Austin O'Brien Catholic High School

53°32′07″N 113°25′36″W / 53.53528°N 113.42667°W / 53.53528; -113.42667InformationSchool typeSecondary schoolMotto"Many Gifts, One Spirit!"Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic/Ukrainian CatholicFounded1963School boardEdmonton Catholic School DistrictSuperintendentLynnette AndersonArea trusteeAlene MutalaSchool code8402PrincipalDr. Susan Coates VP: Ignacio Haro, Ronald Zacharko, Denis Fontaine, Paul HorpyniukGrades10-12Enrollment1000

• Gr. 10 - 360
• Gr. 11 - 360
• Gr. 12 - 280

LanguageEnglish, French, Ukrainian, SpanishColour(s)Green, black and white    Team nameAustin O'Brien CrusadersWebsitewww.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

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

History

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

• 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

• Edmonton Catholic School District

References