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
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'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
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, and gained its current name in 2018 after his
canonization
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.
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
References
High schools in Edmonton
Catholic secondary schools in Alberta
Educational institutions established in 2004
2004 establishments in Alberta
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