St. Mark Catholic High School (Ottawa)
| St. Mark Catholic High School | |
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| Address | |
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1040 Dozois Rd. , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 45°14′39″N 75°38′55″W / 45.244144°N 75.648508°W |
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| School type | Catholic High School |
| Motto | "Respect, Responsibility, Service" |
| Founded | 1980 |
| School board | Ottawa Catholic School Board |
| Principal | Alison Strcchelli |
| Staff | < 100 |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 1100 |
| Language | English, French |
| Colour(s) | Red, White and Black |
| Team name | Lions |
| Website | mrh |
St. Mark Catholic High School is a public secondary school located in Manotick, a neighbourhood in the city of Ottawa, Canada. Its enrollment is currently around 1100 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.
History
[edit]Originally built in 1980 as Southern Catholic Junior High with only grades 7 and 8, St. Mark received extensions and added grades 9 through 12 over the next seven years.[1] 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 their Canned Food Drive, with a one-year record of over 72,000 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.[2]
During the 2022–23 and 2023–24 school years, the 7/8 Reach for the Top trivia team of St. Mark High School placed second at junior nationals. These were the first two years that the club was active at the school.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Evan MacDonald (born 1981), westler
- Slater Koekkoek (born 1994), ice hockey player
- Stefanie McKeough (born 1991), ice hockey player
- Scott Mitchell (born 1989), Canadian football player
- Seanna Mitchell (born 1988), swimmer
- Will Petschenig (born 1955), ice hockey player
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Amazing Food Drive by St. Mark Catholic High School". 2 November 2012.
3. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/04/30/redblacks-host-female-high-school-game-td-place/
- 150 years of Catholic Education in Ottawa-Carleton 1856-2006, Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board, 2006[permanent dead link]