O'DEA HIGH SCHOOL

'O'Dea High School' is a Catholic boys' high school located on Seattle's First Hill, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle. The school is named after Edward John O'Dea who became the bishop of Nisqually in 1896 and then Seattle in 1907 when the See was moved.
Founded in 1923, O'Dea is owned by the Archdiocese of Seattle and run by the Congregation of Christian Brothers. Of its 484 students, 72% are Catholics. It is associated with Seattle University's Matteo Ricci College, providing both the Composition: Language and Thought and Poverty in America classes for its students. An all-boys high school, it is very closely connected to Holy Names Academy, an all-girls high school on Seattle's nearby Capitol Hill.
Annual tuition ranges between $4,224.00 and $8,019.00 as of 2007.
O'Dea is one of the state's premier athletic schools. Its football team has made it to the playoffs for the last 20 years coached by athletic director, Monte Kohler, with the best winning percentage in Washington and over 200 wins. O'Dea has also been dominant in basketball with coach Phil Lumpkin who played with the Portland Trail Blazers in the mid-70s. The basketball team has won a state record five 3A titles. From 2003 to 2007 O'Dea advanced to the state championship game each season, winning three times. Their track team has won the Metro League championship a record 10 times in a row, and the O'Dea baseball team won the state title in 2005.

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Famous alumni

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Famous alumni

★ Nate Burleson, NFL wide receiver

★ Charles Greene, U.S. Olympic gold medalist

★ Fred Couples, professional golfer

★ Kevin Burleson, NBA guard

★ Jim Caviezel, actor (transferred before graduating)

★ Demetrius DuBose, former NFL player

★ Patrick Brady, general, U.S. Army (retired), Medal of Honor recipient

External Link

★ http://www.odea.org