Open Hearts - Secure Doors Project

As we continue to review and strengthen our school safety measures, we have identified replacing our door handles as an important and immediate need. A letter will be sent home next week outlining the reasons for this update, along with our proposed plan to purchase new handles and complete the work, potentially as early as this summer.

We are confident in the strength of our St. Michael parish and school families, rooted in faith and committed to ensuring a safe and secure environment for all.

 

Specialty Day 

We are grateful to all of the volunteers who have signed up to provide a fun lineup of activities and learning opportunities on Specialty Day. A sheet with all of the breakout sessions will be sent home on Tuesday of next week. Please review it with your 1st-6th grader and send it back by Thursday with desired choices (preschool and kindergarten sessions are predetermined). Specialty Day is Friday, April 17th.

 

Teamwork Drives a Safer Arrival

Thank you for your partnership in helping us maintain a safe and efficient parking lot during drop-off and pick-up times. We have removed some of the bars between the cones in front of Door D to improve flow and extend our drop-of area. Please have students exit your vehicle anywhere between this sidewalk area and the flagpole. For safety and efficiency, students should exit the car when the line is stopped rather than waiting to move closer to a specific door.

Preschool students may be walked to a preschool door by an older sibling if they exit later in the line. If there is no sibling available, we ask that preschool parents not use the drop off lane but rather park in the church lot and walk their child to the door.

We appreciate your cooperation in keeping all students safe.

 

Field Days and Concert Dates

Thursday, May 7th - 2nd-6th Grade Field Day
Monday, May 11th - K-1st Grade Field Day

Field Day notes have gone home, packed with all the details and opportunities for you to volunteer!

Thursday, April 30th - PS3 Concert
Friday, May 1st - PS4 and PS5 Concert
Wednesday, May 6th - K-6th Grade Concert

Preschool Concerts are in the Nave at 10:30
K-6 Concert is at the PAC at 7:30

 

Upcoming Band Rehearsals

6th Grade rehearsal- Thursday, April 9th
3:30-5:30 in the St. Mary Elementary gym
All Bishop O’Gorman 6th grade band students will combine for a rehearsal in preparation for the May concert

5th Grade rehearsal- Tuesday, April 14th
3:30-5:30 in the St. Mary Elementary gym
All Bishop O’Gorman 5th grade band students will combine for a rehearsal in preparation for the May concert

 

Parent Ambassador Applications Being Accepted

Are you positive and relationship-driven? Do you enjoy connecting with and supporting other families? Are you willing to be a strong representative of the Bishop O'Gorman Catholic Schools? We need you!

 

Donation Opportunities

The last day to donate to the St. Vincent De Paul Society is Friday, April 10th. Kindergarten students will be helping collect household and clothing items - all are welcome to donate! 

The Ronald McDonald House pop tab collection will conclude at the end of April. Please send any collected pop tabs to school to help this worthy cause!

 

All In God’s Plan

All in God's Plan is a program for students and their parents (girls with mothers/female figure and boys with fathers/male figure) in 4th-6th grade that gently introduces puberty, sexuality, and the gift of life in the context of the Church's teaching. This program will be offered at two locations:

St. Katharine Drexel Elementary: Monday, April 13th from 6:00-7:00 pm
St. Lambert Elementary: Tuesday, April 14th from 6:00-7:00 pm

Please RSVP using this LINK.

 
 

Upcoming Events

Monday, April 6th: NO SCHOOL - Easter Monday
Friday, April 10th: 815 Mass - 6th Grade
Monday, April 13th: Coupon Dress Down Day
Friday, April 17th: 8:15 Mass - KA
Specialty Day
Friday, April 24th: 8:15 Mass - 5th Grade
Thursday, April 30th: 10:30 Preschool 3s Spring Concert
Friday, May 1st: 8:15 Mass - 6th Grade Graduation 
10:30 Preschool 4s and 5s Spring Concert
Wednesday, May 6th: 7:30 K-6 Spring Concert
Thursday, May 7th: 2nd-6th Field Day/Coupon Dress Down Day
Friday, May 8th: 8:15 First Communion Mass
Monday, May 11th: Kindergarten-First Grade Field Day
Friday, May 15th: 8:15 Mass 
Last Day of School

Please check out the school website for monthly school calendars

 

Parent Resources

Please click on the documents below for important information about the school year:

How to Use My School Bucks

PS-6th Grade Handbook

Elementary Uniform Policy

Giftcard Program

Volunteer Sign Up

Before & After School Care

No School / Early Dismissal Days

Community Resource Flyers

Specials, Office, BASC Wish Lists

 

Community Events

 
 

Click here to view all Bishop O'Gorman Community Events

Community Resource Flyers

Community Business Directory

Gift Card Program

 

Employment Opportunities

Summer Care Substitutes: Holy Spirit Elementary
German Teacher: O'Gorman High School
Physics/Chemistry Teacher or Student Teacher: 
O'Gorman High School
Custodian/Janitor: O'Gorman High School
2nd Grade Teacher at St. Mary Elementary
3rd Grade Teacher at St. Lambert Elementary
4th Grade Teacher at St. Mary Elementary
After School Care positions for fall 2026 for all Elementaries 
Coaching for the following positions: Boys Head Basketball, 9th Grade JV Boys Basketball, 7th Grade Boys Basketball, 8th Grade Girls Basketball, Girls Head JV Golf, Head Oral Interp, Assistant Oral Interp, JV Head/Varsity Assistant Volleyball, Head 8th Grade Volleyball  


Click here to check out all open positions or visit ogknights.org/careers to apply.

Know someone who meets any of these open position qualifications? Share their name with us and we’ll handle the outreach! We’re happy to confidentially contact referrals. Click here to Submit a Confidential Referral

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1610 S. Marion Road
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(605) 361-0021
Email: thulscher@ogknights.org

 
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