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Our Mission
In our learning community, staff recognize the importance of the individual student. They are committed to understanding the uniqueness of each student. Attention is paid to the whole child, including academic progress, behaviour, emotional, and spiritual well-being; consistent with the five core values of Catholic education: dignity and respect, honesty, loyalty, fairness, and communal and personal growth.
Key Features
- St. Oscar Romero opened in September 2004.
- Romero offers Filipino, French and Spanish languages, as well as offers the potential to challenge language exam.
- Advanced Placement (AP) courses in Art and Design, Biology, Calculus, English Literature and Composition.
- A professional learning community that emphasizes a collaborative approach to education among staff and students.
- Emphasis on diversity in learning with a student-centred approach to learning.
- Focus on community building and a personalized approach possible in a smaller high school with a strong faculty advisor program which promotes the development of leadership skills and community involvement.
- Online courses in partnership with Revelation Online are offered to allow greater flexibility for students in filling their timetable.
- Strong social justice program to follow the example of our school's namesake.
Resources
- School Chaplain
- Science Labs
- Labs for Art, Music, Drama, Construction, Fabrication, Foods, and Fashion
- Modern Gymnasium and Fitness Centre
- Student Services in our Success Centre
- Family-School Liaison Worker (Registered Social Worker) and Mental Health Therapist
- Cafeteria open for breakfast and lunch
- Strong working relationship with the Jamie Platz YMCA and the Edmonton Public Library, both located in close proximity to the school
- Adjacent to Callingwood Arena
Our Namesake
![]() "We want to be a voice for those who have no voice."(Oscar Romero) | Romero was a surprise in history. He was appointed Archbishop of El Salvador in 1977 as a compromise candidate among his conservative fellow bishops. He was predictable, an orthodox, pious bookworm who criticized the progressive clergy who championed the new liberation theology and aligned themselves with the impoverished farmers seeking land reform. But an event would take place within three weeks of his election that would transform the ascetic and timid Romero. The new archbishop's first priest, Rutilio Grande, was ambushed and killed along with two parishioners. Grande was a target because he defended the peasant's rights to organize farm cooperatives. He said that the dogs of the big landowners ate better food than the campesino children whose fathers worked their fields. Romero drove out to view Grande's body and the old man and seven year old who were killed with him. In a packed country church Romero encountered the silent endurance of peasants who were facing rising terror. Their eyes asked the question only he could answer: Will you stand with us as Rutilio did? Romero's "yes" was in deeds. The peasants had asked for a good shepherd and that night they received one. |
"We plant the seed that one day will grow." (Oscar Romero)
SCHOOL PRAYER
LORD GOD, CREATOR OF ALL
GIVE ME EYES TO SEE INJUSTICE
EARS TO HEAR THE POOR,
WISDOM TO KNOW COMPASSION
AND THE COURAGE TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE
Social Justice and human rights were at the heart of what St. Oscar Romero stood for. St. Oscar Romero High School strives to build a learning community that focuses on social justice issues and human relationships.