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National Merit Finalist *

Paul Fahey – Bishop Fenwick High School

Bishop Leibold Class of 2004

Tim Raffio - Archbishop Alter High School

Bishop Leibold Class of 2003

Mark Fahey - Bishop Fenwick High School

Bishop Leibold Class of 2002

National Merit Semi-Finalist

Shannon Sullivan - Bishop Fenwick High School

Bishop Leibold Class of 2002

National Merit Commended

Courtney Castle and Matt Stier - Archbishop Alter

Bishop Leibold Class of 2003

* A National Merit Semifinalist performs in the top 1% national percentile of the 1.5 million college-bound high school juniors on the Preliminary SAT (PSAT).  To become a Finalist, a Semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by the high school principal, and earn SAT scores that confirm the student’s Junior Year performance on the qualifying Preliminary SAT.

Bishop Fenwick High School 2008 – Valedictorian

Paul Fahey

Bishop Leibold Class 2004

Archbishop Alter High School 2007 – Valedictorian

Matt Stier

Bishop Leibold Class of 2003

Bishop Fenwick High School 2007 – Co-Valedictorian

Mark Werle

Bishop Leibold Class of 2003

Bishop Fenwick High School 2006 –  Co-Valedictorians

Mark Fahey and Shannon Sullivan

Bishop Leibold Class of 2002

Power of the Pen – Interscholastic writing program with over 7500 Junior High Students competing statewide

Stephan Fess, 2006 Fifth in the State

William Fahey, 2005 Second in the State, 2006 Chrysler Young Writer Award

Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee

In May of 2008, Rachel Castle participated in the Finals in Washington, D.C.  In 2005, Steffen Castle advanced to the Finals.

Scholarships Awarded

Our 2008 Graduates were awarded over $38,850 in high school scholarships.

In 2007, our Bishop Leibold graduates were awarded over $ 27,400 in high school scholarships.

In 2006, our graduates were awarded over $28,400 in high school scholarships.

Our Staff Members

Miami Valley Catholic Schools  Education Council  – Innovative Teaching Grants.

2006-07 - Jill Klimaski, Meghan Koegler and Maureen Zimmer

2007-08 - Rebecca Cornett and Laura Schommer

McDonald MAC (Make Activities Count) Grants, for Hands-On Learning

2007 - Jill Klimaski

2008 -  Beth Allaire and Jill Klimaski

Miami Valley Catholic Schools, Service Awards

Jill Coudron, 35 years

Kathy Borchers, 30 years

Elaine Schmidt, 30 years

Joyce Kerschner, 20 years

Our Students

Service Hours

Over 6,990 Christian Service hours were performed by our 2008 graduates for BLS graduation, and the rest of the student body provided countless more!

The Class of 2007 gave over 5100 hours of Christian Service in preparation for their graduation.

Our students and families have served the community through the following organizations:

•  Our Lady of Nazareth Marianist School in Nairobi, Kenya
• Rosary Club, U. S. troops
• The Special Wish Foundation  (cut Alexa-Stafford Amato Fund)
• St. Jude’s Hospital Math-a-Thon
• St. Henry’s Social Outreach
• Christmas Adopted families
• Jump Rope for Your Heart
• National MPS Society
• St. Vincent Hotel, continued support
•  “Warmth While We Wait” scarves
• Letters to the children of St. Vincent’s
• Miamisburg Helping Hands
• Elizabeth’s New Life Center
• Catholic Social Services
• Cystic Fibrosis
• American Diabetes Association
• Hurricane Victims
• American Red Cross Christmas Drive
• Lenten Food Drive, organized by student
• Christian Leadership

For more details on our school’s many accomplishments, click here for our most recent annual report.  
 

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