Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School

Infobox Education in Canada
name= Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School


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city= Kingston
province= Ontario
country= Canada
postalcode= K7P 2V9
schoolnumber= 715298
schoolboard= Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board
affiliation= Catholic
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principal= Paul Walsh
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schooltype= Secondary
grades= 9-12
language= English
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founded= 1986
enrollment= 1,500
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homepage= [http://www.alcdsb.on.ca/~hcss/ Official site]

Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School (sometimes abbreviated to HC) is a Catholic secondary school located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada offering education for about 1,200 students in grades 9-12. It is one of three Catholic high schools in the city. The principal is Paul Walsh. [ [http://www.alcdsb.on.ca/ourschools/index.php?param=../schools/holycross.htm "Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School"] , Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board]

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 1986-87. The school occupied shared facilities until September 1990 when a new $15 million campus was opened. [ [http://www.alcdsb.on.ca/~hcss/School%20Info/School%20Profile/SchoolHistory.htm "History of Holy Cross"] , Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School]

Academics

The school’s success rate for students taking the literacy test for the first time rose from 81% in February 2002 to 91% in October 2004. [ [http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/mmnr/eqao/OSSLT%20Regional%20Press%20release_Eastern%20Ontario_English.pdf "Eastern Ontario Schools Highlight Literacy Strategies That Work - Examples of Success Stories Profiled in Provincial Report"] , Education Quality and Accountability Office, May 5 2005]

Awards

* Faculty of Education of Queen's University "Associate Teacher of the Year" awards - teachers from HC won this award in 1998-99, John Esford and 2006-07, Frank Halligan. [ [http://educ.queensu.ca/practicum/associate/awards.shtml "Associate Teacher and Associate School Awards"] , Queen's University]
* In 2006, Spencer Watson won the Mayor's Award for Youth Volunteerism. [ [http://www.cityofkingston.ca/cityhall/press/release.asp?mode=show&id=1766 "Youth Volunteerisam Award Winners Announced"] , City of Kingston, 24 April 2006]
* 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. [ [http://www.manningawards.ca/awards/youngcanadians/oshamovsky.shtml "Young Canadian Award Winners"] , Manning Innovation Awards]

port

In sport team championships, Holy Cross has 39 city titles, and 29 eastern Ontario titles [ [http://www.alcdsb.on.ca/~hcssa/Pages/2PastChamps/PastChampsMain.htm "Past Champs"] , Holy Cross Athletics]

Extracurricular activities

* In 2006, the school won "Best School Float" at the Greater Kingston Santa Parade. [ [http://downtownkingston.ca/files/06SantaParadeWinners.pdf "Santa Parade - Award Winners Announced!"] , Downtown Kingston, 19 November 2006]
* In 2000, the school was one of the winners of the "2000 Panasonic Stop Racism National Video Competition". [ [http://www.pch.gc.ca/newsroom/index_e.cfm?fuseaction=displayDocument&DocIDCd=9NR169 "Winners of March 21 Campaign National Video Competition Announced!] , Canadian Heritage, 2 March 2000]

Notable alumni

* Brent Johnson, CFL player
* Findlay Jesson, soprano
* Jay McKee, NHL player (St. Louis Blues)
* Jayna Hefford, women's hockey gold medallist
* Nathan Robinson, hockey player (Deutsche Eishockeyliga)
* Rhoslynne Bugay, singer/actress
* Paul Ragusa, wrestler: silver medalist at the Commonwealth (1994) and Pan American Games (1995), 16th in Athens Olympics (1996), coach Beijing Olympics (2008)

Brent Johnson, CFL player Finney Jesson, soprano Jay McKee, NHL player (St. Louis Blues) Jayna Hefford, women's hockey gold medallist Nathan Robinson, hockey player (Deutsche Eishockeyliga) Rhoslynne Bugay, singer/actress

Brent Johnson, CFL player Finney Jesson, soprano Jay McKee, NHL player (St. Louis Blues) Jayna Hefford, Team Canada women's hockey gold medallist Nathan Robinson, hockey player (Deutsche Eishockeyliga) Rhoslynne Bugay, singer/actress