We have been notified from the city that road construction on Jefferson St. is ahead of schedule. Due to the accelerated timeline, beginning on Monday, October 9, our back lot traffic will be impacted as indicated below:

-Back lot will be accessible ONLY via 15th street. 

-Back lot pickup cars will ENTER and EXIT through the north gate next to the playground. Cars will use the south portion of the parking lot for a turnaround in order to exit back through the north gate after dropping off/picking up students.

-The south portion of the gravel parking lot (next to 18th) will not be available for parking, however, the east portion of the gravel parking lot (where cars normally exit, next to Jefferson) will be converted to a parking lot. The gate on Jefferson street will be closed.

Please follow this traffic plan until we notify you of the next change. The map is also on our O'Hara app.

Thank you, O'Hara families for your understanding and cooperation with the adjustments. We appreciate your flexibility!

Congratulations to the grades listed below, who all had 100% participation in our JAT Incentive! They have all earned a free dress day for tomorrow, October 9. Please refer to the Student/Parent Handbook for Free Dress guidelines. 

We welcome you to bring your pet to school for a blessing, but ask that you please read and adhere to the following guidelines:

-Please have small animals in carriers and large animals on leashes.

-If your child has animal allergies, please take necessary precautions.

-Parents need to bring animals to the back playground where they will meet their students for the Blessing.

-Please do not bring any animals into the school building.

-Following the Blessing, animals must go back to cars or be taken home.

All boys must wear a white button down, collared shirt, and a uniform tie, with khaki or navy uniform pants. Shorts are not permitted.

All girls must wear one of the following:

Uniform skirt & white button down shirt

Uniform dress

Uniform jumper with white shirt underneath

Collars required

No pants or shorts are permitted

Please remember, students will not be permitted to change clothes after Mass. The disruption and delay to our school day caused by the large number of students changing clothes necessitates this rule. (Students that have PE on Wednesday will be permitted to change clothes; and boys are permitted to remove their ties to store them in backpacks.) Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

The next Called to Protect training is scheduled for Thursday morning, October 12, at 8:30am in the library. This training is required for all parents who wish to volunteer at our school. Please plan to attend if you haven't yet attended a session. 

On Thursday, October 12, at 5pm, there will be a short meeting for anyone interested in coaching a team that will use the O'Hara gym this Winter (November through February). The meeting will be held in the library. Coaches who came to the coaches meeting in the fall do not need to attend. Please RSVP to  Mr. Milliron. The gym calendar will be updated after the meeting.

O'Hara students in grades K-8 have completed the first of four rounds of STAR testing. Their results from this round will be sent home this week, and you will receive another report after the final testing window is complete at the end of the school year. Teachers will be using the results from these exams to help identify areas of strength and continued areas for growth. If you have any questions about how to interpret the score reports please contact  Mr. Milliron.

¿ Preguntas?

Each family is asked to bring a bag of treats or trinkets for the carnival. Please drop your donation off to the front office any time after October 16th.

-Students must have 24 hours of antibiotics before returning to school after highly contagious conditions such as strep throat and pink eye. 

-Please do not give your student a fever reducer in order to send them to school. Masking a fever is not the same as not having a fever.