St. Patrick's High School (Ottawa)

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St. Patrick's High School
Address
2525 Alta Vista Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, K1V 7T3, Canada
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School board Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board
Religious affiliation Catholic
Superintendent Denise Andre
Area trustee Mark Mullan
Principal Ron Chisholm
Vice principal Michael Curry
Bonnie Campbell
School type Separate high school
Grades 9-12
Language English/French
Motto Religio Alit Artes
Founded 1929
Enrollment 1290
Homepage http://www2.ottawacatholicschools.ca/sph/

St. Patrick's High School, located in Ottawa, Ontario, was founded in 1929 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. It is a Catholic high school publicly funded under the Ontario school system as part of the Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board. Students at the school come from diverse and multicultural backgrounds. The school is also known for its excellent sports program.

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[edit] Notable Events

  • Backyard Festival - On May 2, 2007 a festival was held to celebrate the diversity of St.Patrick's High School. Festivities included an ultimate tournament in which team Russia played.
  • Breakfast for Cancer - The 2007 annual cancer fundraiser exceeded the $10 000 goal with a remarkable $14000 raised by the students for the purpose. A breakfast was held and included performances by fellow students. This was exceeded the following year when the students raised over $16 000 for the purpose

[edit] Athletics

The Fighting Irish are known for their athletic prowess playing in the NCSSAA (National Capital Secondary Schools Athletic Association). Their sports teams often dominate Ottawa play and Ontario play. Each year the school sends team to OFSAA, the provincial championships in many athletic disciplines. Recently the Senior Boys Basketball Team, the Senior Boys Soccer Team and The Senior Boys Football Team have enjoyed much success, advancing to many finals, including numerous championships. The school has also produced many star athletes who have gone on to have successful collegiate careers.[citation needed]

RECENT NEWS The Senior Boys Basketball team recently participated in the 2007-2008 'AAA' OFSAA provincials. They went to lose their first game 65-55 to Jean Vanier. However they turned things around in the next game crushing Governor Simcoe 70-49. The fighting Irish moved on to play a much tougher team, Catholic Central, and went on to easily beat them 56-43. In the final four, #4 ranked St.Pat's was up against #3 ranked Oakridge. Stellar play and teamwork proved that the Irish were there to win, the final score was 56-37 for St.Pats. In the Gold Metal Game, St.Pats were up against the #1 team Vaughan. With having the dynamic brother duo Nicholas Wiggins and Mitchell Wiggins, the Irish matched them up with their main key players: Greg Carter, Afeworki Gebrekerestos, Jesse Duodu and Jamael Babineau. By the half, the Irish had destroyed Vaughan leading 27-14. As fourth quarter approached, Nicholas Wiggins brought back Vaughan to trail by 5, 40-35. It came down to the wire, but the chemistry St.Pats had was too much for Vaughan. St.Pat's went to win 'AAA' OFSAA by one point, 63-62.

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