Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School
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| Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School | |
| Location | |
| Kingston, Ontario, K7P 2V9, Canada | |
| Information | |
| School number | 715298 |
| School board | Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board |
| Religious affiliation | Catholic |
| Principal | Paul Walsh |
| School type | Secondary |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Team name | Crusaders |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Enrollment | 1,200 |
| Homepage | Official site |
Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School (sometimes abbreviated to HC) is a Catholic secondary school located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada offering education for about 1,200 students in grades 9-12. It is one of three Catholic high schools in the city. The principal is Paul Walsh.[1]
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[edit] History
The school was established in September 1986. It was fully public funded, along with other Catholic secondary schools who also were public funded from 1986-87. The school occupied shared facilities until September 1990 when a new $15 million campus was opened.[2]
[edit] Academics
The school’s success rate for students taking the literacy test for the first time rose from 81% in February 2002 to 91% in October 2004.[3]
[edit] Awards
- Faculty of Education of Queen's University Associate Teacher of the Year awards - teachers from HC won this award in 1998-99, John Esford and 2006-07, Frank Halligan.[4]
- In 2006, Spencer Watson won the Mayor's Award for Youth Volunteerism.[5]
- In 2001, Oleg Shamovsky was named a $4,500 Manning Young Canadian Innovator, for his project that identified anomalies of the electrolytic oxidation of aluminum, and won the Gold medal in the Senior category of the Physical Sciences Division.[6]
[edit] Sport
In sport team championships, Holy Cross has 39 city titles, and 29 eastern Ontario titles[7]
[edit] Extracurricular activities
- In 2006, the school won Best School Float at the Greater Kingston Santa Parade.[8]
- In 2000, the school was one of the winners of the 2000 Panasonic Stop Racism National Video Competition. [9]
[edit] References
- ^ "Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School", Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board
- ^ "History of Holy Cross", Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School
- ^ "Eastern Ontario Schools Highlight Literacy Strategies That Work - Examples of Success Stories Profiled in Provincial Report", Education Quality and Accountability Office, May 5, 2005
- ^ "Associate Teacher and Associate School Awards", Queen's University
- ^ "Youth Volunteerisam Award Winners Announced", City of Kingston, 24 April 2006
- ^ "Young Canadian Award Winners", Manning Innovation Awards
- ^ "Past Champs", Holy Cross Athletics
- ^ "Santa Parade - Award Winners Announced!", Downtown Kingston, 19 November 2006
- ^ "Winners of March 21 Campaign National Video Competition Announced!, Canadian Heritage, 2 March 2000
