Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School (Courtice)

For other schools of the same name, see Holy Trinity Catholic High School or Holy Trinity High School.

Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School
Address
2260 Courtice Road, Courtice, ON L1E 2M8 Courtice , Ontario
Information
School type	Publicly-funded Catholic Secondary School
Motto	Create, Love, Act
Founded	2003
School board	Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board
Superintendent	Ron McNamara
Principal	Rosemary Livesey
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	940 (est.) (September 2008)
Language	English
Area	Durham
Colour(s)	Purple and Green
Team name	Titans
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Website	http://www.htcss.ca

Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School,colloquially known by its students as HT, is a publicly-funded Catholic school located in Courtice, Ontario. It is operated by the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board, and currently has over 900 students enrolled in Grades 9 to 12. The staff and students at Holy Trinity live by the motto, "Create, Love, Act".

History

Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School opened in 2003 for students from Grades 9 to 11. It was constructed on a property adjacent to Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School, which is one of its three feeder schools. During its second year of operation Holy Trinity had students from Grades 9 to 12 and celebrated the graduation of its first group of Grade 12 students. In June 2007, the first group of Grade 9 students to have started at HT graduated, thus completing the first generation of Holy Trinity students. In September 2007, the largest group of Grade 9 students ever to enter Holy Trinity began their studies toward completion of their Ontario Secondary School Diplomas (OSSD).

CASA

Holy Trinity is home to a Center for Autism Spectrum Assistance program, also known as CASA. The program works with autistic children and uses tools such as dedicated teachers, classrooms and a therapeutic Snoezelen room. The program currently supports 11 students.

Extra-curricular Activities

Holy Trinity is known for its strong athletic performance, and has won several championships since opening in sports such as basketball, soccer and hockey. The Senior Girls' Basketball team has made two consecutive appearances in the provincial championships (2005, 2006). Both Senior Boys' (2005, 2009) and Senior Girls' (2007) Soccer teams have also made appearances in the provincial championships. The school is currently home to the 2007 'AA' LOSSA Junior Girls', Senior Girls' and Junior Boys' Soccer champions.

Both the Junior and Senior Football teams captured first place in the LOSSA Tier I Hiron Division in 2008, both carrying a 5-1 record, though the Seniors reached this milestone due to a technical win against Pickering High School, who had fielded an ineligible player in the season opener. Both teams also advanced all the way to the Championship game, and both failed in their attempt to capture the first LOSSA Football title for the school. The Juniors, however, did earn a berth into the Ontario Regional Junior Football Championship playdowns, traveling to Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary School in Grimsby four days after losing in the LOSSA Championship. The team also went down to defeat in this game, ending the longest and most successful Junior Football season in school history.

Students participate in a variety of non-athletic programs as well, including dramatic, musical, academic, and social justice clubs. The Holy Trinity drama department has grown year by year and a performance is put on every year. Each year the stature of these performances (either musicals or straight plays) has grown substantially. Holy Trinity also boasts a very successful Student Cabinet, elected each spring, that has donated over $100 000CDN to the greater community since its inception just over four years ago. Notably, the HT Student Cabinet led a successful Terry Fox Foundation fundraising campaign in September 2008, setting a school fundraising record of over $26 400CDN. Holy Trinity also has a student-teacher run program named Trinity Earth that raises awareness of environmental issues in the school community and beyond.

List of Principals

1. Douglas Finbow (2003-2007)
2. David Dolan (2007-2009)
3. Rosemary Livesey (2009-present)

Notable alumni

Greg Nemisz, a Canadian ice hockey centre drafted 25th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames

Jake McDowell, a Canadian filmmaker best known for directing the horror film Broken Hearts.