Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School (Oakville)
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- For other schools of the same name, see Holy Trinity Catholic High School or Holy Trinity High School.
| Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School | |
| Address | |
| 2420 Sixth Line Oakville, Ontario, L6H 3N8, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School board | Halton Catholic District School Board |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Superintendent | Fiammetta Mazzetti |
| Principal | Don Grant |
| Vice principal | Vince Aresta Janet Foster |
| School type | Separate Secondary School |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Language | English and language instruction classes in French, Portuguese and Spanish |
| Area | Halton |
| Team name | TITANS |
| Colours | Gold, Black and White |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Enrollment | 1626 (September 2006) |
| Homepage | http://schools.hcdsb.org/hlyt/default.aspx |
Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School is a Separate school located in North Oakville in the the River Oaks area within Oakville, Ontario. There are currently 1626 students attending - grades 9 through 12 in the 2006 - 2007 school year. Holy Trinity is a member of the Halton Catholic District School Board.
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[edit] History
Holy Trinity construction was completed in the summer of 2002 and the school opened to new students in September 2002. The school had an initial student body comprised of only Grade 9, Grade 10 and Grade 11 students. First year enrolment was just slightly above 800 students.
Holy Trinity's first year open, 2002, is considered by many of those who attended to be a truly great year in the history of the school. This was not only because it was the opening year of the school but also because of the lower student population size of the school. The initial school year had approximately 800 students, while the 2006 - 2007 school year has seen that initial enrolment double in size.
The school is a twin build of Christ The King Catholic Secondary School in Georgetown, Ontario. The blueprints of this school are a mirror image of Holy Trinity's. Both schools were opened in September 2002.
The 2006 -2007 school year had in excess of 1600 students enrolled in the school.. The first, complete student enrolment and graduation cycle (those students who attended grades 9 through 12) was completed with the commencement in June of 2006.
The official capacity of the original school was set by the Ontario Ministry of Education as a build design for 1200 students. The enrolment for the 2006 - 2007 school year was officially listed as 1626 students
[edit] Portable or Relocateable Classrooms
There are currently an additional fifteen (15) portable classrooms situated on site. Theses individual classrooms are placed outside the original school building to accommodate the excess student enrolment over the capacity of 1200 students as set by the Ontario Ministry of Education. This represents a 35.5% enrolment above the permanent build facility approved by the Ministry and only completed in 2002. History in Ontario has shown that many of these relocateable/portable classrooms will in fact be on site at the school for 15 to more than 20 years.
No provision is made by the Ministry for important and needed specialty classrooms for these additional students enrolled beyond the official building capacity. Academic areas areas needing additional academic specialized facilities for the additional four hundred students in excess of the official 1200 capacity, arein the areas of science labs, computer labs and technical education classrooms.
[edit] School Administration and Programming
The current and founding principal of Holy Trinity is Mr. Don Grant. The 2006 - 2007 Vice-Principals consist of Mr. Vince Aresta and Ms Janet Foster.
The school offers academic programs for university bound students, applied programs for college bound students, and essential programs for the learning challenged. It is also a leader in co-operative education, apprenticeship and workplace programs.
One of the issues expressed by the community is for the possible addition of the International Baccalaureate program. With school population growing at 20% per year, since opening five years ago, the inclusion of the IB program [1] is not in the planning stage.
[edit] Extra-curricular Activities
Holy Trinity does offer many extra-curricular activities. However, they are mainly oriented around team and individual sports:
Boys ~ Football, Basketball,Ice Hockey, Volleyball, Soccer, Skeet, Rugby, Baseball, Cross Country, Track and Field, and Curling
Girls ~ Basketball, Ice Hockey, Volleyball, Soccer, Field Hockey, Rugby, Cross Country, Track and Field, Fastball, and Curling
There are a few open participation extra-curricular activities offered, including a Concert Band, Jazz Band, a Debate Team, Chess Team, Computer contests, Astronomy club, a book club and a school Choir.
[edit] Feeder Schools
Elementary schools whose graduates are expected to come to Holy Trinity include St.Johns, Our Lady of Peace, St. Marguerite d'Youville, Holy Family, St.Michael and St. Andrew. Students of Holy Family were originally not supposed to come to Holy Trinity. However, concerend parents and students from the school fought with the board until they were added to the list of schools to attend.
Holy Trinity holds multiple "feeder school" athletic tournaments throughout the year in sports including volleyball, basketball, and track and field. The school also holds tournaments for their fellow Halton Region high schools as well as hosting a number of regional tournaments and classic events in a variety of sports. In addition, the arts programs make trips to the elementary schools each year or host shows at Holy Trinity to inform future students of the opportunities the arts programs hold.
