Seniors who are scheduled to go on retreat this week need to bring their bags to the chapel hallway. Please make sure that your belongings are marked with your name. Retreat participants may dress out, in accordance with the handbook guidelines, on the day of their retreat.
Please check Student Life's lost and found. There are wallets, Vera Bradley items, cell phones etc. Please claim your lost items. All unclaimed items will go to Goodwill. There will be a table set up in the cafeteria for items such as clothing/accessories that are also in lost and found.
Cafe Vaticano will be closed today, Wednesday and Thursday.
Model UN will have a meeting, Tuesday, December 8, at 3pm in room 122.
The debate club will be meeting today, December 8th in room 321 immediately after school. We will be critiquing speeches and finalizing registration for the student congress this Saturday. Please bring a printed copy of your speech if you have not emailed it to Ms. Gibeily already.
Several students came to room 201 yesterday during Knight Time and enjoyed cookies and coding. Students built Flappy Bird games, solved the Angry Bird maze, and created ice skating art with Frozen's Elsa. Others worked through the MineCraft and Star Wars activities. Why don't you join us for lunch today as the Hour of Code continues in Room 300 during all lunches? Pizza and cookies will be served. There will be lots of hands-on activities, including access to the two Raspberry Pi mini-computers. Take part in the Hour of Code and create with code along with millions of others around the world.
Next week O'Connell will be holding a voter registration drive. If you were born on or before November 8, 1998, you are eligible to register to vote in the presidential election, and in the primaries too, but only if you register first. The event will take place in the cafeteria during lunches next week from December 14 - 18. Come sign up and be a part of the future. This is our time! If you have any questions, please reach out to Diego Garcia, Will Keyes, Emily Shawkey or Mr. Haas.
A Very DJO Christmas Carol" is a revival of an old O'Connell tradition, where faculty and staff play the leading characters in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Tickets are free! Light refreshments will be offered during intermission. ONE NIGHT ONLY: Thursday, December 10, at 7pm.
Have a holly jolly good time at O'Connell's second annual Sadie Hawkins Dance next Saturday, December 19th. Tickets are $10 for a single and $15 for a couple and will be sold next week. If you plan on bringing a guest from another school, please stop by Mr. Britt's room (231) for a guest form. Be sure to wear your very best Christmassy attire. If you have any questions please reach out to any member of the Senior SCA.
Join Fr. Thompson and Ms. Funk for "Mount 2000", a dynamic retreat experience specifically for high school students, is being held at Mount St. Mary's University during the weekend of February 5-7. The retreat features great speakers, music, opportunities for confession, Mass and Eucharistic Adoration. The cost for the weekend is $80 and includes food, transportation, and admission. Please contact Ms. Funk by December 22 if you are interested. Spots are limited. Please stay tuned:
Happy Feast Day to all our IHM Sisters!