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1974 - The Soup Drive and Living Rosary Tradition
The annual O'Connell soup drive and living rosary dates back to the 1974-1975 school year, when students collected 1,153 cans to donate to Christ House.For 42 years, the O'Connell community has...
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THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH:Earlier this week as I enjoyed a show of fireworks with my wife and daughter, I found myself thinking particularly about the blessing of our opportunity...
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1993 - Prom Boat Makes Waves
From the 1993 Shield Yearbook:With buoyant expectations, 147 couples danced on the waves of the Potomac during a three-hour Prom cruise on May 27. The Potomac Spirit, the boat leased by the senior...
View ArticleFall Sports Tryout Dates and Times
Dates and times for the first day of fall sports tryouts are listed below. Please contact the team coach if you have any questions.Thursday, Aug. 3JV/Varsity Football at 3 p.m.Tuesday, Aug. 15Boys and...
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1966 - A Tradition of Service
Service to Community - Giving of Themselvesfrom the 1966 Bishop O'Connell Yearbook - The ShieldThe spirit which flows through every phase of O'Connell life finds another outlet in the various service...
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Dance Team Gives Blue Ribbon Performances
The Royalette Dance Team joined more than 300 dancers from 20 area schools at the Universal Dance Association (UDA) summer camp on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The camp...
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Elevated by His Love - Steubenville Conference
In the middle of their summer vacations, 13 O'Connell students, including five incoming freshmen, joined up with our school chaplain, Fr. Gregory Thompson, and religion teacher, Mr. Dennis Dwyer, for a...
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2000 - Three Cheers for the Marching Band
From the 2000 Bishop O'Connell Yearbook - The ShieldThe Marching Band has long been a favorite pastime of many DJO students, boasting over 60 members this year. They have played at the St. Patrick's...
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1958 - Original Knights Image
Did You Know?The original school jacket emblem was not what you might expect. The Bishop O'Connell Knights logo was depicted with a sailing ship, similar to what might be associated with the Knights of...
View ArticleGetting Ready
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOE VORBACH:Happy Coast Guard Day everyone! My 21+ years of active service in the Coast Guard, made possible by my education at Bishop O'Connell High School, had a...
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Where in the World Are the Stabiles?
Dan and Monica Stabile once again proved that moss never grows under their feet. Dan is one of Bishop O'Connell's 11th and 12th grade counselors, and Monica is a long-time German teacher in the world...
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1961- First Varsity Girls Basketball Team
Victorious Girls Score High From the 1961 Visor Yearbook, page 104-105"New team, the devoted coaching of Mrs. Bergan and a relentless mind to win are the ingredients that fashioned a most successful...
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Studying Spanish in Salamanca
Six O'Connell students traveled this summer with Spanish teacher, Faryde Yanine, to the University of Salamanca in Spain for a two-week study abroad program. The students began their experience with an...
View ArticleFall Sports Tryout Dates and Times
Dates and times for the first day of fall sports tryouts are listed below. Please contact the team coach if you have any questions.Thursday, Aug. 3JV/Varsity Football at 3 p.m.Tuesday, Aug. 15Boys and...
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1966 - A Tradition of Service
Service to Community - Giving of Themselvesfrom the 1966 Bishop O'Connell Yearbook - The ShieldThe spirit which flows through every phase of O'Connell life finds another outlet in the various service...
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Dance Team Gives Blue Ribbon Performances
The Royalette Dance Team joined more than 300 dancers from 20 area schools at the Universal Dance Association (UDA) summer camp on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The camp...
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Elevated by His Love - Steubenville Conference
In the middle of their summer vacations, 13 O'Connell students, including five incoming freshmen, joined up with our school chaplain, Fr. Gregory Thompson, and religion teacher, Mr. Dennis Dwyer, for a...
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2000 - Three Cheers for the Marching Band
From the 2000 Bishop O'Connell Yearbook - The ShieldThe Marching Band has long been a favorite pastime of many DJO students, boasting over 60 members this year. They have played at the St. Patrick's...
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1958 - Original Knights Image
Did You Know?The original school jacket emblem was not what you might expect. The Bishop O'Connell Knights logo was depicted with a sailing ship, similar to what might be associated with the Knights of...
View ArticleGetting Ready
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOE VORBACH:Happy Coast Guard Day everyone! My 21+ years of active service in the Coast Guard, made possible by my education at Bishop O'Connell High School, had a...
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