Austin O'Brien Catholic High School

Austin O'Brien Catholic High School
Austin O'Brien Catholic High School
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
Information
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 Gr. 10 - 360; Gr. 11 - 360; Gr. 12 - 280;
Language	English, French, Ukrainian, Spanish
Colour(s)	Green, black and white
Team name	Austin O'Brien Crusaders
Website	www.austinobrien.ecsd.net

Austin O'Brien (AOB) is a Catholic high school located in the Ottewell community of southeast Edmonton, Canada. It has about 1000 students.^[1]^[2]

Namesake[edit]

Austin O'Brien was named after Sir Austin O'Brien, the superintendent of Edmonton Catholic Schools from 1924 to 1961.^[3]

History[edit]

Austin O'Brien was opened in 1963 when Edmonton had 18,000 students in the Catholic system and had 55 schools.^[4]

The school's Ukrainian-language program began in 1983, and teaches Ukrainian language arts as well as religious studies.^[5]

Notable alumni[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ ECSD Site Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Home". austinobrien.ecsd.net.
^ Namesake
^ History
^ "About". 17 October 2013.

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[1] ECSD Site Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Home". austinobrien.ecsd.net.

[3] Namesake

[4] History

[5] "About". 17 October 2013.

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v t e High schools in Edmonton
Secular	Alberta School for the Deaf Amiskwaciy Academy Eastglen High School Edmonton Christian High School Harry Ainlay High School J. Percy Page High School Jasper Place High School L.Y. Cairns School Lillian Osborne High School M.E. LaZerte High School McNally High School Millwoods Christian School Old Scona Academic High School Queen Elizabeth High School Ross Sheppard High School Strathcona High School Victoria School of the Arts Vimy Ridge Academy W.P. Wagner High School
Separate	Archbishop MacDonald High School Archbishop O'Leary Catholic High School Austin O'Brien Catholic High School Cardinal Collins Catholic Academic Centres École J. H. Picard School Holy Trinity Catholic High School Louis St. Laurent School Mother Margaret Mary High School Revelation Online (virtual) St. Francis Xavier High School St. Joseph High School St. Oscar Romero Catholic High School
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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