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Fall Pops Concert - Thursday, Oct. 15
Join us for our Fall Pops Concert next Thursday at 7 PM in the school auditorium. The concert will feature our bands, orchestra, and choirs performing popular music selections from jazz, music theater,...
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Monday - NO SCHOOLTuesday - Anchor ScheduleWednesday - 9th Grade All-Day Retreat; 10th/11th Grade PSAT; 12th Grade No SchoolThursday - Anchor ScheduleFriday - Anchor Schedule
View ArticleOct. 15, 2015
O'Connell volleyball will be selling dig pink t-shirts during lunch today. All of the profits will go to the Side Out Foundation, which conducts breast cancer research. Also, while selling the t-shirts...
View ArticleHomecoming Memories
The 2015 Spirit Week and Homecoming has come and gone...but we still have the memories. It was a great week to be a Knight! Read about this year's Alumni Achievement Award recipients and the Athletic...
View ArticleOct. 20, 2015
Attention all SCA officers, councilors, and moderators: there is an SCA meeting after school today in Room 328. Attendance will be taken as well as our yearbook picture. Students will be able to dress...
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The Anime Club will meet today, October 22, at 3 pm in room 327. There is a Disney Club meeting today after school for a viewing of Hercules. Everyone is invited. Popcorn, drinks and snacks are...
View ArticleOct. 23, 2015
Students scheduled to participate in the ASVAB Test today: please report to the upper gym immediately after 12:00 dismissal. For questions, please see Dr. Stabile. Today immediately after school there...
View ArticleMusic Trip to Orlando, Florida - Second payment due October 31st!
The second payment for our Spring Music Trip to Orlando, Florida is due on October 31st. You may send in a check with your student or you may now pay online:...
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Pilgrimage to St. John Paul II Shrine
On the Feast Day of Saint John Paul II, nearly 200 O’Connell juniors participated in a special pilgrimage to the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington D.C. The group was able to view and...
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Support DJO While Shopping Online
Our PTO has rolled out a great new program to support O'Connell programs. Sign-up for the Cause Network where everyday shopping turns into donations to Bishop O'Connell. Many of your favorite merchants...
View ArticleOct. 26, 2015
Are you "hooked" on Swedish Fish? Please support the Fishing Club by buying Swedish Fish candy outside of the cafeteria today and tomorrow during all lunches. Freshmen, please bring your device for...
View ArticleOct. 28, 2015
Please remember that you must “swipe” in the morning. If you fail to swipe in you will receive a detention. Questions? See Student Life. Attention all Seniors - Today is the last day to order a Senior...
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Porto Charities Presents Check for Expanded Services
Bishop O’Connell High School’s expanded services for students with intellectual disabilities got a boost yesterday when Leo Alonso and Bill Dalgetty presented a $20,000 check from Porto Charities. On...
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Senior Earns Girl Scout Gold Award
O'Connell senior Molly Weaver recently completed her Girl Scout Gold Award with her leadership project, titled “Forever in my heART.” During a series of art classes at The Virginian, a continuing care...
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9th Straight WCAC Championship for Girls Cross Country
Congratulations to the O’Connell girls cross country team, who won their ninth straight WCAC championship last week at Lake Fairfax in Reston, Va. Their winning score of 32 points, beat out second...
View ArticleNov. 2, 2015
Thank you to all faculty, staff, students, and parents for your contributions to the 2015 Chunky Soup Drive! With your help we were able to collect almost 10,000 cans of soup. The Advisories with the...
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Cafe Vaticano will be closed on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week due to Senior Retreats. Reminder - Please be sure to turn in all Colonel Seone Essays on "Why I Am Proud to Be an American"...
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O'Connell Hosts Diocesan Honors Music Festival
The sound of clarinets and flutes, violins and violas could be heard from the Bishop O’Connell High School auditorium in Arlington Oct. 31, as more than 80 students prepared for the first Diocesan...
View ArticleNov. 6, 2015
A special welcome back to the senior boys from retreat. Go forth and become the young men God has planned for you to be. And may you always stay out of the way of ninja dodgeballs. Today, adoration...
View ArticleNov. 11, 2015
Freshman advisories, be sure to vote this morning for your class officers. After voting is finished, advisory reps will collect your ballots and deliver them to the SCA room. Thank you.The debate club...
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