| St. Mary's High School | |
| Virtus et Scientia Truth and Knowledge |
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| Address | |
| 1500 Block Line Road Kitchener, Ontario, N2C 2S2, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School board | Waterloo Catholic District School Board |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Christianity) |
| Principal | Gale Daly |
| School type | High School |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | Jerome the Eagle |
| Team name | Eagles |
| Colours | Blue, White and Silver |
| Enrolment | 2, 250 [1] |
| Homepage | http://stmary.wcdsb.ca/ |
St. Mary's High School is a Catholic secondary school in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. It serves most of Kitchener's Catholic students, with others attend Resurrection Catholic Secondary School. Members of its sports teams are known as the Eagles.
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The school was originally located in the city's downtown, where it was founded as the girls' school to complement the boys-only St. Jerome's High School next door. As the latter school had older infrastructure, it was closed and St. Mary's was made co-ed in 1990. In 2002, the school moved from the downtown to the southern suburbs, where there would be far less commuting time for most students. However, many transferring students were upset at the new soul-less building compared to the old St. Mary's.
The former school buildings have been given differing fates: one auxiliary building was demolished; the main St. Jerome's facility is being renovated to house Wilfrid Laurier University's Faculty of Social Work; and the main St. Mary's building now houses both the Catholic School Board offices, and the Kitchener Downtown Community Centre.
In the autumn of 2004, a new branch of the Kitchener Public Library opened within the new school building. The school's fall 2005 enrollment was 2,200 students. This population was still far higher than the anticipated capacity; 25 portable classrooms are currently installed on the grounds, and no student parking is available due to the need for faculty parking, however the newly constructed arena allows students use of its parking lot during school hours.
As of October, 2008 the schools population was 2,121.[1] It is one of the largest in Ontario.
The new school building features a Triple Gym, an auditorium/theatre known as Alumni hall, as well as a large cafeteria. The school also houses tennis courts and 2 soccer/football fields. There were basketball courts at the school also basketball courts, and the Hallman Ballyards are adjacent to the property.
Many events have occurred at the new school since its opening in 2002. These events include a bomb scare in 2004 as well as in September 2010, a fire in the central stairwell in 2005, as well as a chemical scare in 2006. Also, in 2008, an E. coli scare emerged in the school's cafetorium, affecting several students.
For the most part St.Mary's athletic teams are successful. Most notably in soccer, the senior team progressed to OFSSA last June and the junior team won CWOSSA this past fall. For the first time in new school history the Junior Football team won the WCSSA B Championship. The Basketball team is also very successful, having sent the senior team to CWOSSA in the Winter. The up and coming sport at St.Mary's is Rugby. The Eagles are building a dynasty with great Bantam and Junior teams. The Junior team won the Saltfleet tournament and were finalists in the WCSSA championship. The Bantam team were also finalists at the Highlander Rugby Fest. The Eagles rugby program is one to watch within Kitchener-Waterloo. In late spring 2007, the girls slo-pitch team became WCSSA champions. They ended their season with 22 wins and 0 losses - a perfect season. They also competed in two tournaments in addition to the regular season, one in Toronto hosted by Bishop Allen and one in Kitchener at the Peter Hallman ballpark. They won both tournaments. Since then, they have gone an astonishing 81-1-0 as of 2010.
In 2008/2009, the Activa Arena Complex, built by the City of Kitchener, was constructed beside the campus. The arena is now home to St. Mary's' hockey teams, and it also houses the Lennox Lewis Boxing School.
Fall Sports:
Winter Sports:
Spring Sports:
St. Mary's is not merely known for its sports teams. Their arts department has produced many creative and talented students. The new campus' theatre, Alumni Hall, has been host to several theatrical productions.
Alumni Hall Productions include:
It is one of the only high schools in Waterloo Region that produces two productions every year - one in the fall and one in the spring. The school's most successful production since its relocation was The Pirates of Penzance, the only show in SMH history to sell out all four nights (May 2–5, 2007)
Being such a large, diverse school, there are many non-athletic opportunities for students to get involved in the school community. They include Concert Band, BergieFunk, Dance Team, Darts, DECA (organization), Hypercussion, Key Club, Newspaper, Outdoor Adventure Club, Squash Club, Science Olympics, Skills Canada, Social Action Team, Tech Crew, and Yearbook, as well as many others.
School activities are conceived and organized by the Student Activities Council, commonly known as SAC. This year, the council consists of 22 students. They include two co-Presidents, two Arts Reps, two Faith and Justice Reps, two Junior Reps, two Operations Managers, two Publicity Reps, two Special Events Coordinators, two Spirit Reps, two Athletic Reps, three Social Awareness Reps and a Student Trustee.
Approximation for the 2009/2010 school year
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