Thursday, March 11, 2010
ST. PHILIP YOUTH MINISTRY TEEN MASS & CONCERT
St. Philip Youth Ministry invites all 6-12th graders, their parents and siblings to a Teen Mass & Concert on Sunday, March 21, 7 p.m. at St. Philip Church (50 W. Crafton Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15205). Mass covers your Sunday obligation. A concert will follow the Mass at Fr. Kelty Hall.
If you would like to assist with the Liturgy in any way
(Lector, cantor, greeter, etc.) call Heidi at 412-922-6300 ext 6 or email at
YouthMinistry@SaintPhilipChurch.Org.
For complete information,
click here.
FORENSICS: FOUR QUALIFY FOR NATIONALS
At the recent Catholic National Qualifiers held on March 6th, Olivia Davis qualified in Original Oratory and Katie Kennedy, Ciara Crossey and Tracy Knittle all qualified in Declamation. Both Stephanie Schlebusch, who placed 5th in Original Oratory and Bo Tokarski, who placed 7th in Dramatic Performance had excellent performances in their final rounds. The National Tournament will be held in late May. The team is coached by Rita Yunker. Congratulations all on a job well done.
Labels: Forensics
HOCKEY: BISHOP CANEVIN PLAYOFF DETAILS ANNOUNCED
Bishop Canevin High School will face Chartiers Valley in the First Round of the PIHL Class AA Playoffs this Tuesday, March 16, 7 p.m., at the Mt. Lebanon Ice Arena.
Labels: Hockey
DRAKE GREER'S EXTRA EFFORT AWARD: TONIGHT ON KDKA
Tune in to KDKA-TV tonight at 6:45 p.m. to see Bishop Canevin's Drake Greer, '10 receive the Extra Effort Award honor from Bob Pompeani.
Labels: Football, School News
HOCKEY: MELLON MADNESS - BC HOCKEY HOPES TO REACH SEMIS AGAIN
SWIMMING: FIRST-YEAR SWIM TEAM SENDS TWO TO PIAA MEET
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
GIRLS' BASKETBALL STATE PLAYOFFS: RECAP
GIRLS' BASKETBALL STATE PLAYOFFS: BC 58, KANE 39
Bishop Canevin 58, Kane 39: Erin Waskowiak had 15 points and six rebounds as the host Crusaders (18-6) beat the Wolves (21-6) in Class AA.
Labels: Girls' Basketball
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
WATCH GREER, '10 RECEIVE THE KDKA EXTRA EFFORT AWARD LIVE ONLINE
Congratulations to Bishop Canevin High School's Drake Greer, '10. This afternoon, KDKA & Subway will present Drake with the Extra Effort Award. You can watch the presentation live online around 2 p.m.
at this link.
Labels: Football, School News
BOYS' TENNIS: SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK
The Boys' Tennis team starts official practice this week with indoor practices at the Western Area YMCA on Montour Run Road. We still have room for several Varsity letter-eligible positions (would look great on your high school transcripts to show more letters in a variety of sports). Please see Mr. Bowman immediately if you have not already signed up.
Tuesday: 830 to 10 pm at the Western Area YMCA (WAY)
Wed: 8 to 9 PM at WAY
Friday: 4-530 pm at WAY (2 courts)
With the warm weather heading our way, we will try to have an outdoor practice on Saturday afternoon, if possible, and with the time change, we are shooting for practices the following week at perhaps 5:30 to 7 p.m. Stay tuned for that schedule as our home courts are still under about a foot of snow at this point.
First match is scheduled for March 22nd, so we need to get some time in as quickly as possible. I know many of you are practicing on your own—keep it up!
If you have questions, please contact Coach Burgess via email or phone at
ecb@weekendwarrior.biz or (412) 491-0414 (feel free to text).
Labels: Boys' Tennis
Monday, March 08, 2010
HOCKEY: "NIGHT AT THE RACES" FRIDAY NIGHT
The Bishop Canevin Hockey Club will hold their annual "Night at the Races" this Friday evening, March 12 in the school cafeteria. "The Night At The Races" festivities will include: Horse Racing, prize raffles, 50/50 and much more. Please plan to come and join in a fun evening!
Labels: Hockey
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: FIRST ROUND TO BE HELD AT BISHOP CANEVIN TUESDAY
The Bishop Canevin Girls' Basketball team will compete in the First Round of the PIAA State Playoffs this Tuesday, March 9, 7 p.m., against Kane High School at Bishop Canevin. Please come cheer on our Lady Crusaders as we have the special opportunity to host this game!
Labels: Girls' Basketball
PALCHOWSKI, '12 CREATES A HAPPY OUTCOME FOR ABUSED DOG
Friday, March 05, 2010
BOYS' TENNIS: VOLUNTARY PRACTICE THIS SATURDAY AT 11 A.M.
The Bishop Canevin Boys' Tennis team will be practicing again this Saturday for one-hour at the YMCA at 195 Montour Run Road at 11 a.m. on the back courts (ask at the front desk for the court assigned to "Burgess/Bishop Canevin"). If you missed the last session and are interested in playing, please come on by. I would appreciate a note to
my email or a text to my phone (412-491-0414) so I know how many to expect.
Cost: $5 per player (less if we have 5 or more)
We had a good session last week and look forward to seeing you again this Saturday!
Labels: Boys' Tennis
SWIMMING: WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FIRST DAY RESULTS
The Bishop Canevin High School Swimming team competed in the first day of the WPIAL Swimming Championships.
* Danielle Pekular took 5th place in the 50 Freestyle.
* Jacob Nicolella Took 11th place in the 50 Freestyle.
* The girls 200 Free relay of Kayla Vidmar, Katherine Dinert, Rachel Baric-Tarnow and Danielle Pekular broke the school record by four seconds and took 15th Place.
* The boys 200 Free relay of Eric Hirschfeld, Nick Grande, Chris Lageman and Jacob Nicolella broke the school record also.
The team will compete in day two of the Championships today.
Labels: Swimming
Thursday, March 04, 2010
FORENSICS: DAVIS & SCHLEBUSCH QUALIFY FOR STATES
At the recent qualifying Pennsylvania High School Speech Tournament, which was held this past weekend at Mt. Lebanon High School, both Olivia Davis and Stephanie Schlebusch quailifed to the State Tournament in Original Oratory. The State Tournament will take place on March 11-13 at Susquehanna University.
Congratulations Olivia and Stephanie. The team is coached by Rita Yunker.
Labels: Forensics
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
HOCKEY: STUDENT "SPIRIT SQUAD" ANNOUNCES SENIOR NIGHT THEME
Bishop Canevin High School's student "Spirit Squad" is asking for all student fans attending tomorow night's Senior Night game to dress in a beach theme.
Labels: Hockey
HOCKEY: SENIOR NIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT, MARCH 4

Bishop Canevin High School's Hockey Senior Night will be held on Thursday, March 4, 2010, at the Mt. Lebanon Ice Rink. The honors ceremony begins at 6:30 p.m. and the game begins at 7 p.m.
Please join us to recognize and honor our seniors and their parents before the game.
Jacob Betzner #5
John Facchiano #9
Tommy Gegick #30
Zach Hildebrand #17
Vincent Nicolella #23
Matt Wittman #29We will also celebrate the 1989 AA State Championship Team with a 20-year reunion during this game.
Labels: Hockey
HOCKEY: "SKATE TO THE PLAYOFFS" THIS SATURDAY
Bishop Canevin High School will hold a "Skate to the Playoffs" skating party for all Bishop Canevin students on Saturday, March 6 at the Mt. Lebanon Ice Arena, 5-7:00 p.m. This event is hosted by the Bishop Canevin Hockey Association.
Admission is $5.00, plus a $3.00 skate rental, and will feature refreshments, music, drawings for great prizes and more. Tickets will be sold in the cafeteria this week.
Labels: Hockey, School News
HOOPS FOR HAITI: SIGN UP BY MARCH 5
Bishop Canevin High School will host a "Hoops For Haiti" basketball fundraiser. Sign up sheets are due to Athletic Director Mr. Bowman by March 5. Each team is allowed five players, with one girl on the court at all times. The price is $20.00 a team ($4 a person). The money is due with your sign up sheet by March 5. Games will start after school on March 15.
Labels: School News, Service
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
ANNUAL GIVING FUND UPDATE - ALUMNI DONATE NOW
Campaign runs July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010Bishop Canevin High School's Annual Giving Fund campaign is driven by donations from our alumni to help provide scholarship assistance, cover our expensive operating costs and provide upgrades.
Even in a down economy, we have been very fortunate to receive donations from a record number of first-time donors and to receive increased support from past donors.
As of March 2, we are over halfway to our June 30 goal of $75,000. If you have yet to make your annual donation please do so today. Even a donation of $10.00 makes a difference and shows our faculty that you support their efforts.
* To make a donation with any major credit card click on the "Donate" button in the upper right-hand corner.
* Or, to pay by check please print off this Annual Giving Fund form,
click here.
To view current donors of the 2009-2010 Annual Giving Fund campaign,
click here.
To view current donors by class of the 2009-2010 Annual Giving Fund campaign,
click here.
We greatly appreciate your support in helping us to reach our goal!
Labels: Alumni, School News
BISHOP CANEVIN ALUMNAE COMPLETE PENN STATE'S 46 HOUR DANCE MARATHON

Three former Bishop Canevin students, class of 2006, Maria Martin, Becca Moretz and Abbey Moehler were dancers in the 2010 Penn State Dance Marathon. They successfully completed the 46 hour no-sitting, no-sleeping dance marathon that took place February 19-21.
In 1973, a group of dedicated students from the Pennsylvania State University Fraternity and Sorority Community organized the first Inter-Fraternity Panhellenic Council Dance Marathon. That year 34 dancers participated and raised $2,000.00. Since then, THON's presence in the Penn State community has grown exponentially. THON now has 15,000 student volunteers, 700 dancers and has raised more than $61 million benefiting the Four Diamond Fund at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital. The total for 2010, $7,838,054.36, was revealed at 4:15 Sunday, February 21, in front of a crowd of 16,000 inside the Bryce Jordan Center.
Labels: Alumni
SWIMMING: WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS THURSDAY & FRIDAY
The Bishop Canevin Swimming team will compete in the WPIAL Championships this Thursday and Friday March 4 and 5.
The meet starts at 3 p.m. and ends by 5:30 p.m. each day. The events will be held at the University of Pittsburgh Trees pool in Oakland. Parking is available in the garage beside the pool.
Come and support the swim team as several of our swimmers are seeded in medal position and have a chance to move on to the State Championships.
Labels: Swimming
Monday, March 01, 2010
BC BLITZ: CAMPAIGN EXTENDED THROUGH THIS WEEK
With the many disruptions to the schedule the past few weeks, we will extend the BC Blitz fundraiser through this week. The letter writing day will be held next Tuesday, March 9th. Please do whatever you can to send in the donor form of names and addresses with your student and have him/her turn it in to their homeroom teacher.
Labels: School News
BILLIGEN, '08 LISTED AS TOP PROSPECT FOR MLB DRAFT
The Baseball America preview lists Bishop Canevin graduate and sophomore Cornell outfielder/pitcher Brian Billigen, '08 as a top five prospect for the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.
Labels: Alumni, Baseball
Friday, February 26, 2010
MEET LIL' CRUSADER DOMINICK FANI
Photo: Lil' Crusader Dominick Fani, son Jocie and Lou, '01.Labels: Alumni