| St. Jean de Brébeuf Catholic Secondary School | |
|---|---|
.JPG.webp) St. Jean de Brébeuf Catholic Secondary School in 2014 | |
| Address | |
200 Acadia Drive , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 43°12′08″N 79°51′48″W / 43.2021°N 79.8632°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, separate secondary school |
| Motto | Latin: Anima, Mens, Corpus (Soul, Mind, Body) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | Jean de Brébeuf |
| Established | 1974[1] |
| School board | Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board |
| Superintendent | Dean DiFrancesco |
| Area trustee | Patrick J. Daly |
| School number | 800430[2] |
| Principal | Paul DiIanni |
| Chaplain |
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| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrolment | 1,480[2] (2020) |
| Colour(s) | Maroon and gold |
| Slogan | Be brave |
| Team name | Braves |
| Yearbook | Echon |
| Website | Official website  |
St. Jean de Brébeuf Catholic Secondary School is a Catholic secondary school for the city of Hamilton. It is a part of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board and is located on the East Mountain of the city, serving the south-east of Hamilton as well as parts of Binbrook, Caledonia and Glanbrook.
The school's Latin motto is "anima, mens, corpus". St. Jean de Brébeuf Catholic Secondary School is often referred to as SJB or Brébeuf. It graduates approximately 350 students every year with over 75% of them going onto post-secondary education.
Athletics
Brébeuf participates in the Golden Horseshoe with other Catholic secondary schools. The school won HWCDSB City titles for Midget Boys Basketball and Senior Boys Volleyball in 2017-18 while the Senior Boys Soccer team won GHAC to represent at OFSAA.[3]
Brébeuf fields the following teams annually:
- Junior Boys Football
- Senior Boys Football
- Junior Boys and Girls Soccer
- Senior Boys and Girls Soccer
- Midget, Junior, and Senior Boys and Girls basketball
- Girls Rugby (Varsity)
- Boys and Girls Hockey (Varsity)
- Track and Field
- Badminton
- Junior and Senior Boys and Girls Volleyball
- Swimming (Varsity)
SJB's "Brave Ambition" music ensemble plays at the Brébeuf Arts Showcase in December 2019. - Wrestling (Varsity)
- Coed Beach Volleyball (Varsity)
Student council
Brébeuf's student council donates their profits from events to local charities at the end of the year, as well as running charity events during the school year.[4]
Feeder schools
- St. Margaret Mary
- Our Lady of Lourdes
- St. John Paul II
- Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
- Sacred Heart
- St. Daniel
- St. Kateri Tekakwitha
- Blessed Sacrament
- St. Marguerite d'Youville
Notable alumni
- Dave Andreychuk – former NHL Player[5]
- Luka Gavran - Goalkeeper for Toronto FC
- Adam Mair – former NHL Hockey Player[6]
- Blake McGrath – dancer, pop singer and choreographer (Best known for being a judge on "So you Think You Can Dance Canada")[7]
- Brian McGrattan – NHL Hockey Player
- Spencer Moore – CFL Player – Saskatchewan Roughriders[8]
- Zac Rinaldo – NHL Player
See also
References
- ↑ "History". sjb.hwcdsb.ca. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- 1 2 Ontario, Government of. "School Information Finder". www.app.edu.gov.on.ca. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ↑ Moko, Larry (April 2, 2018). "St. Jean de Brebeuf Braves win first indoor soccer title". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ↑ Bowes, Gord (October 1, 2016). "Rain doesn't stop Terry Fox fundraiser at St. Jean de Brebeuf". TheRecord.com. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ↑ Peters, Ken (January 27, 2015). "Hamilton comes out to celebrate its athletes". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ↑ "2016 Hamilton Breakfast of Champions". The Hamilton Spectator. December 5, 2016. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ↑ "Blake McGrath @ Reality TV World". Reality TV World. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ↑ Edwards, Drew (January 24, 2016). "Roughriders's Moore knows all about football miracles". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved August 25, 2019.