St. Joseph's Catholic High School | |
Motto: | Fortes in Christo |
Motto Translation: | Strong in Christ |
Country: | Canada |
Coordinates: | 42.3169°N -82.9122°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Catholic |
Founded: | 1989 |
Superintendent: | L. Poisson |
Trustee: | K. Bouchard |
Principal: | L. Beltran |
Grades: | 9 to 12 |
Enrollment: | 1330 (2023) |
Schedule: | 8:53 - 2:49 |
Area: | East Riverside |
Colours: | Blue and Yellow |
Slogan: | Respect, Responsibility, Relationships |
Team Name: | Lasers |
Feeder Schools: | H.J. Lassaline, L.A. Desmaris, St. John Vianney, St. Anne French Immersion |
Address: | 2425 Clover Avenue |
Enrollment As Of: | 2014 |
Language: | English/French Immersion |
St. Joseph's Catholic High School is a Catholic high school in Windsor, Ontario operated by the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board. L. Beltran is the current principal.[1] A new school 160000square feet in size with space for more than 1,200 students has been built at the corner of McHugh and Clover Avenue, just north of Tecumseh Road East in Windsor. It opened in September 2006. This newer school has replaced the former one at 5420 Empress Street in Windsor.
The new school building includes a physical education workout facility, cafetorium, football field & track, atrium, and the St. Joseph's Chapel. The Art department has programs in Visual Art, Graphic Design, Music, Dance & Drama. St. Joseph's also offers Automotive Technology, Cosmetology, Tech Design and Construction Technology. There are a wide variety of sports programs also including football, soccer, swimming, baseball, volleyball, basketball, badminton, wrestling and golf. Extra-curricular activities are encouraged with many opportunities for youth to get involved in a variety of clubs including student council, multi-cultural club, art club, knitting & crocheting club, GSA, African Diaspora Club, youth troop for Cancer awareness, chess club, trivia team, tech team and many more.
In May 2024, it was announced that a 3.7 million dollar expansion to the school was planned [2] to add 8 more classrooms which would provide room for 184 more students. St. Joseph's has had continual growth in its student body population since the new facility opened in 2006. As of 2024, the current enrolment is close to 1400 pupils.
St. Joseph's High School currently offers Specialist High Skills Major programs in six areas of study: Health and Wellness, Visual Arts & Media, Construction Technology, Business, French Non-Profit, and Environmental. St. Joseph's is also the home of the Construction Academy for Carpentry and Plumbing. Its family of elementary schools includes: