St. Oscar Romero Catholic High School Explained

St. Oscar Romero Catholic High School
Address:17760 69 Avenue NW
City:Edmonton
Province:Alberta
Postcode:T5T 6X3
Country:Canada
Coordinates:53.5039°N -113.6297°W
Schooltype:Secondary school
Motto:"We plant the seed that one day will grow"
Religious Affiliation:Edmonton Catholic School District
Founded:2004
Schoolboard:Edmonton Catholic Schools
Grades Label:Grades
Grades:10–12
Language:English, Spanish; French; Filipino optional
Area:Callingwood
Team Name:Ravens

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.[1]

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.[2] [3] Clubs/Teams offered include:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: iLearn . Blessed Oscar Romero High School . June 28, 2010.
  2. Web site: Archbishop Oscar Romero High School: Edmonton Catholic School District . ecsd.net . June 28, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100612001947/http://www.ecsd.net/school_profiles/archoscarromero.html . June 12, 2010 .
  3. Web site: Romero Features. archbishoposcarromero.ecsd.net . June 28, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100712222358/http://www.archbishoposcarromero.ecsd.net/features.htm. 12 July 2010 . live.