Girls Tennis game cancelled September 9, 2009

Football Game Traffic Alert

Traffic alert for Oak Grove Football Game - September 4, 2009.
Oak Grove Administration has advised people to use 40 Hwy to Grain Valley exit or to travel South on F to 50 Hwy for the return trip home from the football game due to bridge construction towards 70 Hwy.

2009-10 Sports Schedules

The 2009-10 Sport Schedules are available at highschoolsports.net. Please sign on to the website to get all the up to date information on all games.

Welcome to Dr. James Redd, principal

We welcome Dr. James Redd as principal for Archbishop O'Hara High School.

Dr. Redd is a graduate of CBC High School in St. Louis, Northwest Missouri State University, the University of Colorado-Boulder and holds a doctorate in education from Oklahoma State University.

He is married to Joanne French Redd, a teacher in the Hickman Mills School District for more than 30 years; she taught second grade at Dobbs and at Johnson Education Center. Dr. Redd has three children: Renee, Paula and Matthew and six grandchildren. His first wife, Rosemary, died in 1993.

Dr. Redd is a member of Nativity Parish in Leawood.


This is the official announcement from the Catholic Schools Office:

July 13, 2009
Feast of St. Henry

Dear Members of the Archbishop O'Hara High School Community,

After an extensive search process and community consultation, we are pleased to announce that Bishop Finn has approved the recommendation to hire Dr. James Redd as principal for Archbishop O'Hara High School. With more than 25 years of experience in education, Dr. Redd received the endorsement of the Catholic Schools Office and the Archbishop O'Hara Principal Search Committee.

A solid educator, Dr. Redd most recently was a member of the faculty of William Jewell College, which was named by Forbes, Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report as one of the "best collges" in the nation in 2008. Most importantly, Dr. Redd is a man of deep faith. His passion for the ministry of Catholic education will provide an excellent foundation for the spiritual leadership of the school community.

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Redd to Archbishop O'Hara High School and the broader diocesan community.

In Christ the Divine Teacher,

Marlon De La Torre
Superintendent of Schools

Homework

Because homework is important to success, students at Archbishop O'Hara High School are expected to complete all assignments and to prepare thoroughly for classes and tests. It is recommended that each student spend a minimum of two hours per night completing written assignments, REVIEWING notes, reading, or studying for tests.