Lakeshore Catholic High School
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Lakeshore Catholic High School is a high school located in Port Colborne, just north of the eastern edge of Lake Erie
, in Ontario
, Canada
. It is part of the Niagara Catholic District School Board
, and competes with students from communities in Fort Erie
, Wainfleet
, Dunnville
and Port Colborne. The city is also service by a community based public High school, Port Colborne High School
.
Lakeshore is home to over 1500 students from across southern Niagara, stretching from Fort Erie
to Dunnville. Lakeshore Catholic is known for its highly competitive and well respected Athletics Department that competes in Level 1 play. Gator Football currently playing in Zone 1 Premier League for Zone 3, SOSSA and OFSAA. Gator Football has made 3 previous trips to both Ivor Wynn Stadium and SkyDome (Rogers Centre) to play for one of the 5 provincial championship bowl games, winning in 2004 for southern Ontario and placing second in southern Ontario 2006 for an overall tie for 5th place. They have gone back to back to back in 2008 winning again and in 2009 and 2010 they were defeated by notre dame of burlington. The School in addition to the many athletic activities it is also the home of a very well run Music/Arts department. In addition to this the Lakeshore Catholic Concert and Jazz bands are always ranked highly at festivals and competitions, the most recent of which is the attaining of a Gold level Standing in the regional Golden Horseshoe Festival and A Silver standing at the National MusicFest Canada
Competition. The Drama Department always puts on a great show for the annual Sears Drama Festival, winning many awards, most recently, the Technology Award for the play Validation.
Even off the field Lakeshore is known for its high Academics, its students consistently scoring above average on provincial testing. Its wide range of multi-talented teachers facilitate a Grade A learning environment conducive to helping students achieve their goals and academic success.
The school was founded in 1988 by Principal Pat Hudak to support the growing population of Catholic Students in the area. Since then the school has expanded twice, with another addition and multiple renovations currently on the books. The school has been home to current NCDSB Superintendent John Crocco whom was also named Director of Education starting Sept. 1st/08. As well Current Provincial Liberal Candidate for Niagara West-Glanbrook Mike Lostracco who took a leave of his duties to run for public office. Subsequent to the election Mike Lostracco was transferred and became Principal of St. Paul Catholic in Niagara Falls. The Current principal of Lakeshore Catholic is Dan DiLorenzo.
With a rich history, Lakeshore Catholic fosters a family environment, students are close knit and Gator Spirit is revered across the board, if a team is on the court, field or pitch its fans are sure to follow.
Students acquire IT industry skills such as (IT Essentials I & II, Panduit Network Infrastructure Essentials, Fundamentals of UNIX, and Fundamentals of Java Programming) that will all link to Industry recognized certifications (A+, Server+, Linux+, Sun Certified Java Programmer, and Panduit Authorized Installer). Globally the Cisco Systems Canada Networking Academy has more than 10,000 Academies in over 150 countries and with more than 1.5 million students enrolled.
The school also holds Alternate Dress Days, typically the last Wednesday of each month. Though in recent years this policy has become relaxed with the introduction of Rugby style shirts that are not required to be tucked in and therefore eliminating the number of Uniform Infractions. During alternate dress days students are permitted to wear acceptable clothing, though this dress must be of a respectable nature for a school community. These guidelines are set forth by school administrators.
Lake Erie
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
, in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is part of the Niagara Catholic District School Board
Niagara Catholic District School Board
The Niagara Catholic District School Board is a school board in the public separate school system of Ontario, Canada, in the Regional Municipality of Niagara...
, and competes with students from communities in Fort Erie
Fort Erie, Ontario
Fort Erie is a town on the Niagara River in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. It is located directly across the river from Buffalo, New York....
, Wainfleet
Wainfleet, Ontario
Wainfleet is a rural township in southern Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada.There is a small and growing tourist industry, near and on Lake Erie at the southern area of Wainfleet called Long Beach...
, Dunnville
Dunnville, Ontario
Dunnville is an unincorporated community of 6,000 people located near the mouth of the Grand River in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada, near the historic Talbot Trail...
and Port Colborne. The city is also service by a community based public High school, Port Colborne High School
Port Colborne High School
nicholaskadwell is the best Port Colborne High School, or Port High is a high school located in Port Colborne, just north of the eastern edge of Lake Erie, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the District School Board of Niagara and has been serving the communities of Wainfleet and Port Colborne since...
.
Lakeshore is home to over 1500 students from across southern Niagara, stretching from Fort Erie
Fort Erie
Fort Erie was the first British fort to be constructed as part of a network developed after the Seven Years' War was concluded by the Treaty of Paris at which time all of New France had been ceded to Great Britain...
to Dunnville. Lakeshore Catholic is known for its highly competitive and well respected Athletics Department that competes in Level 1 play. Gator Football currently playing in Zone 1 Premier League for Zone 3, SOSSA and OFSAA. Gator Football has made 3 previous trips to both Ivor Wynn Stadium and SkyDome (Rogers Centre) to play for one of the 5 provincial championship bowl games, winning in 2004 for southern Ontario and placing second in southern Ontario 2006 for an overall tie for 5th place. They have gone back to back to back in 2008 winning again and in 2009 and 2010 they were defeated by notre dame of burlington. The School in addition to the many athletic activities it is also the home of a very well run Music/Arts department. In addition to this the Lakeshore Catholic Concert and Jazz bands are always ranked highly at festivals and competitions, the most recent of which is the attaining of a Gold level Standing in the regional Golden Horseshoe Festival and A Silver standing at the National MusicFest Canada
MusicFest Canada
MusicFest Canada is a competition festival, established as the Canadian Stage Band Festival in Toronto, in 1972, by Robert Richmond , Gary Wadsworth, and Paul Miner...
Competition. The Drama Department always puts on a great show for the annual Sears Drama Festival, winning many awards, most recently, the Technology Award for the play Validation.
Even off the field Lakeshore is known for its high Academics, its students consistently scoring above average on provincial testing. Its wide range of multi-talented teachers facilitate a Grade A learning environment conducive to helping students achieve their goals and academic success.
The school was founded in 1988 by Principal Pat Hudak to support the growing population of Catholic Students in the area. Since then the school has expanded twice, with another addition and multiple renovations currently on the books. The school has been home to current NCDSB Superintendent John Crocco whom was also named Director of Education starting Sept. 1st/08. As well Current Provincial Liberal Candidate for Niagara West-Glanbrook Mike Lostracco who took a leave of his duties to run for public office. Subsequent to the election Mike Lostracco was transferred and became Principal of St. Paul Catholic in Niagara Falls. The Current principal of Lakeshore Catholic is Dan DiLorenzo.
With a rich history, Lakeshore Catholic fosters a family environment, students are close knit and Gator Spirit is revered across the board, if a team is on the court, field or pitch its fans are sure to follow.
Business partnerships
Lakeshore has a partnership with Cisco systems in the Cisco Systems Canada Networking Academy. "Part of the Networking Academy content focuses on teaching students how to design, build and maintain computer networks through two certification driven programs (Cisco Certified Networking Associate CCNA, and the Cisco Certified Networking Professional CCNP)."Students acquire IT industry skills such as (IT Essentials I & II, Panduit Network Infrastructure Essentials, Fundamentals of UNIX, and Fundamentals of Java Programming) that will all link to Industry recognized certifications (A+, Server+, Linux+, Sun Certified Java Programmer, and Panduit Authorized Installer). Globally the Cisco Systems Canada Networking Academy has more than 10,000 Academies in over 150 countries and with more than 1.5 million students enrolled.
Dress and deportment
Students at the school are required to wear uniforms, which should conform to school-defined guidelines, including style and colour. Infractions result in disciplinary action. Lakeshore has been known to have a stricter uniform policy in comparison to other schools. For example, Lakeshore All dress shirts and cardigans are emblazoned with the "LCHS" logo. The uniform options consist of a short sleeved or long sleeved Oxford shirt, a sweater, sweatshirt or vest (to be worn from Thanksgiving to Easter), and grey dress pants or kilt. In recent years, Grade 12 students have had the option of wearing the "Grad Hoodie" instead of the sweater.The school also holds Alternate Dress Days, typically the last Wednesday of each month. Though in recent years this policy has become relaxed with the introduction of Rugby style shirts that are not required to be tucked in and therefore eliminating the number of Uniform Infractions. During alternate dress days students are permitted to wear acceptable clothing, though this dress must be of a respectable nature for a school community. These guidelines are set forth by school administrators.
Sports
- The Sr Football Team has gone to OFSAA 3 straight years., losing in 2010 to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Burlington) 16-14
- The Sr Football Team Has gone to the OfSAA championship 3 yrs in a row., losing in 2009 to the Notre dame Fighting Irish 33-10
- The Sr Football Team Catches 3rd Ofsaa Title with 8-7 Win Over the Notre Dame Fightin Irish (Burlington) On December 3 at the Rogers Center, Congratulations
- The Sr Football Team has been ranked in the top 10 Football teams in canada for the past 8 years (CFC FOOTBALL).
- The current (November 2010) teaching and coaching staff of the football team are Rocky DipietroRocky DipietroRocky DiPietro is a former Canadian Football League receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. During his 14 year career as a slotback and wide receiver, DiPietro became the CFL's all-time pass reception leader in 1989 and had a career total of 706 receptions for 9,762 yards and 45 touchdowns...
Peter Burnett and Bernie Tessier.
- Lakeshore Catholic's Jr Football Team has been Zone Champion's for 2 yrs straight and only losing once in the past 6 yrs
- Lakeshore Catholic's Senior boy's Varsity hockey team are the Zone Champions.
- Lakeshore Catholic's Boys Varsity Golf team are the current Zone and SOSSA Champions.
Notable alumni
- Derek SchiavoneDerek SchiavoneDerek Schiavone is a professional Canadian football kicker and punter for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Eskimos as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played CIS football for the Western Ontario Mustangs....
, CFLCanadian Football LeagueThe Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
player - Nick WeglarzNick WeglarzNicholas E. Weglarz is a Canadian professional baseball outfielder in the Cleveland Indians organization in the United States....
, Minor League BaseballMinor league baseballMinor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
player - Patrick Bateman, Investment banker
See also
- Port Colborne High SchoolPort Colborne High Schoolnicholaskadwell is the best Port Colborne High School, or Port High is a high school located in Port Colborne, just north of the eastern edge of Lake Erie, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the District School Board of Niagara and has been serving the communities of Wainfleet and Port Colborne since...
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