St. Mark Catholic High School (Ottawa)

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St. Mark Catholic High School
Location
Manotick, Ontario, Canada
Information
Principal	Joe Veryard
Staff	130
School type	Catholic High School
Grades	7-12
Language	English, French
Motto	Respect and Responsibility
Team name	Lions
Founded	1980
Enrollment	1734
Homepage	http://www.occdsb.on.ca/mrh/index.php
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Opened in 1980, St. Mark Catholic High School is located in Manotick, a village in the City of Ottawa. With an enrollment of roughly 1700 students, St. Mark is known as one of the more populated schools in the area.

Contents 1 Infrastructure 2 Facilities 3 History 4 Academics 5 School Activities and Clubs 6 St. Mark Lions 7 References 8 External Links

[edit] Infrastructure

• Student Enrollment: 1734
• Number of Staff: 130
• Principal: Joe Veryard
• Vice Principals: H.P. Hansen, Deborah Kealey, Bill Walsh

[edit] Facilities

• 75 classrooms
• 1 port-a-pak with 12 classrooms
• 21 portables
• 2 drama rooms
• 2 music rooms
• 2 gyms

[edit] History

Originally built in 1980 as a junior high school, St. Mark received an extension and became a high school a few years later. There are a few original faculty members who still teach at St. Mark along with many others who have long been a part of the staff. In 2005, St. Mark celebrated its 25th anniversary and past faculty and alumni were invited to attend reunion festivities.

[edit] Academics

Among the courses taught at St. Mark are Religion and Family Studies, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Mathematics, Sciences, English, French, History, Geography, Technological Studies, Business Studies, Computer Sciences, Physical Education, Music, Dance, Visual Arts and Photography. The school also believes in the philosophy of inclusion and integrates all students with special learning needs into their regular activities ^[1].

[edit] School Activities and Clubs

St. Mark is well known for their charitable activities in the area, more specifically their annual Canned Food Drive. Every year, St. Mark students collect non-perishable food items to donate to local food banks. Last year the school collected roughly 57,000 food items. Also, every year St. Mark participates in the Dominican Experience in which some students travel to the Dominican Republic to witness first hand the poverty that some third world nations face. Both activities spark much school spirit through fund raising. Popular clubs in the school include OSAID, Peer Helping, Yearbook Committee, Student Council, The St. Mark Players (drama club), Concert Band and Jazz Band, among others.

[edit] St. Mark Lions

St. Mark has teams for many different sports including basketball, volleyball, curling, golf, tennis and hockey, among others. St. Mark is also well known for their football teams. Both the junior and senior teams frequent the regional finals every season and many of their players are selected for outside competitive teams. The football program even has its own website at http://www.stmarkfootball.com/ for game information and scores.

The school is in the Ottawa Carleton Catholic School Board Drawing Region

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www2.occdsb.on.ca/profile.php?profileID=46

[edit] External Links

• http://www.occdsb.on.ca/mrh/index.php
• http://www.occdsb.on.ca/profile.php?profileID=46