St. Mother Teresa High School is a Catholic secondary school in the Nepean district of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB). It supports grades 7–12'. The motto of the school is Amor et Dignitas or "love and dignity."
| St. Mother Teresa High School | |
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| Address | |
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440 Longfields Drive , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 45°17′06″N 75°44′21″W / 45.2850°N 75.7393°W |
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| School type | Catholic High School |
| Motto | Amor et Dignitas (Love and Dignity) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Founded | 1998 |
| School board | Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board |
| Superintendent | Ben Vallati |
| Area trustee | Spencer Warren |
| Principal | Wanda Symes |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | ~1500 (May 2016) |
| Language | English, French |
| Area | Barrhaven, Ottawa |
| Colour(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Titus |
| Team name | The Titans |
| Website | www |
Sports
editMother Teresa has many sports teams, including alpine skiing, badminton, baseball, basketball, cross country running, curling, field hockey, golf, hockey, lacrosse, Ski Club, soccer, swimming, softball, field lacrosse, swimming, tackle football, track and field, varsity girls touch football, volleyball and wrestling.
On May 28, 2014, the OFSAA division baseball team won the NCSSAA city championship giving the school its seventh city championship win of the school year.
Arts
editMother Teresa's Drama Department put on a production of twinkly stars in 2015.
Lunchtime clubs
editMother Teresa has a diverse selection of official lunchtime clubs that include, Key Club, Eco Club, Business Club, Trivia Club, Makerspace Club and Math Club.
Social justice clubs
editMother Teresa offers several lunchtime clubs for minority groups including the Latino Hispanic Student Association, Black Student Association, Rainbow Alliance, Asian Student Association, Muslim Student Association and Indigenous Student Association.
2011 Explosion
editOn May 26, 2011, an empty barrel of peppermint oil[1] exploded in an auto-shop class, killing 18-year-old student Eric Leighton, a hockey player with the Almonte Thunder,[2] as well as causing minor injuries to four other students and one staff member.[3][4]
Renaming
editOn 4 September 2016, the school's patron Mother Teresa was canonized into Sainthood by Pope Francis. She is now referred to as Saint Teresa of Calcutta in the Catholic Church. The Ottawa Catholic School Board decided to rename the high school, St. Mother Teresa Catholic High School to keep with tradition.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Metal drum that exploded had once stored peppermint oil". Ottawa Citizen. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ottawa student dies of injuries from high school blast". Montreal Gazette. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "High school explosion rocks school, sends teen to hospital". CTV News. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ "Mother Teresa Catholic High School". Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-05-26.