St. Andrew Parish and its grammar school, St. Andrew Country Day School, in the Town of Tonawanda, will close on or before June 30, the Diocese of Buffalo has announced. The parish and the school have been plagued by financial challenges over the last few years, and in recent months, the financial crisis reached an […]
Each year, during Catholic Schools Week, school administrators and faculty put forth activities and celebrations that allow the children to take a break from the everyday classroom routine and have fun, and bond together as schoolmates and a community. But many activities also keep the focus on Catholic faith, the anchor of the courses and […]
As a result of a review by church and diocesan officials, an employee of St. Amelia Parish in the Town of Tonawanda was placed on administrative leave from the parish on Friday, Sept. 15. Following further review from the Internal Audit Department of the diocese, the employee was relieved of her duties on Thursday, Sept. […]
TONAWANDA — Students and faculty at Cardinal O’Hara High School thought they heard a duck quacking in the hallways on Tuesday morning. It seems their hearing was fine when Isabel Krajewski, a senior at O’Hara and her friend Kiera Douglas, also a senior, brought in Gus, an 8-month old Cayuga duck that is a certified […]
TONAWANDA — The board of trustees of Cardinal O’Hara High School, a co-educational private Catholic-Franciscan high school, recently announced the appointment of Michael Baumann in the role of chief operating officer for the school. “Creating and filling the COO position was a critical first step in realizing our vision for the future of our school,” […]
TONAWANDA — The Cardinal O’Hara Alumni Association elected its 2023-’24 board of directors at a meeting June 13 at the school. The officers include Steve Meinzer ‘76, president; Julia Muscarella ’13, vice president; Debora Wild ’81, secretary; Alyssa Kolacz ’18, director of membership; Aly O’Neill-Kennedy ’13, director of social media & technology; Paula Caso Carberry […]
TONAWANDA — Cardinal O’Hara High School’s Home School meeting, usually a calm time set aside to plan activities and events for the coming year, erupted into cheers as O’Hara’s principal Joleen Dimitroff surprised Michelle Brown Kolacz with the presentation of the 2023 Banyan Service Award on June 5. The annual award is given to a […]
TONAWANDA — The board of directors at Cardinal O’Hara High School welcomed six new members at its January meeting at the school. Michael P. Rizzo, ‘80, board president and owner of the MPR Restaurant Group, introduced the new members to the existing board members. Rizzo is on the board of Brighton Place Library and the […]
TONAWANDA — Two seniors from Cardinal O’Hara High School scrambled their way to second place in the Lake Ere-Niagara Regional Science Olympiad Tournament on Feb. 4 at Buffalo State College. The team of Wilson Hendershot and Jacob Joldos competed against teams from 18 area high schools in the “Scrambler” event. For this event, the students […]
Students attending Catholic schools in the Buffalo area were treated to a long holiday weekend beginning Friday, October 7. But as for their teachers, it remained a working day, off site. The Diocese of Buffalo’s education department hosted a staff development day at St. Amelia Parish in the Town of Tonawanda. The all-day session began […]
