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St. Mark Catholic High School (Ottawa)
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Opened in 1980, St. Mark Catholic High School is located in Manotick
, a neighbourhood in the city of Ottawa
. Its enrollment is currently around 900 after losing about 600 students to St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School in 2009 & 2010, after the completion of its construction in 2009. St. Francis Xavier is located just down Limebank Road, less than 10 minutes from St. Mark.
The school is in the Ottawa Carleton Catholic School Board
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Funding, Guidelines, Curriculum, etc... are responsibilities of the Ministry of Education in Ontario.
Every year since 1987, they have held held their Canned Food Drive, with a one year record of over 70,000 canned food items. With a last minute blitz on Monday, October 26, 2009, collecting over 5,000 cans, and in total about 62,000 for the 2009 edition, St. Mark surpassed the 1,000,000 can mark for the 22 years it has been held. The school has gained increasing media publicity because of the food drive.
There have been many championships teams and individuals throughout the school's history in team sports such as boys soccer, girls basketball and boys and girls hockey. In 2008, the epic Senior Boys Basketball Team revitalized the basketball program as they finished with a winning record and made it to the Tier 2 semi-finals. In 2009, the Jr. varsity girls soccer team, senior boys rugby team, junior boys football team and varsity girls football team all brought home city championships. In the 2009/2010 season, the boys hockey team made it to the finals after a huge upset of Nepean High School, only to lose two controversial games in the finals, 4-3, and 3-2. In December 2010 the Boys Varsity Hockey Team captured the non-contact Tier 1 City Championships by beating Brookfield 5-4 and 4-3 to win the best of 3 finals.
The cheerleading squad has enjoyed great success at St. Mark. In 2008, The St.Mark varsity cheerleading team won the Cheer Alliance national championships in the school large senior advanced division along with the title grand champions of the school advanced division.
Manotick, Ontario
Manotick, Ontario is an exurb in Eastern Ontario on the Rideau River, located on the south edge of Ottawa's urban area. Manotick is located immediately south of the booming suburbs Barrhaven and Riverside South and is about from downtown Ottawa. It has been part of the City of Ottawa since...
, a neighbourhood in the city of Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
. Its enrollment is currently around 900 after losing about 600 students to St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School in 2009 & 2010, after the completion of its construction in 2009. St. Francis Xavier is located just down Limebank Road, less than 10 minutes from St. Mark.
Infrastructure
- Student Enrollment: 900
- Number of Staff: <100
- Principal: Steve McCabe
- Vice Principals: Don Nault, Deborah Kealey, Todd Campbell (7-8 Students)
The school is in the Ottawa Carleton Catholic School Board
Drawing Region
Funding, Guidelines, Curriculum, etc... are responsibilities of the Ministry of Education in Ontario.
History
Originally built in 1980 as Southern Catholic Junior High with only grades 7 and 8, St. Mark received extensions and added grades 9 through 13 over the next seven years . There are a few original faculty members who still teach at St. Mark along with many others who have long been a part of the staff. In 2005, St. Mark celebrated its 25th anniversary and past faculty and alumni were invited to attend reunion festivities.Every year since 1987, they have held held their Canned Food Drive, with a one year record of over 70,000 canned food items. With a last minute blitz on Monday, October 26, 2009, collecting over 5,000 cans, and in total about 62,000 for the 2009 edition, St. Mark surpassed the 1,000,000 can mark for the 22 years it has been held. The school has gained increasing media publicity because of the food drive.
Sports
The school has had three Athletic Directors, Ken Souliere, Keith Cooper and Kevin Nolan. Both Junior and Senior Football teams have been very successful in the NCSSAA. In 2006 the senior boys football team, led by coach Paul Brown, won the National Capital Bowl, played between the champions of Ottawa, Eastern Ontario, and Central Ontario.There have been many championships teams and individuals throughout the school's history in team sports such as boys soccer, girls basketball and boys and girls hockey. In 2008, the epic Senior Boys Basketball Team revitalized the basketball program as they finished with a winning record and made it to the Tier 2 semi-finals. In 2009, the Jr. varsity girls soccer team, senior boys rugby team, junior boys football team and varsity girls football team all brought home city championships. In the 2009/2010 season, the boys hockey team made it to the finals after a huge upset of Nepean High School, only to lose two controversial games in the finals, 4-3, and 3-2. In December 2010 the Boys Varsity Hockey Team captured the non-contact Tier 1 City Championships by beating Brookfield 5-4 and 4-3 to win the best of 3 finals.
The cheerleading squad has enjoyed great success at St. Mark. In 2008, The St.Mark varsity cheerleading team won the Cheer Alliance national championships in the school large senior advanced division along with the title grand champions of the school advanced division.