SHANAHAN NEWS
New Desks!
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Over the summer, BSHS excitedly prepares for the new school year ahead! Check out the brand new desks that have arrived for the classrooms!
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DECA Day is Coming Soon!
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BSHS students are invited to join DECA (business club) and attend DECA Day on Tuesday, August 23 from 11 AM - 2 PM. Click here to complete the Google Form to attend. All current and incoming Shanahan students are welcome!
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Mrs. Teresa Dellicompagni appointed Assistant Principal for Academic Affairs
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Teresa Dellicompagni as Assistant Principal for Academic Affairs at Bishop Shanahan High School, effective August 16, 2022.
A dedicated Catholic educator and inspiring academic leader, Mrs. Dellicompagni has been an asset to the Bishop Shanahan High School community for the past eleven years. She began her teaching career as a full-time faculty member in the BCIT Department before accepting her current position as Assistant Principal for Student Affairs in 2015. As a teacher, coach, club moderator, and administrator, Mrs. Dellicompagni has demonstrated her commitment to being a dynamic, innovative, and results-driven leader.
Mrs. Dellicompagni holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and Engineering, a Secondary Teaching Certificate, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration. She has served the Shanahan community in a variety of ways, including membership on the Middle States reaccreditation committee, strategic planning committee, enrollment and marketing committee, and athletics committee. She has also coached cheerleading and currently serves as moderator of the DECA business club.
We are confident that Mrs. Dellicompagni will further Bishop Shanahan’s commitment to sustaining excellence through her leadership of an academic program which is rigorous and successful. Her extensive knowledge and first-hand experiences working within the Bishop Shanahan community, as well as her proven track record as an unwavering administrator make her an ideal candidate for the position of Assistant Principal for Academic Affairs.
We ask for your prayers and God’s blessings on Mrs. Dellicompagni and the entire leadership team, faculty, staff, and students of Bishop Shanahan High School.
A dedicated Catholic educator and inspiring academic leader, Mrs. Dellicompagni has been an asset to the Bishop Shanahan High School community for the past eleven years. She began her teaching career as a full-time faculty member in the BCIT Department before accepting her current position as Assistant Principal for Student Affairs in 2015. As a teacher, coach, club moderator, and administrator, Mrs. Dellicompagni has demonstrated her commitment to being a dynamic, innovative, and results-driven leader.
Mrs. Dellicompagni holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and Engineering, a Secondary Teaching Certificate, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration. She has served the Shanahan community in a variety of ways, including membership on the Middle States reaccreditation committee, strategic planning committee, enrollment and marketing committee, and athletics committee. She has also coached cheerleading and currently serves as moderator of the DECA business club.
We are confident that Mrs. Dellicompagni will further Bishop Shanahan’s commitment to sustaining excellence through her leadership of an academic program which is rigorous and successful. Her extensive knowledge and first-hand experiences working within the Bishop Shanahan community, as well as her proven track record as an unwavering administrator make her an ideal candidate for the position of Assistant Principal for Academic Affairs.
We ask for your prayers and God’s blessings on Mrs. Dellicompagni and the entire leadership team, faculty, staff, and students of Bishop Shanahan High School.
Now Hiring: Swim Coach
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Bishop Shanahan High School is now hiring a Swim Coach for the 2022 - 2023 school year! Send your résumé to efeist@shanahan.org today!
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Now Hiring: Choreographer
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The BSHS Fine Arts Department is looking for a choreographer to design and direct the dance or stylized movement in musical productions, working closely with the director and musical director. A choreographer works with dancers to interpret and develop ideas and transform them into the finished performance. This person should possess a knowledge of theatrical staging and be able to collaborate with the production team. This position is for this fall and starts in August with auditions. The show is "The Addams Family." Send your resume and cover letter to ckeating@shanahan.org.
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Where's Shanahan this Summer?
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Where's Shanahan this summer? One group of 29 students traveled to Costa Rica to participate in a service project: painting a medical center. The medical center is visited by a doctor one day a week where he or she helps families in need and refugees from Nicaragua. Let us know what you're up to this summer, Eagles! Email us at social@shanahan.org.
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Now Hiring: Physics Teacher
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BSHS is now hiring a Physics teacher for the start of the 2022 - 2023 school year. Send your resumé, cover letter, and transcripts to efeist@shanahan.org.
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New Principal Appointed
July 7, 2022
Dear Members of the Bishop Shanahan High School Community,
We hope that this letter finds you and your families enjoying a peaceful summer. At this time, we are pleased to announce that the Office of Catholic Education, in conjunction with Bishop Shanahan High School Administration and Board of Directors, have appointed a new principal for our school. Robert W. Moran, Ed.D., currently the Assistant Principal for Academic Affairs, will assume the duties of principal beginning July 20, 2022.
This announcement follows Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez’s recent appointment of Father John Donia as President of Bishop Shanahan High School effective July 1.
Dr. Moran completed his Doctor of Educational Leadership with honors and was recognized with the Nicholas J. Rashford Award for Outstanding Dissertation of the Year from Saint Joseph’s University in 2018. In addition, Dr. Moran holds a Master of Education in Secondary Social Studies Education from Cabrini University and Bachelor of Arts from the Catholic University of America. He also holds certifications from the State of Pennsylvania for Administrative I Principal K-12; Instructional 1 Social Studies grades 7-12; and Instructional I English grades 7-12.
Dr. Moran brings nearly 17 years of service to the ministry of Catholic education to his new role as principal. In 2005, he started his career in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia as a Social Studies and Theology teacher at the former Saint Pius X High School in Pottstown and then Pope John Paul II High School in Royersford. From 2017-2019, he was Assistant Principal for Student Affairs at Lansdale Catholic High School.
Since 2019, he has served as Assistant Principal for Academic Affairs (APAA) at Bishop Shanahan. Dr. Moran brings a passion for meaningful student learning and student success to his new leadership position. During his time as APAA, he has developed and implemented curriculum including the STEM Pathways Program, the Eagles Business Academy, and American Studies in Social Justice.
Please join us in extending prayerful best wishes to Dr. Moran as he assumes this new role and know of our prayers for you and your family during these summer months.
Sincerely,
STEM Team Update
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Members of the BSHS STEM Team visited the State Capitol in Harrisburg to receive their medals and citations for winning the Governor's STEM Competition. An official citation was read aloud, and members of the team were recognized on the floor of the House of Representatives. The team received a guided tour of the Capitol complex and met with State Representative Dan Williams and Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Eric Hagarty. The team's championship winning project, the Computerized Autonomous Suppressant System (CASS), was on display in the Governor's Reception Room. CASS is designed to revolutionize the way we protect ourselves and property from the dangers of fires and fire-suppression systems. Congratulations to our STEM Team for making us Shanahan Proud!
Students Pictured: Alayna Wybranski, Paul Gill, Brendan Pappas, James Spaulding, and Evelyn Snyder |
4th Quarter Honor Roll
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BSHS proudly shares the 2022 4th Quarter Honor Roll! Congratulations to all of these students on their academic accomplishments!
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New, Incoming Student Chromebook Info
Summer Reading Information
All Shanahan students participate in the BSHS Summer Reading Program.
This year we continue our One Book, One School initiative. The required book will be analyzed in class and discussed throughout the year. Students do not have to take a summer reading test on the One Book, One School book.
Each grade also has a selection of books from which the student must choose two. Students must read the books and be prepared to take an online Reading Counts test during the summer on the days listed below. The online Reading Counts test will also be available for students to completed during English class. The average of the three tests will count as a major test grade for the first quarter.
The tests will be administered three times during the summer for those students who choose to take them before school resumes in September. The dates are: July 28th, August 11th, and August 25th.
All testing is conducted on campus. Freshmen may report for testing between 8:30 AM and 10:30 AM. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors may report between 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM.
Drivers are encouraged to wait since each test should take only 15 minutes.
This year we continue our One Book, One School initiative. The required book will be analyzed in class and discussed throughout the year. Students do not have to take a summer reading test on the One Book, One School book.
Each grade also has a selection of books from which the student must choose two. Students must read the books and be prepared to take an online Reading Counts test during the summer on the days listed below. The online Reading Counts test will also be available for students to completed during English class. The average of the three tests will count as a major test grade for the first quarter.
The tests will be administered three times during the summer for those students who choose to take them before school resumes in September. The dates are: July 28th, August 11th, and August 25th.
All testing is conducted on campus. Freshmen may report for testing between 8:30 AM and 10:30 AM. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors may report between 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM.
Drivers are encouraged to wait since each test should take only 15 minutes.
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9th Grade
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10th Grade
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11th Grade
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12th Grade
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Congratulations, Gabriella!
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Congratulations to Gabriella Palmer '22 who recently achieved the Degree of Premier Distinction in the National Speech & Debate (Forensics) Association Honor Society! This outstanding achievement is the highest degree and fewer than 3% of NSDA members earn Premier Distinction prior to graduation. Let's celebrate this milestone marking the hundreds of hours Gabriella has spent preparing, practicing, and competing to hone her communication and leadership skills.
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Promethean ActivPanel Interactive Displays
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This summer, BSHS is installing Promethean ActivPanel Interactive Displays in all of the classrooms and common spaces around school. This upgrade allows teachers to move seamlessly between content and resources without disrupting a lesson's flow, offers touch screen technology, mirrors screens, serves as a blank canvas without limits, and much more.
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Camp Caritas
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Shanahan excitedly hosted Camp Caritas, a faith formation summer camp for all 7th and 8th grade students preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Led by BSHS Theology Department faculty and Peer Ministry students, the 7th and 8th graders enjoyed interactive lessons; time spent in prayer and reflection; graces from the Blessed Sacrament, Adoration, and Mass; and team building through virtual pilgrimages, service projects, and more! Thank you to all of the campers, their families, their parishes, and everyone who helped make this year's Camp Caritas possible - God bless you!
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Last Day of School
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On Wednesday, June 15th, the underclassmen of BSHS celebrated their last day of school! We honored this special day with a prayer service and award ceremony. Congratulations to the following Shanahan Eagles for their academic achievements, as well as to all students for a great school year! God bless you all and have a great summer!
Shanahan's summer office hours from July 27th to August 19th will be 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM. |
Business, Computer, and Information Technology Awards: John Bonass, Emilia Keane, Lauren Kane, Dominick Kendrick, Grace Lane, Daniel Lim, Sam Lorenz, Sean Morisoli, Caroline O'Neill, Caydence Oswald, James Pawlowski, Alyssa Puccino, Victoria Rodriguez, Nicholas Rosfelder, Peter Sanford, and Gabriella Scarantino.
English Language Awards: Katharine Amour, Jessica Bogusch, Colm Grant, Daniel Lim, Caroline O’Neill, Gabriella Scarantino, Brendan Scott, Hannah Uhlman.
Fine Arts Awards: Julia Bennett, Sophia Brandt, Ella Corbett, Claire Fader, Colin Graveley, Kelsey Kaulback, Christopher Keating, Caroline McCahon, Teagan O’Donovan, James Pawlowski, Aimee Raymundo, Eleanor Snyder, and Mary Kate Vink.
Health/PE Awards: Viola Kapaj, Isabella Leo, Chijioke Okafor, and Nathaniel Olivo.
Mathematics Awards: Maya Bannister, Roman Chmura, Justin Gullen, Vincent June, Daniel Lim, Nathaniel Olivo, Brendan Scott, and Larissa Weaver.
Science Awards: Jessica Bogusch, Molly Coghan, Patrick Devlin, Maria DiMeo, Gabriella Foret, Camryn Foster, Matthew Howe, David Knauss-Hauck, Leah Madanat, Carly McCullough, Brendan Scott, Abigail Stevens, Jane Valadakis, Michael Valerio, Larissa Weaver, Owen Whitaker, and Nicolas Zimmerman.
Social Studies Awards: Caroline Aaronson, Nicholas Caporellie, Mia DiGenova, Colm Grant, Samantha Herb, Leah Madanat, Lily Mich, Brendan Scott, and Larissa Weaver.
Theology Awards: Sophia Brandt, Michael Fragale, Amanda Grawl, Kyra Hearn, Matthew Howe, Mary Mich, and Amanda Muraro.
World Language Awards: Caroline Aaronson, Maya Bannister, Grace Breslin, Zander Domsohn, Suzanne Gatti, Caitlyn Grady, Colin Graveley, Julia Hashem, Matthew Howe, Nicholas Ocampo, Nathaniel Olivo, Gavin Ott, Michael Valerio, Gretchen Wilmer, Anna Wise.
Juneteenth Prayers
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Dear Jesus, you revealed God through your wise words and loving deeds, and we encounter you still today in the faces of those whom society has pushed to the margins. Guide us, through the love you revealed, to establish the justice you proclaimed, that all peoples might dwell in harmony and peace, united by that one love that binds us to each other, and to you. And most of all, Lord, change our routine worship and work into genuine encounter with you and our better selves so that our lives will be changed for the good of all. Amen.
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Class of 2022 Scholarships
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BSHS proudly shares just a few of the accomplishments of the Class of 2022. These new alumni earned $49,598,393 in total college scholarships, achieved a 100% college acceptance rate, and obtained 96 Presidential Scholarships and 34 full tuition scholarships. Congratulations and well done, Class of 2022!
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Class of 2022 Graduation
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Congratulations to the Class of 2022 on their Graduation Day! It was also a day to honor Sister Maureen McDermott IHM, who was posthumously awarded the Shanahan Medal. The medal was accepted on her behalf by Sr. Mary Ellen Tennity IHM, General Superior, in the company of 5 additional members of the IHM Administration.
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Class of 2022 Baccalaureate Mass
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On Wednesday, June 8th, the BSHS Class of 2022 celebrated their Baccalaureate Mass at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church in Chester Springs. Baccalaureate Mass is a time honored tradition remembered by Shanahan alumni for years to come. Congratulations and God bless you, Class of 2022!
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Watch the Class of 2022 Graduation via Live Stream
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CONGRATULATIONS to the Class of 2022 who celebrates their graduation ceremony on Friday! Join us via the live stream at 10 AM as we celebrate the Class of 2022, honoring their hard work, sacrifices, and significant achievements over the past four years of their high school career! We are so proud of you!
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Father John E. Donia Appointed the Next BSHS President
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Congratulations to Father John E. Donia! He has been appointed the school’s next president by Archbishop Nelson Pérez. Father Donia “has demonstrated his commitment to Bishop Shanahan’s academic excellence and global solidarity,” said archdiocesan officials in their letter to the school community.
Click to read more..https://catholicphilly.com/.../bishop-shanahan-appoints.../ |
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End of Year Testing ScheduleBest of luck to students as they prepare for final assessments. This is their opportunity to demonstrate all they have learned this year. Please review the End of Year Testing Schedule for more details regarding special schedules and early dismissals on exam days.
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Best of State Awardee
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Congratulations to Caydence Oswald, whose video, "Recycle Labels to Save Ocean Health," received the Best of State Award for Pennsylvania in "The World of 7 Billion" Competition. More than 4,000 students in grades 6 through 12 from 48 countries and 45 U.S. states and territories participated in the competition. The videos explored population growth as it relates to one of three challenges: Agriculture and Food, Ocean Health, and Urbanization.
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Bishop Shanahan Wins PA Governor's STEM Division 1 State Competition
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The Pennsylvania Department of Education has announced that Bishop Shanahan High School has been named the Grand Champion for Division 1 for the PA Governor’s STEM Competition. This annual STEM competition challenges teams from across the Commonwealth to answer needs of Pennsylvanians, while also exploring STEM careers and developing communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, and creativity skills. This year’s theme was“Improving Pennsylvania Through STEM.” Bishop Shanahan won the completion with its project, CASS (Computerized Autonomous Suppressant System).
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Thank You to Bishop Shanahan
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Philadelphia St. Patrick's Day Parade
Thank you to all of the students of the BSHS Liturgical Choir and all those who came out to the Philadelphia St. Patrick's Day Parade this past weekend as we honored Sister Maureen! Sister Maureen L. McDermott IHM PhD, BSHS Principal (2001- 2015), and Chief Academic Officer and Superintendent of Secondary Schools for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (2015 - 2021), was honored posthumously at the Philadelphia St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday, March 13th as part of the St. Patrick's Ring of Honor. The Ring of Honor recognizes those who have given exemplary service in and to the Irish Community of the Philadelphia Tri-State Area. Prior to the parade, Mass was celebrated at Saint Patrick Church. The Bishop Shanahan Liturgical Ensemble was invited to join with the Philadelphia Emerald Society Pipe Band to provide the music for the Mass. |
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#STEM and M&Ms
The BSHS STEM Pathways class has started their work on constructing a machine that will sort M&Ms by color. Their first step is to design and construct the outer workings of the machine from cardboard. |
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Chester County Science Research Competition
BSHS students recently competed in the Chester County Science Research Competition (CCSRC). The CCSRC is dedicated to encouraging, supporting and developing scientific inquiry and discovery through individual and team science projects conducted by elementary, middle, and high school students. The CCSRC helps students' understanding and accomplishments in science and technology, and will prepare them to become the leaders of tomorrow as well as successful citizens in our technologically advancing society. Way to go, Eagles! |
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World Affairs Club at Global Economic Forum
The BSHS Global Affairs Club recently attended the 2022 Global Economic Forum hosted by the World Affairs Council in Philadelphia. The forum is a high school simulation program focused on the creation, presentation, and marketing of policy solutions to pressing issues facing the global community. In school-based groups, students compete with their peers for fictitious funding from the World Bank. Students create policy proposals prior to attending the program and present these solutions to a panel of judges who ultimately award the fictitious funding to the best policy solution paired with the strongest presentation from student delegates. Shanahan students were assigned the regions of Northern Africa and the Middle East, with Education Equality as their committee. |
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Battle of the Bands
BSHS recently hosted the Battle of the Bands Show Case. The show was hosted by Student Council President, Jack Boncek, and Senior Class Officer, Ella McGrory. The show consisted of ten acts, with all proceeds going to Shanahan's tuition assistance fund. Thank you to all of the performers for sharing their talents, to everyone who came out to cheer them on, and to the supporters of the raffle baskets! Photos by Teresa Englehardt '22 |
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Vote in Viewer's Choice Art Contest
Be sure to cast your vote HERE for Shanahan students as part of the Wharton Esherick Museum's Viewer's Choice contest. The print with the most "likes" will receive a prize and be voted into the show by YOU! Voting runs through March 9th at 5PM. BSHS students include:
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