Austin O'Brien Catholic High School

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]

Austin O'Brien Catholic High School
Location
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

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