St. Peter Catholic High School
St. Peter Catholic High School is a Catholic high school located in the Ottawa, Canada suburb of Orleans. The current principal is Linda Meulenbroek. The school includes grades 7–12 and also a preschool/daycare service. It currently, as of September 2020, enrolls around 1900 students, and has 148 staff members. The average class size is 24 and the school has approximately 300 students in every grade. The new protocols for the COVID era have changed those numbers, in terms of how many are in school and how many are on-line. The new administration team for 2020 consists of Linda Meulenbroek (Principal), with Vice-Principals Blaine Primeau, Kimberley Swerdfeger, Nicola Whitehouse, and Asher Levasseur.
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750 Charlemagne Blvd , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 45.47497°N 75.477051°W |
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| School type | Catholic high school |
| Motto | "Dedicated to Excellence" |
| Founded | 1992 |
| School board | Ottawa Catholic School Board |
| Superintendent | Manon Séguin |
| Area trustee | Robert Gordon Orr |
| Administrator | Frances Labelle |
| Principal | Linda Meulenbroek |
| Grades | 7 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1900 (April 20th 2008) |
| Language | English |
| Area | Ottawa |
| Colour(s) | Silver, blue and white |
| Mascot | Knight |
| Team name | Knights |
| Feeder schools | St. Clare, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Theresa of Sevilla, Our Lady of Wisdom, St. Cyril of the Prairies, St. Blaise Pascal, St.Dominic |
| Website | peh |
| Network code: PEH | |
Academic program
St. Peter Catholic High School's academic programs include religious and family life education courses taught at all grade levels, English, health and physical education, the arts, history, geography, mathematics, science, business, and technology. It also has a French-as-second-language program offering core and immersion. Science programs include Biology, Physics, Phrenology, Animal Husbandry, Chemistry and Environmental Studies. Arts offered throughout the grades 9–12 include dramatic arts, visual arts (including photography), music (including instrumental, Australian traditional music, including didgeridoo, marimba, and guitar) and sacred dance. St. Peter is also suited for special needs and cooperative education. Courses are offered at the Open, Applied, Polish, and some Academic levels.
Sports
Grades 7-12 are all offered over 69 sports:[1]
- Grade 7-8 boys'/girls' basketball, soccer, cross-country, volleyball, badminton, Quidditch, hockey
- Junior: boys' football, girls' basketball, field hockey, St. Peter Rugby
- Senior: boys' football, soccer, volleyball, senior rugby
- Girls' basketball, varsity girls' ice hockey
- Track and field, badminton, boys' ice hockey, golf, alpine skiing, rugby union and ultimate frisbee
- Girls'/boys' junior/intermediate Quidditch team
In 2005–2006, the Knights won city championships in junior boys' football, senior boys' football, senior girls' basketball, junior boys' soccer, senior boys' rugby and golf. Many of these teams repeated as champions in 2006–2007, which is well over ten years ago.
St Peter's main sports rival is St. Matthew High School.
Annual events
St Pete's puts on two different plays every year, one by the grade 7 and 8 students and the other by the high school students. The high school's performance is often a musical. The high school musical is led by drama/music teacher Bernie Leger, who in 2012 won the Diamond Jubilee award for excellence and dedication in teaching.[2] Past plays include Grease (2008), Beauty and the Beast (2009), Little Shop of Horrors (2010), Phantom of the Opera (2011), West Side Story (2012), Footloose (2013), Shrek: The Musical (2014), and Tarzan: The Stage Musical (2015). Tarzan was Leger's 20th play at the school. The plays always include several dance numbers with careful choreography, and have strong chorus singers. Some sets are made and painted by the school's art students Performances are held during the last weekend of February, usually from Wednesday to Saturday.
St. Peter's show choir (Treble Threat) also used to perform annually at the local "choir fest," a gathering of numerous Christian choirs to sing and celebrate the Christmas season. The St Pete's choir is cherished for its dedication and youthfulness, and is often given a standing ovation. The choir also has many other annual events, formerly including the Show Choir Canada Competition held at the Sony Center in Toronto. In 2012, St Pete's performed and won a national bronze medal, only losing to choirs from two of the audition-based performing art schools located in Toronto.[3]
For four years, up to 2017, in June, the St. Peter's Grade 12 graduating class had their commencement at the Ottawa Convention Centre (Shaw Centre). Since then, the ceremonies have been held at the EY Centre, a purpose-built convention centre.
Notable alumni
- Eli Ankou – NFL player
- Corey Charron, rapper and starred on MTV Wild N Out[4]
- Cody Ceci – NHL hockey player
- Keshia Chanté – singer
- Kira Isabella – singer
- Jonathan Matsumoto – NHL hockey player
- Anthony Stewart – NHL hockey player
References
- "OCCSB School Profile". Archived from the original on 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
- Fred, Sherwin. "30 Local Residence Receive Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal". Orleans Online. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- "St Peter's Show Choir wins National Bronze Medal". Ottawa Catholic School Board. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- Holloway, Che. "Getting To Know MTV Wild N Out's Corey Charron; A Down To Earth and Skilled Entertainer in the Industry". Medium. Retrieved 4 February 2021.