Mother Teresa High School Explained

St. Mother Teresa High School
Motto:Amor et Dignitas
Motto Translation:Love and Dignity
Country:Canada
Coordinates:45.285°N -75.7393°W
Schooltype:Catholic High School
Founded:1998
Superintendent:Ben Vallati
Trustee:Spencer Warren
Principal:Wanda Symes
Grades:7-12
Enrollment:~1500
Area:Barrhaven, Ottawa
Colours:Blue and White
Mascot:Titus
Team Name:The Titans
Address:440 Longfields Drive
Enrollment As Of:May 2016
Language:English, French

St. Mother Teresa High School is a Catholic secondary school in the Nepean district of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB). It supports grades 7–12'. The motto of the school is Amor et Dignitas or "love and dignity."

Sports

Mother Teresa has many sports teams, including alpine skiing, badminton, baseball, basketball, cross country running, curling, field hockey, golf, hockey, lacrosse, Ski Club, soccer, swimming, softball, field lacrosse, swimming, tackle football, track and field, varsity girls touch football, volleyball and wrestling.

On May 28, 2014, the OFSAA division baseball team won the NCSSAA city championship giving the school its seventh city championship win of the school year.

Arts

Mother Teresa's Drama Department put on a production of twinkly stars in 2015.

Lunchtime clubs

Mother Teresa has a diverse selection of official lunchtime clubs that include, Key Club, Eco Club, Business Club, Trivia Club, Makerspace Club and Math Club.

Social justice clubs

Mother Teresa offers several lunchtime clubs for minority groups including the Latino Hispanic Student Association, Black Student Association, Rainbow Alliance, Asian Student Association, Muslim Student Association and Indigenous Student Association.

2011 Explosion

On May 26, 2011, an empty barrel of peppermint oil[1] exploded in an auto-shop class, killing 18-year-old student Eric Leighton, a hockey player with the Almonte Thunder,[2] as well as causing minor injuries to four other students and one staff member.[3] [4]

Renaming

On 4 September 2016, the school's patron Mother Teresa was canonized into Sainthood by Pope Francis. She is now referred to as Saint Teresa of Calcutta in the Catholic Church. The Ottawa Catholic School Board decided to rename the high school, St. Mother Teresa Catholic High School to keep with tradition.

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2011-05-26 . Metal drum that exploded had once stored peppermint oil . dead . 2011-05-26 . Ottawa Citizen.
  2. News: 2011-05-26 . Ottawa student dies of injuries from high school blast . dead . 2011-05-26 . Montreal Gazette.
  3. News: High school explosion rocks school, sends teen to hospital . CTV News . 2011-05-26 . 2011-05-26.
  4. Web site: Mother Teresa Catholic High School . 2011-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110531003334/http://www.ottawacatholicschools.ca/teh/ . 2011-05-31 . dead .