Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School
Address
1085 Woodbine Road

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Coordinates44°15′28″N 76°35′49″W / 44.25778°N 76.59694°W / 44.25778; -76.59694
Information
School typeSecondary
MottoOnce A Crusader, Always A Crusader
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
Founded1986
School boardAlgonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board
SuperintendentKaren Shannon
School number715298
PrincipalTerri Daniel
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,125[1] (2020–21)
LanguageEnglish
CampusSuburban
AreaBayridge (West Kingston)
Colour(s)Green and Silver
  
Team nameCrusaders
Feeder schoolsJohn XXIII Catholic School
Archbishop O'Sullivan Catholic School
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Catholic School
Mother Teresa Catholic School
Websitewww.alcdsb.on.ca/School/hcss/Pages/default.aspx

Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School (sometimes abbreviated to HC, or HCSS) is a Catholic secondary school located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada offering education for about 1,125 students in grades 9-12.

History

The school was established in September 1986. It was fully public funded, along with other Catholic secondary schools who also were public funded from 1986 to 1987. The school occupied shared facilities with KCVI until September 1990 when a new $15 million campus was opened.[2]

Athletics

Holy Cross has a history of athletic success at the local, provincial and national levels. School alumni include NHL defenceman Jay McKee, olympic wrestler Paul Ragusa, and Canadian hockey star Jayna Hefford. In recent years, the Holy Cross Football Team has dominated the sport, winning consecutive OFSAA titles in 2018 and 2019.

Musicals

Les Misérables (2016) – photo by Joe Vaitekunas

The annual musical and prominent theatre-arts program are a staple of student life at HC.

Year Musical
1999 Little Shop of Horrors
2002 Guys and Dolls
2005 Les Misérables
2006 A Midsummer Night's Dream*
2007 Urinetown
2008 The Crucible*
2009 West Side Story
2010 Pippin
2011 Phantom of the Opera
2012 The Secret Garden
2013 Jesus Christ Superstar
2014 Shrek the Musical
2015 Guys and Dolls
2016 Les Misérables
2017 Godspell
2018 Newsies
2019 Little Shop of Horrors
2020 n/a
2021 The Wizard of Oz (cancelled)
2022 Grease

*play, not a musical

Notable alumni

Awards

  • Faculty of Education of Queen's University Associate Teacher of the Year awards - John Esford for the 1998–1999 school year and Frank Halligan for the 2006–2007 school year.[3]
  • In 2006, Spencer Watson won the Mayor's Award for Youth Volunteerism.[4]
  • In 2001, Oleg Shamovsky was named a $4,500 Manning Young Canadian Innovator, for his project that identified anomalies of the electrolytic oxidation of aluminum, and won the gold medal in the Senior category of the Physical Sciences Division.[5]
  • In 2014 Ryan Purdy won the Provincial Gold Medal in the Ontario Technological Skills Competition in Graphic Design (Presentation). Ryan was a member and graduate of the SHSM Specialist High Skills Major focus program in Information and Communications Technology taught by teacher Mr. John Esford.
  • In 2015 Claudia Pawlak won the Provincial Gold Medal in the Ontario Technological Skills Competition in Photography. Claudia was a member and graduate of the SHSM Specialist High Skills Major focus program in Information and Communications Technology taught by teacher Mr. John Esford.
  • In 2016 Ryan Murray won third place in the Ontario Ministry of Labour Student Video Safety Contest. Ryan was a member of the SHSM Specialist High Skills Major focus program in Information and Communications Technology taught by teacher Mr. John Esford.
  • In 2017 Andrew Donnelly won the Provincial Silver Medal in the Ontario Technological Skills Competition in Photography. Andrew was a member and graduate of the SHSM Specialist High Skills Major focus program in Information and Communications Technology taught by teacher Mr. John Esford, and is recognized as winning his school's “SHSM award” in his grade 12 year.
  • In 2019, Tim Pendergast won the Berk Brean Trophy, presented annually to the High School Coach of the Year by the Queen's Football Club

See also

References

  1. "Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School". Secondary School Profile. Ontario Ministry of Education. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. , Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School
  3. "Associate Teacher and Associate School Awards" Archived 2007-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, Queen's University
  4. "Youth Volunteerisam Award Winners Announced" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, City of Kingston, 24 April 2006
  5. "Young Canadian Award Winners", Manning Innovation Awards
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