This is a reminder for our K - 8 families about our school Mass tomorrow, September 11. Please read below for additional information:
All Kindergarten - 8th Grade students should be dropped off at St. Mary Catholic Church by 8:05am tomorrow morning, Wednesday, September 11.
(
St. Mary
is located at 1062 Charnelton St.; cars should enter the parking lot from 10th Ave., between Lincoln & Charnelton.)
DRESS CODE
All boys
must wear a white button down shirt and a plaid uniform tie, with khaki or navy uniform pants. Shorts are not permitted. (A limited quantity of bow ties and regular ties are available for sale in O'Hara's front office.)
All girls
must wear one of the following:
Plaid uniform skirt & white button down shirt
Plaid uniform jumper with collared white shirt underneath
No pants or shorts are permitted
All students should wear comfortable shoes for walking back to O'Hara from St. Mary. If you have questions about the Mass Day Dress Guidelines, please refer to our
Dress Code.
**The forecast currently calls for dry weather, however, rain boots & rain jackets are permitted if necessary. (please send indoor shoes in backpacks)
DOWNTOWN SAFETY
At our request, the Eugene Police Department will maintain a presence while our students are in the downtown area. EPD will be sending officers to St. Mary prior to the start of Mass. The officers will remain at St. Mary during Mass and will walk with our students and provide escort until our students are out of the downtown corridor. We are grateful to the Eugene Police Department for their partnership and assistance, and for all that they do to ensure the safety of our community.
MASS REMINDERS FROM O'HARA
O'Hara will send
email reminders
to our families about Masses the day before - these emails will go to all parents who have an email on file with the school. We will also send a
push notification
out the morning of Mass - users must
download our app
on their smartphone and enable notifications to receive these reminders (students can download the app to receive reminders, too!). In addition, reminders about Mass will be in the
weekly bulletins
, and are always on our
school calendar
. We will not utilize phone call or text reminders for Mass.
PRESCHOOL / PRE-K STUDENTS
Preschool & PreK students should report to O'Hara by 8:30am on Wednesday. These students are not required to wear Mass dress.
