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Dear O'Hara families & supporters,
Blessed! Amazed! Grateful!
All of these words come to mind when I think about our Red, White & Blue Rodeo Auction Saturday Night. The generosity of the O'Hara Community is astounding and I am simply in awe of the amount of support that was poured out for our school. Our auction is our largest fundraiser and we depend on these funds to help support our school in many ways.
Our auction last night was a record year! We broke our attendance record and we broke our gross profit record as well. We had an all time high "raise your paddle" for our facilities security project with over $82,000 contributed. We also had an amazing contribution to our scholarship fund with over $56,000 donated. This kind of support is inspiring and reassuring that you all believe in what we are doing at O'Hara and support our mission of providing the best possible Catholic education that we can in the most nurturing, educational environment.
We will be moving forward with security upgrades in the coming weeks. Please read below for more details on our plans.
I am so grateful to our Auction Chairs, Andrea and John Murphy, Jr., for their dedication to our school and our students. An event of this size takes amazing volunteer power. To all of our committee chairs, volunteers and staff...THANK YOU!!! The time and energy that they all put forward is fantastic.
Thank you to O'Hara parents Erin & Dustin Whitaker of Down the Beanstalk Productions for another out-of-this world auction video! Click
here to view the video.
Our Red, White & Blue Rodeo was a wonderful and fun evening and was a true success. Our students will greatly benefit from the generosity of our community. Our goal was to "Raise 'Em Up!!" and we did just that!!
With sincere gratitude,
Tammy Conway, Principal
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Hot Lunch order deadline for February 17-19 is tonight at 11:59pm.
Click
HERE
for the February Menu.
Click
HERE for instructions to sign up for hot lunch.
Click
HERE to login to your hot lunch account.
A message to the O'Hara community from Pediatrician & O'Hara parent Dr. Paul Bouressa:
Healthy nutrition is an essential component of any student's life. The American Academy of Pediatrics estimates that one in three school age children in the United States is overweight. American children ages 2-18 are consuming 40% of their daily calories from "empty calories" like sweetened beverages, sugary snacks and cereals, and desserts. Scientists have found a clear link between poor nutrition and school performance, not only in terms of ability to learn but also behavioral issues like inattention. O'Hara's new school lunch program, in collaboration with LCC, is striving to improve the nutrition and health of our students. This may not have an impact on their immediate health but may improve their future health and academic preparedness, and will teach our kids about a lifetime of healthy eating.
Paul Bouressa, M.D.
Peacehealth Medical Group- Pediatrics
Project Starfish starts this week!
Project Starfish is the brainchild of former Springfield Mayor and State Senator Bill Morisette. The project's goal is to break the cycle of homelessness one family at a time. Each year the O'Hara community joins together by participating in a variety of fundraising projects during the season of Lent in an effort to raise funds to help homeless families through a partnership with Catholic Community Services.
Click HERE to read a schedule of events and activities that will be going on at O'Hara during Lent. The project will conclude with an assembly when the funds from our efforts will be presented to a representative of Catholic Community Services.
Middle School Track Coach Needed
If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact
Chris Milliron.
Important Calendar Updates
Per the Archdiocese, O'Hara must meet a requirement for student instructional hours each school year. With the health closure in October/November, and the weather closure in January, O'Hara will need to make up 1.5 days of school.
Please make the following changes to your calendar:
Friday, April 8 is now a full day of school
Thursday, April 14 is now a full day of school
Friday, April 15 is now a half-day of school
Additionally, we have added a Mass to the calendar. Please make the following update:
Wednesday, June 1 - Christ the King Mass, 8:30am @ O'Hara
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The next steps in our security upgrades plan are as follows:
1. A new keyless, biometric front door entry system has been ordered and will be installed in the next month. This system will allow the entire school to remain locked at all times, only allowing entry to those people who have registered fingerprints into the system. O'Hara parents, staff and coaches will be given access and entry hours can be set for different groups of people. This is a very exciting step forward in improving the safety of our building for our students & staff.
2. Upon the recommendation of the Eugene Police Department, we will be installing of a second set of doors in our lobby that will create a barrier between the front doors and the main hallway. The new door system is made specifically for schools and includes reinforced glass in the design. Thank you to O'Hara parent Tony Westover and E & S Hardware for this first sketch of the addition.
3. Also this summer, we are planning to install additional security cameras to increase our safety and visibility of the school building and campus.
Please accept our deepest thanks for all of the generous donations to this appeal, the safety and security of our students is our number one priority.
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Lenten Lunch Server help needed at St. Mary
St. Mary is looking for Lenten lunch servers during Lent. The lunches are served for six Fridays beginning on
February 12th, 12:30pm - 2:00pm at St. Mary. This service counts for family involvement hours at St. Mary and is a fun way to get involved with the Catholic community. Volunteers can serve once, or all six times. For safety
reasons, children cannot be in the kitchen. Contact
Kate Harvey
or
Wendy Pierpont
with questions or to sign up.
O'Hara's Mobile App
Make sure to download O'Hara's mobile app!
Search for it in the app store by using the keywords: web4u ocs
Eugene Seminary Benefit Dinner - March 6, 2016 
Please join Mount Angel seminarians for the 7th annual Eugene Seminary Benefit Dinner, on Sunday, March 6, at 4:30 p.m. at the Valley River Inn in Eugene. The reception begins at 4:30 p.m., followed by dinner and the program.
Guests will break bread with seminarians at their tables, getting acquainted with the men who will offer the light of Christ to the world.
Many of you have watched your seminarians grow into their vocations, through pastoral formation assignments as deacons and, finally,
as ordained priests. These are men our world needs.
Click
HERE
for more information; or
HERE
to sponsor a table.
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All Volunteers must complete new requirements this school year.
Further instructions, links, and login/password information can be accessed
HERE
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