St. Oscar Romero Catholic High School
St. Oscar Romero Catholic High School is in the Callingwood North neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is operated by Edmonton's Catholic School System. It is the Edmonton Catholic System's newest high school and is located next to the Jamie Platz YMCA, Callingwood Twin Arenas, and Edmonton Public Library's Lois Hole library. The school is the first fully Wi-Fi high school in Edmonton.
The school opened in 2004 with the name Archbishop Oscar Romero High School, and has been renamed twice as the sainthood of Óscar Romero progressed. The school became Blessed Oscar Romero High School in 2015 when Romero was beatified, and gained its current name in 2018 after his canonization.
Extracurricular activities
The school offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities. Clubs/Teams offered include:
- Choir
- Ski Club
- Travel Club
- Volleyball
- Basketball
- Soccer
- Swim Team
- Golf
- Cross Country
- Track & Field
- Curling Team
- Student Leadership Team
- Yearbook Club
- Drama Club
- Sign Language Club
- Social Justice & Environment Club
- FROG - (Fully Rely on God)
- Tech Club
Notable Alumni
Marco Arop - Olympic silver medalist and world champion in the 800m
References
- ^ "iLearn". Blessed Oscar Romero High School. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
- ^ "Archbishop Oscar Romero High School: Edmonton Catholic School District". ecsd.net. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
- ^ "Romero Features". archbishoposcarromero.ecsd.net. Archived from the original on 12 July 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
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