Weekly Happenings
Friday, April 3, 2020
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We are in the 4th Quarter!
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Communication
Checking Email Frequently

Several emails continue to be sent to parents and students from O'Hara and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. As a reminder, be sure to keep checking your email as it is the quickest and most efficient means of communication. The website will continue to be updated daily as well.

We also encourage you to follow us on all of our social media platforms. Several pictures and videos are posted multiple times each day.

Keep in touch with us!
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Coronavirus Information
Any messages that have been sent home are posted on the website under the Coronavirus section. Please click here.
Calendar Notice
All athletics, activities and events have been suspended until further notice.
Visit our website for daily updates and announcements!
Important Survey from Mrs. Vice's Office
*PLEASE COMPLETE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE*
Dear Parents: 
 
As in past years, I write with a special invitation for you to participate in a very important project here at Cardinal O’Hara       – our annual Continuous Improvement Survey. The data we gather from the survey helps us understand what we are doing well as a school and also what opportunities we have to make us even better.
 
Survey questions center on five key areas, Instructional Quality, Constituent Relations, Operational Excellence, Finance and Overall Satisfaction. We estimate it should take 15-20 minutes to complete. You will have the chance to rate each area on a five-point scale and also add comments where necessary.
 
Some other details
 
·             The survey will be open from now until April 10   th   , 2020.
·             All information gathered is secure (you don’t have to provide your name).
·             For data accuracy, we ask each family to complete the survey    once   .
 
We will receive the survey results in March and will communicate them to you soon after. Know that all data gathered benefits us here at O’Hara. The survey results will provide us with needed data that helps us maintain a school culture focused on continuous improvement.
 
Here is the survey link:
 
Survey ID for Cardinal O’Hara code: z#206
 
Please let me know if you have any questions.
 
God Bless!
Supporting Small Business
In an effort to support our own as well as those who consistently help and support O'Hara, we want to launch an initiative to list alumni and parent owned businesses (big and small) that we can post on our webpage as well as social media. We want to support everyone in this time and in doing so ensure that we promote businesses owned by members of our extended O'Hara family. 
Virtual Learning at O'Hara!
Our teachers and students have been doing a wonderful job adapting to virtual learning at O'Hara!
Career Day
Career Focus Survey for Students
Our Career Day scheduled for March 19 was cancelled. Our student planning committee had worked diligently to prepare for this event in conjunction with our Guidance Center. They had developed a series of questions for our career panel of experts and we ask for your help in answering some of the questions.

In an effort to provide our students with valuable insights about college, major, career and what they can do now to explore the options and prepare for their future, we have developed a survey. We are asking that you help our students by completing the survey. These answers will be compiled into a white paper/presentation that we will share with our students. In addition, there are opportunities to join us and speak to our students in the future. You can make the difference for an O'Hara student. Please complete the survey today:  https://lnkd.in/eQkMsS4 . Thank you.
Mane Event- Online Auction
Mane Event: For the Love of the Lions Online Auction
Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus, our Mane Event, which raises scholarship and financial aid funds for students, has been changed to an online auction.The auction will launch on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at noon and close on Monday, April 13, 2020 at noon. 
 
Thank you for your understanding and continued support of The Mane Event...For the Love of the Lions! And thank you to our sponsors for your support of scholarships and financial aid for O'Hara students.

Independence Hall Sponsor : Joe and Francine Lombardo '75 Kelly
Boathouse Row Sponsor : Caramanico Landscaping and McGrory Glass/McGrory Family
Italian Market Sponsor : Boston & Associates, P.C., Flagship Capital Management and O'Rourke & Sons, Inc.
Reading Terminal Market Sponsor : Anthony's Paxon Hollow and Dr. Guy '66 & Dottie Nardella
Penn's Landing Sponsor : Active Image Media, County Savings Bank, Barbara Rolls McCaffrey '68, Peter '73 and Kathe Harkins '73 Morris, Mark and Michelle McCaffrey '89 O'Hanlon, Pica's Restaurant West Chester

Class of 2020 Countdown to May 1st
May 1st is National Decision Day for the Class of 2020! And we want to showcase all of the great institutions that our students plan to attend. Seniors are encouraged to email a photo of themselves wearing their college gear or colors and we will include them in some social media posts from now through May 1. Students or parents can email those photos to  jtuberosa@cohs.com
EITC Opportunity
From the Guidance Office
Check out the weekly news and announcements from the Guidance Office. Updates include important information for seniors! Click here for the guidance office.
Admissions Update
*Attention* - We are still accepting applications for admission for the 2020-2021 school year. We will be reviewing applications through the summertime, so if you do not have access to your child's academic records at this time with schools being closed, we can review their application at a later date.
 
If you do have access to your child's transcripts and standardized test scores, feel free to email digital copies to our Director of Enrollment Management, Owen Logue, at  ologue@cohs.com . Please feel free to reach out to any of our admissions staff with any additio nal questions.

Click here for the Admissions Page!
Quick Links
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