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 who was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1951 to 1960. It is located in Marple Township, Pennsylvania, and was officially opened for the first time in 1963.
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: Joseph P. McFadden 2001-2014: William J. McCusker 2014-2017: Thomas Fertal 2017-2020: Gerald DeFruscio 2021–present times: 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: Paul P. Maloney 1969-1971: Joseph C. McCloskey 1971-1980: James E. Mortimer 1980-1988: Philip J. Cribben 1988-1993: Joseph J. McLaughlin 1993-2001: William J. McCusker 2001-2004: Michael O'Malley 2004-2007: William J. Miles 2007-2010: George Stratts 2010-2013: Marie Rogai 2014-2015: Peter Balzano 2015-pres: Eileen Murphy
Athletics BaseballFootballSwimming (Boys/Girls)VolleyballBasketball (Boys/Girls)GolfTennis (Boys/Girls)Bowling (Boys/Girls)Ice HockeyIndoor Track (Boys/Girls)CheerleadingLacrosse (Boys/Girls) Outdoor Track (Boys/Girls) Cross Country (Boys/Girls) SoccerRugbyField HockeySoftballUltimate Frisbee
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, 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 John Kincade, sports talk radio personality Tom Savage, NFL football player, quarterback of Houston Texans Anthony Walters, NFL football player Natasha Cloud, WNBA Player for the Chicago Sky James O'Malley, hall of fame Delco Lycoming football player
Entertainment/TV/Film
Mark Matkevich, stage, film, and television actor and artist
Military /Government/Religious
Bill Adolph, member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives Michael Francis Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington, former Bishop of Raleigh Aerion Abney, member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives Joe Hackett, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 161 from 2011 to 2015 Ronald T. Kadish, 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, 64th commander, United States Pacific Fleet (2021–2024), 27th Commander, United States Indo-Pacific Command (2024-present) Joe Sestak, member of US House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district See also Philadelphia Catholic League Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
References
External links School's Website Archdiocese of Philadelphia Website