St. Thomas High School (Quebec)
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| St. Thomas High School | |
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| Address | |
| 120 Ambassador Avenue Pointe Claire, Quebec, H9R 1S8, Canada |
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| School board | Lester B. Pearson School Board |
| Religious affiliation | none (formerly Roman Catholic) |
| Principal | C. Daoust |
| School type | high school |
| Grades | Secondary I-V |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | The Valiant Knight |
| Team name | Knights/Zulus |
| Colours | Green and White |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Enrollment | 1237 |
| Homepage | http://stthomas.lbpsb.qc.ca/ |
St. Thomas High School is a high school in the municipality of Pointe-Claire, situated in Quebec, Canada. It is a member of the International Baccalaureate Organization's certified Middle Years Programme. It is the second largest high school operated by the Lester B. Pearson School Board in Montreal. It is second to only Lindsay Place High School, which is also located in Pointe-Claire. For the 2006 school year, St. Thomas ranked 90th out of all the 466 schools in the province.[1]
St. Thomas High School has a rich tradition of academic excellence dating back to 1960. Many parents of their students were themselves students at St. Thomas. Their present population is 1,237 students and includes students from thirty-nine elementary schools. St. Thomas has a Code of Conduct developed collaboratively by staff, parents and students, which ensures a student's right to be educated in a caring, respectful environment. St. Thomas has an Honour Society in order to grant recognition to their top students. A group of St. Thomas hockey alumni is sponsoring a hockey team this year.
[edit] Extracurricular activities
- school plays
- rugby
- soccer
- debating
- Track and Field
- hockey
- tennis
- professional weight room
- professional gymnastics room
- professional bastekball court
- two computer labs
- chess club
- spoken word poetry group
- student newspaper
- video game club
- junior and senior bands
- music and art programs
- Amnesty International
- two improvisational drama teams participating in the Canadian Improv Games
[edit] Notable alumni
Famous alumni and faculty include former Canadian Football League player Larry Tittley, soldier and historian Dr.Roman Jarymowycz, Crown Spokesperson Geoffrey Gaul (of the Criminal Justice Branch of the British Columbia Ministry of the Attorney General), national skeet shooting competitor Matthew Maisonville, swimmer Peter Schmidt (former world record holder in the 400m freestyle) and Autumn Phillips (née Kelly), the wife of Peter Phillips.
[edit] Facebook controversy
Saint Thomas High School was recognized by the Montreal Gazette, MSN.com as well as several radio stations for a scandal in which many of their students insulted teachers cruely on facebook.com[citation needed].
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