St. Oscar Romero Catholic High School

10-12 school in Edmonton, Alberta (est. 2004)

St. Oscar Romero Catholic High School
Address

17760 69 Avenue NW Edmonton, Alberta, T5T 6X3 Canada
Coordinates	53°30′14″N 113°37′47″W / 53.50389°N 113.62972°W / 53.50389; -113.62972
Information
School type	Secondary school
Motto	"We plant the seed that one day will grow"
Religious affiliation(s)	Edmonton Catholic School District
Founded	2004
School board	Edmonton Catholic Schools
Grades	10–12
Language	English, Spanish; French; Filipino optional
Area	Callingwood
Team name	Ravens
Website	stoscarromero.ecsd.net

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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Francophone	École Maurice-Lavallée (separate) École Michaëlle Jean (secular)
Other	Boyle Street Education Centre Coralwood Adventist Academy Progressive Academy
See also Alberta charter schools Edmonton Catholic School District Edmonton Public Schools Greater North Central Francophone Education Region No. 2

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