F. E. Osborne Junior High School

F.E Osborne Junior High
Location
5315 Varsity Dr. NW

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Coordinates51°05′34″N 114°09′48″W / 51.0929°N 114.1634°W / 51.0929; -114.1634
Information
TypePublic
MottoSoaring to success
Established1967
School boardCalgary Board of Education
PrincipalDr. Michael Cutler
Grades6(Early French program),7,8,9
Enrollment677 (December, 2023)[1]
Colour(s)Red/White   
MascotOzzy the Eagle
Communities servedHawkwood, Varsity, Sage Hill, Silver Springs, Montgomery.
Feeder schoolsHawkwood Elementary, Marion Carson Elementary, Silver Springs Elementary.
Websiteschools.cbe.ab.ca/b651/

F. E. Osborne Junior High School (Also known as F.E.O) is a public junior high school in the Varsity neighborhood, in Calgary, Alberta. It serves the communities of Hawkwood, Varsity, Sage Hill, Silver Springs, and Montgomery. It has a total enrollment of 677 students for the 2024-25 school year. Its students are primarily in grades 7-9, but its early French immersion program goes from grades 6-9. The school mascots name is Ozzy the Eagle, named after F.E Osborne[2]

The school is named after former Calgary mayor and alderman Frederick Ernest Osborne.

Facilities

  • Gymnasium
  • Music Room
  • Woodworking
  • Library
  • 3 Science Labs
  • Foods/cooking room
  • Fitness Room
  • Art Room
  • Guidance Counseller and Medical Room
  • 2 Computer Labs

Extra curricular

Clubs

The clubs at F.E. Osborne are, among others:

  • Art Club
  • Debate Team
  • Yearbook
  • Model UN
  • Leadership (School Dances, Fundraisers, Intramurals etc.)
  • Band
  • Tour band
  • Jazz band
  • Choir
  • Games Club
  • Crochet Club
  • GSA (Gay-straight Alliance)
  • Sum it up (After-school help with homework)
  • D&D Club

Athletics

The school team is named the F.E Osborne Eagles. Their jersey colors are primarily red and white as the mascot and logo colors are the same.

Teams

References

  1. ^ Calgary Board of Education. F.E. Osborne Junior High Archived 2006-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "View School Profile". www.cbe.ab.ca. Retrieved 2022-09-01.