Cardinal O'Hara High School is a coeducational Catholic high school of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The school is named after

John Francis O'Hara John Francis O'Hara (August 1, 1888 – August 28, 1960) was an American member of the Congregation of Holy Cross and prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as President of the University of Notre Dame (1934–1939) and as the Archbishop ...

who was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1951 to 1960. It is located in

Springfield, Pennsylvania Springfield Township, Pennsylvania may refer to: *Springfield Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania * Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania * Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania *Springfield Township, Erie County, Penns ...

and was officially opened for the first time in 1930.

History

In 2018 the O'Hara campus began temporarily housing students from Our Lady of the Angels Regional School as that campus had experienced a fire.

Administration

Presidents

The position of president was established in 1993 for all archdiocesan high schools. The president is responsible for financial operations, facilities issues, fund raising, alumni relations, and external affairs. * 1993-2001: Rev.

Joseph P. McFadden Joseph Patrick McFadden (May 22, 1947 – May 2, 2013) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Formerly an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, he was installed as Roma ...

* 2001-2014: Dr. William J. McCusker * 2014-2017: Mr. Thomas Fertal * 2017-2020: Mr. Gerald DeFruscio * 2021-present times: Mr. Mike Connor

Principals

Since the establishment of the position of President in 1993, the principal's duties are concentrated on the day-to-day operations of the school. * 1963-1969: Rev. Paul P. Maloney * 1969-1971: Rev. Joseph C. McCloskey * 1971-1980: Rev. James E. Mortimer * 1980-1988: Rev. Philip J. Cribben * 1988-1993: Rev. Joseph J. McLaughlin * 1993-2001: Dr. William J. McCusker * 2001-2004: Rev. Michael O'Malley * 2004-2007: Mr. William J. Miles * 2007-2010: Mr. George Stratts * 2010-2013: Mrs. Marie Rogai * 2014-2015: Mr. Peter Balzano * 2015-pres: Mrs. Eileen Vice

Student life

Athletics

Notable alumni

Sports

* Corey "Philly" Brown, NFL football player * Kristen "Ace" Clement, former NCAA basketball player * Don Clune, former NFL football player * Joey Crawford, retired NBA referee * Tim Donaghy, ex-NBA referee *

Gerald Feehery Gerald J. Feehery (born March 9, 1960) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He attended Cardinal O'Hara High School in Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Springfield, Pennsylvani ...

, retired NFL football player * Theresa Grentz, basketball player, member of Women's Basketball Hall of Fame * Anthony Heygood, former NFL football player * Tom Ingelsby, former NBA player * Kevin Jones, NFL football player * Tom Savage, NFL football player, quarterback of

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* Anthony Walters, NFL football player * Natasha Cloud, WNBA Player for the Washington Mystics

Entertainment/TV/Film

* Mark Matkevich, stage, film, and television actor and artist

Military /Government/Religious

Bill Adolph William Adolph, Jr. (born October 23, 1949) is an American accountant and politician. He is a former Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the Pennsylvania House of Represen ...

, member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives *

Michael Francis Burbidge Michael Francis Burbidge (born June 16, 1957) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the bishop of the Diocese of Arlington in Virginia since 2016. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philad ...

Bishop of Arlington The Diocese of Arlington ( la, Dioecesis Arlingtonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Mid-Atlantic United States. The Diocese of Arlington comprises 70 parishes across 21 counties and se ...

, former Bishop of Raleigh * Joe Hackett, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 161 from 2011 to 2015 *

Ronald T. Kadish Lt. Gen. Ronald T. Kadish, Ret. (born April 6, 1948) is a United States Air Force officer who rose to head the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization and the Missile Defense Agency within the United States Department of Defense. Biography Born ...

, retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General * Julia Keleher Secretary of Education in Puerto Rico and writer * Tom Killion, member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives *

Samuel Paparo Samuel John Paparo Jr. (born 1964) is a United States Navy four-star admiral serving as the 64th commander of the United States Pacific Fleet, succeeding Admiral John C. Aquilino on May 5, 2021. He previously served as commander of the United S ...

, 64th commander, United States Pacific Fleet (2021-present) * Joe Sestak, member of US House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district

References

External links

School's Website

Archdiocese of Philadelphia Website
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