| St. Michael Catholic Secondary School | |
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| Address | |
| 240 Oakdale Ave Stratford, Ontario, N5A 7W2, Canada |
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| Information | |
| Type | Catholic |
| Motto | "Act Justly, Love Tenderly, Walk Humbly with the Lord" |
| Established | 1990 |
| Principal | Tim Doherty |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Warrior |
| Information | 519-271-0890 |
| Website | http://smcss.hpcdsb.edu.on.ca/ |
St. Michael Catholic Secondary School, known to local residents as "St. Mikes", is the only Catholic high school in Stratford, Ontario. It is one of three high schools in the Stratford area, and one of only two high schools in the Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board (the other being St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School in Clinton, Ontario).
Approximately 900 students attend St. Michael.
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The current principal is Tim Doherty. The first principal of the school was Dan Bishop, followed by Dan Parr.
St. Michael Catholic Secondary School is unique partly because of the regularity with which past students become teachers within the school. Currently, the members of the staff who were at one time students include , Mr.Vanderhyden, Mr. Selbie (Graduated 1993,), Mr and Mrs.Tigani, Mrs. Tate (formally Koert) Ms Dunn (Susan) Van Bakel
Past staff who were at one time students include Ms. Crowley and Mr. O'Reilly ([Math]
St. Mikes is well known for its athletic program. The school continually sends teams to Ofsaa, many of which have been very successful. In the 2007-08 year the Senior Girls Volleyball team captured the Ofsaa Gold for the second year in a row while the Senior Boys team won the Bronze medal. Not to be outdone the Senior Boys Nordic ski team, consisting of Scott Weersink, Brett Weersink, Kyle Wilson, Ian Hartman, and Ian Weir, won an Ofsaa Gold as a team in the 10 km ski race, and a Bronze in the relay event. On the womans side, with an impressive performance Janel Sauder took Ofsaa Gold individually for winning the Senior Girls race[1].
As well as a strong athletics program, St. Michael also has a vibrant, and diverse variety of extracurricular activities that contribute greatly to the schools overall atmosphere. With clubs ranging from the arts to social justice, there is an extracurricular activity for every student. In recent years thanks to increased funding the school has been able to grow and support a band program that currently consists of four different bands (a senior, jazz and junior band, and a brass quintet.) The bands regularly place well at the local Kiwanis festival that occurs at Stratford Central Secondary School. St. Michael can expect to see improved results in the coming years as more funding is increased to elementary school programs, and the program is further developed by the strong hand of Jeff McIntyre. Annual trips to New Orleans and the Dominican Repulic promote Social Justice and are demonstrations of "faith in action"
Boyd Devereaux graduated from St. Michael in 1995 and is a former National Hockey League Player.
Rem Murray is a graduate of St. Michael in 1991 and is currently under contract with HIFK Helsinki of the SM-Liiga (Finland).