Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School

Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School
Address
1065 Sunningdale Rd E.
London, Ontario, N5X 4B1
Canada
Coordinates 43°02′54″N 81°15′07″W / 43.0483°N 81.2519°W / 43.0483; -81.2519Coordinates: 43°02′54″N 81°15′07″W / 43.0483°N 81.2519°W / 43.0483; -81.2519
Information
School type Secondary
Motto CARPE DIEM
(Seize The Day)
Founded 2000
School board London District Catholic School Board
Superintendent John Mombourquette
Principal Ana Paula Fernandes
Grades 9 to 12 (also a choice of 5th year)
Enrollment 872 (September 2014)
Language English (also French Immersion)
Area London
Colour(s) Green & White
Mascot Spartans
Team name MTS Spartans
Feeder schools
  • St. Kateri
  • St. Catherine of Siena
  • St. Anthony French Immersion
  • St. John French Immersion
  • St. Marguerite D’Youville
  • St. Mark
  • St. Patrick (Lucan)
  • St. Thomas More
Parishes

Main:

  • Holy Family
  • St. Micheal

Other:

  • St. Andrew the Apostle
  • Holy Cross
  • St. Marys
  • St. Peters Cathedral Basilica
  • St. Patrick (Lucan)
Website www.ldcsb.on.ca/schools/mts
Last updated: October 21, 2014
Crest of Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School in London, Ontario

Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School (also known as MTS) is a high school in London, Ontario administered under the London District Catholic School Board.

Background

MTS currently enrolls about 872 students including French Immersion. In 2000, the build site had not been secured. This resulted in 120~ students to be stationed at Charles Street school while the building was constructed. It was not until 2003. The main building had several unused classrooms, but by 2008 the school had 13 portables. In 2009, three more were added and at the start of the 2009/2010 school year the school has a total of 20 portables (regarded as the third highest in the province behind St. Thomas Aquanis's 21 in 2000). Plans for a new catholic secondary school in the north west corner of London were put in place to take the stress off MTS, and in September 2013 Saint André Bessette opened.

The building program includes general classrooms and rooms for family studies, computer science, foods and nutrition, marketing, construction and technology labs, art studios, T.V. Studio, seminar rooms, 2 gymnasiums, lecture hall, offices, support spaces, and a chapel. The edifice includes a fiber optic infrastructure, multimedia communication lab and a resource centre. It also has a construction and transportation technology facilities, and 50'x35' stage, equip with 50' catwalk and over 75 professional grade stage lights.

Every classroom, including all portables, contain TVs, and all TVs within the main building have cable.

School Lockdown in 2011

On January 20, 2011, a gun was brought to school by a student. The school was locked-down for almost 2 hours until London Police Emergency Task Force cleared the area. Three people were arrested during this incident.[1]

Parents average income

Report Cards for secondary schools in London, Ontario shows that parents of students in Mother Teresa Secondary school have one of the highest incomes in the city. Parents' average income is about $92,300.[2]

Sports

MTS is regarded as one of the top sports schools in the city with multiple trips to OFSAA, WOSSA, and the city championships every year in all sports since opening in 2000.

The school has a football field called J.R. Regan Field which has a scoreboard. An 8-lane 400m track surrounds the field. There is also a smaller indoor track on the second floor. It has a separate soccer field usually used by the football team for practise. There are 3 indoor gymnasiums. Two can be put together to form 1 large one; two of them have gallery seating and bleachers. All 3 have multi-use scoreboards. There is also an aerobics room and a workout room.

Mother Teresa is best known for its Senior football team winning OFSAA in 2007 and 2009. Its Junior football team went undefeated at home since the school's opening until 2010 and winning the City Championship in 2008. Also its Hockey team has reached the city championships 7 years in a row, capturing the city title in 2007 and 2010 & 2012,they also capture Bronze at OFSSA in 2012 with a record of 6-1. The Mother Teresa girls soccer team also won the AAAA OFSAA Gold Medal in the spring of 2011. The girls were undefeated, going 7-0 in the regular season, 3-0 in the city playoffs and then 6-0 at OFSAA.

Mother Teresa is also known for volleyball, basketball, badminton, tennis and track and field.

Current TVRAA, WOSSA and OFSAA Senior Girls Cross Country Champion Jaclyn White attends MTS. In addition to these accomplishments with her school: Jaclyn White won the 2010 OTFA finals, and came in 17th in the Canadian Nationals. She was a member of the Track and Field Team.[3]

Parishes

Main:

Others:

Elementary Feeder Schools

There are many feeder schools that supply students to MTS;

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pedro, Kelly (Jan 20, 2011). "Three in custody after lockdown". London Free Press. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Report Card for Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School". Fraser Institute.
  3. ↑ London Runner. Londonrunner.ca. Retrieved on 2011-06-26.
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