Michael Power/St. Joseph High School
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| Michael Power/St. Joseph Catholic Secondary High School | |
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| 105 Eringate Drive Etobicoke, Ontario, M9C 3Z7, Canada |
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| School board | Toronto Catholic District School Board |
| Principal | N. D'Avella |
| School type | Catholic High school, IB World School |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | Trojan |
| Team name | Power Trojans |
| Colours | Maroon and Gold |
| Founded | 1949 and 1957, amalgamated 1982 |
| Enrollment | 2000+ (2008) |
| Homepage | http://www.mpsj.ca |
Michael Power/St. Joseph High School is a Catholic Secondary School in Etobicoke, part of the city of Toronto, Canada.
The school is an amalgamation of two independent schools, Michael Power High School (an all male school) and St. Joseph High School (an all female school). The school is locally referred as "Michael Power", "MPSJ", and "Power".
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[edit] History
Michael Power/St. Joseph is a co-educational community of over 2000 students (as of 2005). The present school began as two distinct high schools. The Sisters of St. Joseph opened St. Joseph Islington in 1949 with a population of 150 girls. The school was named after the patron of Canada. Eight years later in 1957, the Basilian Fathers started Michael Power, an all boys high school named after the first Catholic bishop of Toronto.
- In 1982 the two schools were amalgamated officially – the designated principal was a Basilian Father while the vice-principal was a Sister of St. Joseph. In 1986, the Basilian Fathers continued to lead Michael Power/St. Joseph, a commitment that concluded with the retirement of Fr. Paul James.
- In 1993 the school moved to its present location on Eringate Drive. Previously, the building housed Vincent Massey Collegiate Institute.
- In July 2002 Michael Power/St. Joseph received approval from the International Baccalaureate Organization in Geneva, Switzerland to offer the IB Diploma Programme.
- In 2004 portable facilities started making their way back to Michael Power/St. Joseph.
[edit] Catholic environment
Theology classes are half credit courses[citation needed] and are a yearly requirement[citation needed].
[edit] Powerful Visions Art Show
Started in 2004, Powerful Visions is Michael Power/St. Joseph’s annual creative art and media exhibition. The show takes place in the spring of the academic school year. Its galleries of student created artwork, movies and animations last for about one week and are open for the public to see. Featured student work has gone on to win awards at the national Mind, Media and the Message Festival and displayed in their exhibition at the Ontario Science Centre.
[edit] The International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme
The school was certified to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme in the summer of 2003.[citation needed]
[edit] Notable alumni
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- Mark Nohra (Football Player: BC Lions (CFL), Atlanta Falcons (NFL), Buffalo Bills (NFL))
- Jason Gavadza (Football Player: BC Lions (CFL) Grey Cup Champion, Baltimore Ravens (NFL) Super Bowl Champion)
- Brendan Shanahan (Hockey Player: New York Rangers (NHL), New Jersey Devils (NHL), St. Louis Blues (NHL), Hartford Whalers (NHL), Detroit Red Wings (NHL), Team Canada (Olympics, World Cup of Hockey and IIHF World Championships))
- Kirk Sawyers (Professional Umpire & Baseball General Manager)
- Doug White (Mayor of Bradford, Ontario, Canada)
- Mike Kennedy (Hockey Player: Dallas Stars (NHL), Munich Barons (DEL))
- Drake Berehowsky (Hockey Player: Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL), Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL), Edmonton Oilers (NHL), Nashville Predators (NHL), Vancouver Canucks (NHL) and Phoenix Coyotes (NHL))
- Cynthia Dale (Actress)
- Jennifer Dale (Actress)
- Mike Pelyk (Hockey Player: Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL), Cincinnati Stingers (WHA), Vancouver Blazers (WHA))
- Bonnie Crombie (MP for Mississauga—Streetsville)
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Coordinates: 43°39′34″N 79°34′56″W / 43.659343°N 79.582311°W
