PITTSBURGH ROTARY “STUDENT OF DISTINCTION” PROGRAM The Pittsburgh Rotary Club’s primary service objective is supporting Pittsburgh Youth in achieving their full potential. This Youth Service is achieved through Interact Clubs (High School), Rotaract Clubs (Colleges) and specific local Service Projects. One specific such local Service project is the “Student of Distinction” Program. This project is a partnership of Rotary and a number of local Secondary Schools through which outstanding Senior Students are honored for outstanding performance in both academics and community service. The Pittsburgh Rotary Club honors one Student of Distinction each month at a Wednesday luncheon at the Omni William Penn Hotel. The student, the student’s parents or guardians and a school representative are luncheon guests of the Rotary Club. The Award Ceremony features a description of the student’s qualifications by the School Representative followed by student remarks. A handsome personalized plaque is presented to the student to memorialize the event. The selection of the students to be honored as Rotary “Students of Distinction” is totally in the hands of the schools. The only Rotary requirement is that the student selected must have an excellent record of community/school service in addition to a strong academic record. The Pittsburgh Rotary Club is the 20th oldest Rotary Club. There are currently over 34,000 Rotary Clubs in the World.

Come to Primanti Bros. on Steubenville Pike on Sunday, February 16th between 11 am and 11 pm to support the musical! Come to Pittsburgh's favorite restaurant where all you have to do is eat, tell your waiter you're there for Canevin, and the play receives 20% of the proceeds. Take out also counts as long as you tell the cashier you're there for the play as well. All money collected from the fundraiser will go towards lighting, lumber, props, costumes, ticket printing, and everything else that comes with putting on a large show like Canevin's. Please click on the title link above for more information and feel free to RSVP to the event. Thank you for your support!

During Catholic Schools Week Bishop Canevin was recognized by Pittsburgh City Council for 60 years of building faith, developing communities, and promoting service. Accompanying me for the ceremony were current students who come from families that are significant not only to Bishop Canevin's present but its history as well. Each students comes from a family that has sent at least (4) students to Bishop Canevin. Senior Sam Simpson is the 7th child to attend BC from his family. Joining Sam, were Abigail (10) and Thomas (12) Deasy, Carson (11) and Ava (9) Gaitens, Francis (10) and Josie Bochicchio (9), George Shorthouse (10), and Geno DeFrank (9). Please see the attached photo that includes those students as well as several members of Pittsburgh City Council.

Senior Nathan Kirsch was recognized as the latest recipient of the AMDG award. The award, established this year goes to students who live Bishop Canevin's mission and "Do All Things for the Greater Glory of God." Nathan is member of NHS and St. Ignatius Scholar who carries a 4.6 GPA. Both he and his family value the importance of service and volunteer each Thanksgiving serving meals to the homeless and needy. As a member of the Soccer and Basketball teams Nathan is highly regarding my his teammates and coaches and in the case of Soccer has served as a captain since his Sophomore year. A positive attitude and perseverance have defined Nathan's senior year as an ankle injury sidelined him for the entire soccer team. He maintained a positive attitude, supported his teammates, rehabbed, and is a key reason why the Basketball team is undefeated section champions.

The BC faculty, staff, and study body would like to congratulate Jenny for this well-deserved award!

As part of Mrs. Smith's American Literature curriculum, all the sophomores individually compose and illustrate a children's comic book/EZ reader with a theme of the Christmas holiday season. For the fourth year in a row, the books are then donated to a local elementary school for their kindergarten/first graders to read and enjoy. This year, the books were donated to Our Lady of Grace School. The Honors American Literature students also composed Letters from Santa that were given to the preschool students enrolled in SS. Simon & Jude Early Childhood Center.

On #GivingTuesday you can make your annual gift to the Bishop Canevin Fund! Donations - of any amount - to the Bishop Canevin Fund gives us the ability to improve educational programs and increase tuition assistance. These two areas - quality and affordability - drive enrollment in a competitive marketplace. Your gift will impact Canevin’s growth, as these donations give students who otherwise would not be able to attend the financial support to do so.

Bishop Canevin High School has been given a very generous donation to create a Fitness Center in honor of Michael Maloney ’72. Between that gift, additional donations and 10-month pledges, $154,124 has been raised! Only an additional $30,876 is needed in order to complete this project. Please donate today and give all of our students a facility where they can improve their health and wellbeing.

Four members of [BC]2—the Bishop Canevin Book Club-- recently competed in the South Hills Lit Fest at Baldwin High School. Lilly Chabala, Renee LaGrosse, Theresa Skindzier, and Katie Drauch prepared for the day by reading the four required novels and creating a movie poster for one of the books.

Today Bishop Canevin welcomed back students from its most recent graduating class to share their experiences in life beyond BC with our current seniors. We thank them for participating, during their own break, and are proud of what they are accomplishing in their lives beyond BC!

Check out our photos from the 60th-anniversary celebration on Friday, November 22!