BASH

Attention 6-8th Graders! Do inflatable games, a rock wall, a Gaga Ball tournament, music, a free throw competition, inspirational speakers, the opportunity for confession and Sunday Vigil Mass with the Bishop sound like a good time to you?  If so, join us for the Diocese of Arlington’s Middle School BASH on Saturday, May 4th at Bishop O’Connell High School.  You won’t regret it!  The cost to attend is only $15 per person, which also includes pizza, Rita’s ice cream, all the fun you can imagine and a free t-shirt! 

  • Who: Open to all 6-8th Graders!
  • When: 2:30-9:30pm Saturday, May 4, 2024
  • Cost: $15/person

Register by Sunday, April 21st (see below for details).

  • Turn in your Permission Slip & payment (or pay online)
    • Checks can be made payable to “St. Raymond’s” with “BASH” in memo
  • Turn in a YA Info. Sheet if you have not done so yet this academic year

Frequently Asked Questions:

  • When is registration due?
    • April 21st
  • Where do I turn my registration paperwork/payment in?
    • Pick one of the following options:
      1. Turn in to Jeanne in the main office (M-F 9:30am-4:30pm)
      2. Put everything in a sealed envelope with “Jeanne/BASH” on the outside and put in the after hours locked “drop box” in the vestibule of the parish rectory/main office
      3. Turn in to the Religious Education office when you come for CCD
      4. Scan your forms in & email them to Jeanne & pay online. (Make sure there is a valid signature; a simple typed name is not valid.)
  • Where do we meet? / What is the plan for transportation?
    • We will meet at St. Raymond’s parish hall at 2:30pm
    • Compliant adult chaperones will drive (car pool) to Bishop O’Connell & back
    • We will return to St. Raymond’s around 9:30pm
  • How should I dress?
    • Dress for the weather & for Mass
    • There will be inflatables, rock climbing, etc. so dress is casual, but MODEST for Mass
    • No short shorts (no shorter than 3″ above knee). No spaghetti straps, tank tops, leggings, etc.
  • What if it rains?
    • This event will be held rain or shine!

Email Jeanne with any questions you still have.