BMHS Community News
We bring you news of what is happening in our community - events, awards, and the great things our students, faculty and staff, parents and alumni are doing every day at BMHS!
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![Aliyah Thomas '21 with Ms. Keller at Graduation]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1623343550/bishopmcnamara/anxezh81nftlhgqgxfw1/AliyahThomasandMsKeller.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1623343550/bishopmcnamara/anxezh81nftlhgqgxfw1/AliyahThomasandMsKeller.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1623343550/bishopmcnamara/anxezh81nftlhgqgxfw1/AliyahThomasandMsKeller.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1623343550/bishopmcnamara/anxezh81nftlhgqgxfw1/AliyahThomasandMsKeller.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1623343550/bishopmcnamara/anxezh81nftlhgqgxfw1/AliyahThomasandMsKeller.jpg","width":1280}])
New Graduate Aliyah Thomas '21: dealing with her mother's death led her to seek career as psychologist
![Junior Commissioning and Honors Award Ceremony Class of 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1623338788/bishopmcnamara/gp7qtyw9vxll3okb9gmv/JrCommissioningandHonorsAssemblythumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1623338788/bishopmcnamara/gp7qtyw9vxll3okb9gmv/JrCommissioningandHonorsAssemblythumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1623338788/bishopmcnamara/gp7qtyw9vxll3okb9gmv/JrCommissioningandHonorsAssemblythumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1623338788/bishopmcnamara/gp7qtyw9vxll3okb9gmv/JrCommissioningandHonorsAssemblythumbnail.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1623338788/bishopmcnamara/gp7qtyw9vxll3okb9gmv/JrCommissioningandHonorsAssemblythumbnail.jpg","width":1346}])
BMHS Students Honored with End of Year Awards Ceremonies
Bishop McNamara Honors Student Scholars for the 2020-2021 School Year
![Alumni Mustangs Endow Scholarships for Future Generations of Mustangs]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1621956395/bishopmcnamara/saazwhbn2ziodgkvcsqb/IMG_9244b.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1621956395/bishopmcnamara/saazwhbn2ziodgkvcsqb/IMG_9244b.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1621956395/bishopmcnamara/saazwhbn2ziodgkvcsqb/IMG_9244b.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1621956395/bishopmcnamara/saazwhbn2ziodgkvcsqb/IMG_9244b.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1621956395/bishopmcnamara/saazwhbn2ziodgkvcsqb/IMG_9244b.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1621956395/bishopmcnamara/saazwhbn2ziodgkvcsqb/IMG_9244b.jpg","width":1920}])
Alumni Mustangs Endow Scholarships for Future Generations of Mustangs
The Couplin/Carmichael Scholarship is awarded annually to a Bishop McNamara student who participates in football, basketball or track & field.
![Students in the Project PRIDE Program celebrate the vision and success of the program this year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1621870712/bishopmcnamara/r3naloys2qckqpz7or3t/ProjectPRIDECeremony2021_edited.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1621870712/bishopmcnamara/r3naloys2qckqpz7or3t/ProjectPRIDECeremony2021_edited.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1621870712/bishopmcnamara/r3naloys2qckqpz7or3t/ProjectPRIDECeremony2021_edited.jpg","width":531}])
A Night with Project P.R.I.D.E.
On Thursday, May 13th, Bishop McNamara High School celebrated the past, present, and future of Project P.R.I.D.E.'s vision and success!
![Marcie McClure LR '67]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1616425090/bishopmcnamara/qzwdbavjbtn6binqmc5s/McClureMarcieLR1967_edit.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1616425090/bishopmcnamara/qzwdbavjbtn6binqmc5s/McClureMarcieLR1967_edit.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1616425090/bishopmcnamara/qzwdbavjbtn6binqmc5s/McClureMarcieLR1967_edit.jpg","width":800}])
Women of Science - Marcella McClure LR'67: Recognizing Women in American History
We celebrate the month of Women in American History as we recognize the life and work of La Reine High School graduate, Marcella "Marcie" McClure from the Class of 1967.
![Ken Meringolo '94 1st Amerndment Sports]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1616160653/bishopmcnamara/iaxpgoeejbuwy0sdmuil/KenMeringolo94.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1616160653/bishopmcnamara/iaxpgoeejbuwy0sdmuil/KenMeringolo94.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1616160653/bishopmcnamara/iaxpgoeejbuwy0sdmuil/KenMeringolo94.jpg","width":640}])
Ken Meringolo '94 of 1st Amendment Sports interviews former BMHS Coach Tom Clark
Watch 1st Amendment Sports Ken Meringolo '94, as he interviews his former head coach at McNamara.
![Teresa Nolet - La Reine '74]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1615323301/bishopmcnamara/csn7fnvqiaajyy5flfpe/TeresaNoletLR1974image.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1615323301/bishopmcnamara/csn7fnvqiaajyy5flfpe/TeresaNoletLR1974image.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1615323301/bishopmcnamara/csn7fnvqiaajyy5flfpe/TeresaNoletLR1974image.jpg","width":699}])
Celebrating Women's History Month: 1974 La Reine graduate Teresa Nolet
Today for Women's History Month, we would like to celebrate one of our own, Teresa Nolet LR '74.
![Hon. DaNeeka Mount Varner Cotton, Dr. Geoffrey Varner, Hon. Donnaka Varner Lewis]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1616168586/bishopmcnamara/mavph5agmn4q2wdapdxy/DaneekaMountVarnerCottonandGeoffVarner.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1616168586/bishopmcnamara/mavph5agmn4q2wdapdxy/DaneekaMountVarnerCottonandGeoffVarner.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1616168586/bishopmcnamara/mavph5agmn4q2wdapdxy/DaneekaMountVarnerCottonandGeoffVarner.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1616168586/bishopmcnamara/mavph5agmn4q2wdapdxy/DaneekaMountVarnerCottonandGeoffVarner.jpg","width":1024}])
Making a difference for women, Maryland & BMHS: Celebrating Two Judges and a Medical Doctor
Siblings originally of Prince George's County support Maryland in the court room and in the emergency room.
![Bershan Shaw '91: Black Women impacting the world of business]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1613596807/bishopmcnamara/kigvao5zpqqlsxdk4w6m/BershanShaw91b.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1613596807/bishopmcnamara/kigvao5zpqqlsxdk4w6m/BershanShaw91b.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1613596807/bishopmcnamara/kigvao5zpqqlsxdk4w6m/BershanShaw91b.jpg","width":519}])
Bershan Shaw '91: Black Women impacting the world of business
Congratulations to Bershan Shaw ‘91 for being named one of nine black women who impacted the world of business in 2020.
![Raquel James '21]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1613478352/bishopmcnamara/nayydnwzab3h3nuoeuyr/RaquelJamesSerenaScents2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1613478352/bishopmcnamara/nayydnwzab3h3nuoeuyr/RaquelJamesSerenaScents2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1613478352/bishopmcnamara/nayydnwzab3h3nuoeuyr/RaquelJamesSerenaScents2.jpg","width":555}])
Raquel James '21: coping with grief and pandemic through entrepreneurship
Senior Raquel James developed her own product line of natural soaps for herself and now has an online business.
![Jeff Kinney '89 Instant #1 Bestseller with The Deep End]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1612563771/bishopmcnamara/dkhl8ngssc4fixqqiez5/JeffKinney89.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1612563771/bishopmcnamara/dkhl8ngssc4fixqqiez5/JeffKinney89.jpg","width":400}])
The Deep End, An instant #1 USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times bestseller!
Jeff Kinney ‘89, international bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, releases the series #15 book entitled The Deep End which becomes an instant hit!
![Athletics Signing Day Feb. 2021]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1621868264/bishopmcnamara/j0fuf5ggycuyc6tocru4/SigningDay.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1621868264/bishopmcnamara/j0fuf5ggycuyc6tocru4/SigningDay.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1621868264/bishopmcnamara/j0fuf5ggycuyc6tocru4/SigningDay.jpg","width":764}])
BMHS Mustang Student Athletes Commit to Colleges on National Signing Day
Congratulations to all of our student-athletes who signed their National Letters of Intent to the colleges and universities of their choice at a virtual event held on February 3rd.
![2021 NHS Induction Zoom Video thumbnail image]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1611948985/bishopmcnamara/ipcmrjnnnpyamfusftuv/NHSVideoImage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1611948985/bishopmcnamara/ipcmrjnnnpyamfusftuv/NHSVideoImage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1611948985/bishopmcnamara/ipcmrjnnnpyamfusftuv/NHSVideoImage.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1611948985/bishopmcnamara/ipcmrjnnnpyamfusftuv/NHSVideoImage.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1611948985/bishopmcnamara/ipcmrjnnnpyamfusftuv/NHSVideoImage.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1611948985/bishopmcnamara/ipcmrjnnnpyamfusftuv/NHSVideoImage.jpg","width":2000}])
Bishop McNamara High School Proudly Inducts New Members to the National Honor Society
Bishop McNamara High School is honored to announce the induction of our new student members into the nation's premier organization of outstanding high school students, the National Honor Society (NHS).
![Jalyn Hayes-Moore '24]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1610570088/bishopmcnamara/ko8r9cxhqwfcarssxwxb/JalynHayes-MooreSeaScoutShip.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1610570088/bishopmcnamara/ko8r9cxhqwfcarssxwxb/JalynHayes-MooreSeaScoutShip.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1610570088/bishopmcnamara/ko8r9cxhqwfcarssxwxb/JalynHayes-MooreSeaScoutShip.jpg","width":529}])
Jalyn Hayes-Moore '24 Elected "Boatswain" of the Sea Scout Ship 1959
Jalyn Hayes-Moore '24 was elected by her fellow Members of Sea Scout Ship 1959, “Seafarers Commitment,” to be its Leader, or “Boatswain.”
![Ralph Sita '80]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1610567538/bishopmcnamara/fscwkgjwh5rf0z1i1zh0/RalphSita80.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1610567538/bishopmcnamara/fscwkgjwh5rf0z1i1zh0/RalphSita80.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1610567538/bishopmcnamara/fscwkgjwh5rf0z1i1zh0/RalphSita80.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1610567538/bishopmcnamara/fscwkgjwh5rf0z1i1zh0/RalphSita80.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1610567538/bishopmcnamara/fscwkgjwh5rf0z1i1zh0/RalphSita80.jpg","width":1284}])
Alum Owned Business Named Top Places to Work in the Washington Metro Area
Alum owned company has recently been named as one of the top twenty places to work in the Washington Metropolitan Area by The Washington Post.
![Arthur Horne '79]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1609517578/bishopmcnamara/svlfa1ve0qhwmqda02we/ArthurHorne79.jpg","width":181}])
Congratulations to Arthur Horne '79 for receiving the James H. Taylor Award
Arthur Horne ‘79 received the Honorable James H. Taylor Award for his years of dedication and commitment to the law and Prince George's County
![Award-winning author Jason Reynolds '00]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1608308372/bishopmcnamara/rwnrrcmldie71ggny7qp/JasonReynolds.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1608308372/bishopmcnamara/rwnrrcmldie71ggny7qp/JasonReynolds.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1608308372/bishopmcnamara/rwnrrcmldie71ggny7qp/JasonReynolds.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1608308372/bishopmcnamara/rwnrrcmldie71ggny7qp/JasonReynolds.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1608308372/bishopmcnamara/rwnrrcmldie71ggny7qp/JasonReynolds.jpg","width":1400}])
Author Jason Reynolds '00 buys his own books from DC bookstores and gives them away
On Giving Tuesday, alumnus and award-winning YA author Jason Reynolds '00, purchased book inventory from independent stores to give to kids in the D.C. area.
![Science and Ecology Club cleaning up Belle Haven Park]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1605624827/bishopmcnamara/dpkymj1srkj4q3dr5apj/BelleHavenParkcleanupgrouppic_edited.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1605624827/bishopmcnamara/dpkymj1srkj4q3dr5apj/BelleHavenParkcleanupgrouppic_edited.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1605624827/bishopmcnamara/dpkymj1srkj4q3dr5apj/BelleHavenParkcleanupgrouppic_edited.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1605624827/bishopmcnamara/dpkymj1srkj4q3dr5apj/BelleHavenParkcleanupgrouppic_edited.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1605624827/bishopmcnamara/dpkymj1srkj4q3dr5apj/BelleHavenParkcleanupgrouppic_edited.jpg","width":1280}])
Science and Ecology Club is saving the world one bag of trash at a time!
The Science and Ecology Explorers Club recently participated in a Potomac River cleanup at Belle Haven Park, a popular outdoor recreation area near Mt. Vernon.
![National Signing Day for Bishop McNamara Fall Athletics 2020]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1605552426/bishopmcnamara/o1fq8ua0ptdko3gvf9kl/SIGNINGDAY.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1605552426/bishopmcnamara/o1fq8ua0ptdko3gvf9kl/SIGNINGDAY.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1605552426/bishopmcnamara/o1fq8ua0ptdko3gvf9kl/SIGNINGDAY.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1605552426/bishopmcnamara/o1fq8ua0ptdko3gvf9kl/SIGNINGDAY.jpg","width":1080}])
National Signing Day for Bishop McNamara Fall 2020 Student-Athletes
Congratulations to all of our fall student-athletes who signed their National Letters of intent to colleges and universities of their choice at a virtual event held on November 11th.
Marlo Ford LR '87: Honoring our traditions with integration of the best of both BMHS and LRHS
BMHS/LRHS Alumni Association President, Marlo Ford LR '87, is amazed at what our future alumni are doing. Alumni Mentoring helps her stay connected to the students and allows her to continue the traditions of both schools.
