Several members of the faculty and staff went bowling last week and showed off their skills! Congratulations to the winning team, The Holy Rollers, with the highest overall scores: Mrs. Iacobucci, Mrs. Miller, Ms. Rubando, and Ms. Zimmerman. Congratulations also to Sister Tracey and to Mr. Bernhard for the highest individual game scores at 151 and 167 respectively and again to Mr. Bernhard and to Miss Lattie for the highest scores for two games combined at 297 and 268.
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.
Anime club will meet for our Christmas Party today, Thursday, Dec. 10, in 327. Please bring your Christmas goodies or drop them off in 327 before school.
Join us for the Christmas Carrol, tonight at 7pm, tickets are free!
The Career Cafe program will take place on Monday, December 14th from 11:30am to 12:00pm in the counseling conference room. Kathryn Elliot, an alumni that graduated in 2008, will be speaking about her career in journalism.
All sophomores, juniors, and seniors are welcome to come.
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. In order to register you'll need to have your social security number, so make sure you have that on hand. Tables will be set up in the cafeteria during all lunches from December 14th - 18th. Come and take a few minutes to register. It's your future. The homeroom with the highest number of registrations will receive a doughnut breakfast. If you have any questions, please reach out to Diego Garcia, Will Keyes, Emily Shawkey or Mr. Haas.
Have a holly jolly good time at O'Connell's second annual Sadie Hawkins Dance next Saturday, December 19. 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.
"At this Christmas when Christ comes, will He find a warm heart? Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving the others with God's own love and concern."