Peter Gockowski ’18 recently organized a group of Eagle Scouts to help restore a wall outside of Seattle Center’s Memorial Stadium. After one of Peter’s football games he learned that Memorial Stadium was built in 1947 to honor Seattle high-school student alumni who died in World War II. Nearly 800 people are listed on the wall. After noticing that the wall was partly obscured by trash-strewn, overgrown hedges, Peter obtained permission from Seattle Public Schools for a cleanup.

Click HERE to read the full article in The Seattle Times and HERE to listen to an interview with Peter, his Dad and Monte Kohler on the Dave Ross Radio Show.

Thank you to Peter for all of his hard work and for noticing the important need in our community. Yet another example of the young men at O’Dea living lives of character, faith and service.

The Seattle Chapter of the National Football Foundation held their 52nd Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet on February 25, 2018 at Century Link Field. Each year, the Seattle Chapter awards scholarships to local Scholar-Athletes who are nominated by their coaches. A selection committee consisting of former coaches, players and administrators perform the difficult task of narrowing the list down to four backs and four linemen. Congratulations to Fighting Irish linemen, Jack Markowitz ’18, on being honored with the top scholarship of $2,000. Go Irish!

O’Dea and Holy Names drama students are busy rehearsing for their newest drama and can’t wait to share the laughs with you. The Imaginary Invalid will be performed at Holy Names Academy February 23rd at 7:00pm, February 24th at 2:00pm and 7:00pm, and February 25th at 2:00pm. Admission is $5 for students and seniors and $10 for adults. All are welcome!

The No. 4 Irish used a 16-0 run to open the second half and beat the No. 8 Panthers 62-48 to wrap up the regular season. The Irish will now enter the Metro League Playoffs. To view the 2018 Metro League 3A Boys Boys District Championship bracket click HERE.

And click HERE to read the full article in the Seattle Times recapping the Irish victory over the Seattle Prep Panthers.

We are excited to announce that O’Dea was selected by Microsoft as a 2017-2018 Microsoft Showcase School as a recognition of excellence in transforming our students’ learning environment to deliver more personalized education. As a Showcase School we join an exclusive community of more than 850 premier schools from around the world, celebrating our pioneering efforts and innovation in rethinking teaching, learning and assessment in order to drive deep 21st century competencies. Anthony Salcito, Microsoft’s Vice President of Worldwide Education said O’Dea is “joining schools from across the globe who are empowering the student of today to create the world of tomorrow.”

Click HERE to learn more about what it means to be a Microsoft Showcase School.