Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School

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Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School
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Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School
1085 Woodbine Road

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Coordinates 44°15′28″N76°35′49″W / 44.25778°N 76.59694°W / 44.25778; -76.59694
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School type Secondary
MottoOnce A Crusader, Always A Crusader
Religious affiliation(s) Catholic
Founded1986
School board Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board
SuperintendentKaren Shannon
School number715298
PrincipalTerri Daniel
Grades 9-12
Enrollment1,125 [1]  (2020–21)
LanguageEnglish
CampusSuburban
AreaBayridge (West Kingston)
Colour(s)Green and Silver
  
Team nameCrusaders
Feeder schoolsJohn XXIII Catholic School
Archbishop O'Sullivan Catholic School
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Catholic School
Mother Teresa Catholic School
Website www.alcdsb.on.ca/School/hcss/Pages/default.aspx

Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School (sometimes abbreviated to HC, or HCSS) is a Catholic secondary school located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada offering education for about 1,125 students in grades 9-12.

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History

The school was established in September 1986. It was fully public funded, along with other Catholic secondary schools who also were public funded from 1986 to 1987. The school occupied shared facilities with KCVI until September 1990 when a new $15 million campus was opened. [2]

Athletics

Holy Cross has a history of athletic success at the local, provincial and national levels. School alumni include NHL defenceman Jay McKee, olympic wrestler Paul Ragusa, and Canadian hockey star Jayna Hefford. In recent years, the Holy Cross Football Team has dominated the sport, winning consecutive OFSAA titles in 2018 and 2019.

Musicals

Les Miserables (2016) - photo by Joe Vaitekunas HC Les Mis.jpg
Les Misérables (2016) – photo by Joe Vaitekunas

The annual musical and prominent theatre-arts program are a staple of student life at HC.

YearMusical
1999 Little Shop of Horrors
2002 Guys and Dolls
2005 Les Misérables
2006 A Midsummer Night's Dream*
2007 Urinetown
2008 The Crucible*
2009 West Side Story
2010 Pippin
2011 Phantom of the Opera
2012 The Secret Garden
2013 Jesus Christ Superstar
2014 Shrek the Musical
2015 Guys and Dolls
2016 Les Misérables
2017 Godspell
2018 Newsies
2019 Little Shop of Horrors
2020n/a
2021 The Wizard of Oz (cancelled)
2022 Grease
2023 Mamma Mia

* play, not a musical

Notable alumni

Awards

See also

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