2020 Brother Richard Geimer

As of March 21, 2020 Brother Richard Geimer reached t age of 85. He moved to 3344 S. Indiana Ave Chicago IL 60616.  Cell Phone is 773-329-3247.

Archbishop O'Hara High School's 9 Principals

PRINCIPALS OF ARCHBISHOP O’HARA HIGH SCHOOL KC MO


Who were the Principals
at Archbishop O'Hara High School
in Kansas City, Missouri?

Over the years 1965 through 2016 the
following served as Principals:

Brother Bernard LoCoco
Brother Richard Geimer
Brother Timothy McNary
Brother Norbert Roseberry
Stuart Bintner
Walter Bowman
James Redd
John O’Connor
Jane Schaffer

RIP Stu Bintner

Stu Bintner, formerly the principal of Archbishop O'Hara High School in Kansas City for 15 years, died after an accident on the road Sunday June 3, 2018, in De Soto, Missouri.

Stuart Bintner's friends say he rode his bicycle every day rain or shine. The Johnson County Sheriff's Department said they are investigating, but a car wasn't involved in the accident. His friends said it was just a horrible accident, and they will always miss the man who made them laugh

Stuart John Bintner was born on February 27, 1942 in Carroll, Iowa and died on June 3, 2018 doing what he loved doing: bicycling. Stuart was the oldest son of Anthony William Bintner and Margaret Anne (Stuart) Bintner. He graduated from Exira High School, Exira, Iowa in 1960 and from Northwest Missouri State College (now University) in Maryville, MO in May 1964. He would go on to earned a Master’s Degree from the University of Missouri Kansas City as well as Education Specialist Degrees and a Doctor of Education degrees from Drake University. Stuart taught high school in Maysville, Missouri and Urbandale, Iowa before moving into administration as an assistant principal at Wahlert High School in Dubuque, Iowa.

He relocated to Kansas City where he become principal at O’Hara School in Kansas City and later moved to St Joseph Elementary School in Shawnee, Kansas before retiring. Although retired he continued to do volunteer work instructing students at St Joseph.

Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife, Catherine Hildebrand Bintner, a niece, Laura Bintner. He is survived by two brothers: Patrick Bintner and wife Alice of Burkburnett, TX and Robert Bintner and wife Connie of Lee’s Summit, MO and two nephews: Scott Bintner and wife Lisa Murray or Roselle, NJ and Eric Bintner and wife Samantha Bassler of Brooklyn, NY.

Eulogy and visitation was at 5:00 to 7:00 PM Monday, June 11th at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 2 E 75th St, Kansas City, MO with Mass for the Christian Burial at the Church at 11:30 AM Tuesday, June 12th. Graveside services were held in Exira, Iowa.

Lasallian Institutions

Lasallian educational institutions are educational institutions affiliated with the De La Salle Brothers, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by French Priest Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, who was canonized in 1900 and proclaimed by the Vatican in 1950 as patron saint of all teachers. In regard to their educational activities the Brothers have since 1680 also called themselves "Brothers of the Christian Schools", associated with the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools; they are often referred to by themselves and others by the shorter term "Christian Brothers", a name also applied to the unrelated Congregation of Christian Brothers or Irish Christian Brothers, also providers of education, which commonly causes confusion.

The De La Salle Brothers teach over 900,000 students in 82 countries.

Lasallian educational institutions come to prayer with:

"Let us remember that we are in the holy presence of God".

"I will continue O my God to do all my actions for love of you".

They close prayer with the response:

Saint John Baptist de La Salle,
Pray for us.
Live Jesus In Our Hearts, Forever!

Lasallian Christian Brothers Mission Prayer

Lord, we believe that Your work is our work and we are a vital part of it.

You have given us the gift of spreading Your word to all but especially the young and the poor. It is a pilgrimage open and receptive to different creeds and cultures of the world.

Challenges and difficulties may confront us just as during our Founder’s time. We ask You to believe in us, challenge us, and send us.

We, regardless of our age, are filled with hope and joy for the mission and we rejoice as the mission expands. We celebrate new educational initiatives and ministries reaching out to the poor.

We are witnesses to Your great love since the time of our charismatic founder. Great things are still possible.

We thank You for having called and sent us to live the promise of vitality, to live our vision, our passion, and our future, for the mission You have entrusted to us.

Celebrating 65 years as Christian Brothers

Six Christian Brothers who made their Novitiate in 1953-1954 celebrated their 65 years in the Brothers of the Christian Schools in 2018.

They are Brothers Henry Baldwin, Kenneth Gillund, Richard Geimer, Richard Roller, Charles Burke, and George Fowley.

May God bless them!

The following are deceased members of the same novitiate class:
Brothers Bernard Richard, Marty Grimm, and Roland Santi.

Brother Nick Geimer RIP

Brother Joel Nicholas FSC (Norman Geimer)
older brother of Brother Richard Geimer FSC,
went to his eternal reward on December 28 2017
at the age of 89 at St Paul's House in
Chicago Illinois.

As a Christian Brother, Brother Nicholas
taught at CBC St Louis and St Mel & St Patrick
in Chicago.

He served in administration in Escanaba Michigan
and Steven's Point Wisconsin.

He was on the retreat staff at Sangre de Cristo
in Santa Fe New Mexico.

And he served in the missions in Nicaragua and in Kenya.

He was a shop teacher (Industrial Arts) and a
carpenter.

He was preceded by his parents: Violet (Rundgren) &
Nicholas Geimer, his brothers: Leonard, Donald, & Roger
and is survived by his brothers: Richard & Albert.

God be Blessed.

2017 Seasons Greetings 2018

December 25 Merry Christmas

January 1 Happy New Year

Life is an intrinsic immanent principle of motion.

God be Blessed.

Patron Saint for All Teachers

Saint John Baptist de La Salle has been recognized as the PATRON SAINT OF ALL TEACHERS by Pope Pius XII.

He is the Founder for the BROTHERS OF THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS.

Live Jesus in our hearts, forever.

2015 Missouri Class 2 State Soccer Champs

The Archbishop O'Hara High School 2015 soccer team
won the Class 2 State Tournament
defeating in turn
Pembroke Hill 4-2,
Saint Pius X 3-2,
Saint Francis Borgia 1-0,
and Perryville 1-0 !

Perryville was the defending champs of the previous year 2014.

2015 Final WCC Football standings

1 Center 5-1
1 Sedalia 5-1
3 O'Hara 4-2
4 Nevada 3-3
5 Clinton 2-4
6 Warrensburg 1-5
6 St Pius 1-5

O'Hara won games with
Nevada 54-6
Clinton 37-14
St Pius 38-3
Warrensburg 56-38

but lost to
Sedalia 21-26
Center 7-38

50 Years at O'Hara High School and End of an Era

The Christian Brothers have served at
Archbishop O'Hara High School
in Kansas City, Missouri for fifty Years
from 1965 to 2015.

Some of the more recent Brothers
in the Community were Brothers:
Chuck Gregor, Fred Oberrieder, Richard Geimer,
Douglas Hawkins, Alan Parham, Marty Grimm & Austin Makowski

The first four Principals were De La Salle Christian Brothers:
Brothers Bernard LoCoco, Richard Geimer, Norbert Roseberry, &
Timothy McNary. Roseberry and McNary are deceased.

The Brothers have made O'Hara a truly Lasallian school.

It's a shame the St Michael the Archangel High School
won't be Lasallian.

Thank you, Brothers, and Happy Golden Anniversary !

Prayers for Teachers to use

THE TEACHER'S PRAYER BEFORE SCHOOL:
You, O Lord, are my strength, my patience, my light, and my counsel.
It is you who touch the hearts of the children entrusted to my care.
Abandon me not to myself for one moment.

For my own guidance and that of my students,
grant me the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and fortitude, the spirit of knowledge and piety,
the spirit of a holy fear of you and an ardent zeal to procure your glory.

I unite my efforts to those of Jesus Christ, and I beg
the Most Blessed Virgin, Saint Joseph, the Guardian Angels,
and Saint John Baptist de La Salle to protect me this day
in the performance of my duties. Amen.

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SAINT JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE is the patron of all teachers.

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ANOTHER PRAYER:

Loving God, you chose me to be a teacher,
and you have blessed me with talents and graces
for guiding those entrusted to my care.

This work is yours, Lord, and I am yours.
Set me aflame with the love of the Holy Spirit,
so that I may adore you in my students.

Give me the grace to touch their hearts,
To see them as living images of your Son,
To be as gentle as a mother and as firm as a father,
To show great kindness and affection,
To correct them with respect and composure,
To put up with their faults generously,
To discern the true character of each soul,
To help form good habits proper to their age,
And to teach more by example than by words.

Walk with me so that I may walk with them
as an apostle, a visible angel, a good shepherd,
a master builder, a caring older brother/sister.
Jesus, come and live in my heart today.

A BROTHERS' VOCATION PRAYER

O God, you sent your Son Jesus to bring eternal life
to those who believe.
We join Him in praying for laborers for your harvest.
May the Holy Spirit inspire Brothers and men discerning
a call to hold the mission of Christian education as a
sacred mission where both students and Brothers are
touched in heart and soul.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

Prayers provided by a person living in transition.

Last Three O'Hara Games in District Football 2014

The Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics came in second in 3A District 7 football. They played in the following three games.

O'HARA 42 CLINTON 0
The Celtics won their first round football game with the Clinton Cardinals on October 24 by a score of 42-0.
The first scoring was a 66 yard punt return by Austin Evans.
Gerard Harker scored the next three TD's, on a 2 yard run, a 36 yard pass from Michael Briggs, and a 5 yard run.
With Michael Rowe running for an 8 yard touchdown, the Celtics reached a halftime score of 35-0.
There were no points during the third quarter while the teams proceeded with a running clock.
Completing the scoring for the day, Jaylon Mosley gathered in a 17 yard pass.
Zach Drake kicked the extra points.

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O'HARA 38 ODESSA 7
On October 31, O'Hara won their second round game with the Odessa Bulldogs 38-7.
The Celtics were held scoreless for the first quarter but Gerard Harker opened the scoring on a long 52 yard run in the second quarter and added a 2 yarder later in the fourth quarter.
Receiver Zach Drake had two TD's also, a 26 yard reception before halftime and scoring on a very lengthy 94 yard pass play toward the end of the game. Drake kicked the extra points for O'Hara along with a third quarter 42 yard field goal.
Carter Hall intercepted Jake Bartov and returned the ball for a third quarter Celtic touchdown. Nick Darling and Austin Evans also had interceptions in the game.
Odessa's lone score came in the last quarter on a 22 yard pass to Colby Nickels with Kylin Grubb kicking the extra point.
Michael Briggs passed for 266 yards, Zach Drake had five catches for 211 yards, and Gerard Harker had 131 yards on twelve carries.

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O'HARA 35 OAK GROVE 63
In the game with Oak Grove the following Friday, the Celtics lost 35-63 and did not move on to the semifinals.
Aaron Graham made most of the difference for the Panthers, scoring four touchdowns, amassing 290 yards on 33 carries.
The O'Hara scoring included a first quarter TD on a 56 yard pass play from Michael Briggs to Zach Drake and a 3 yard run by Briggs to bring the halftime score to 21-13.
The Panthers exploded to two 21 point quarters for their points, putting the game well out of reach.
In the fourth quarter, the Celtics had a 3 yard touchdown by Michael Briggs, and 80 yard pass play from Briggs to Drake, and a 55 yard breakaway run by Peyton Jones.

Oak Grove survived a 47-46 game with Hogan Prep in their game the previous week, the deciding points resulting from a 45 yard field goal.
Earlier in the season the Celtics won a 31-24 game with the Panthers.

3A Football Rankings Going Into District Competition

Missouri Class 3 Rankings
(These are the top eleven teams in order)

9-0 Maryville
9-0 California
8-1 O'Hara (Kansas City)
7-2 Monett
7-2 Oak Grove
8-1 Burroughs (St. Louis)
9-0 Central (Park Hills)
8-1 Mountain Grove
7-2 Blair Oaks (Jefferson City)
8-1 Ava
7-2 Osage (Kaiser)

O'HARA WIN 2014 WCC FOOTBALL WITH 53-22 VICTORY

The O'Hara High School Celtics football team won their game with the Warrensburg Tigers 53-22 to take the West Central Conference Championship on October 17th.

It was the most points scored for this year's team and boosted their Conference record to 5-1. Saint Pius is second with a 4-2 record.

Peyton Jones opened the scoring with a 1 yard run for the Celtics while Kennedy Shaw scored on a 2 yard run for the Tigers. Joey Stark's extra point was met with a two-point conversion by Jacob Carter and Warrensburg had its only lead of the game at 8-7.

O'Hara got two more TD's in the first quarter, a 40 yard pass play by Austin Evans from Michael Briggs and another 1 yard run by Peyton Jones to make the score 20-8.

Peyton Jones scored a third time in the second quarter on a 13 yard pass, and the next two TD's were on short runs of 6 yards and 2 yards by quarterback Michael Briggs.

With the Celtics ahead 41-8, Jacob Carter reached the end zone for the Tigers on a 2 yard run to complete the first half of scoring.

In the third quarter, Peyton Jones caught a pass for 29 yards for O'Hara's 47th point. Kennedy Shaw ran for a 20 yard touchdown before Michael Briggs ended the day's points on a five yarder.

Neither team scored in the fourth quarter at which time the game was played with a running clock.

Celtic Players Scoring for First Eight Football Games

In their eight football games at the start of the 2014 season, the following ten athletes scored the 299 total points for Archbishop O'Hara High School:

Zach Drake 77, Gerard Harker 60, Austin Evans 56, Michael Briggs 44, Brock Hughes 18, Jordan Supplee 18, Michael Rowe 12, Peyton Jones 6, Jaylon Mosley 6, and Maverick Griffin 2.

Football Loss O'Hara 9 Center 21

The Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics football team could not hold on to a 9-0 first quarter lead on October 10 with the Center Yellowjackets and yielded three touchdowns to drop a 21-9 decision.

Austin Evans opened the scoring on a 61 yard pass play from Michael Briggs but the extra point kick failed. Zach Drake did add a 22 yard field goal before the second period got under way.

Tony Caldwell, who had 138 yards on 21 carries, scored Center's first TD on a five yard run. The score at the half was 9-7 when Jay Stephenson's extra point kick was good.

A three yard touchdown later by Caldwell gave the Yellowjackets their lead to which they added an insurance TD by DeMarcus Burns.

O'Hara is now 7-1 for the season. Next up for the Celtics is at Warrensburg.

Center will be meeting Smith-Cotton and Clinton faces Nevada to close out the other West Central Conference games. Saint Pius is the only team to have completed this year's Conference games.

O'Hara is 4-1 in the Conference, followed by Saint Pius 4-2, Center 3-2, Warrensburg 3-2, Smith-Cotton 2-3, Nevada 1-4, and Clinton 0-5.

Even with the upset loss, the 7-1 Celtics are ranked third by MaxPreps for 3A Missouri schools. Leading the way are undefeated Maryville and California. The teams listed between #4 and #11 are Monett (6-2), Oak Grove (6-2), Burroughs (7-1), Park Hills Central (8-0), Blair Oaks (6-2), Mountain Grove (7-1), Ava (7-1), and Hogan (8-0).

O'HARA FOOTBALL RANKED FIFTH

After winning all seven games at the start of the 2014 football season, the Archbishop O'Hara Celtics were ranked #5 among the small school division by the Kansas City Star sports staff.

Bishop Miege, Platte County, Kearney, and Piper hold the top four rankings.

Football Win O'Hara 34 Saint Pius 7

On Thursday October 2, the Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics football team won their Homecoming game with the Saint Pius X Warriors by a score of 34-7.

Neither team scored until the second quarter when Austin Evans registered two touchdowns on a 17 yard run and a 30 yard pass reception from Michael Briggs. Approaching halftime, Gerard Harker caught a pass from Briggs and went 75 yards to bring the score to 19-0.

Eight more points for the Celtics came from a 1 yard plunge by Gerard Harker and a two-point conversion by quarterback Michael Briggs.

The Warriors finally scored on a 4 yard run by Gabe Akalugwu but was answered by a TD by Jordan Supplee on a 28 yard pass.

Zach Drake kicked two of the Celtics' extra points and Chris Rupp had the Warrior's lone extra point.

On defense, both D. J. Jordan and Jaylon Moseley had quarterback sacks.

O'Hara is among the six Missouri 3A teams with records of 7-0. The other five are California, Reeds Spring, Park Hill Central, Maryville, and Hogan.

The Celtics are the only undefeated team in the West Central Conference at this time and will play the Center Yellowjackets on Friday.