O'Dea High School
Of its 480 students in four grades in 2022, 56% were Catholics, 53% were Caucasian, 16% were African American, and 19% were multi-racial. There are 36 instructors and the student-teacher ratio is 14 to 1. The tuition at O'Dea High School for the 2023-2024 school year was $19,555; the school provides over $2 million in financial aid every year.
Clubs
O'Dea High School has many school clubs, each supported and sponsored by the school by a yearly club fair and funds from the school's treasury. A list of some O'Dea Clubs:
- Black Students United For Excellence(BSUE)
- Latino Heritage Club
- O'Dea 100 Club
- Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Club
- Japanese Cultural Club
- Korean Cultural Club
- National Honor Society - O'Dea Chapter
- Junior State of America - O'Dea Chapter
- Knowledge Bowl Club
- Service Club
- Chess Club
- Student Ambassadors
- Rhythm & Poetry
- Student Advisors for Equity
- eSports
- Digital Media Club (DMC)
- Technology Ambassadors
- O’Dea Design Club
- Investment Club
- Korean Club
Athletics
O'Dea High School has had many notable alumni go on to great success in College and Professional athletics. A list of currently offered sports by season:
- Fall: Cross Country, Football, Golf
- Winter: Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling
- Spring: Baseball, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Tennis, Track
Notable alumni
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- Patrick Henry Brady, Major General, U.S. Army (retired), Vietnam Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Cross recipient.
- Chris Banchero, current professional basketball player
- Jamie Malonzo, current professional basketball player in the PBA
- Paolo Banchero, NCAA basketball player for Duke and first overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft, currently playing for the Orlando Magic.
- Kevin Burleson, NBA player
- Nate Burleson, NFL wide receiver
- Fred Couples, professional golfer
- Demetrius DuBose, former NFL player
- Myles Gaskin, American football running back for the Miami Dolphins
- Allen Greene, director of athletics of Auburn University and former baseball player at Notre Dame and New York Yankees
- Charles Greene, U.S. Olympic gold medalist
- Eddie Henderson, retired soccer player (Wichita Kansas Wings MISL team & US National Team Youth player); Washington Director of Youth Coaching for the ISC Gunners program.
- John Matsudaira (1922–2007), American painter.
- Mich Matsudaira (1937–2019), American businessman and civil rights activist.
- Paul Matsudaira, American biologist.
- Taylor Mays (born 1988), NFL free safety with Cincinnati Bengals; former USC Trojan
- John Navone, SJ, Jesuit priest, theologian, author, and retired Professor Emeritus of the Pontifical Gregorian University.
- Clint Richardson Jr. (born 1956), NBA player
- Geoff "InControl" Robinson, American professional StarCraft player and commentator
- J. Kevin Waters, Jesuit priest, composer, academic administrator, and Professor Emeritus of Music at Gonzaga University.
- DeAndre Yedlin (born 1993), full-back for MLS football club Inter Miami CF
Controversies
In 2012, the principal of O'Dea at the time, Brother Walczak was accused of sexually abusing a minor in the 1970s. Walczak denied the allegations but resigned as principal.