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St. Oscar Romero Catholic High School

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

53°30′14″N 113°37′47″W / 53.50389°N 113.62972°W / 53.50389; -113.62972InformationSchool typeSecondary schoolMotto"We plant the seed that one day will grow"Religious affiliation(s)Edmonton Catholic School DistrictFounded2004School boardEdmonton Catholic SchoolsGrades10–12LanguageEnglish, Spanish; French; Filipino optionalAreaCallingwoodTeam nameRavensWebsitestoscarromero.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.^[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:

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

References

^ "iLearn". Blessed Oscar Romero High School. Retrieved June 28, 2010. ^{[dead link]}
^ "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.