Highlights of BSHS students:

Bishop Shanahan senior Doug Costin has been named to

several All-Star and All-Teams in recognition of his

football skills and leadership. Included in the list are Ches-

Mont National Division "Defensive Player of the Year" and

"First Team Offense", PA "Golden Players 33", and PA

Football News "1st Team - All-State"

The Bishop Shanahan Girls' Basketball "Senior Night"

was held prior to their game against Coatesville on

January 28th. Honored for their talent and leadership

were (left to right) Kelly Cox, Grace Phillips, and Ciara

Forde.

Through the generosity of students, families, clubs and

teams, the Bishop Shanahan High School Community

Service Corps (CSC) is providing Christmas gifts for over 60

children in the West Chester area through the St. Agnes

"Christmas Child" Program.

Fifteen members of the Bishop Shanahan High School

Fine Arts Department have been selected members of

the 2015-2016 Archdiocese of Philadelphia

"All-Catholic Band". The students are: back row

Evelyn Lewis, Kristen Loughlin, Kaiti Hershey, Eileen Mostyn, Gillian Porter, and Grace Wible.

Middle row Cassie Booth, Tina DeJong, Thea deJong, and Jennie McIntyre.

Front row: John Byler, Josh Carney, Liam O'Neill, Jordan Jaramillo, and Brendan Sweeney.

One hundred and two Bishop Shanahan students were

scheduled to attend the March for Life in Washington,

D.C. on January 22nd. Due to the snow storm and for the

safety of our students, the trip was cancelled. The entire

Shanahan community is proud of our students for

standing up for life..

Bishop Shanahan’s "Respect Life Mass" was celebrated by

the faculty and students on Friday January 22.

Bishop Shanahan junior Grace Wible was placed

"first chair" at the P.M.E.A. District 12 Orchestra Festival

held January 14th - 16th. Following the festival, Grace was

ranked to be "first chair" at the P.M.E.A. Region 6

Orchestra Festival to be held

February 25th through the 27th.

Twenty-six members of the Bishop Shanahan High School

Fine Arts have been selected for membership in the 2015

- 2016 Archdiocesan Mixed Chorus. The All-Catholic

Choral Festival will take place February 12 - 14, 2016 at

Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast High School.

They are:back row: Dean Walters, Daniel Gorman,

Michael DeBoer, Kevin Jensen, Skyler Shields, Andrew

Blank, Timothy VanderNeut, Joseph Fullam, and Owen

Luebbers. Midddle row: Anna O'Brien, Mary Kate Shields,

Beatrice Schaffer, Kristen Loughlin, Anna Baffa, Alexis

Owsik, Emma Byler, and Grace Wible. Front Row Jordan

Bibb, Grace McLaughlin, Veronica Harrer, Elissa Ousey,

Michelle Farina, and Sophie Bonini. Missing from the

picture are Rachel Gorr, Madison Fretz, and Leah Tebbens

Sophomores Andrew Smyth and Gwen Plevyak have been

selected to represent Bishop Shanahan at the 2016 Hugh

O'Brien Youth Leadership Seminar (H.O.B.Y.) that will be

held at Villanova University. Andrew and Gwen were

chosen based on their leadership ability, communication

skills, critical/creative thinking, and decision-making skills.

On December 8th

the Bishop Shanahan DECA club competed

in the District 9 DECA District Career Conference and

Competition at the Valley Forge Convention Center. 47

students qualified to compete at the PA Career Development

State Conference and Competition, which will take place the

first week in March in Hershey PA. Of those 47 students 14

students placed in the top three in their events.

Eleven Bishop Shanahan swimmers were honored at

"Senior Day" which was celebrated at the Brandywine

YMCA on February 2nd. Recognized for their leadership,

talent, and dedication to the program

Bishop Shanahan senior Mary Corcoran has signed a

"Letter of Intent" to continue her education and play

soccer at Loyola University Maryland.

Bishop Shanahan senior Sidonie Warnecker has signed a

"Letter of Intent" to continue her education and play

soccer at Lehigh University.

Bishop Shanahan senior Doug Costin has signed a "Letter

of Intent" to continue his education and play football at

Miami University (Ohio).

Angel Kiiru and Bobby Seefeldt were elected Snow Queen

and Snow King at the Junior Senior Winter Ball. The theme of

the dance was Shanahan Hits the Slopes

The Bishop Shanahan Varsity Cheerleading squad will be

traveling to Florida February 5th to compete in the UCA

National competition. The squad competed in Early

December to qualify for the event and has been practicing

diligently ever since for their performance in Florida.

Good luck girls.

The Shanahan Girls' Ice Hockey team is currently in their

6th season and it has been a great one! On the 2015-

2016 roster are Juniors Lexi Gilligan (Captain) and Cassie

O'Donnell (Assistant Captain), Sophomores Marielle

Edgcumbe, Audrey Farrell, Sarah Fasco, Christine

Lampron (Asst Captain), and Amelia Reid, and

Freshman Emma Van Oostrom

The female side of "Shanny Puck" is alive and well!

The Bishop Shanahan S.T.E.M. team placed 3rd at the

Chester County Regional PA Governor's JOB1st

S.T.E.M. Competition on February 1, 2016. The team's

project was "Code Blue: Homeless Rescue Initiative". It is

a prototype that can be implemented into carts that assist

authorities and social services in finding the homeless to

provide shelter for them during freezing conditions while

maintaining the privacy of the user. Team members are

(left to right) Stephen Anderson, Matthew Horger, Angela

Herb, Connor Waldt, and Andrew Johnson.

We are a community of service. Bishop Shanahan CSC

collected Hats and gloves for the St. Agnes Day Room.

Pictured are select members from CSC: Emily Hang,

Melanie Christ, Timothy VanderNeut, Victoria Peltzer, and

Gabrielle Gilbertson who will bag the items and bring

them to St. Agnes Day room.

Keep watching the website for

more pictures and highlights of

what our students are doing.

Here are some candid shots from

the Junior / Senior Winter Ball

themed

SHANAHAN HITS THE SLOPES