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St. Marcellinus Secondary School

St. Marcellinus Secondary School (commonly referred to as Marcies) is a Catholic high school located in Mississauga, Ontario. History The construction of St. Marcellinus was necessary to decrease overpopulation at St. Joseph Secondary School and St. Francis Xavier Secondary School by providing teens living in the newly developed Meadowvale Village area an easily accessible secondary school. John McAllister was hired as the founding principal of the school, along with only 12 original teachers and 3 secretaries. The school opened with 143 grade 9 students in a temporary location in Streetsville during its formation. The school shared this facility with John Cabot Catholic Secondary School and St. Edmund Campion Secondary School. In September 2004, the school moved to its new permanent facility at Mavis Road and Courtneypark Drive West. The state of the art institution is part of a shared facility agreement with the City of Mississauga. The campus includes the second largest library in the City of Mississauga and a track and field complex that boasts a $1,000,000 artificial field and an 8 lane all weather track. Feeder Schools St. Barbara Catholic Elementary School St. Gregory Catholic Elementary School St. Julia Catholic Elementary School St. Veronica Catholic Elementary School Courtneypark Library The Courtneypark Library serves as both a community library with resources and programs geared to the everyday requirements of all ages of users, and a school library for the school. This library is a shared facility between the City of Mississauga and the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. Lab Explosion In March 2010, a routine chemistry experiment at St. Marcellinus exploded into flames when a Bunsen burner ignited a beaker full of methanol. The incident sent five students to the hospital and left one student critically injured. Lab safety experts determined that the incident could have been prevented with better safety equipment. Stabbing On April 26, 2022, an altercation occurred on the soccer field shortly after 12pm. The police were called just before 12:30pm and discovered that 2 students had been stabbed during the altercation, and that the suspect had fled the scene. During this time, St. Marcellinus was placed under lockdown and Mississauga Secondary was placed in a hold and secure until the police confirmed that there was no longer a threat. The two students were transported to a local hospital and treated for non life threatening stab wounds. The suspect, a 15 year old who was not a St. Marcellinus student, was located and taken into custody. He is scheduled to appear in court at a later date. Notable alumni Jonelle Filigno (2008), NWSL soccer player, Olympic bronze medalist for Canada Dominic Panganiban (2008), YouTube animator Brandon Bridge (2010), CFL football player RJ Barrett (2018 - transferred), NBA basketball player Leah Pais (2019), NSL soccer player Caleb Houstan (2021 - transferred), NBA basketball player See also Education in Ontario List of secondary schools in Ontario References
St. Martin Catholic Secondary School

St. Martin Catholic Secondary School is a separate Roman Catholic secondary school located in the Erindale neighbourhood of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is under the jurisdiction of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. The current principal is Maria Pallotta. The school has approximately 1088 students (2019). The school offers a Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) in Sports, and Hospitality and Tourism. Adult School chain St. Oscar Romero Catholic Secondary School Elementary feeder schools Mary Fix Catholic School St. Catherine of Siena Separate School St. Gerard Elementary School St. Jerome Catholic School St. John XXIII Catholic School Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School (For Extended French) History St. Martin Catholic Secondary School was founded in 1968 as St. Martin Senior School. Grade 7 students were taught at St. Francis School in the gym and Grade 8 students were taught at St. Catherine School in the gym until the new St. Martin Senior School was ready for occupancy sometime in October . The first graduating class attended St. Martin School for seven years, from grade 7 to 13. Since 1968, St. Martin Catholic Secondary School has stood on Rosemary Drive. Every year, students were told that St. Martin's were on the top of the list for renovation. In 2000, the time came and plans for the new building were drawn up. In the school year 2000–2001, students studied at the SMSS Streetsville Campus waiting for the building to be reconstructed. In September 2001, the new St. Martin's building was finished. It is the oldest high school in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board; it celebrated its 50th anniversary during the school year of 2018–2019. Notable alumni Jordan Balazovic Katrina Cameron Cheryl Pounder Naz Mitrou-Long Gavin McCallum Philip Tomasino See also Education in Ontario List of secondary schools in Ontario References External links Official website Dufferin-Peel website
St. Mary Catholic Academy (Toronto)

St. Mary Catholic Academy (also referred to SMCA, St. Mary CA, or St. Mary), previously known as St. Mary's Catholic Secondary School until Oct 2016 and Brother Edmund Rice Annex until 1984 is a Catholic secondary school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada founded by Faithful Companions of Jesus in 1982. History Following overcapacity issues at Brother Edmund Rice Catholic Secondary School, Brother Edmund Rice Annex was established within the building of J.J. McGrand Catholic Elementary School in 1982, positioning itself in the quiet neighbourhood of Dufferin Grove. In its initial year, one hundred and fifty ninth graders occupied one floor of the latter's building. In 1984, following the closing of J.J. McGrand and the dispersion of its staff and students to neighbouring separate elementary schools, the Faithful Companions of Jesus formally established St. Mary's Catholic Secondary School, achieving an initial enrolment of four hundred and fifty students. Following a period of reorganization of the Metropolitan Separate School Board between 1998 and 1999, St. Mary's became part of the renamed Toronto Catholic District School Board. In June 2001, Brother Edmund Rice closed, resulting in St. Mary's accepting and integrating fifty students from its original founding school within its student body. In 2014, St. Mary's began to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, serving as the TCDSB's central International Baccalaureate World School. Two years later, in 2016, the school was renamed by the TCDSB to St. Mary Catholic Academy, reflecting its new heightened pursuit of academia. As of 2023, St. Mary Catholic Academy is the only anglophone high school remaining in the Dufferin Grove neighbourhood following the closure of Brocktown High School. Fraser Institute ranking The Fraser Institute's 2023 report on St. Mary Catholic Academy gave it an overall grade of 5.3, ranking it at 506 of 689 secondary schools in Ontario. St. Mary's rating for the five most recent years is as follows: 6.2 in 2017, 5.2 in 2018, 6.4 in 2019, 4.6 in 2022, and 5.3 in 2023. Notable alumni Frank Jonke, soccer player John Jonke, soccer player, younger brother of Frank Jonke The 6th Letter, rapper See also Education in Ontario List of secondary schools in Ontario References External links St. Mary Catholic Academy
St. Mary Catholic Secondary School, Cobourg

St. Mary Catholic Secondary School is a Catholic high school located in the town of Cobourg, Ontario. It provides classes for approximately 900 students from the surrounding Northumberland County area. the school is located the along Birchwood Trail in Cobourg, about 95 kilometres (59 mi) east of Toronto. History The school has been part of the Cobourg community for over 40 years. St. Mary Catholic Secondary School was founded in 1984 and moved to its current site in September 1998. The school’s current site was later expanded in 2005 with a new wing of twelve classrooms Athletic and academic excellence St Mary has a long history of athletic victories. Sports teams at St. Mary have won OFSAA titles in rowing, badminton, swimming, rugby, and javelin. It is also well known for its programming in arts and music. Students from St Mary School are often recipients of important academic and athletic awards. Feeder schools St Mary has a long line of feeder schools St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School, Cobourg St. Michael Catholic Elementary School, Cobourg Notre Dame Catholic Elementary School, Cobourg St. Anthony Catholic Elementary School, Port Hope St. Mary Catholic Elementary School, Campbellford St. Mary Catholic Elementary School, Grafton French immersion St. Mary Catholic Secondary School is the Secondary French Immersion Centre for all of Northumberland County. Notable alumni Josh Richards, musician, influencer, actor and internet personality Mason Flesch, Team Canada Rugby (captain) See also Education in Ontario List of secondary schools in Ontario References External links St. Mary Catholic Secondary School
Iglesia de Santa María (Toronto)

La Iglesia de Santa María (en inglés: St. Mary's Church, Toronto) es una iglesia católica ubicada en la calle 130 Bathurst, en Plaza de Portugal en la zona de Niagara de Toronto, en la provincia de Ontario en Canadá.​ La parroquia fue fundada por los inmigrantes irlandeses en 1852. La iglesia de estilo gótico fue diseñada por Joseph Connolly y se terminó en 1889, mientras que la torre fue finalizada en 1905. La casa parroquial, convento y una escuela también se encuentran a lo largo de la plaza Portugal. Véase también Iglesia católica en Canadá Referencias
St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church

Established in 1983, St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church is a church in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the district of North York. It belongs to the Holy See of Cilicia. History Toronto's Armenian Community Centre and A.R.S. Day School were opened in 1979. The Holy See of the Catholicosate of Cilicia had no Armenian Church; after a petition in 1983, approval to found a new church was given by the Prelacy of Canada and Eastern United States. Archimandrite Khajag Hagopian became the church's first pastor when it was established in 1983. Services were conducted at St. Augustine Anglican Church located on Bayview Ave. in Toronto until a new church was built. On August 16, 1987 the foundation was laid for the new church building; on May 27, 1990, the new building was consecrated and its first Holy Mass was celebrated. The Church was officially named St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church. In the spring of 2012 the church was renovated under the auspices of the Prelate of Canada, Archbishop Khajag Hagopian. In September 2025, a new HVAC system was installed. In early 2026 the roof was replaced and is scheduled to finish in April 2026. Pastors As of 2024 St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church has had ten parish priests: Khajag Hagopian (April 10, 1983 - December 9, 1994) Sarkis Hagopian was born in Syria on June 20, 1946. In 1968 he was ordained a celibate priest, being renamed Khajag. In 1981 Hagopian moved to New York; in 1983 he became the first parish priest of the newly established St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church in Toronto. After his term at St Mary's he became a bishop in 1997, and later an archbishop and Prelate of the Armenian Prelacy of Canada. Shahe Panossian (December 9, 1994 - December 19, 2002) Kevork Panossian was born May 6, 1958, in Kessab, Syria. He was ordained a celibate priest on February 17, 1980, and given the name Shahe. After being pastor of the Armenian All Saints Apostolic Church in Glenview, Illinois, US from 1989, he became pastor of the Armenian Saint Mary Apostolic Church from 1994 to 2002. He then moved to Lebanon, ultimately becoming primate there. Meghrig Parikian (December 19, 2002 - May 10, 2014) Stepanos Pashayan (November 3, 2014 – January 7, 2016) Kevork Pashayan was born in Beirut, Lebanon on April 13, 1981. In 1993, he was admitted to the Great House of Cilicia Seminary. In 1998, Archbishop Yeprem Tabakian ordained Kevork a sub-deacon. He was ordained a deacon in 2000, a celibate priest with name Father Stepanos in 2004 and a "Doctor of the Church" - Vartabed in 2009. On November 3, 2014, Pashayan began serving as the parish priest at St. Mary's Armenian Apostolic Church in Toronto, in the Armenian Prelacy of Canada, until appointed to serve as dean of St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Apostolic Church in Caracas, Venezuela on January 7, 2016. Keghart Kosbakian (April 1, 2016 - June 30, 2019) Gomidas Panossian (August 2012 - December 31, 2018) Vartan Tashjian (July 1, 2019-September 1, 2024) Datev Mikaelian (From September 1, 2019) Karekin Shkherdemian (From December 1, 2024) References External links stmarytoronto.ca
St. Mary Catholic Secondary School (Hamilton, Ontario)

St. Mary Catholic Secondary School is a Catholic secondary school located in Hamilton. It is a part of the Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board. History St. Mary Catholic Secondary School opened in 1970 in the former Christ the King Elementary School. It moved to the former Hamilton Teacher's College in 1980. Due to overcrowding, planning for a new school on the current location started in 1992. Feeder schools St. Mary Catholic Secondary School feeder schools are: Canadian Martyrs, Guardian Angels, and St. Joseph in Hamilton; Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Carlisle; St. Augustine and St. Bernadette in Dundas; and St. Thomas in Waterdown. Extracurriculars Rowing The woman’s program has captured 12 National Championship titles, while the men’s program earned its first national championship title in 2005. Notable alumni Jamie Barresi – former offensive coordinator of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and head coach of the Ottawa Gee-Gees Mark Jankowski – professional ice hockey player Catherine McKenna – former minister of Infrastructure and Communities Joe Stankevicius – Olympic rower Carter Verhaeghe – professional ice hockey player See also Education in Ontario List of secondary schools in Ontario References External links Official website
St. Mary Catholic Secondary School (Pickering, Ontario)

St. Mary Catholic Secondary School is a Catholic secondary school located in Pickering, Ontario, Canada established in 1987. Operated by the Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB), it is the only Catholic high school located in Pickering. Feeder Schools Father Fenelon Catholic School St. Elizabeth Seaton Catholic School St. Isaac Jogues Catholic School St. Joseph Catholic School (Uxbridge) St. Josephine Bakhita (Ajax) St. Monica Catholic School Controversies Non-Uniform Day Enforcement On March 22, 2012, approximately 200 to 300 students were sent home due to wearing either shorts, khakis, capris and/or ankle socks, sparking outrage amongst students and parents. The administration at St. Mary claims the rule was in the student agenda, reminded the students about the rule the day before, and dismissed allegations of student suspensions. 2019-2020 Yearbook On October 10, 2020, St. Mary Catholic Secondary School had sent out its 2019-2020 yearbook to the graduates of that school year. It was then brought to light that a black man's quote was changed from him commemorating his grandma and thanking her for her support of his years of high school, to a racist message. This made the school issue a return on all yearbooks and announcing an investigation on the people who had changed his quote. Days later, on October 16, 2020, nine more students came out saying that their quotes have been changed too. One criticized a female student's body image, another targeted a male student's grade. The nine people were a mix of male and female students from various cultural backgrounds. Notable alumni Andy Andreoff, NHL Player Drake Caggiula, NHL Player Yannick Carter, Canadian Football League Linebacker. Two time Grey Cup Champion (2007, 2014) Jennie Pappas, Actress and Dancer. Starred on Family Channels, The Next Step Andrea Lewis, Actress Degrassi: TNG Richard Karikari, CFL Player See also Education in Ontario List of secondary schools in Ontario References External links Official website
St. Mary Macedonian Orthodox Church (Cambridge, Ontario)

St. Mary (Macedonian: Пресвета Богородица), also known as the "Nativity of the Virgin Mary" (Macedonian: Раѓање на Пресвета Богородица) is a Macedonian Orthodox Church located in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. History In 1989, fifteen Macedonian families joined to form a Macedonian organization whose purpose was to gather the Macedonian people and preserve their traditions, culture and faith. The organization's goal was to establish a church for the Macedonian communities from the areas of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo and Guelph. In 1994 the group purchased a building of a former Coptic Church and during the same year the church was registered and blessed by Michael, Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia. External links Official website American-Canadian Macedonian Orthodox Diocese Official Website of the Macedonian Orthodox Church Footnotes
St. Marys Cemetery

St. Marys Cemetery is a cemetery located in St. Marys, Ontario. It is most notable for being the burial place of Canadian Prime Minister Arthur Meighen (1874–1960). Other notables buried here: George Graham, victim of the RMS Titanic disaster in 1912 James Brine of the Tolpuddle Martyrs Isabel Meighen, wife of Arthur Meighen The cemetery was originally the site of the town's Roman Catholic Cemetery. A Protestant cemetery existed along Elgin Street closer to downtown from 1850 until 1885 when, with the cemetery full and with no room to expand, the current nondenominational cemetery was created around the existing Catholic cemetery. Some plots were relocated to this cemetery from the old, though many remained behind. The Protestant cemetery has since become East Ward Park; a plaque placed at the site by the St. Marys Historical Society commemorates it as the final resting place of hundreds of people. The current St. Marys Cemetery is divided into fifteen sections, with the former Roman Catholic Cemetery making up five sections still reserved for Roman Catholics. References Further reading Jennifer McKendry (2003). Into the silent land : historic cemeteries & graveyards in Ontario, Kingston, Ont., ISBN 978-0969718758 External links Town of St. Marys: St. Marys Cemetery
St. Matthew High School (Ottawa)

St. Matthew Catholic High School is located at 6550 Bilberry Drive in the Orléans district of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The current principal is Nicola Whitehouse. The school broke the Guinness world record for largest unbroken human chain, called the Bear Hug. The event was in support of Cancer research. Bear Hug Bear Hug 1 This event was documented in the 2005 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. On 23 April 2004, St. Matthew Catholic High School made it into the Guinness Book of World Records with the world's largest bear hug, an endeavour led by school Principal André Potvin, and an achievement which resulted on 9 June 2004 being officially declared "St. Matthew High School Day" by Ottawa Mayor, Bob Chiarelli. The world's largest bear hug involved 5,117 students hugging for ten seconds. This world record was tied in with the school's fundraising for cancer, as students and staff, with the support of local businesses and residents, raised more than $108,000 in April of that year, surpassing the previous provincial record of $40,000 and setting a Canadian record for cancer fundraising by a high school. Bear Hug 2 Bear Hug 2 in 2008 unsuccessfully attempted to break the Guinness Record (then held by the citizens of New Mexico at 6,553). Funds were again raised in support of cancer research. Bear Hug 3 Bear Hug 3 in May 2010 raised over $500,000 for cancer patient care and research and set a new Guinness World Record of 10,554 participants, which was still standing in 2023. Sports There are 19 teams for high school students and 15 teams for grade 7 and 8 students. The senior boys' basketball team won the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) AAA provincial title in 2009. The girls' basketball team won the OFSAA AA title in 2014. The varsity football team won the Metro Bowl (OFSAA) AAA provincial title in 2016. See also Education in Ontario List of secondary schools in Ontario References 150 years of Catholic Education in Ottawa-Carleton 1856–2006, Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board, 2006 External links St. Matthew High's Official Website Ottawa Catholic School Board Website
St. Matthias, Bellwoods

St. Matthias, Bellwoods is a small inclusive Anglo-Catholic parish of the Anglican Church of Canada located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The cornerstone was laid in 1873 and the building opened January 4, 1874. The parish is responsible for the Anglican chaplaincy at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. The hymn tune "Bellwoods", sung in many countries to the text "O day of God draw nigh", by the Canadian biblical scholar R. B. Y. Scott, was written by James Hopkirk, a former organist at St. Matthias (and sometime organist of St. James' Cathedral (Toronto)) and named for the parish. Roland Ford Palmer, the author of the Marian hymn "Sing of Mary, pure and lowly", used in several denominations' hymnals in many countries, had a long association with St. Matthias's (before departing for the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada) and wrote a History of St Matthias' Church. According to Palmer, St. Matthias was "the first Anglican church in Toronto to enjoy all these adjuncts to worship" i.e. the full complement of Anglo-Catholic ceremonial. St. Matthias is also known to be the first Anglican parish to offer a formal Animal Blessing in Toronto. In more recent years, several other parishes have come to follow St. Matthias' lead in administering the annual ritual, welcoming animals of all kinds and their human companions for a liturgically-based blessing every autumn. See also List of Anglican churches in Toronto Parkdale Deanery Notes External links Parish Facebook page Toronto Life article about rector George Moore Smith (1948-1968) and his Ministry of Healing
St. Maximillian Kolbe Catholic High School

St. Maximillian Kolbe Catholic High School is a high school in Aurora, Ontario, Canada. The school opened in September 2009, and is administered by the York Catholic District School Board. St. Maximilian Kolbe CHS's patron saint is Saint Maximilian Kolbe, a Franciscan priest from Poland that was incarcerated and executed at the Auschwitz concentration camp as a political prisoner during World War II. When the school opened in September 2009, there were less than 800 students in grades 9 and 10. In the 2010/2011 school year, St. Max had students in grades 9, 10, and 11. By the following school year, the school was teaching curriculum for grades 9 to 12 and graduated its first senior class in June 2012. The following June, St. Max graduated its first class of students that attended the institution from grades 9 to 12. The school crest, logo, colour scheme, and mascot were chosen and during the 2008/2009 school year, before the school's completion. The school currently offers French Immersion, Advanced Placement (AP), and High Performance Athlete (HPA) programs as of February 2025. See also Education in Ontario List of secondary schools in Ontario References External links St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School High Performance Athlete Program Advanced Placement Program at St. Max