Blessed Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School

Infobox Education in Canada
name= Blessed Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School


imagesize= 150px
motto= Amare et Servire
motto_translation= (Latin) To Love and To Serve
streetaddress= 40 Sewells Road
city= Scarborough
province= Ontario
postalcode= M1B 3G5
areacode= 416
phone= 393-5538
fax= 393-5479
email=
url= http://www.tcdsb.org/motherteresa/
schoolnumber=
schoolboard= Toronto Catholic District School Board
affiliation=
superintendent= Gary poole
trustee= Oliver Carroll
principal= Susan Souter
viceprincipal= David Iogna
Wendy Hooker
administrator=
schooltype= Catholic High school
grades= 9 to 12
language= English
area=
mascot=
teamname= The Titans
colours= Blue, Gold
founded=
enrollment= 729
enrollment_as_of= SY 2006-07

Blessed Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School ("BMTCSS" or "BMT") is a Catholic secondary school in Scarborough, a municipality of Toronto, Ontario. It is part of the Toronto Catholic District School Board.

History and Tradition

In its conception, a new school in the Scarborough area of Toronto was to be named "Mary Ward". Then trustee Harold Adams advocated for the new school to be named Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School, and came to be known as "MTCSS" (or simply "MT") among staff, students, and alumni.

Another school was built later, and that received the name Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School.

The ideals of the school's patroness and namesake, Mother Teresa, became inspiration for the school's motto.

The school, established in 1985, started out in portables and port-o-pacs. In 1989, under the direction of Principal George Iantorno, the school population of 650 students moved to the newly-built facility that stands today.

The school was in the news in 2008 when a 19-year-old was shot and killed just across the street.

Location and Community

54 Ethnic monorities are represented in its student population, reflecting the diverse Malvern community that the school serves.

MT stands at the corner of Sewells Road and McLevin Road, off Neilson Road between Sheppard Avenue East and Finch Avenue East. It is beside the Malvern Community and Recreational Centre, which also houses the Malvern Branch of the Toronto Public Library.

Academics

Courses taught at the school follow the Ontario Curriculum for Grades 9 through 12. Some subjects being taught at the school include:
* Arts - Visual Arts, Music, and Drama
* Mathematics - including Advanced Functions, Introductory Calculus, Data Management
* Sciences - includes Chemistry, Biology, and Physics
* Computers - includes Computer Science and Computer Engineering
* Business
* Social-Studies - History, Geography, Law
* English - includes Writer's Craft
* Religion - includes Humanities and Philosophy
* Hospitality - with the addition of the new Hospitality Wing in SY2006-07

Athletics

* Junior Boys Basketball
* Girls Basketball
* Senior Boys Basketball - 2nd place at the AAAA OFSAA championship in 2005, and 1st at the AAAA OFSAA championship in 2006
* Junior Girls Volleyball
* Senior Girls Volleyball
* Junior Boys Volleyball
* Senior Boys Volleyball
* Girls Softball
* Boys Softball
* Junior Boys Soccer
* Senior Boys Soccer
* Girls Field Hockey
* Badminton
* Boys Rugby
* Cricket
* Table Tennis
* Track and Field
* Cross Country

References

* [http://www.tcdsb.org/schools/motherteresa.asp/ BMTCSS Profile from the TCDSB Website]