St. Patrick's Catholic High School

St. Patrick's Catholic High School
Address
1001 The Rapids Parkway
Sarnia, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 42°59′42″N 82°21′06″W / 42.9949°N 82.3518°W / 42.9949; -82.3518
Information
School type Public, Separate high school
Motto Esse quam videri
(To be rather than to seem)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Founded 1935 (1935)
School board St. Clair Catholic District School Board
Superintendent Scott Johnson
Director Dan Parr
Principal Robert Cicchelli
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment 1300+
Language English
Colour(s) Green and Blue         
Team name Fighting Irish
Website www.st-clair.net/schools/sph

St. Patrick's Catholic High School, frequently called St. Pat's, is a Catholic secondary school located in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. It is one of two secondary schools in the St. Clair Catholic District School Board, and the only one located in Sarnia. In 2013 the school was merged with St. Christopher's Secondary School resulting in a population of over 1300 students.

History

St. Pat's was founded in 1935, initially as a branch of Our Lady of Mercy School before relocating to its own building.

From 1984-2013 the school was located in the southern end of Sarnia at the East Street Campus. In 1996, St. Pats was joined by a new Catholic secondary school, St. Christopher's Secondary School. The two schools operated in Sarnia from 1996 to 2013, when the two schools amalgamated in 2013. The newly-merged school retained its mascot and name from St. Pat's due to its much longer history, while adopting the combined colours green and blue from St. Christopher's. For the 2013-14 school year, St. Christopher students moved to the East Street site, while the former St. Christopher's campus was renovated to add an extra 80,000 square feet to the pre-existing building. The school moved to the enlarged St. Christopher's campus for the 2014-15 year onwards.

St. Pat's is well known for its Irish Miracle and Cyclone Aid food drive which collects thousands of bags of non-perishable food items for local charities each year.

In 2009 the school celebrated 75 years with both alumni and students.[1]

Notable People

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kula, Tyler (July 13, 2009). "St. Patrick's is turning 75". Sarnia Observer. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.theobserver.ca/2016/02/12/65-seasons-of-junior-b-hockey-in-sarnia
  3. ↑ http://www.theobserver.ca/2013/07/23/derek-drouin-stops-off-in-sarnia-as-he-prepares-for-world-championships
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