BMHS News
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What's New at BMHS?!
![Double Good Popcorn Fundraiser]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1611605199/bishopmcnamara/eo17yikcvypdcqubweid/DoubleGoodPopcorn.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1611605199/bishopmcnamara/eo17yikcvypdcqubweid/DoubleGoodPopcorn.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1611605199/bishopmcnamara/eo17yikcvypdcqubweid/DoubleGoodPopcorn.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1611605199/bishopmcnamara/eo17yikcvypdcqubweid/DoubleGoodPopcorn.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1611605199/bishopmcnamara/eo17yikcvypdcqubweid/DoubleGoodPopcorn.jpg","width":1530}])
BMHS Parents’ Club invites our community to join their Double Good popcorn virtual fundraiser
![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 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 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}])
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}])
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.
![Enjoy the 2019-2020 Mustang Messenger with Annual Report]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1607971452/bishopmcnamara/kne1wc3gc2krvx2spjju/McNamaraLogoJohn.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1607971452/bishopmcnamara/kne1wc3gc2krvx2spjju/McNamaraLogoJohn.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1607971452/bishopmcnamara/kne1wc3gc2krvx2spjju/McNamaraLogoJohn.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1607971452/bishopmcnamara/kne1wc3gc2krvx2spjju/McNamaraLogoJohn.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1607971452/bishopmcnamara/kne1wc3gc2krvx2spjju/McNamaraLogoJohn.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1607971452/bishopmcnamara/kne1wc3gc2krvx2spjju/McNamaraLogoJohn.jpg","width":1789}])
The latest edition of the Mustang Messenger, which includes the 2019-2020 Annual Report, is now available online for easy viewing and reading.
![Athletics Department Q&A for Season 2020-2021 WCAC]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1607234464/bishopmcnamara/wettk9wqkdr3hwweajtd/AthleticsQAregardingSeason2020-2021.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1607234464/bishopmcnamara/wettk9wqkdr3hwweajtd/AthleticsQAregardingSeason2020-2021.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1607234464/bishopmcnamara/wettk9wqkdr3hwweajtd/AthleticsQAregardingSeason2020-2021.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1607234464/bishopmcnamara/wettk9wqkdr3hwweajtd/AthleticsQAregardingSeason2020-2021.jpg","width":1163}])
Mr. Keithline answer questions from families regarding the remaining athletic events and the WCAC.
![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}])
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}])
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.
![Studentsi n Resource Center - masked and socially distanced]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1601550162/bishopmcnamara/anhmk5rlqtu4ow56nazr/DrBarnhardtarticleimagestudentsocialdistancing.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1601550162/bishopmcnamara/anhmk5rlqtu4ow56nazr/DrBarnhardtarticleimagestudentsocialdistancing.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1601550162/bishopmcnamara/anhmk5rlqtu4ow56nazr/DrBarnhardtarticleimagestudentsocialdistancing.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1601550162/bishopmcnamara/anhmk5rlqtu4ow56nazr/DrBarnhardtarticleimagestudentsocialdistancing.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1601550162/bishopmcnamara/anhmk5rlqtu4ow56nazr/DrBarnhardtarticleimagestudentsocialdistancing.jpg","width":1280}])
Dr. John Barnhardt weighs in on school planning for the fall and the impact it has on our students.
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.
