Wednesday, December 23, 2009
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

At this holy time of year, we at Bishop Canevin High School pray that the Lord will send his abundant blessings upon you and your families.
May you know the peace, joy and happiness that Jesus Christ brought to the world over two thousand years ago and continues to offer us today. May we accept His gifts and use them to create a more loving and compassionate school community and world around us.
Merry Christmas and Blessings for a grace-filled 2010!
The Bishop Canevin High School Administration, Faculty and Staff
CRUSADER RAFFLE: TICKETS ARE NOW PAST DUE
Families that did not turn in their CRUSADER RAFFLE tickets with payment will be assessed an additional $125.00 in tuition at the end of the school year. These tickets were due this past Monday.
With all offices closed over the Christmas vacation - your last chance to turn in tickets/payment would be to put those items in the mail prior to December 25. Any tickets/payment postmarked after December 25 will not be accepted.
THE LEONID: DECEMBER 2009 CHRISTMAS EDITION

The December 2009 Chirstmas edition of Bishop Canevin's student newspaper The Leonid is now online in PDF format. To read the issue,
click here.
Labels: Leonid
BISHOP CANEVIN CHRISTMAS VIDEOS
The Streaming Video section of our website features our annual Christmas Concert "An Evening of Lessons and Carols" and also a special Christmas video from our faculty and staff.
To view these videos
click here and then click on the view our previous events link.
Labels: School News
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
FOOTBALL DERBY: WEEK 4 WINNERS
PLACE - TICKET NUMBER - WINNER'S NAME - POINTS - PRIZE1st - 938 - Val Merlo - 120 - $250.00
2nd - 673 - Marcus Frey - 114 - $125.00
3rd - 3006 - Alice Leone - 113 - $50.00
4th - 1390 - Alec Chiodo - 112 - $40.00
5th (tie) - 831 - Kasey Brenen - 111 - $25.00
5th (tie) - 1471 - Tom Philbin - 111 - $25.00
Lowest
1st (tie) - 476 - David Murrell - 24 - $35.00
1st (tie) - 1070 - Julie Langmann - 24 - $35.00
Labels: School News
NEW YORK TIMES LOOKS AT LUKE WIEHAGEN, '01 WEDDING
ATTENTION YOUNG BISHOP CANEVIN ALUMNI IN COLLEGE
Do you have books from your fall courses that you could not sell back? If they are in good condition and you think they would make good additions to a high school library, please consider donating them to the Bishop Canevin Library. We would be happy to have these current, up-to-date resources on our shelves. You'll be helping the BC students who follow in your footsteps! If you are interested in donating any of your college books, please contact Mrs. Rakaczky, the school librarian, at
rakaczkys@bishopcanevin.org or 412-922-7400 Ext. 26 to make arrangements.
Labels: Alumni, Library
Friday, December 18, 2009
LT J.G CHRIS DELUZIO, '02 PENS ARTICLE ON RECENT IRAQ MISSION
Navy Lt. j.g. Christopher Deluzio serves with the Task Force Pathfinder public affairs office. This article was recently published in the USA Today, the Multi-National Forces-Iraq page, Department of Defense News and other publications.Labels: Alumni
SWIMMING: BISHOP CANEVIN OFFICIALLY OPENS SEASON
The Bishop Canevin Swim Team opened its season with some fantastic swims.
Qualifying for the WPIAL Swimming Championships were Kayla Vidmar, Katherine Dinert, Kristi McClellan and Danielle Pekular who qualified in three events.
Qualifying for the boys was Jacob Nicolella. Taking off one minute in the 500 Free was Matt Pekular.
The team is still taking swimmers on the team. The team needs girls but really needs boys. If interest contact Coach Mike Schneiderlochner at 412-215-2766.
Labels: Swimming
BOYS' BASKETBALL: CRUSADERS DEVELOP EARLY-SEASON CONFIDENCE
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: BC GIRLS ENDURE GROWING PAINS
GIRLS' SOCCER: POST-GAZETTE ALL-SECTION TEAMS
Congratulations to Bishop Canevin seniors Mia Greer and Christina O'Donnell and junior Kelly O'Toole for being named to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Girls' Soccer All-Section team WPIAL Class AA Section 4.
Labels: Girls' Soccer
Thursday, December 17, 2009
FBLA: BC SETS ALL-TIME RECORD FOR STATE QUALIFIERS; WINS 26TH CONSECUTIVE CHAPTER OF THE YEAR AWARD
On Wednesday, December 16, Bishop Canevin Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) hosted the FBLA Region 10 Leadership Conference. Keystone Oaks, South Fayette and West Allegheny also participated. The agenda included a "Deal or No Deal" fundraiser for the state project - Habitat for Humanity, a PowerPoint previewing the National Leadership Conference, seven performance events, the annual business meeting, regional officer elections and the regional awards presentation.
Bishop Canevin won Outstanding Chapter for the 26th consecutive year and Ariel Koris was elected Region 10 Secretary for 2010. Bishop Canevin set an all time record for state qualifiers with 64 students able to participate in the State Leadership Conference in Hershey, PA from April 11-14. This also marked Mr. O'Connell's 38th and last year as a Bishop Canevin chapter advisor.
Accounting IKelsey Narkevic - 2nd
Sean Egan - 3rd
Andrew Shymchyk - 4th
Accounting IINicholas Killen - 1st
Shanna Quinn - 2nd
Stacy Miller - 3rd
Banking and Financial SystemsAnthony Costantino - 1st
Albert Gestiehr - 1st
Justin Petrovich - 1st
Business CalculationsJames McCaffrey - 2nd
Stephanie Schlebusch - 3rd
Business CommunicationStephanie Ryan - 1st
Business EthicsSarah Frankowski - 1st
Kristin Schmidt - 1st
Alexandra Shaw - 1st
Business LawKatie Sullivan - 2nd
Nathan Kelly - 4th
Business MathCasey McCaffrey - 3rd
Margaret Gegick - 4th
Business ProceduresSamantha Buccina - 1st
Client ServiceKristi McClellan - 2nd
Computer ApplicationsZachary Herrmann - 2nd
Victoria Murray - 3rd
Computer Problem SolvingMatthew Hajduk - 1st
Jacob Nicolella - 4th
Lisa Abbott - 5th
Cyber SecurityCarly Salimbene - 1st
Kellie Leyland - 2nd
Data Base Design & ApplicationsAriel Koris - 1st
Colin Jones - 2nd
Desktop Publishing--Team 1Kortney Dunn - 2nd
Kelsey Rogers - 2nd
Desktop Publishing--Team 2Salvatore Monteverde - 4th
Christopher Walko - 4th
EconomicsCourtney Caligiuri - 3rd
Laura Cipriani - 4th
Emerging Business IssuesSean Donnelly - 1st
Brady Langmann - 1st
Zachary Rose - 1st
EntrepreneurshipMadeline Burgess - 1st
Maria Graziano - 1st
Christina O'Donnell - 1st
FBLA Principles and ProceduresHayley Cybator - 1st
Vivian Langford - 2nd
Abra Dadum - 3rd
Global BusinessSean Conway - 1st
John Philbin - 1st
Kyle Rose - 1st
Help DeskRobert Hungerman - 1st
Rachel Baric Tarnow - 2nd
Mia Merlina - 3rd
Introduction to Business Morgan Cyprowski - 1st
Robert Gustine - 4th
Introduction to Business Communication Kevin O'Donnell - 3rd
Rachel Betzner - 4th
Introduction to Parliamentary ProcedureJoie Hrapla - 1st
Catherine Oliverio - 2nd
Introduction to Technology ConceptsJonathan Sommerer - 1st
Patrick Clarke - 2nd
Andrew Graziano - 3rd
Job InterviewKari Tallarico - 2nd
Management Decision MakingOlivia Davis - 1st
Kathryn Dlugos - 1st
Sarah Sgro - 1st
Management Information SystemsTerrence Dougherty - 2nd
Travis Lohr - 2nd
Nicholas Sylvester - 2nd
MarketingKristen Taylor - 2nd
Kaylee Cyprowski - 4th
Mr. Future Business Leader Thomas Gegick 62 - 1st
Network DesignAngela DeFrank - 3rd
Maura Gustine - 3rd
Madeline McGuire - 3rd
Networking ConceptsAshley Kassep - 1st
Matthew Martin - 2nd
Parliamentary ProcedureSteven Frost - 3rd
Anthony Mancini - 3rd
Kevin Mechas - 3rd
Rebecca Olkosky - 3rd
Personal FinanceCasey Tarasi - 1st
Phillip Mondin - 3rd
Public Speaking I Tracy Knittel - 2nd
Public Speaking IIKatherine Davis - 1st
Sports ManagementFrank Vance - 3rd
Patrick Leyland - 4th
Spreadsheet ApplicationsAshley Hurte - 3rd
Technology ConceptsJacob Schnelbach - 1st
Anthony Gioia - 3rd
Word Processing INicholas Grande - 1st
Courtney Suhay - 2nd
Laura Baric Tarnow - 3rd
Word Processing IIKimberly Palastro - 2nd
Charles Hartz - 4th
Nina Celmo - 5th
Labels: FBLA
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
BOYS' SOCCER: ECKLE NAMED SECTION 3-A PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Congratulations to Bishop Canevin senior Sean Eckle who was named Boys' Soccer Section 3-A Player of the Year.
Labels: Boys' Soccer
FOOTBALL DERBY: WEEK 3 WINNERS
PLACE - WINNER'S NAME - PRIZE - POINTS - TICKET #1 - Meg Gegick - $250 - 125 - 715
2 - Steve Weilersbacher - $125 -123 - 194
3 - Debbie Butterfield - $50 - 122 - 187
4 - Marissa Marks - $40 - 120 - 1183
5 - Robert Gustine - $30 - 118 - 827
6 - Val Merlo - $20 - 117 - 937
Lowest 1st (tie) Paul Crile, Jr. - $35 - 13 - 352
1st (tie) - William Zimmer - $35 - 13 - 1807
Labels: School News
REUNION: CLASS OF 1965
The Bishop Canevin High School Class of 1965 is planning their 45th Reunion Party for the Fall of 2010. More information to follow. Contact Janine Guerry Weaver at
janineweaver1947@yahoo.com.
Labels: Alumni, Reunions
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
THREE MORE COMPANIES PARTNER WITH BISHOP CANEVIN AS EITC DONORS
Bishop Canevin High School extends a sincere thank you to Banksville Beer, Maher Duessel and Northwestern Mutual Financial Network for designating Bishop Canevin High School as the recipient of an Educational Improvement Tax Credit donation.
Since July 1, 11 companies have now designated Bishop Canevin High School as the recipient of an Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC). This has resulted in $89,250.00 in tax credits, which will be be distributed to students who qualify for financial aid for the 2010-2011 school year. Thank you to these companies!
Anchor Seals, Inc.
Banksville Beer, Inc.
Maher Duessel
Mercy Surgical Dressing Group, Inc.
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
On Time Delivery, Inc.
Precision Distribution Consulting, Inc. - Greg Ellis, '85
Quality Aggregates, Inc. - Joseph Aloe, '79
Silicon Materials, Inc.
Wayne Crouse, Inc.
Zesta Properties, LLC
Labels: EITC
TWO BISHOP CANEVIN STUDENTS EARN HIGH SCHOOL HEISMAN HONORS
Congratulations to Bishop Canevin seniors Thomas Gegick (Hockey) and Maria Graziano (Cross Country, Cheerleading) for being named winners of the Wendy's High School Heisman award this fall for their excellence on the field and in the classroom.
Labels: Cheerleading, Cross Country, Hockey, School News
NEED A GIFT IDEA? LIMITED $5 CRUSADER RAFFLE TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY RAISES SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
All this week the National Honor Society will be selling paper chain links during the lunch periods to raise money for an NHS sponsored scholarship for incoming freshmen next year. Links are only 25 cents each. If you have extra change after you buy lunch, buy a link for your class chain. We want to see which class has the most school spirit. Seniors, your color is RED; Juniors, your color is GREEN; Sophomores, your color is white; Freshmen, your color is yellow. Let's see what class can make the longest chain to go around the cafeteria.
Labels: National Honor Society, School News
Monday, December 14, 2009
SWIMMING: BISHOP CANEVIN OPENS INAUGURAL SEASON

The Bishop Canevin Swim Team opened its inaugural season by scrimmaging Quaker Valley High School on Thursday, December 10.
* First place honors for the Crusaders were: Danielle Pekular, Sissy Dinert, Kayla Vidmar and Kristi McClellan.
* Winning for the boys: Jacob Nicolella, Eric Hirschfeld, John Dinert, and Nick Grande.
* Swimming WPIAL Qualifying times: Danielle Pekular and Jacob Nicolella.
The High School Swim Team is still accepting new swimmers, we need both girls and boys, especially Boys. Talk to a swimmer if you are interested or call Coach Mike Schneiderlochner at 412-215-2766.
The next meet is this Thursday, December 17 at Cornell.
To view photos from the Quaker Valley Swimming Scrimmage,
click here.
Special thanks to Michelle Pekular and Sonia Rogers.Labels: Swimming
Friday, December 11, 2009
A LETTER FROM SR. NORMAL ZANIESKI, CSJ, SS. SIMON & JUDE PRINCIPAL
"I would like to thank Bishop Canevin High School for the opportunity to reconnect with former Saints Simon and Jude School students on the Junior Service Day. It is remarkable to see how they have matured over these past years.
We had quite a variety of tasks for them to do from raking leaves, cleaning areas that only get done periodically, to cleaning the stainless steel in the cafeteria. I am gratful that they were here to help us.
It is good for us to connect and get updated on students who went to SSJ.
We are always grateful for the help given to us throughout the year at the Fish Fries, Parish Festival as well as with Forensics and Junior Achievement. It gives the students an opportunity to return to their beginning which lasts a lifetime.
May the Lord continue to bless the Staff and Students of Bishop Canevin High School."Labels: School News
BOYS' BASKETBALL: WPIAL CLASS AA PREVIEW
Thursday, December 10, 2009
BISHOP CANEVIN WINTER SPORTS PREVIEW CAPSULES
HOCKEY: TEAM RALLIES TO GET CRITICAL TIE WITH PETERS
HOCKEY: 'NERVOUS' CANEVIN A CONTENDER FOR PIHL HONORS
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
WATCH THE BISHOP CANEVIN CHRISTMAS CONCERT LIVE ONLINE
Tonight's Bishop Canevin Christmas Concert "An Evening of Lessons and Carols" will be broadcast in LIVE Streaming Video tonight at 7 p.m. To watch the concert,
click here.
Labels: School News
BISHOP CANEVIN CHRISTMAS CONCERT TONIGHT
The Music Department will hold their annual Christmas Concert "An Evening of Lessons and Carols" tonight, December 9 at 7:00p.m. Bring the family and invite your friends for an enjoyable evening of Christmas music.
The Our Lady of Grace School Christmas Choir (students from grades 3,4,5,and 8), directed by Ms. Kelton will perform a pre-concert selection of Christmas music in our lobby at 6:30. Doors to the BC concert will not open until the pre-concert has concluded.
Labels: School News
BOYS' BASKETBALL: NEW COACH PLANTS SEEDS FOR SUCCESS AT CANEVIN