Cardinal O'Hara High School

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May 6th - May 19th

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First Ever

"In Honor of Day"

May 15, 2024

O'Hara is excited to announce "In Honor of Day" happening on Wednesday, May 15th! This will be our annual day of giving, but more importantly, it will be your opportunity to make a gift in honor of the people or activities that connect you most to O'Hara... and all gifts will once again be matched! Click the button below for more information and get ready to make your gift "In Honor of" that teacher, coach, team, show, club, current student, etc. that means O'Hara to you!

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Dear Seniors,

The big night is quickly approaching! Senior Prom will take place on Thursday, May 30th, 2024 at Ellis Preserve.


The ticket price is $105 per single ticket. The procedure for purchasing tickets is as follows:

  • Complete the Google Form here to reserve your ticket.  
  • Bring your payment to the STUDENT AFFAIRS office;
  • If your date attends another high school they must have the additional form signed by the appropriate administrator from their school. This form must be turned in at the time of payment.
  • Your ticket purchase is not final until you and your date have been approved by several offices;
  • The Ticket sale ends on Thursday, May 23, 2024


Tables:

The Senior Prom is a buffet style dinner.. If you have dietary restrictions, please let Mrs. Devenney know.

  • You will have an assigned table which holds 10 people, The Student Affairs Office assigns table numbers; students only choose the people sitting at the table.
  • Table reservations forms are available in the Student Affairs Office.
  • Only one person from each group should be the table captain and pick up the form from the STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICE;
  • The table representative should give the table number to the other couples at the table;
  • Table paper forms are due by Thursday, May 23, 2024.




Student Affairs

For more information on Student Affairs please click the button below and visit our Student Affairs Homepage.

Student Affairs Homepage
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Admissions

Pride. Excellence. Tradition. And 7th graders!

Over 400 future Lions from area schools walked through our doors as O’Hara student leaders welcomed them and led them through the halls during 7th Grade Visitation Day.



For more information on admissions click on the button below.

Admissions Homepage

Academics

Info on the Math Extra Help Program
NHS Tutoring

If you have any questions regarding the use of PowerSchool, please contact 

Pat Rafferty at prafferty@cohs.com. 

For more information on Academics, please click the button below and visit our 

Academics homepage.


Academic Homepage

Guidance


Since some of the colleges have moved "Decision Day" to May 15, we decided to wait to let the senior students wear their college shirts of choice until that day. We will be excited to see what decisions were made.


Guidance Homepage 

Campus Ministry

Last weekend we held our 124th Kairos retreat at Daylesford Abbey, Paoli. During these grace-filled days the students grow closer to God and one another in a special way. We continue to pray for these students as they go out and Live the 4th!



For more information, on Campus Ministry please click the button below and visit our Ministry homepage.

Campus Ministry Homepage

DHDM

$120,840.75!! 10 years of spreading Danny’s smile. 10 years of lions dedicated to make a difference for those who need our support most in our community. 10 years of endless memories built in and around the halls of COHS as we spread the mission of DHDM and raise funds for multiple charities.



A recording breaking 10th Annual Danny Hammond Dance Marathon is in the books for the lions! Under the teamwork of our dedicated 2024 Leadership Team, almost 400 students worked together for our biggest year yet. Way to go Lions! We are so proud of you!


Theater


To keep up to date with theater announcements follow @theater_cohs on instagram and cohs_theater on TikTok


or more information, please click the button below and visit our 

Performing Arts website.


Performing Arts Homepage

The Cappies is a writing and awards program that trains high school theater and journalism students to be expert writers, critical thinkers, and leaders. Student critics vie to be published in local media outlets by attending productions at other schools and writing critical reviews. There are 27 schools registered for the Greater Philadelphia Chapter. O'Hara's production of "Elf" was up for review and awards.


Our nominations this year are:  

Outstanding 11th grade critic: Katie Duffy

Outstanding Critic Team

Marketing and Publicity: O'Hara theater marketing team: Emily Bright, Will Donnelly, Katie Duffy,

Paul Giacomucci, Quoc Ngo

Stage Crew

Featured Actress In A Musical: Peyton Curry

Male Vocalist: David Berry


The award ceremony will be held at O'Hara on June 2nd. Details on how to purchase tickets for the event will be available soon through our Performing Arts page on the cohs.com website.  



Athletics

Principal Eileen Murphy ‘89 has announced the hiring of Ryan Krawczeniuk as Cardinal O’Hara Boys’ Basketball Head Coach. Krawczeniuk is a 2018 graduate of East Stroudsburg University where he was captain of the Men’s Basketball team that won the 2018 PSAC Championship. After graduation, Krawczeniuk began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Misericordia University and then moved on to the head assistant position at Marywood University for two seasons. Currently, Krawczeniuk is the Director of Operations and a head coach for the East Coast Power club program and the Competitive Edge Sports Facility in King of Prussia.


“Ryan’s values and vision for our basketball program really set him apart as we went through the hiring process. He will be a great role model for our boys as he builds the program,” Murphy said.


“I really feel that Ryan is an up-and-coming star in the coaching world. We are thrilled to have him lead our program at O’Hara,” added O’Hara Athletic Director Chrissie Doogan.



For more information, please click the button below and visit our Athletics homepage.

Athletics Homepage

Student Services

To learn more about our raptor safety system, click the button below

Raptor Site 

Click the links below to get more information about the following.

Current Isolation and Precaution Procedures for People with COVID 19 
Current Rules of What to do if you were Exposed to COVID 19
Student Services Info
Power School

Cleaning out the closet?

If you have any gently used Cardinal O'Hara uniform items we will take them off your hands. All donations can be sent to the Student Services office

New Attendance Procedures
Google Form to Report Absence
procedimientos de asistencia en español
Safety and Security Information

School Store

For more information, please click the button below and visit our

online school store.

School Store Website

Finance

All Parents: Your FACTS account must be up to date in order for your child to attend the Senior Prom (May 30). The same policy applies if your child is asked to be a date of a student for any of the dances. Also Seniors may not attend baccalaureate, graduation or receive a diploma until the FACTS account has a $0 balance. Therefore, please check your balance and bring the FACTS account up to date ASAP.


All families that receive financial aid must submit an application EVERY year. Here is the main link for the financial aid application: https://online.factsmgt.com. It is the same place you access the tuition payments. Go to the home page and the application is located at the top right. You should file an application and pay the $30 fee through FACTS as soon as possible. We cannot award financial aid until we have a submitted application. If you need assistance to complete the application, please contact Denise Lynn Todd in the Finance Office at extension 1828 or at dtodd@cohs.com

 

If you have any questions regarding FACTS balances, payment schedules, or charges/credits, please contact Denise Todd in the Finance Office via email or phone. 


For more information, please click the button below and visit our

tuition and fees web page.

Finance Homepage
Instructions on how to add or edit payment methods
How to set up Auto Replenish in Pay school
Pay Schools Central Sign Up Instructions

Aramark

For more information, please click the button below and visit our

Aramark webpage.

Aramark webpage

Nurse

To help PA Students remain healthy, there are certain high school medical requirements that should be sent to the School Nurse’s Office at marie.kozak@cohs.com Please read below for grade specific requirements. Wishing you good health and wellbeing!


Seniors: Students in 12th grade need the following additional immunizations for attendance:

2nd dose of Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MCV) after age 16.


Juniors: The Physical Exam for the Juniors is due now with the confirmation that your student

received the 2nd dose of a Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccination (MCV) after age of 16.

Without written proof of this vaccine, besides concerns for wellness, the student risks

exclusion from school senior year. Your Healthcare Provider’s Report is acceptable or the school form accessible from the school’s website, here.


Sophomores: Since a Physical Exam form is due junior year, if you have an appointment now, please obtain a copy for the school. See the above requirements for junior year.


For more info click the button below

Nurse's Webpage

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