St. Robert Catholic High School
| St. Robert Catholic High School
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| Address | |
| 8101 Leslie Street Thornhill, Ontario, L3T 7P4, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School board | York Catholic District School Board |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Principal | Jennifer Sarna |
| School type | IB World School High school |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English , French |
| Motto | Knowledge is the Beginning |
| Mascot | Rams |
| Colours | Forest Green and White |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Enrolment | 1,458 |
| Homepage | http://stro.ycdsb.ca/ |
St. Robert Catholic High School is a secondary school in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.
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[edit] History
St. Robert CHS was opened by the York Catholic District School Board in 1975[1], celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2005. St. Robert CHS is named after its patron saint, St. Robert Bellarmine. St. Robert offers special programs such as the world renowned International Baccalaureate program[2], ESL, and Aviation Technology[3] . The enrolment averages between 1400 and 1500 students per school year.
Although the current school colours consist of forest green, white, and black, the initial school colours were orange, dark brown, and beige.
In 2009, St. Robert CHS was ranked #9 among the top secondary schools in Ontario of 725 schools that were ranked. In 2010, St, Robert CHS was ranked #10 among the top secondary schools in Ontario. [4]
[edit] Uniform
The uniform consists of a white golf shirt with school insignia, solid black McCarthy pants, and solid black footwear for males and females. Students may also choose to wear a special green spirit sweatshirt. The spirit sweatshirt includes the name of the sport/club they participate in, their number or instrument and the first initial of their first name followed by their full surname.
[edit] Time Table
The school also runs on a "Day 1", "Day 2" schedule. On Day 1, Students have their classes in the proper order (Period 1, Period 2, Period 3 with lunch, and Period 4). On Day 2, the students have their Period 3 and 4 switched (Period 1, Period 2, Period 4 with lunch, Period 3). Because the Music courses must run through the entire year, students taking music courses will have their schedule alternating on Day 1 and Day 2 with different subjects. I.e: For a student taking music, day 1, period 2 is Music, day 2, period 2 is Religion or vice versa.
[edit] Sports
Students compete with other schools in the York Region in both Junior (Grades 9 and 10) and Senior (Grades 11 and 12) Divisions in the YRAA (York Region Athletic Association). As of 2009, the YRAA included 49 high schools across York Region, with most of its schools coming from either the York Catholic District School Board or the York Region District School Board, although there are several private schools involved as well.
Boys Teams
- Hockey
- Basketball
- Volleyball
- Rugby
- Soccer
- Baseball
Girls Teams
- Hockey
- Basketball
- Volleyball
- Slow-Pitch
- Soccer
- Rugby
Coed
- Skiing (Night Flyers Ski Club)
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Track and Field
- Dragon Boat
- Table Tennis
- Badminton
[edit] Soccer Fields
On July 6, 2009, the Town of Markham announced $3.2 million in funding for a new synthetic surface to replace one of the natural surfaces in place.[5] The field was built to FIFA standard regulations for an outdoor artificial turf field.[6] Portables in that area were relocated to the west parking lot in March 2010 in preparation for its construction.
[edit] Dome
A full sized soccer field was created besides the running track. During the winter season there is an air-inflated dome that is put up which covers one-third of the artificial turf field. The dome can be entered via an air-locked room and a revolving door mainly. The dome is lit by four sets of spotlights, two on each length. The remaining two-thirds are left untouched. In the spring, the dome is taken down and the entire field is no longer separated. The turf can cause minor burns similar to carpet burns when in contact with skin. The field is currently fenced in. There is a adjacent building for use as change rooms. The field and dome are used by the rugby and soccer teams, as well as the physical education classes.
[edit] References
- ^ '[1] Official St. Robert CHS Web Site: Our School
- ^ '[2] Official St. Robert CHS Web Site: IB Info
- ^ '[3] Official St. Robert CHS Web Site: Aviation Program
- ^ '[4] Fraser Institute Ontario's top-ranked secondary schools 2008
- ^ '[5] Thornhill soccer players get a roof and new turf
- ^ '[6] Markham Funding Partnership with Canada/Ontario Provides $8.3M for Recreation Infrastructure
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 43°49′56″N 79°22′44″W / 43.83222°N 79.37889°W
