Crew Finishes Season with a Silver at Nationals
The Bishop O'Connell rowing team had a very busy month of May, starting with the Washington-area championships, and then followed by the Stotesbury Regatta in Philadelphia and Nationals in Ohio....
View ArticleNASA Dep. Administrator and DJO Alumnus Connects with Students
April 17th will be a day to remember for a group of Bishop O'Connell engineering students who were able to witness first-hand the launch of their satellite project at NASA's Wallops Island Flight...
View ArticleCongratulations, Class of 2019!
Bishop O'Connell High School held its 59th commencement exercises at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 30. The Most Reverend Michael...
View ArticleFall Sports Tryouts
Below are the start times and locations of O'Connell fall sports tryouts. Please remember that medical and permission forms MUST be completed and submitted online before the first day of tryouts. If...
View ArticleConstruction Updates
A great deal is happening on Little Falls Road this summer! Keep up to date on our campus improvement projects by following our Construction Update page, and come back and visit often for new photos...
View ArticleInterim Head of School Named
Bishop O'Connell High School is pleased to announce that Sister Lorraine McGrew, IHM, has been appointed by Bishop Burbidge to serve as the interim Head of School for the 2019-2020 school year. Sister...
View ArticleYearbook Ads and Order Form
Order your yearbook now - Orders are already being taken for the 2020 yearbook. O'Connell yearbooks are priced at $65 for all online orders placed by Sept. 30. Prices increase Oct. 1. Visit the online...
View ArticleGraduation 2019
THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH: In the moments before the beginning of graduation, while the faculty and the graduates are assembled in the crypt level of the Shrine, the faculty and...
View ArticleSenior Named to State Honors Chorus
Last weekend, three O'Connell choral students traveled to Longwood University for the Virginia Music Educators Senior Honors Choir Auditions. Students performed the piece "I Attempt from Love's...
View ArticleHead of School Search
The Catholic Diocese of Arlington has engaged Partners in Mission School Leadership Search Solutions to manage a national search for the next Head of School at Bishop O'Connell High School. The...
View ArticleWinter Sports Tryout Dates
Below are the start times and locations of O'Connell fall sports tryouts. Please remember that medical and permission forms MUST be completed and submitted online before the first day of tryouts. If...
View ArticlePeer Mentors at Marymount Inclusion Event
A group of Bishop O'Connell students attended the inaugural Diocesan Peer Mentor Leadership Institute at Marymount University last week. These students, who serve as peer mentors as a part of the...
View ArticleFrench and Spanish Exchange Program
For more than a decade, students at Bishop O'Connell High School have been participating in a week-long exchange program with their counterparts across the ocean. For many years, it was a back and...
View ArticleGirls XC Takes State Crown
Congratulations to the 2019 girls cross country team who won the 2019 VISAA Division I title last week. O'Connell had four runners at the state race in the top 11, with junior Katherine Slovak...
View ArticleVocalists Selected for Honors Choirs
Congratulations to the following vocalists who auditioned and earned spots in the following honors choirs: Selected for ACDA All-Southern Honors Choir (pictured above): Carson Barnes Anthony...
View ArticleRemembering Frau Stabile
Bishop O'Connell's beloved German teacher, Monica Ellen Stabile, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 15, 2019. A loving wife and mother, and devoted Catholic and educator, Frau Stabile (as she...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
The students, faculty and staff at Bishop O'Connell High School wish you and your family all the joy and peace of Christmas! The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us and we saw his...
View ArticleOur New #BetterTogether Video!
Bishop O'Connell offers expanded services so that students with cognitive and intellectual disabilities can have access to a Catholic education in an inclusive high school environment. This environment...
View ArticleAnnual Gala - Feb. 22
Join Us! 2020 Monte Carlo Knights Gala & Auction Saturday, Feb. 22 (6 - 11 p.m.) Hilton McLean Tysons Corner Cocktails ♦ Dinner ♣ Casino Games Prizes ♥ Raffles ♠ Silent & Live Auctions...
View ArticleConstruction Updates
A great deal is happening on Little Falls Road this summer! Keep up to date on our campus improvement projects by following our Construction Update page, and come back and visit often for new photos...
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