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 |
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 school mascot is the 'Titans'. The motto of the school is Amor et Dignitas or "love and dignity."
Mother Teresa has many sports teams, including alpine skiing, badminton, baseball (does not have a team every year), basketball, cross country running, field hockey, golf, handball, hockey, Nordic skiing, rugby, Ski Club, soccer, softball, field lacrosse, swimming, Touch Football, football, track and field, varsity girls' rugby, varsity girls touch football, volleyball, weight room, and wrestling.[1]
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.
Mother Teresa's Drama Department put on a production of twinkly stars in 2015. The production was nominated for 16 Cappies awards in total.
On May 26, 2011, an empty barrel of peppermint oil[2] exploded in an auto-shop class, killing 18-year-old student Eric Leighton, a hockey player with the Almonte Thunder.[3] as well as causing minor injuries to four other students and one staff member.[4] [5]
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.