Austin O'Brien Catholic High School | |
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Address | |
6110 - 95 Avenue NW Edmonton, Alberta, T6B 1A5 Canada | |
Coordinates | 53°32′07″N 113°25′36″W / 53.53528°N 113.42667°W / 53.53528; -113.42667 |
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School type | Secondary school |
Motto | "Many Gifts, One Spirit!" |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic/Ukrainian Catholic |
Founded | 1963 |
School board | Edmonton Catholic School District |
Superintendent | Lynnette Anderson |
Area trustee | Alene Mutala |
School code | 8402 |
Principal | Dr. Susan Coates VP: Ignacio Haro, Ronald Zacharko, Denis Fontaine, Paul Horpyniuk |
Grades | 10-12 |
Enrollment | 1000
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Language | English, French, Ukrainian, Spanish |
Colour(s) | Green, black and white |
Team name | Austin O'Brien Crusaders |
Website | www |
Austin O'Brien (AOB) is a Catholic high school located in the Ottewell community of southeast Edmonton, Canada. It has about 1000 students.
Namesake
Austin O'Brien was named after Sir Austin O'Brien, the superintendent of Edmonton Catholic Schools from 1924 to 1961.
History
Austin O'Brien was opened in 1963 when Edmonton had 18,000 students in the Catholic system and had 55 schools.
The school's Ukrainian-language program began in 1983, and teaches Ukrainian language arts as well as religious studies.
Notable alumni
- Johnny Boychuk, New York Islanders (NHL)
- Gene Principe, journalist
- Dustin Cherniawski, CFL football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- Don Davies (1981), Member of Parliament for Vancouver Kingsway, B.C.
- Lydia Dotto, science journalist, author and photographer
- Gordon Hinse, CFL player
- Dexter Janke (Calgary Stampeders)
- Pete Lavorato, Edmonton Eskimos football team (CFL)
- Karrick Martin, curler (multiple Brier appearances)
- Pat McCallum, professional curler (WCT)
- Vikki Moss, singer (left before obtaining diploma)
- Morris Panych, Canadian Playwright
- Terriss Paliwoda, CFL Player
- John Stanton, The Running Room
- Mark Connolly, Broadcaster
See also
References
- ECSD Site Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- "Home". austinobrien.ecsd.net.
- Namesake
- History
- "About". 17 October 2013.
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