Holy Trinity School (Richmond Hill)

Holy Trinity School
Address
11300 Bayview Ave. Richmond Hill , Ontario , L4S 1L4 Canada
Coordinates	43.9057°N 79.4257°W / 43.9057; -79.4257
Information
School type	Independent, Private
Motto	Ex Doctrina Mores (As a result of knowledge, training, and education come character and right living.)
Religious affiliation(s)	Anglican Church of Canada
Founded	1981
Head of School	Mr. Kenan Purisic
Grades	Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12
Enrollment	745 (January 2014)
Language	English
Colour(s)	Navy, Red and Gold
Mascot	Hawkeye
Team name	HTS Hawks
Website	www.hts.on.ca

Holy Trinity School ("HTS") is a private, co-educational, university preparatory institution located in Richmond Hill, Ontario affiliated with the Anglican Church of Canada. There are approximately 800 students currently enrolled from junior kindergarten to grade 12. HTS is an accredited member of the Canadian Accredited Independent Schools.

History

HTS was founded in 1981 by members of Holy Trinity Church in Thornhill. The school’s first classrooms were in the church basement. However, enrollment grew quickly; within two years HTS had relocated to more spacious quarters on Bainbridge Avenue in North York. The school’s present campus was established on land purchased by the Board of Governors in Richmond Hill. This campus was officially opened in 1985 with the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Honourable Lincoln Alexander, and the Archbishop of Toronto, the Most Reverend L.S. Garnsworthy, in attendance.

Facilities

HTS is located at a facility situated on a 37-acre (0.15 km²) campus located in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. The building underwent a major expansion in 2003.

The facilities include:

• 46 classrooms
• 360-seat theatre
• Art department equipped with Mac labs
• 2 libraries
• 400-seat Dining Hall
• 3 gymnasiums
• 3 playing fields
• 4 tennis courts
• 12-acre woodlot with nature trail

Students at HTS are expected to take part in co-curricular activities.

Lower School

• Mad Science
• Outdoor Adventure
• Drama
• Computers
• Arts & Crafts
• Mandarin
• Peer Tutoring
• Tennis
• Ball Hockey
• Skating
• Yoga
• Glee Club
• Junior Engineering
• Robotics
• Golf
• Dance

Middle School

• Soccer
• Volleyball
• Field Hockey
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Jazz Band
• Choir
• Chamber Winds
• Ball Hockey
• Skating
• Robotics
• Chess
• Peer Tutoring
• Drama
• Rugby
• Softball
• Tennis
• Track & Field
• Badminton

Senior School

• Soccer
• Volleyball
• Field Hockey
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Tennis
• Tritones Jazz Band
• Ice Hockey
• Track & Field
• Ball Hockey
• Squash
• Science Olympics
• Drama
• Rugby
• Softball
• Chess Club
• School Play

Houses

Upon enrolment in the school, each student is placed into one of six "houses": Champlain, Bishop Mountain, MacDonald, Thorne, Rose or Langton. Throughout the year, the houses compete in both academic and athletic competitions to earn "house points". At the end of the year, a winner is announced. House points are earned from specific organized events throughout the year. House points can also be earned by bringing in assorted items to the various food or gift drives that are organized throughout the year or items like old cell phones, batteries and ink cartridges.