A. N. Myer Secondary School
Address
6338 O'Neil Street

Niagara Falls
,
Ontario
,
L2J 1M7

Canada
Coordinates43°07′18″N 79°06′11″W / 43.12167°N 79.10306°W / 43.12167; -79.10306
Information
School typePublic, high school
MottoNulli Secundus "second to none"
OpenedSeptember 1957 (1957-09)
School boardDistrict School Board of Niagara
PrincipalKim Carruthers
Grades9–12
Enrollment1213 (2019-2020)
LanguageEnglish, French
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)Purple and White   
MascotThe A.N. Myer Marauder
Team nameMyer Marauders
Websiteanmyer.dsbn.org

A. N. Myer Secondary School is a public high school located in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. It is located on O'Neil Street and is part of the District School Board of Niagara. As of the 2019–2020 school year, 1213 students were enrolled A. N. Myer was one of the first schools in the Niagara Region to receive an astroturf field in recent years. It is the only high school in the city of Niagara Falls to offer the French immersion program.

History

A. N. Myer was named after Albert Nicholas Myer, who was the principal of Stamford Collegiate from 1908 to 1933. He lived in Chippawa, near Niagara, until his death in 1963. A. N. Myer Secondary School opened on September 3, 1957. An official opening ceremony was held nearly 2 months later on October 25, 1957.[1]

Arts

Instrumental Music

In 2023, A. N. Myer's Concert Band and Jazz Band participated in the Port Colborne Festival of the Arts, each walking away with the title of Best Overall Performance in their respective categories. The Concert Band obtained a Gold ranking, while the Jazz Band received Gold with Excellence.[2]

Athletics

Curling

The A. N. Myer Boys' curling team in 2016-2017 consisted of Tyler Mills, Nicholas Vadacchino, Michael Huang, Sourena Noori, and Victor Pietrangelo. The team went undefeated in their journey to OFSAA, held in North Bay, Ontario, before winning every single game.[3]

Football

From 2014 to 2016, the senior boys football team won 3 straight OFSAA championships.[4][5] Along with the OFSAA championship in 2016, the team also finished the season ranked 2nd in Canada, and finished those past 3 seasons with a combined record of 24–1.[6] 11 players from the 2016 "Dream Team" went on to play to football in the Ontario University Athletics League (OUA). Those players were Joshua Lisi (University of Toronto),[7] Noah Spadafora (Queens University),[8] Tyler Scholz (University of Guelph),[9] Jacob Andrews and Rico Charbonneau (Western University),[10] Tre Ford, Tyrell Ford, Rushon Dagelman, Dallas Bone, Donovan Vanegas, and Sean DeGaust (University of Waterloo).

The Junior team has also enjoyed major success over the past several years, and as the case with the seniors as well, have won multiple zone and divisional (Niagara Bowl) titles. Although one of the most notable successes was in 2013, when they won the Junior Metrobowl.[11] The seniors have made dominant runs to the past 4 Niagara Bowls (public school board champion vs catholic school board champion), but they've come up short in all 4 finals. 3 at the hands of Notre Dame College School in 2017, 2019, and 2021[12][13][14] and 1 at the hands of St Paul Catholic High School in 2018.[15] Those 3 teams would all end up making runs to OFSAA.[16][17][18][19] The juniors have also made recent runs to the Niagara bowl in 2017, 2018, and 2021. They came up short in 2018 and 2021 to Notre Dame College School,[20] but in 2017 they defeated Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary School,[21] and ended up advancing all the way to the Junior Metrobowl semifinals, where they came up short to Lorne Park Secondary School.[22] The 2022 season was the most successful season since 2016, when the senior team finally returned to OFSAA. They would end up losing to Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School. The junior team also made its return to the Metrobowl playoffs, losing to Huron Heights Secondary School (Newmarket) in the semi-finals.[23][24]

Controversy

Football players charged in Thorold sexual assault

Five teenage boys from A.N. Myer were charged following an investigation into an alleged sexual assault on a woman. The Niagara Police reported that the woman had gone to a party in St. Catharines. After the party, the woman went to an undisclosed location in nearby Thorold where she was allegedly sexually assaulted. The five boys were arrested on a Wednesday morning during school hours with the assistance of school resource officers. It is also noted that all five suspects were known to the complainant. The five boys, who are on the school's illustrious football team, during their championship reign, remain unnamed due to the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Four were 17-year-olds and one was a 16-year-old.[25]

The graphic tellings of the courtroom were reported on by the St. Catharines Standard where the victim is stated to have testified to being "extremely intoxicated and passed in and out of consciousness". The teen football players were eventually acquitted of the charges.[26]

Teacher found guilty of sexually assaulting students

A 31-year-old male teacher by the name of Michael J. Molnar at A. N. Myer was charged in 2016 involving two incidents both on and off school property where he engaged in inappropriate sexualized behaviour with students under the age of 18. The first girl was a student of Sir Winston Secondary School in St. Catharines where Molnar previously taught from 2009 to 2013, and the second from a student at A.N. Myer Secondary School where Molnar taught until the start of the investigation.

The 17-year-old student at A.N. Myer had gone to Molnar for assistance because she was worried about falling behind in classes. Molnar then offered to get her caught up, however the mentoring relationship quickly evolved into much more. It is heard in court that the two began texting and calling one another and Molnar would drive the teenager around in his car. During the car excursions, Molnar and the student would kiss and hug and Molnar also touched her breasts and legs over her clothes.

The charges brought by the student at Sir Winston Churchill were withdrawn after a guilty plea, Michael J. Molnar was sentenced to 90 days in jail, to be served on weekends. In addition to the jail term, Molnar was placed on probation for three years and his name will appear on the National Sex Offender Registry for 10 years.[27]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "History". AN Myer.dsbn. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "News". pcfa.ca. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "SOSSA: Southern Ontario Secondary School Association" (PDF). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "RECAP: Ford leads CFC#24 Marauders to first OFSAA Bowl win [stats]". Canada Football Chat. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Leithwood, Stephen (11 December 2015). "AN Myer: How one high school turned around its football program". Niagara This Week. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "2016 OFSAA Football Champions". anmyer.dsbn.org. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Puchalski, Bernie (2018-03-07). "Lisi signs with University of Toronto". BP Sports Niagara. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  8. ↑ "Highly-recruited Myer lineman to Queen's in Kingston". niagarafallsreview.com. 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  9. ↑ "Scholarships reward Myer football players for success academic as well as athletic success". niagarafallsreview.com. 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  10. ↑ "St. Davids football player still aiming for CFL". Niagara-on-the-Lake Local. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  11. ↑ "Vengas leads Marauders to junior Metro Bowl championship". Canada Football Chat. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  12. ↑ Puchalski, Bernie (16 November 2017). "Irish end Marauders reign". BP Sports Niagara. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  13. ↑ Franke, Bernd (15 November 2019). "Notre Dame defeats A.N. Myer for second Niagara Bowl title in three years". St Catharines Standard. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "Irish cruise to Niagara Bowl victory". bpsportsniagara. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  15. ↑ Franke, Bernd (16 November 2018). "Saint Paul overcomes three-touchdown deficit to win Niagara Bowl". St Catharines Standard. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  16. ↑ McCabe, Ryan (5 December 2017). "OFSAA Festival 2017 game RECAP (Golden Horseshoe Bowl): St. Thomas More make it three in a row with convincing display against Notre Dame". Canada Football Chat. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  17. ↑ Puchalski, Bernie (27 November 2018). "Spartans top Patriots in Golden Horseshoe Bowl". BP Sports Niagara. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  18. ↑ Dixon, Nick (27 November 2019). "Toronto Catholic high school football team dominates the annual Metro Bowl". CTV News Toronto. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  19. ↑ "Finally! It's the Irish". bpsportsniagara. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  20. ↑ "Niagara junior bowl tackled by Irish". bpsportsniagara. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  21. ↑ Puchalski, Bernie (16 November 2017). "Big plays lead Myer juniors past BT". BP Sports Niagara. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  22. ↑ Lorne Park Boosters (25 November 2017). "Final score @LP_Football 46, AN Myer 0 in the Jr Metro Bowl. Congrats Spartans!!". Twitter. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  23. ↑ https://www.bpsportsniagara.com/myer-in-tough-in-golden-horseshoe-bowl/
  24. ↑ http://warriorsfootball.ca/coaches-blog/warriors-advance-to-junior-metro-bowl-championship/
  25. ↑ "Five teen boys from Niagara Falls charged in Thorold sex assault". cp24.com. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  26. ↑ "Teen football players acquitted of sexual assault". stcatharinesstandard.ca. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  27. ↑ "Niagara teacher who fondled student jailed". NiagaraFallsReview.ca. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  28. ↑ "MacBain continues to give back". NiagaraFallsReview.ca. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  29. ↑ "Triano credits his past coaches for making him what he is today". NiagaraThisWeek.com. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
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