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Exciting, Productive and Humbling Day
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH: Yesterday was an amazing day at Bishop O'Connell. Meet Finney the therapy dog. For the fourth year in a row, we held a one-day giving campaign to...
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Long-time O'Connell Teachers Retire
Four long-time members of the Bishop O'Connell faculty retired at the end of the 2017-2018 school year, after a combined 123 years of service and dedication to our school community. Their...
View ArticleThe Last Day is the First Day
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH: Last Friday was the last day before teachers departed for the summer break. As is our tradition, we had a luncheon to wrap up the year and to send our...
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Fall Sports Tryout Information
Below are the start times and locations of O'Connell fall tryouts. Please remember that medical and permission forms MUST be completed and submitted online before the first day of tryouts. If you have...
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O'Connell Alumnus Appointed to Vatican Position
Congratulations to O'Connell alumnus, Rev. Paul F. deLadurantaye '81, who was recently appointed to the English section of the Vatican Secretariat of State. Father deLadurantaye is currently the...
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Continuous Improvement
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH: Shortly after our students departed in June, Bishop O'Connell played host, for the second year in a row, to the Greater Washington Suzuki Institute....
View ArticleA Not So Mundane Exercise
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH: Yesterday was one of those days when Mrs. Quinn in our business office brought me a pile of checks to sign. It occurred to me as I was signing them...
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O'Connell Receives Athletic Leadership Awards
Play Like a Champion's Nan Tulchinsky Athletic Leadership Award given to Bishop O'Connell High School and student-athlete Maggie McDonough The Play Like a Champion Today Educational Series presented...
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Willemssen Named Head Softball Coach
Bishop O'Connell has named Suzy Willemssen as the head coach of the Knights softball program. Coach Willemssen was a four sport athlete in high school in Waterloo, Iowa, before playing Division I...
View ArticleAlmost There...
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH: We are less than 72 hours out from welcoming the Class of 2022 through the doors on Monday morning. We are really looking forward to that moment,...
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A Game-Changer for Back to School
When teachers and students returned to Bishop O’Connell in late August, they were treated to an orientation experience that included flying paper airplanes, building towers with spaghetti, and working...
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New Fine Arts Faculty
The Fine Arts Department is pleased to announce that three new faculty members have joined the department this year. Kelsey Walsh- Art Teacher Ms. Walsh received her Bachelors of Art in Studio Art...
View ArticleA Great Start to the School Year
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH: What a great start to the school year we had this week! The first three days with freshmen gave us a chance to get to know them and them the...
View ArticleStill Experiencing "Firsts" This Week
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH: What a blur of a short week it has been after the Labor Day holiday. The school year is new enough that we are still experiencing "firsts" as a...
View ArticleBishop Burbidge Celebrates Mass and More...
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH: Bishop Burbidge came to school today for a pastoral visit that included the celebration of Mass on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The...
View ArticleBack-to-School Night
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH: It was great to see so many of you at our Back-to-School Night on Wednesday. As I mentioned in my remarks in the auditorium, the evening is an...
View ArticleFreshman Retreat - Oct. 10
The freshman retreat day is Wednesday, Oct. 10. All freshmen are expected to attend this day which has been carefully planned for a reflective and meaningful in-school retreat experience. The theme for...
View ArticleCelebrating Hispanic Heritage
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH: Bishop O'Connell High School is blessed by a wonderful racial and ethnic diversity, and when we pause from time to time to celebrate that diversity, we...
View ArticleA Shining Moment
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH: This week started with a special moment for our school. Katie Finnegan, a junior who receives expanded services, was named a Seton Scholar at the...
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Open House - Oct. 14
We hope you can join us on Sunday, Oct. 14 for our annual Open House! Presentation begins at 1 p.m. in the auditorium. Classroom interactive demonstrations follow and run until 4 p.m. Tour our...
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