Posted on 2024-08-07 07:00:00 +0000 UTC

Ohpaho Secondary School (OSS) in southwest Leduc welcomed Infrastructure Minister Pete Guthrie and MLA Brandon Lunty on July 30 for a tour. 

Named after the Cree word for ‘taking flight’, the brand-new school features new and increased programming options for Leduc-area students, including an industrial/commercial kitchen for a culinary arts program, an art kiln for the ceramics program, dedicated spaces for robotics, 3D printing and design/merchandising, video broadcasting and production, horticultural/agricultural studies, and an outdoor classroom. 

“We were grateful that Minister Guthrie and MLA Lunty came to visit our school,” said Assistant Principal Shelley Hamilton. “They asked some really good questions about what our programming will be like.”

“I was excited to see all the different options that our students are going to have here,” added MLA for Leduc-Beaumont, Brandon Lunty. “There’s cosmetology, welding bays, and film studies. There’s just so much that the students can learn here.”

“I was blown away by this amazing facility, and really looking forward to seeing kids in the seats here come September,” said Minister Guthrie.

Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that we are on Treaty 6 territory, a traditional meeting grounds, gathering place, and travelling route to the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis, Dene and Nakota Sioux. We acknowledge all the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries.