St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Secondary School
Address
2800 County Road #8

LaSalle
,
Ontario
,
N9A 6Z6

Canada
Coordinates42°11′11″N 83°02′23″W / 42.1863°N 83.0397°W / 42.1863; -83.0397
Information
School typeHigh school
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
School boardWindsor-Essex Catholic District School Board
SuperintendentJohn Ulicny[1]
Area trusteeFrank DiTomasso
School number864170
PrincipalLaura Beltran
Grades9-12
Enrollment1319
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)    Powder Blue, Silver
Team nameWildcats
Websitewww.wecdsb.on.ca/232/ villywildcats.wixsite.com/home
Last updated: March 01, 2023

St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Secondary School is a publicly funded high school in LaSalle, Ontario, Canada. It is operated by the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board and serves as the primary Catholic secondary school in the LaSalle, Amherstburg, and River Canard areas of Essex County. It is located on the border between LaSalle and Amherstburg. The school's mascot is the Wildcat.[2]

Villanova's Men's Baseball team has captured numerous titles at both the OFSAA-level and MHSAA-level. The school also offers other sports teams, including football, wrestling, soccer, volleyball, basketball, swimming, many of which compete at the provincial level. The Vocal, Drama, and Music programs collaboratively put on productions annually. Villanova also hosts a Dance program, and also offers many clubs, including Youth Troop, Campus Crew, Social Justice Club, Anime Club, Chess Club, and Best Buddies Club.[3]

Wildcats goalie during 2014-15 season
Wildcats player during 2014-15 season

Feeder elementary schools are Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School, Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary School, St. Anthony Catholic Elementary School, St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School, St. Mary Catholic Elementary School, and Stella Maris Catholic Elementary School.

Notable alumni

Michael DiPietro, NHL drafted goaltender[4][5][6]

Luke Willson, NFL tight end with the Baltimore Ravens

Zack Kassian, NHL player with the Edmonton Oilers

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board - Learning together in faith and service". Archived from the original on 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  2. ↑ "home". Villywildcats.wixsite.com. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic High School". Archived from the original on 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  4. ↑ "Spits' Michael DiPietro suiting up for the draft at a hometown shop".
  5. ↑ "'Windsor will always be home': goalie DiPietro heads to nation's capital". cbc.ca.
  6. ↑ "Michael DiPietro - OFSAA Hockey - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
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