Catholic Education Honor Kicks Off the Week
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH: We were excited to be able to announce this week that Bishop O'Connell High School has been recognized as a Cardinal Newman Society Catholic Education...
View ArticleRemembering Father Pilon
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH: Last evening, I went to the wake of Father Mark Pilon, a priest of our Diocese who passed away this week after a difficult battle with cancer over the...
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Music Students Take Top Prize in New Orleans
Congratulations to the Bishop O'Connell music program who earned the top award at the Worldstrides New Orleans Heritage Festival music competition over the weekend. Their journey began on March 22,...
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Mary Poppins - Apr. 26-29
"Winds in the East, there's a mist comin' in. Like something is brewin,' and 'bout to begin...." Get ready to 'Step in Time' for a 'Jolly Holiday' with your 'Spoonful of Sugar,' as the Bishop...
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Better Together
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH: I hope that everyone enjoyed a blessed Easter holiday. As we end this week and the third quarter, the view out the window here on Little Falls Road...
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O'Connell Student Named 2019 Youth Governor
Tommy Dannenfelser with Mr. Greg Haas. Congratulations to O’Connell junior Tommy Dannenfelser, who was recently elected Youth Governor for the 2019 Virginia Model General Assembly (MGA). Tommy has...
View ArticleIs It Already the 4th Quarter?
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, DR. JOSEPH VORBACH: Our students kicked off the 4th quarter with a busy first week. There was a brisk tempo of field trips early in the week -- opportunities that are...
View ArticleAn Early Memorial Day Story
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH: Before I get into the story I want to share, let me begin by encouraging everyone to get out to the school this weekend to see Mary Poppins -- tonight...
View ArticlePreparations for Superdance
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH:Today there is a heightened energy in the building. The last minute preparations for Superdance 43 are being tended, a rush of final registrations have...
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O'Connell Names New Field Hockey Coach
Bishop O'Connell High School has named Kendall Keelen as the new head coach of the field hockey team. Coach Keelen is a New Jersey native. She enters her fourth-year at the George Washington...
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Festival of the Arts
Saturday, May 5 6-9 PM Bishop O'Connell High School the school celebrates the arts with an evening of music, dancing, drama and visual arts on display. The gym is transformed into an art gallery; the...
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43rd Superdance - When You Wish Upon the Cure
For the 43rd time in 43 years, Bishop O'Connell students rallied around one specific cause –the hope of finding a cure for cystic fibrosis—through an epic 12-hour dance marathon, Superdance. The event...
View ArticleA Capstone Few Weeks
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH: When I last wrote, I encouraged readers to attend a performance of Mary Poppins. This remarkable performance was a capstone event for the O'Connell...
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O'Connell Students Shine at West Point Events
Two students from Bishop O'Connell High School were recently recognized for their outstanding performance on essay contests sponsored by the West Point Society of DC. Junior Jack Gradle (pictured on...
View ArticleIs It Really That Time of Year?
THOUGHTS FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL JOSEPH VORBACH: It's 3:02 p.m. and the Class of 2018 just finished high school. Yes, they have exams to take next week, but they are done with classes. They have signed...
View ArticleGraduation, Prom and Progress All Around
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOE VORBACH: Last week I wrote a little about how many O’Connell alumni we had back in the building to visit. We had more visitors this week and it was a special...
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Softball Team Takes State Championship
The dynasty is alive and well. Almost like a prize fighter, the O'Connell softball girls found themselves on the ropes at various points during the spring campaign, losing three of four games after...
View ArticleGraduation Moments
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH: Yesterday we held the 58th commencement exercises of Bishop O'Connell High School. Continuing a more than three-decade long tradition, the ceremony...
View ArticleCongratulations, Class of 2018!
Bishop O'Connell High School held its 58th commencement exercises at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 31. The Most Reverend Michael...
View ArticleNew Additions to Fine Arts Department
The Fine Arts Department is pleased to announce that two new teachers will be joining our music program next year: Ms. Kyra Klontz (Choral Teacher) and Mr. Timothy Lacrosse (Strings and Guitar...
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