| Michael Power/St. Joseph Catholic Secondary High School | |
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| 105 Eringate Drive Toronto, Ontario, M9C 3Z7, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School board | Toronto Catholic District School Board |
| Principal | N. D'Avella |
| School type | Catholic High School, IB World School |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Motto | "The love of Christ has gathered us together into one" and "Teach me goodness, discipline, and knowledge" |
| Mascot | Trojan |
| Team name | Power Trojans |
| Colours | Maroon and Gold [1] |
| Founded | 1949 and 1957, amalgamated 1982 |
| Enrolment | 2004 (2011-2012)[2] |
| Homepage | http://www.mpsj.ca |
Michael Power/St. Joseph High School is a Toronto Catholic District School Board secondary school in the Etobicoke district of the city of Toronto, Canada.
The school is an amalgamation of two independent schools, Michael Power High School (an all male school) and St. Joseph High School (an all female school). It is locally referred as "Michael Power", "MPSJ", and "Power". The school focuses on academics, athletics, arts, leadership, extracurricular activities, technology and community service. Some features of the school include, 2 gymnasiums (1 big one and 1 smaller one), a weight room, a large forum, newly-renovated auditorium, good classrooms, a sports field, a 400m track, a courtyard, music rooms, art rooms, computer labs, and a library.
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By 2005, Michael Power/St. Joseph was a co-educational community of over 2000 students. The present school began as two distinct high schools. The Sisters of St. Joseph opened St. Joseph, an all girls high school named after the patron of Canada herself, Saint Joseph, near Islington Avenue in 1949 with a population of 150 girls.[3] Eight years later in 1957, the Basilian Fathers started Michael Power, an all boys high school named after the first Catholic bishop of Toronto.[4]
The current enrolment of the school as of the 2010-2011 school year is 2004 students.
The teachers have established a strong tradition of strong academic standards. Currently, almost 85% of MPSJ graduates gain admission to university and college.
Started in 2004, Powerful Visions is Michael Power/St. Joseph’s annual creative art and media exhibition. The show takes place in the spring of the academic school year. Its galleries of student created artwork, movies and animations last for about one week and are open for the public to see. Featured student work has gone on to win awards at the national Mind, Media and the Message Festival and displayed in their exhibition at the Ontario Science Centre.
The school was certified to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme in June 2002.[7] The current IB coordinators are Mr. Gregory Scully and Mrs. Luana Fanelli. However, students may also pursue individualized and enriched programs in the Gifted Program. As well, Michael Power/St. Joseph offers an extended french program. There is a fast forward program for Recreation and Fitness. In the "Special Education" program, MPSJ offers inclusive support to students of all needs. For second language classes, they offer Italian, Latin, and French. Other unique classes include Archeology or ESL.
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