When I wake up to get ready for school, I might feel exhausted, stressed or unprepared, but I have never wished that I could just stay home, and that's because I know that no matter how difficult a day I'm having, there will be some interaction with a teacher or classmate that will make it all worthwhile.
Our mission is to provide students an education rooted in the life of Christ and to foster the pursuit of excellence in the whole person. Visitors should have an appointment and must be greeted by a staff member. Their admittance to the facility will be recorded in the daily log. Students, staff and visitors are reminded to social distance and wear a face mask in hallways and all common areas, or when meeting with others.
Our mission is to provide students an education rooted in the life of Christ and to foster the pursuit of excellence in the whole person. Visitors should have an appointment and must be greeted by a staff member. Their admittance to the facility will be recorded in the daily log. Students, staff and visitors are reminded to social distance and wear a face mask in hallways and all common areas, or when meeting with others.
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Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School is a faith-filled community of learning, rooted in a tradition of service and excellence. Founded by six local parishes in 1957, our school was built to serve the rapidly growing suburban Catholic population in the Washington, D.C. area. Today, our student body of approximately 1,200 students reflects the diversity of this community.
Our mission is to provide students an education rooted in the life of Christ and to foster the pursuit of excellence in the whole person. We believe that our Catholic high school is an evangelizing community of students, teachers, staff, and parents, providing our students an education rooted in the life of Christ and directed toward a personal relationship with Him.
Bishop O'Connell High School has been serving our area for 60 years. More than 18,000 individuals have graduated from O'Connell, and each one has left a small piece behind. Together they form what we know today as the O'Connell tradition. The Alumni Office hosts a monthly teleconference to help reunion organizers get their planning off the ground.
Dollars raised for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation over the last 45 years of student-organized Superdance 12-hour dance marathons. Cans of hearty soup collected for local Catholic Charities food pantries during the fall 2019 drive. This number includes 4 National AP Scholars, 30 AP Scholars with Distinction and 27 AP Scholars with Honors.
Bishop O'Connell High School is pleased to announce that English Department Chair, Brittany Davis, has been named the school's inaugural Director of Diversity, Equity and Unity, whose primary focus is ensure that we are living up to the promise of our mission for all of our students and our community, regardless of their ethnicity and background.
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