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
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

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

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.