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- Summer office hours are Monday – Thursday, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Red, White & BBQ! – Mark your calendars for this 1st annual all-school, all-alumni Buccaneer BBQ and Silent Auction on July 29th in the backyard from 4pm – 8pm. (There will also be beer and wine! ) See attached flier.
- School Calendar - a work in progress. We are working to nail down dates for school Masses and class retreats, all of which will be contingent on our incoming parish priest(s)' schedules. We do have a sprinkling of the more important dates to assist you with planning, such as....
- Freshman/New Student orientation – August 10th. Time TBD.
- First day of school – August 14th.
- Thanksgiving break – November 20-24th.
- Mid-terms – December 11-15th.
- Christmas break – December18th -January 2nd.
- Spring Break – March 12-16th.
- Senior Exams – May 14th – 18th.
- Finals – May 29th – June1st.
- From Counselor/College Prep Diva Mrs. Paula Lamb –
Paula Lamb
If your child is planning to participate in a sport but did not attend physicals, here’s what you need to do!- Print off the Medical History and Physical (attached) and take to your family physician, teen health clinic or walk-in clinic of your choosing. Completely fill out the paperwork and have necessary signatures.
- Fill out online forms (instructions attached): If your child was an athlete of O’Connell, they have an online profile. If you remember your login information, follow the “Updating your information” section. If not or you have a new O’Connell student, simply follow the “Joining Sportswareonline” section.
- School Supplies - Here is a list of basic supplies that students will need for the year. Individual teachers may have a couple of other items that they’ll want their students to get, but will let them know what those are when classes start up.
- pencils
- pens – black, couple of blue, couple of red
- filler paper
- pocket folders
- mega durable binder
- couple of composition books
- graph paper
- book covers
- index cards
- backpack/bag
- flash drive
- spiral notebook or two
- Juniors – for Theology class, you will need a copy of ‘Killing Jesus’ by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. This is not for summer reading, but you all will be reading it during the first nine weeks, so make sure you have it for day one!
- “Dead Week” July 25th - 29th – during this week the school will be closed to students (gym, weight room, conditioning, etc.) There are to be no urchins rattling around the premises during this week!
- Football and volleyball Two-A-Days begin on August 3rd , times to be announced a little later.
- Supplemental paperwork – All families, I am attaching here secondary paperwork needed for your student’s file. Please return these to me via fax, email, snail or drop-off by July 31st. The Ethnicity, Race and Religion census form, however, does not need to be filled out by re-enrolling families, only the new ones. Additional paperwork needed for new students: copy of birth certificate and social security card.
- Immunizations - Please ensure that you turn in an updated immunization record for your student(s). I have attached the 2017-2018 requirements for you. As mentioned before, a meningococcal shot is a new requirement for high school students for sure, and please check on the oft forgotten Tdap booster, which needs to have been administered within the last 10 years. We get “surprise” audited by GCHD every year and all student records must be up to date. Please check their shots against the attached requirement table.
- Uniforms – I am attaching the uniform guidelines for you all here. Same-same as last year except this year, you may order Adidas school gear straight from Pasadena Sporting Goods rather than going through the Athletic Department. We are waiting on a school code that you will need to order the items online. I will email that out to you as soon as I get it.
- Summer Reading – All freshmen students, and Pre-AP Sophomores should have received the summer reading assignment from Mrs. Badger by now. Please let me know if you didn’t and I will rectify that little snafu immediately!
- Registration and Application fees, enrollment paperwork: Parents, I am still missing primary paperwork, and fees from a few of you. I will be emailing you next week, if I haven’t already, to let you know what I still need. Also, please don’t forget to get your secondary/supplemental paperwork to me by July 31st.
- Cheer Camp – July 24th – 28th.
- SHARE! Foreign Exchange Student Program - I am attaching information regarding the SHARE! program. SHARE! (Your Heart and Home) is looking for families to host foreign students who wish to experience America and to study at American schools. This is a wonderful way to meet international students, share our American way of life, and to learn about other countries and cultures; and to broaden the horizons of our own students. O’Connell has hosted many SHARE! students in the past, and it has always proved an enjoyable and enriching experience for all. Their tuition and expenses are paid for by their families, and you select the student yourselves by viewing their profiles and looking for a good fit. Your only expense is giving them a roof to live under, and meals. I have attached information about the program for you here. Please look it over and let me know as soon as possible if your family may be interested in hosting a student this year. Eligible students need to be selected by August 1st.
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School Calendar
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Tuesday, July 25
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Wednesday, July 26
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Saturday, July 29, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Monday, July 31
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Tuesday, August 1
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