Father Michael Troy is a school located in Wild Rose

Wild Rose, Edmonton

Wild Rose is a residential neighbourhood located in south east Edmonton, Alberta located just to the east of Mill Woods.It is a relatively newer neighbourhood with 86% of the residences being built after 1990 according to the 2001 federal census....

 in the southeastern part of Edmonton

Edmonton

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, Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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During counstruction of the school in 2002 there was a severe thunderstorm on July 1. During the storm lightning

Lightning

Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms...

 struck the school causing the ventilation

Ventilation (architecture)

Ventilating is the process of "changing" or replacing air in any space to provide high indoor air quality...

 system to catch fire. The damage was very minimal due to heavy rain and the quick reactions of The City of Edmonton Fire Department

Edmonton Fire Rescue Services

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. The school still opened on schedule.

Extracurricular activities

Staggered entry with individual assistance, Intramural Sport Activities, Junior and Senior Volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

, Junior and Senior Basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, Cross County Running, Soccer, Ski

Ski

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 Trips, Badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

, Track and Field

Track and field

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, School Choir, Performing Arts Opportunities, Grade 7, 8 and 9 Retreat, Supporting the Holy Childhood Association and the Pilgrim's Hospice.

Programs

There are many programs at Father Michael Troy.

• Regular Junior High Program
• French
  French language
  French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
  
   as a Second Language
• Resource Assistance
• Foods and Fashion
• Construction and Design
• Photography and Technology
• Art
  Art
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• Concert Band Program
• Holy Spirit Awards/Renaissance Wall of Fame
• School Resource Officer
• Power School
• School wide fitness program
• Dress code
• Christian Service program