patrick
Bookman, Alex Smith, Michael Vlahakis, Andrew Lorenz, Joe Winters, Andy Elberson, George Cleary,
Josh Hoyng, Tim Silleck, Joey Sheikh, Andrew Ohl; Row 7: Katie Cattell, Kelly Byrne, Dave Dunlevy,
Doug Hoover, Jim Rayl, Shawn Gillette, Dan Bjelac, Ron Benjamin, Darrell Tobin, Eric Springer,
Marc Graf, Ruthie Wygle; Row 8: Kyla Rader-Morse, Mike Roark, Lennie Mills, Jack Poppe, Erick
Boucher, Brian Mong, Nippy Prease, Shawn Dean, Brian Kennedy, David Beckwith, Jenna Auber.
We won!
The scoreboard says it all.
17
Many More Than None
Worked On Fall Play
Bishop Watterson High
School presented its fall production And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie in the
school’s newly remodeled
theater in November. In this
classic play by the mistress of
the whodunit, seniors Andrew
English, Chris Etter, Michael
Fabiano, Nora Clougherty, Meg
Linebaugh, and Greg Coleman
headed a cast which included
four freshmen - Haley Mattes,
Aiden Roach, Ben Lampe, and
understudy Rachel Lieberman.
Juniors Caitlin McNaughton
and Ike Hajinazarian played
major roles.
The fall play, under the
direction of Mr. John
Modecki-Mellett and
Ms. Sharon Alloway for the
last twenty-six years, is an
entirely extra-curricular,
student-produced drama which
has become a tradition known
for its involvement of many
Bishop Watterson students.
Student crews built the set,
mastered lighting and sound
effects, fitted costumes,
planned makeup, prepared
publicity materials, and managed the many details involved
in producing a play.
Left to right—Ben Lampe, Aidan Roach, Hailey Mattes, and
Rachel Lieberman perform in And Then There Were None.
First Mardi Gras Night A Hit
Students, faculty and parents
filled the seats at Bishop
Watterson’s first-ever Mardi
Gras Night in late January.
While the evening included
fun food, a Game Truck, an
illusionist, a DJ and dancing,
the Battle of the Bands was
without a doubt the biggest
draw, with six bands on hand
to compete. Four of the six
bands were made up of
Watterson students (The
Orlando Booms, The
Offcurrent, Your Humble
Narrator, Barely Broken), one
was made up of Watterson faculty (Staff Infection), and one
was composed of nonWatterson students (See
Through Sun), many of whom
had attended feeder schools
with current Watterson
students.
See Through Sun won Battle
of the Bands, although it was a
standing room only sing along
during the performance of the
faculty’s Staff Infection band.
They played songs that were
fun and familiar for the
students, such as Sweet Home
Alabama, “Go to Class” (to the
tune of Raise Your Glass by
Pink) and All the Small Things
by Blink 182.
“I got Staff Infection together
for camaraderie among the
teachers and to show the
students that we have many
talents,” said math teacher
Mike Royer who organized the
group.
If you didn’t get a chance to see
these talented teachers, you can
see them on the Internet by
searching Staff Infection
Watterson at www.youtube.com.
Staff Infection plays at Mardi Gras Night. Members of the band are Math Department Chair Tony
Carfagna, math teacher Heather Law, art teacher Ray Maurer, math teacher Mike Royer, Vocal Music
Department Chair Meredith Smith and instrumental music teacher Jim Swanson.
18
Two Seniors Earn
Eagle Scout Ranking
Congratulations to John
Thornton and Parker Raabe, of
St. Agatha Boy Scout Troop
298, for earning the rank of
Eagle Scout. John and Parker
are both seniors at Bishop
Watterson High School.
John’s Eagle Project involved
making survival packs for the
homeless at the Open Shelter
to help them through the winter. The backpacks contained
toiletries, winter clothes and
blankets and John spent six
months collecting donations
from St. Agatha, St. Timothy
and St. Andrew Parishes.
John, along with members of
Boy Scout Troop 298, was able
to prepare 56 backpacks for the
homeless.
Parker planted 100 White Pine
and Austrian Pine trees at
Green Lawn Cemetery to
honor the unclaimed bodies of
Franklin County for his Eagle
Project. He selected the number 100 to honor 100 Years of
Scouting. Funding was donated
by St. Agatha Parish and
School members. Twelve other
scouts assisted in planting the
trees, which were purchased
through the Arbor Day Society.
John is the son of Sarah and
Robert Thornton and Parker is
the son of John and P. Nini
Raabe. They are members of
St. Agatha Parish.
Lyndsey Faherty Wins
Mid-America Irish Dance Title
Bishop Watterson junior
Lyndsey Faherty won first
place out of 117 qualified girls
for the second consecutive year
in the Mid-America Oireachtas
Irish Dance Championships
held in Chicago. Dancers must
qualify to dance at the
Oireachtas from competitions
called Feiseanna, another
Gaelic word, held throughout
the region. The Oireachtas is a
prestigious competition drawing over 2000 dancers.
Lyndsey is the daughter of Jim
and Holly Faherty from St.
Andrew Parish.
Lindsey Flaherty
Throw Away
The Keys!
An unknown person had Athletic Director Mike
Roark locked up for the Muscular Dystrophy
Association’s MDA Lockup. Mike was arrested and
taken to a nice Italian restaurant to be incarcerated.
“At least I was fed well,” said Roark. His bail: $1,600.
Bishop Watterson’s newest Eagle Scouts: John Thornton, left, and
Park Rabbe of St. Agatha Troop 298.
“I had about $400 in advance,” said Roark. “I turned
that in and made calls to those unfortunate enough
to be saved in my cell phone. I slavishly worked the
phone and cleared my name by 50 cents with a total
of $1,600.50.”
19
AA Visit Eye Opening For Health Students
By freshman Nicolette Leon
Health Education at Bishop
Watterson High School is a
course designed to inform and
educate us about the decisions
we must make to live the
healthiest life possible. As part
of this curriculum, Mrs. Trisha
Hulme has her students attend
an open Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting. She
explained to us that open meet-
ings are for anyone trying to
educate themselves about the
disease of alcoholism, a risk you
take by choosing to drink. You
can imagine when presented
with this assignment there were
mixed reactions.
I attended a meeting with my
mom and I loved the experience. At the beginning of the
meeting, my mom and I were
nervous, but we were quickly
Three National Merit
Semifinalists for BWHS
Congratulations to Peter Clark,
Elizabeth George and Sam
Besozzi from Bishop Watterson
High School who are being
recognized by The National
Merit Scholarship Program for
their exceptional academic
ability and potential for success
in rigorous college studies.
Approximately 16,000
semifinalists were announced
by officials of the National
Merit Scholarship
Corporation. These academically talented seniors have an
opportunity to continue in the
competition for some 8,400
National Merit Scholarships,
worth more than $36 million,
that will be offered next
spring.
Elizabeth George is the daugh-
ter of Christopher and Teresa
George and is a member of
Our Lady of Peace parish. She
plans to attend Canisius
College majoring in biology
and animal behavior with an
emphasis on animal research.
Sam Besozzi is the son of
Jeffery and Elizabeth Besozzi
and is a member of St. Agatha
parish. He plans to major in
Industrial Engineering and is
applying to Princeton,
University of Virginia and The
Ohio State University.
Peter Clark is the son of
Timothy and Denise Clark and
is a member of St. Joan of Arc
parish. He plans to attend
Auburn University with a major
in psychology and a focus in
experimental psychology.
Peter Clark, Elizabeth George, Sam Besozzi
20
invited to join a man named
Steve at his table. He proceeded to tell us about the Jets
game he was missing. I was
surprised how normal Steve
seemed; I always had a distorted stereotype in my head of
what an alcoholic was like and
he did not meet that image. As
the meeting progressed, I came
to learn that my image of
alcoholics was twisted by the
media, and I felt bad that I had
believed these lies for so long.
These weren’t bad, mean, dirty,
dishonest or rude people. These
were ordinary people who you
could find in any town anywhere in the country who had
been dealt the disease of
alcoholism. These people had
dreams, hopes, goals and
families; they were parents,
husbands, wives, children, aunts
and uncles. They had just taken
a wrong turn, and the next
thing they knew, they were
sliding down the hill face first.
That was the main topic of
discussion for the meeting; it
was the members accepting
that they were addicted to
something more powerful than
they could handle and realizing
that they had reached their
rock bottom.
Rock bottom, I came to learn,
was different for everyone and
people reached it differently.
All of the members had a place
or a time in their lives when
they realized that they could
not stop drinking on their own
and they needed outside help.
Then the most magical thing
happened – they came to AA
and found each other. All the
members of AA agree that it is
one of the best things that ever
happened to them. Steve even
claimed that he went to
fourteen different meetings a
week. They have found a
family, a place where they can
go no matter how badly they
have messed up. After I left, I
realized how lucky I was to be
included into this group if only
for an hour. I learned that
everyone makes mistakes, and
it takes hard work to overcome
hardships even if you inflict
them on yourself. I now know
that I have the ability to help
steer anyone in my life with
alcoholism to a place where
they will be safe from judgment
in order to overcome their
addiction. The AA meeting
was an assignment given to me
with real life applications and I
am truly grateful for the
experience.
Watterson
Blood Drive
Best In
25 Years
BWHS students, faculty and
staff donated 120 units of blood
to the American Red Cross in
February, the largest donation in
the past twenty-five years for the
school! This is the second year
that sixteen-year olds could
donate with parental permission.
Due to the younger age of eligi- Teacher and blood drive organizer Kim Cannell with student
bility, there were more repeat
Daniel Gelpi
donors.
Spiers Award, Hall of Fame
Announced
Congratulations to our
Monsignor Spiers Service
Award recipients and Bishop
Watterson High School Hall of
Fame inductees! We appreciate
the service they have given to
our community.
The Msgr. Spiers Service
Awards have been an important part of our homecoming
celebration for over fifteen
years. It was Student Council
that decided to honor and
celebrate the service of our
Bishop Watterson students
with recognition and monetary
awards. The Msgr. Spiers
Service Award is named after
Msgr. Edward Spiers, the
founding principal when
Bishop Watterson opened its
doors in 1954. After his retirement from the Columbus
Diocese, Msgr. Spiers became
chaplain for the famed 82
Airborne Division at Fort
Bragg, North Carolina. He
retired from the post at the age
of 86 in 1999.
This year the Student Council
Selection Committee chose six
students as our honorees. All
of these students have performed at least 250 hours of
volunteer work and took the
time to complete a lengthy
application.
In making its decision, the
Selection Committee considered not only the number of
hours of service performed by
students but also the longevity
and quality of service performed. The Committee also
considered a student’s involvement in activities at both
Bishop Watterson and in the
greater Columbus community.
The committee also considered
whether students exhibited
leadership in engaging others
in service activities.
Monsignor Spiers Service
Award recipients: Abbey
Santanello (daughter of Steven
Santanello and B.J. SickleSantanello from St. Agatha
Parish), Alex Tranovich (son of
Mark and Sharon Tranovich
from Our Lady of Peace
Parish), Elizabeth George
(daughter of Christopher and
Teresa George from Our Lady
of Peace Parish), Sarah Huber
(daughter of Steven and Laura
Huber from St. Brendan
Parish), Madeline Simmonds
(daughter of Rick and Beth
Simmonds from St.
Christopher Parish), Devon
Bentley (daughter of Brett and
Jennifer Bentley).
The Bishop Watterson
Homecoming Hall of Fame
was established in 1979 to
honor and recognize those
individuals who have made
service to Watterson a priority
in their lives. Hall of Fame
inductees for 2010 were Ed
Odorizzi and Bob Steinbauer.
Left to right— Student Council Vice President Alanna Kenney, Student Council President Tyler
Patrick, Monsignor Spiers Service Award recipients: Abbey Santanello, Alex Tranovich, Elizabeth
George, Sarah Huber, Madeline Simmonds, Devon Bentley, Bishop Frederick Campbell, Hall of Fame
inductee Ed Odorizzi and his wife, Lynne (from St. Brendan Parish), Hall of Fame inductee Bob
Steinbauer and his wife, Rosemary (from Immaculate Conception Parish).
While we’re waiting, do you think you can sign my hall pass? Robert
Wheeler, Jack Lewis and Ryan Patton are lined up giving blood.
Alanna Kenney, Katie Slavik, and Devon Bentley work the Blood
Drive desk.
21
Watterson Inaugurates Italian
Sister-School Exchange
By senior Caitlyn McDaniel
For many years now, the
Bishop Watterson community
has been known for its global
consciousness. Whether
through its well-established
French sister-school exchange
program, individual international students, educational
travel programs, required
foreign-language classes, or
involvement in local international communities, the school
has always taken an interest in
broadening the horizons of its
students. This year, Watterson
instituted its second sisterschool exchange program with
Istituto Tecnico Commerciale e
per Geometri (ITCG) Piero
Calamandrei in Florence, Italy.
The program began in
September when Watterson
received ten ITCG
Calamendrei students and their
two chaperones for a two-week
stay.
trips to various cultural,
historical, and artistic sites in
Central Ohio including COSI,
the Columbus Zoo, Amish
country, Franklin Park
Conservatory and the
Statehouse. They also attended
several evening activities such
as a Blue Jackets game. In
addition, the students had the
opportunity to shadow their
hosts through a regular schoolday at Watterson. They sat in
on classes and contributed
when they could and had the
chance to meet other
Watterson students and faculty.
Just as important to the
program as the scheduled activities, though, were the activities
organized by the host families.
Dinners with the American
students and hosts, trips to the
mall, a weekend trip to Cedar
Point and Saturdays spent in
the park and about the city
created the perfect atmosphere
to foster friendship and bonds
among the students.
The exchange was organized by
faculty at ITCG and Watterson
Italian teacher, Maria Lucchin
and International Exchange
Coordinator and French
teacher Jim Dury. The
exchange follows Watterson’s
exchange program with
Institution Saint Joseph, a
school in Le Havre, France.
Based on the students’
reactions, the initial Italian
exchange was extremely
successful. The connection
between the ITCG students
and their Watterson counterparts was strong enough that a
group of Watterson students
will be making their way to
Florence in April for a return
exchange.
For information on this year’s
exchange or the upcoming
French exchange contact Mr.
Jim Dury at Watterson at
(614) 268-8671 or
[email protected].
The Italians stayed with
Watterson host families.
During the day, the group took
Quiches, Gnocchi and Togas Make Dinner Fun
The World Language
Department of Bishop
Watterson High School celebrated cultures of the world at
its annual International Dinner
in the school cafeteria in
February. This dinner is held
each year in conjunction with
the visit of thirty-three French
exchange students from Le
Havre, France who reside with
families of BWHS students for
the two weeks they spend in
the U.S.
Approximately 300 students
attended this year’s dinner and,
after beginning the evening
with the Hail Mary in four
different languages, everyone
partook of the international
22
cuisine. Students prepared
empañadas, arroz con pollo,
churros, lasagna, gnocchi, a
variety of quiches, quesadillas,
ceviche, paella, olives, grapes,
cheeses, breads, pastas, cannolis, gnocchi, ante-pasti, crepes,
Caesar salads, chocolate
mousse, pastries, pastel de leche
dulce and SPQR (logo of the
Roman Empire) cookies.
The Latin students, including
their teacher Mrs. Denise
Davis-Henry, were garbed in
togas in the spirit of the
evening. Fun, delicious food,
and a spirit of friendship and
universality prevailed throughout the evening.
Thanks to the foreign language
department, Denise DavisHenry , Kathleen Durning, Jim
Dury, Teresa Geers, Andrea
Koranyi, Maria Lucchin, and
World Language Department
Chair Tina Maloney.
Left to right—Paulina Eberts, Liz Feige, Victoria Farhat, Emma
Nikolai, Alex Statczar, Lindsay Vedra, Bobby Bryant, Magistra DavisHenry, Caitlin Willet, Shannon Caldwell.
vis-
33 French Sister-School Students Visit
“Bonjour” was frequently heard
in the halls of Bishop
Watterson High School in
February as students greeted
their French counterparts from
Watterson’s sister school in
France. Thirty-three students
from Watterson’s sister school,
Institution St. Joseph in Le
Havre, France, accompanied by
two of their teachers, spent two
weeks in Columbus. During
their time here they stayed with
Watterson families, visited
various local sites of cultural,
historical, governmental, and
scientific importance, and
attended several sporting and
cultural activities. For the third
year in a row, Watterson
worked with fellow Diocesan
high school St. Francis DeSales
in this year’s exchange, with
DeSales students hosting three
St. Joe students this year.
Daily outings for the group
included trips to the Wexner
Center, Ohio Stadium and the
OSU campus, Kelton House,
the Statehouse, Franklin Park
Conservatory, Columbus Zoo
and the Center of Science and
Industry. Trips outside of
Central Ohio included a visit
to the Underground Railroad
Museum/Freedom Center and
Cincinnati Museum of Art and
a day trip to the Ohio Amish
country in Holmes County,
including a traditional Amish
home-cooked meal in an
Amish home.
In addition to all of the above,
the students also went to a performance of Riverdance and
took in the Columbus Blue
Jackets vs. Los Angeles Kings
hockey game. The students
were especially excited to be
visited during the match by the
Blue Jacket’s mascot, Stinger,
complete with his very own
“Bonjour” sign.
When not on a day trip, the
students shadowed their host
student at Watterson or
DeSales and saw what being an
American high school student
is really like—complete with
cheering the boys basketball
teams in a Watterson—DeSales
matchup! Like most teenagers,
the French students particularly
liked attending classes in the
arts, physical education and
Family and Consumer Sciences
as well as leading speaking
groups in French classes.
While with their host families,
the Saint Joseph students were
treated as one of the family and
got an up-close look at
American family life. Some
families also took weekend
trips with their student while
others visited local attractions
in Columbus. As could be
expected, one of the favorite
activities among the students
Blue Jackets mascot Stinger shows he knows a little French, too.
was shopping, especially a day
trip to the Jeffersonville Outlet
Mall!
that will be so important to
their future success in our
inter-dependant world.
By the sounds of so many
“Bonjours” in the halls, even
from students not studying
French, Watterson students
enjoyed this year’s exchange
group more than ever and
really got into the spirit of the
exchange! Comments of
students, teachers, administrators and parents all reflect the
extraordinary success of the
exchange program. The
exchange allows the Watterson
and DeSales students to see the
world and American culture
through another’s eyes and to
develop the inter-cultural skills
Watterson and DeSales
students are eligible to repay
the visit of their French
counterparts by going to France
for two weeks this June. The
trip is open to all Watterson
and DeSales students, not just
those taking French, and trip
coordinator Jim Dury hopes to
have twenty or more students
go. If you know a student who
would be interested the trip or
in hosting a student next year,
please have him or her contact
Mr. Jim Dury at Watterson at
(614) 268-8671 or
[email protected].
Latin Students Attend
Archeology Lecture
Student Paulina Eberts with a
platter of cookies at the
International Dinner.
A small group of Watterson
students recently learned how
to tell the difference between
slaves and upper-class members
of ancient Greek society. The
students, along with Latin
teacher Magistra Denise
Davis-Henry, attended an AIA
(Archeological Institute of
America) lecture at Ohio State
University. The guest speaker
was professor Kelly Wrenhaven
of Cleveland State University
who talked about the archeology of slavery in ancient Greece.
The Watterson contingent was
fascinated to learn that one
could tell the difference
between the upper class
members of society and their
slaves by studying grave
markers (stele) and other
monuments from the area of
Athens.
23
Eagle Sports
Spotlight
2010-11 Fall
Athletic
Awards
Cross Country
(District Runner-Up)
All League: Annamarie Funk,
Zac Lackey, Tyler Patrick, Matt
Richardson
Scholar Athlete: Elizabeth
George, Tyler Patrick
MVP: Annamarie Funk, Tyler
Patrick, Matt Richardson
Most Improved: Sam Kayuha,
Bridget McCurdy, Mark
Widerschein
Most Dedicated: Rachel
Dawson
Spirit Award: Megan Hurley
Field Hockey
(State Qualifier Runner-Up, 124-2 season)
MVP: Abby Barker
All Ohio League: Abby Barker
Co-Captains Award: Abby
Barker, Anna Swearingen,
Sarah Vlahakis
Best Defense: Anna
Swearingen
Most Dedicated: Sydney Lynch
Scholar Athlete: Annie Krzan
Football
(State, Regional and CCL
Champions, 13-1 season, 2-0
league)
All Ohio, District and League:
T.J. Gilles, Matt Redfield
District Defensive Player of the
Year: Matt Redfield
All District and League: T.J.
Gilles, Hunter Maynard, Brad
McCurdy, Pat Rhomberg
All League: Ray Cook, Craig
Fada, Justin McCarthy, Erik
Oman
Joe Pusateri-Spirit Award:
24
Brad McCurdy
Hardest Hitter: Michael Szaraz
Joe Voehlers’ Character Award,
Scholar Athlete: Zach Kerscher
Boys Golf
(57-168 overall, 4-4 league)
All League, MVP: Jon
Ransone
Most Improved: Robbie Camp
Sportsmanship: Bobby Bryant
Coach’s Award: Peter Lyons
Girls Golf
(MOGGL, Sectional, District
Champions, 8th in the state,
118-16 season, 19-0 league)
All District (Player of the
Year), Lowest Stoke Average:
Lauren Grogan
MOGGL-MVP: Alexandra
Meyers
All League: Lauren Grogan,
Alexandra Meyers, Natalie
Meyers
Scholar Athlete: Camille Veri
Boys Soccer
(Final Four, District and
Regional Champions, 14-8-1
season, 1-3 league)
All District: Max Rohda
All League: Austin DeCocker,
Max Rohda
Best Offense: Andrew
McKelvey
Best Defense: T.C. Frommeyer
Most Improved: Andrew
Huber
Scholar Athlete: Colin
O’Grady
Coach’s Award: Colin O’Grady,
Brian Raderstorf
Girls Soccer
(CCL Co-Champions, 10-5-4
season, 3-1 league)
All District: Mary Montalto
All League: Rachel Callahan,
Sarah Hetterscheidt, Brittany
Maisano, Mary Montalto,
Regina Smith, Kathryn
Sullivan
MVP: Mary Montalto
Scholar Athlete: Mary
Montalto
Best Defense: Brittany
Maisano
Best Offense: Peggy Sellers
Most Improved: Sarah
Condon, Maggie Valachovic
Coaches Award: Jessica
Roman, Katherine Pardi
Girls Tennis
(State Qualifiers, CCL
Champions, 14-3, 4-0 league)
All Ohio: Lauren Ghidotti,
Katie Shepherd
All League: Lauren Ghidotti,
Sarah Gilbert, Christie Jenkins,
Olivia Ott, Emily Reardon,
Frankie Robinson, Katie
Shepherd
MVP: Olivia Ott
Scholar Athlete: Olivia Ott
Eagle Spirit: Frankie Robinson
Coaches Award: Megan
Holthus, Annie Rudy
Girls Volleyball
(District and CCL Champions,
20-6 season 6-2 league)
All District: Toni Frustaglio,
Jillian Harmon, Christine
Sumner, Michelle Sunderman
All League: Toni Frustaglio,
Jillian Harmon, Margaret
Masty, Christine Sumner,
Michelle Sunderman
Best Offense: Toni Frustaglio
Best Defense: Jillian Harmon
Scholar Athlete: Margaret
Masty
Blocking Award: Christine
Sumner
Best Server: Michelle
Sunderman
Cheerleading
Scholar Athlete: Adell Wagy
Sports Training
Scholar Athlete: Ruth Wygle
2010-11
Winter
Athletic
Awards
Boys Basketball
District Runner-Up
4-4 (league), 10-14 (season)
Most Improved: Brian Dunlay
Leadership Award: Brad Mc
Curdy
Scholar Athlete: Connor
Geraghty
Girls Basketball
Sectional Finals Runner-Up
7-1 (league), 17-4 (season)
Best Defense: Celeste Cantwell
Best Offense: Ashley Andracki
Most Improved: Margaret
Masty
Scholar Athlete: Margaret
Masty
Boys Bowling
8-5 (season)
MVP: David Carter, Clark
Sabula
Most Improved: Tony Viola
Inspirational Award: Aram
Hosenfeld
Coach’s Award: Adam Forshey
and Michael Liston
Girls Bowling
COBC Division Champions
11-0 (season)
MVP: Kelly Bishop, Claire
Enderle
Most Improved: Alexa Gainer
Inspirational Award: Gia
Fantozzi, Cathy Mc Daniel
Coach’s Award: Morgan
Ventresco
Ice Hockey
0-13 (league) 4-23 (season)
MVP: Aaron King
Best Forward: Denis Mc
Phillips
Best Defense: Bobby Bryant
Leadership Award: Jack Lewis
Most Improved: Matt Murphy
Boys Swimming
MVP: Sam Besozzi
Most Improved: Jack Preston
Coach’s Award: Noah Oliver
Girls Swimming
CCL Champions, 2nd in
Districts
Team 4th overall in State
MVP: Camey Rabold
Most Improved: Jenna Auber
Coach’s Award: Jenny Bell
Diving
MVP: Frankie Robinson
Most Improved: Kristen
Zulliger
Most Promising: Kara
Dockman
Wrestling
MVP: Charles McCombs
Most Improved: Mark Guza
Spring
Captains
Baseball
Ray Cook
Nick Kernan
Brad McCurdy
Paul Ottaviano
Boys Lacrosse
Anthony Melaragno
Tyler Muraski
Matt Rossi
Girls Lacrosse
Kenzie Corcoran
Jenny Rankin
Taylor Rayl
Softball
Maggie Maloney
Maggie Zych
Boys Tennis
Aaron Casares
Chris Diaz
Boys Track
James Gallagher
Zach Kerscher
Mike Lehmann
Alex Matacia
Trevin Pitroff
Matt Richardson
Girls Track
Kaitlyn Ditalia
Molly Laird
Zamone Lenoir
Lady Eagle Swimmers 4th At States
Division II Boys Basketball Team
District Runner-Up
Left to right — Row 1: Asst. Coach Jim Ryan, Jared Sivinski,
Kevin Clark, Craig Fada, Brad McCurdy, Erik Oman, Jake
Lombardo, Asst. Coach Casey Teeters; Row 2: Asst. Coach Adam
Teeters, Asst. Coach Bill Bope, Connor Geraghty, Jake Brobst, Max
Bordine, Brad Horstman, Brian Dunlay, Jeremy Bucher, Head
Coach Vince Lombardo, Asst. Coach Steve Devlin
Girls Basketball Team Wins CCL
Championship
Left to right — Row 1: Alex Statczar, Regina Smith, Gabby Byorth,
Emily Geyer, Judy Sauter, Emily Byorth, Ashley Andracki; Row 2:
Head Coach Tom Woodford, Margaret Masty, Celeste Cantwell,
Kayla Cook, Courtney Haley, Annie Gavin, Asst. Coach Pam
Hartford
Girls Bowling Team COBC
Champions!
4th Place 400 Free Relay Team: clockwise from top, Camey Rabold,
Samantha Schuttinger, Michele Rielly and Emily Boone.(Photo
compliments of the Columbus Dispatch, Photographer Tessa
Bargainnier)
Pictured are the 2010-11 Girls and Boys bowling teams.
Left to right — Row 1: Joe Majka, Sara Ormachea, Jaide Reinhard,
Colleen McDaniel, Claire Enderle, Kelly Bishop, Jordyn Goddard;
Row 2: Asst. Coach John Sheets, Tony Viola, Steven Steigelman,
Nate Majka, Phillip Andrews, Katie McNulty, Caitlyn McDaniel,
Kris Wenger; Row 3: Hunter Bryant, Miranda Barnwall, Joe
Jeffries, Alexa Gainer, Morgan Ventresco, Asst. Coach Les Harris;
Row 4: David Cartier, Adam Forshey, Armando Milano, Michael
Liston, Clark Sabula, Luke Byorth, Hank Schaab, Aram Hosenfeld,
Head Coach Jerry Wagner
25
Making Waves In Physics Lab
By senior Amanda Massinople
The ever popular Slinky was
out in full force, being flung
about the students in a recent
physics lab. Physics teacher
Mr. David Eberst watched as
lab partners sent longitudinal
waves to each other or experimented with constructive interference. Using the Slinky may
be one of the best ways to
observe wave behavior. It even
gives a glimpse into the behavior of electromagnetic waves,
invisible to the human eye.
The objective of the lab was to
observe some basic wave characteristics. The students first
observed the difference
between longitudinal and
transverse waves. A longitudinal wave moves in a direction
parallel to the medium it travels through, while a transverse
wave moves perpendicular to
the medium it travels through.
After differentiating the two
types of wave motion, the students tried to make the waves
go faster or slower through the
same medium. They quickly
found this to be impossible; the
speed of a wave cannot change
unless the medium it travels
through changes. Students then
discovered the connection
between wavelength and
frequency. Wavelength is the
distance between two crests of
a wave and frequency is the
In the advanced
woodworking class,
students design and
build original pieces
of furniture. The fall
2010 class built such
things as a poker
table, a blanket
chest, a Morris chair,
Adirondack chairs,
and a bookcase.
26
number of wavelengths in a
given amount of time. If wavelength increases, then frequency
must decrease and if wavelength decreases, then frequency must increase.
After distinguishing the basic
wave properties, each lab partner grabbed one end of the
Slinky and each displaced a
pulse (which is a single disturbance of energy as opposed to a
wave, which is a continuance of
disturbances) that was in phase
with the other. In phase means
that the pulses have the same
frequency and same reference
point in time. If these two
pulses meet, they will create a
pulse that has the combined
wavelength of both. This is
called constructive interference.
If the two pulses are out of
phase, then they will cancel
each other out. This is called
destructive interference. The
students also experimented
with reflected waves. If a wave
hits a medium that is denser
than the medium it came from,
such as a human hand, it will
invert (flip over) itself. But
when the students tied a string
to one end, when the wave
from the Slinky hit it, it did
not invert. The last experiment
that the students did was to
attach a tightly coiled spring to
the Slinky and watch as the
wave traveled from one medium to another. It would slow
down when it hit the spring,
but speed up when it hit the
Slinky. This lab was particularly
informative because it
explained how light and sound
waves behave, even though
neither can be observed.
A Spring, A Spring, A Marvelous Thing: With the help of a good ol’ Slinky, Mary Montalto and Brian
Dunlay learn about wave characteristics in David Eberst’s phsyics class.
Tyler Muraski and his poker
table.
Advanced Woodworking, left to right—Daniel Gelpi, Michael
Szaraz, Tyler Muraski, Ryan Storc, Connor Carskadon, Dominic
Binkley, Matt Rose
Saying Goodbye
We express sincere sympathy to the family and friends
of those who have been born to eternal life.
Alumni Biographical Form
Do you enjoy reading about what’s going on with other alumni? Well, they’d like to read
about you. Take a minute to fill in some items of interest below and mail them to the
Advancement/Alumni Office: 99 E. Cooke Road, Columbus, Ohio 43214. Or fax the
information to (614) 268-4309. Email to: [email protected] Today’s Date_____
Class of 1977
Karen L. Shumaker
February 18, 2011
Sr. George Anne
Fosmire, O.P.
January 18, 2011
Last Name
Class of 1972
Class of 1979
Thomas P. (Ponz) Joan Ryan Hudock
Pongonis
November 17, 2010
December 31, 2010
Former Bishop
Class of 1975
Watterson High
Joseph A.
School Staff
Meiresonne
Msgr. Edward J.
December 8, 2010 McFarland
January 8, 2011
Sr. Francis Marie
Lawler, O.P.
March 17, 2011
Nickname
Class of 1958
Michael A. Gelpi
January 23, 2011
Nuala Lynch
January 10, 2011
First Name
Prefix (Mr./Mrs./Dr., etc.)
Suffix (Sr./Jr./Ph.D./etc.)
Maiden Name
Address
Gender
City
Home Phone
Email Address
Help Us Build
Eagle Archives
Marital Status
Zip
Title
City
State
Email Address
Zip
Webpage
Spouse’s Information (include maiden name and class year if BWHS Alum)
Last Name
First Name
Prefix (Mr./Mrs./Dr., etc.)
Nickname
Middle Name
Suffix (Sr./Jr./Ph.D./etc.)
Maiden Name
Address
Class Year
Gender
City
State
Birthdate
Zip
Cell Phone
Email Address
Webpage
Profession/Occupation
Company Name
Business Address
City
We are currently looking for the following:
Business Phone
• Watterson-related memorabilia that you
would like to donate.
• Volunteers to help with the organization
and preservation of new and existing
materials.
• Anyone with expertise in archiving and
conservation who would be willing to
share his/her knowledge and help our
volunteer team formulate and implement
a preservation plan.
Marriage/Birth Announcements
If you would like to help, please contact
the Advancement Office,
[email protected]
or (614) 268-3041.
State
Company Name
Home Phone
Bishop Watterson High School might be
considered young at just 56 years old but
we’ve got a rich history that we would like
to preserve for future generations of
students and alumni!
Birthdate
Webpage
Business Address
Business Phone
Class Year
Cell Phone
Profession/Occupation
We would also like to extend our sympathy to the
alumni and their families who lost parents and
loved ones recently. You are in our prayers.
Middle Name
Email Address
Title
State
Zip
Webpage
Children/Siblings
News About You (Degree/Awards/Special Interests)
Advice to Current Students
Do You Remember Submissions
If your spouse, children, or grandchildren are students or alumni please include their
class year in your submitted comments. To submit this information via email please
visit our website at www.bishopwatterson.com, go to the alumni page, and select
submit e-bio.
Check here if you would like this information listed in the newsletter.
Check here if your address is new.
Check here if you would like to be contacted about alumni activities.
27
Change Service Requested
99 East Cooke Road
Columbus, OH 43214
www.bishopwatterson.com
Celebrating over 50 years of excellence
Non-Profit
US Postage
PAID
Columbus, OH
Permit #1129
Issue 0411
PRODUCED BY
DISTRIBUTION
Advancement Department
(614) 268-3041
[email protected]
[email protected]
All alumni and friends of BWHS
Spring/Summer Calendar of Events
May 12
June 9
June 26
September 16-17
Alumni Association Officer
Nominations
Alumni Association Officer
Elections
Thomas Scholl Golf Outing
Alumni Reunion Weekend
BWHS, 5:30 p.m.
BWHS, 5:30 p.m.
Chapel Hill Golf Course, Mt.
Vernon, 1:30 p.m.
Various activities planned for
all reunion classes
Contact: Shawn O’Reilly,
Classes of 1961, 1966, 1971,
1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996,
2001, 2006
May 14
June 11
(614) 571-0492,
Mothers’ Club Spring
Flower Sale
Scooter Scramble
[email protected]
BWHS
1:30 p.m.
August 7
Contact: Joe Herban,
(614) 316-5137,
“Follow the Yellow Brick
Road 5K”
[email protected]
Proceeds benefit the Allyson
Gross ’02 Scholarship Fund
Glenross Golf Club, Delaware
September 18
Ron Shay Golf Outing
Riviera Country Club, Noon
Contact: Jenifer Rasor,
(614) 268-8671 x 240,
[email protected]
Botany Class Designs
Garden for
Alzheimer Patients
botany students designed a garden for an Alzheimer’s
facility in hopes of improving
the quality of life for those
afflicted by this disease.
Students were divided up into
groups which researched plant
types and found what would
work best in the given environment. Their layouts consisted
of flowers, trees, walking paths,
ponds, recreational centers,
gazebos, and other various
landscape features. The Botany
class is taught by teacher Dr.
Ralph Nicolosi.
Left to right: Ica Vulvara, Adam Mong and Ben Pendl discuss their
group’s garden plan.

Eagle Review Spring 2011

Transcription

Similar documents

ARLO AND JANIS by Jimmy Johnson ARLO AND JANIS by Jimmy

Rental Facility Information

Eagle Review Spring 2010

RADIO COMMERCIAL

From Rolling Stone to More Magazine, A Life in Design

Eagle Review March 2016

Gaslight Festival - Jeffersontown Chamber of

uuuuuuuu - Uppsala sabbatlajv

Bishop Galeone Statement

Bishop T. D. Jakes Presents the - Black Information Highway Blog