John Cabot Catholic Secondary School is located in Mississauga, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is a Catholic

Catholic

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 high school in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board

Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board

The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board is one of the largest school boards in Ontario, Canada. It oversees 148 school facilities throughout Peel Region and Dufferin County...

. The school mascot is the Colt.

History of the School

In 1997, the Dufferin-Peel trustees named the school in recognition of the 500th anniversary of John Cabot

John Cabot

John Cabot was an Italian navigator and explorer whose 1497 discovery of parts of North America is commonly held to have been the first European encounter with the continent of North America since the Norse Vikings in the eleventh century...

's famous North American landing.
John Cabot Catholic Secondary School's original building was founded in 1997. It was previously a holding site for other high schools such as St. Francis Xavier Secondary School, St. Joseph's Secondary School

St. Joseph Secondary School (Mississauga)

St. Joseph Secondary School, colloquially known as St. Joe's is a Catholic high school located in the Streetsville community of Mississauga, Ontario. The school is administered by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board....

 and Father Michael Goetz Secondary School

Father Michael Goetz Secondary School

Father Michael Goetz Secondary School is a Catholic school located in Mississauga, Canada. Founded by Ed King, it was established in 1987 and in 1990 moved to the south of the city centre...

. Joseph Geiser was the founding principal and introduced the school's motto of 'Faith, Hope and Charity'.

In the spring of 2003, the school moved to a Streetsville (holding school) campus on Mississauga Road while a new facility was constructed. Students entered the new facility in September 2004.

Notable alumni

Chris Campoli

Chris Campoli

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, a professional hockey player for the Montreal Canadiens

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Fito Blanko

Fito Blanko

Fito Blanko is a Panamaniann reggaeton artist.-Biography:At a young age, Fito Blanko immigrated to Canada from Panama. He went to John Cabot Catholic Secondary School, and by the age of 14, he started writing lyrics in English and Spanish. In 2003, Fito collaborated with the Dominican band Los...

, a reggaeton

Reggaeton

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artist