St. Thomas High School (Quebec)

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 2008 school year, St. Thomas ranked 7th out of all 466 schools in the province.^[1]

The present population is 1,355 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.

Extracurricular activities

• Ambassadors
• Badminton Team
• Band (junior/senior concert and jazz)
• Basketball Team
• Boston Trip (secondary 2)
• Canada World Youth Trip - Peru (secondary 5)
• Chess club
• Cross-country run team
• Curling Team
• Dance Committee
• Dances
• Drumline
• Europe Trip (secondary 4)
• Free the Children Club
• Glee Club
• Grad BBQ
• Grad Committee
• Hockey Team
• Holiday Committee
• Improv Showcase
• Improvisational Drama Team (3)
• Jazz Band
• Junior Ski Trip
• Junior BBQ
• Master Chef cooking club
• Music concerts
• New York/Washington Trip (secondary 5)
• Newspaper Club
• Photography club (Shutterbugs)
• Pride Week
• Weight Club
• Rugby Team
• Soccer Team
• Stain Glass Club
• Stratford Trip (Secondary 3)
• St. Thomas Youth Ensemble
• Student Council
• Students for Change
• Student Newspaper
• Terry Fox Walk-a-thon
• Track and Field
• UN Simulation
• Variety Show
• Video game club
• Volleyball Team
• Yearbook Committee

And many others.

Notable alumni

• Larry Tittley, former Canadian Football League player.
• Dr. Roman Jarymowycz, soldier and historian.
• Sheila Kindellan-Sheehan, author of Sheila's Take.^[2]
• Justice Geoffrey Gaul, B.C. Supreme Court judge.
• Sean Moreman, radio personality and legal consultant.
• Matthew Maisonville, national skeet shooting competitor.
• Peter Szmidt, swimmer.
• Jeffrey Mundie, former Canadian National Rugby team player (junior).
• Autumn Phillips (née Kelly), the wife of Peter Phillips.
• Casey McKinnon, actress.
• Paul Brousseau, former NHL right-winger.
• Marc Gelinas, musician and songwriter.^[3]
• Dr. Joe Cassidy, head of St Chad's College, Durham, England.
• Ricky Mabe, actor.
• Brandon Reid, former NHL player
• Maya Johnson, CTV news reporter
• Michaelle de Verteuil, Humanitarian Aide worker in Les Abricots, Haiti (former faculty)
• Michael Soles, former CFL player
• Terry Dimonte, radio broadcaster

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