St. Joseph's Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School

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St. Joseph's Morrow Park
Address
3379 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, Ontario, M2M 3S4, Canada
Information
Religious affiliation Roman Catholic
Principal Anita Bartolini
Vice principal Anne Fraser
School type Separate High School
Grades 9 to 12
Language English, programs include French, Spanish
Campus North York
Motto "The Love of Christ Has Gathered Us Together Into One"
Mascot Jade the Jaguar
Team name Jaguars
Colours Green
Founded 1960
Enrollment 785 (2006)
Homepage http://www.tcdsb.org/stjosephmorrowpark/

St. Joseph's Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School is an all-girls school located in Toronto, Ontario. The school opened in 1960 and is attached to the convent of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto. The Sisterhood was founded in 1684 in LePuy, France, by Jean-Pierre Medaille, a French Jesuit.

The attendees wear a school uniform consisting of a Mackinnon plaid kilt, white shirt, green vest/pull-over, green/black/brown leotards/socks and brown or black shoes. The school presently has an enrolment of 1,076 students with a staff of 60 lay persons. St. Joseph's Morrow Park has gifted/enrichment programs such as; Queen's Enrichment Program, CSUNA, Advanced Placement Courses, etc. About 75% of students are accepted into universities.

In 2006 The Sister's of St. Joseph's announced that Morrow Park, the school property, along with the school had been sold [1] to Tyndale University College & Seminary. [2]


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[edit] Clubs & Activities

Anime Club, Awareness in Action Club, Chess Club, Chinese Students Association, Computer Club, Concert Band, Concert Choir, Dance Club, Debating Club, Environmental Club, ESP, In the Driver's Seat, Junior Math League (Grades 9 & 10), Library Club, Lit Society, Math/Homework Club, Newspaper Club, Peer Helper Committee, Peer Tutoring Committee, Radio Crew, Spirit Squad, Stage Crew, bi-annual International Day

[edit] Sport Teams

Fall Basketball Cross-Country Field Hockey Tennis

Winter Curling Ice Hockey Swimming Volleyball

Spring Badminton Soccer Softball Table Tennis


[edit] Notable Attendees

Sandrine Holt, actress

Marjorie Chan, actress and writer (Governor-General Award nominee)

Saskia Garel, actress

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.tcdsb.org/news/2006-07-06,%20St%20Joseph%20Morrow%20Park%20High%20School.pdf
  2. ^ Tyndale to Acquire Morrow Park from Sisters of St. Joseph

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