St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School

St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School
St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School
	Exterior of the school
Address
	353 Ontario St.; Clinton, Ontario, N0M 1L0; Canada
Coordinates	43°36′51″N 81°31′43″W / 43.61403°N 81.52866°W
Information
Type	Separate Catholic School
Motto	In alis aquilae; ("On eagle's wings")
Religious affiliation(s)	St. Peter's Roman Catholic Parish, Goderich
Established	1995
Principal	Chris Grace
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	600 (in 2009)
Colour(s)	Navy Blue and Burgundy
Mascot	Eagle, Eagor the Eagle
Website	http://www.huronperthcatholic.ca/stannes/Pages/default.aspx

St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School (or St. Anne's CSS for short) is a Catholic high school in Clinton, Ontario. It is noted for its sports teams and exceptional grades that are usually at or above the provincial expectations.^[1] It serves students from grades nine to twelve. The motto of St. Anne's is "in alis aquilae"^[2] which is Latin for "on eagle's wings". This motto is taken from the Book of Isaiah, Chapter 40.

Origins

Construction began in 1995. When the school opened, only 139 students were enrolled, but from a wide catchment across Huron County, including Clinton, Goderich, Bayfield, Wingham and Blyth.^[3] The enrolment for the year of 2009 stood at about 600 students.^[3] St. Anne's is a rural school and as such, it fills a unique need of catering to those who wish to enter agriculture. St. Anne's is also the only Catholic high school in the county to offer a full French-Immersion high school career.

The school is under the jurisdiction of the Ontario Ministry of Education and is one of two high schools in the Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board (HPCDSB).

Partner schools

St. Anne's is part of a larger family of schools in the area. The elementary schools which act as "feeder schools" include and are limited to: St. Mary's School in Goderich, St. Joseph's Catholic Elementary School in Clinton, St. James School in Seaforth, Precious Blood School in Exeter, Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Mount Carmel, Sacred Heart School in Wingham, and St. Boniface School in Zurich. St. Michael's Catholic Secondary School is the other high school in the school board. It serves Perth County and is located in Stratford. It is considered the counterpart of St. Anne's and is often St. Anne's rival in regards to sports and academics. Even with this friendly rivalry, St. Anne's and St. Michael's work together in many aspects.

Faith

St. Anne's and the other schools in the board are all Catholic. The families are generally members of the Roman Catholic Church in the Dioceses of London. However, students of all other faiths are allowed in the school but must respect the Catholic aspect (this is why most students are of Christian denominations). All students must take a religion course each school year. To graduate, students need four religion course credits. This course is offered in both French and English.

St. Anne's is part of several parish families within the Diocese of London: St. Peter's Parish, located in three worship sites including Goderich, Clinton and Kingsbridge; St. Boniface Parish, Zurich; Sacred Heart Parish, Wingham; Precious Blood Parish, Exeter; Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Mount Carmel; St. James Parish, Seaforth. The Priest from this parish is the Priest of the school.

Extra curricular activities

St. Anne's has numerous sports teams and clubs. The most popular boy's sports teams are the hockey team, rugby team, and volleyball team. Many of these teams have gone on to provincial tournaments and been successful in many regards. For female students, the field hockey team is very popular as well as the rugby team. The track and field teams are also very popular and have had multiple people go to OFSAA nearly every year. The concert band is also recovering from COVID-19 shutdowns and is now booming. In 2023, they won silver at Nationals and in 2024 they won gold at Nationals. Prior to COVID-19, the concert band also won gold at Nationals in 2015 and 2017.

References

^ "Public school Grade 9s ace EQAO tests". The Beacon Herald. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
^ "Home". St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "About Us". St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School. Retrieved August 23, 2010.

External links

[The_Beacon_Herald-1] "Public school Grade 9s ace EQAO tests". The Beacon Herald. Retrieved September 3, 2010.

[St._Anne's_Catholic_Secondary_School-2] "Home". St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School. Retrieved August 23, 2010.

[St._Anne's_Catholic_Secondary_School_-_About_Us-3] "About Us". St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School. Retrieved August 23, 2010.

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