St. Mark Catholic High School (Ottawa)

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St. Mark Catholic High School
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St. Mark Catholic High School (Ottawa)
1040 Dozois Rd.

Manotick
,
Ontario
,
K4M 1B2

Canada
Coordinates 45°14′39″N75°38′55″W / 45.244144°N 75.648508°W / 45.244144; -75.648508
Information
School type Catholic High School
Motto"Respect, Responsibility, Service"
Founded1980
School board Ottawa Catholic School Board
PrincipalAlison Strucchelli
ChaplainRyan Ellis
Staff< 100
Grades 7-12
Enrollment1200
LanguageEnglish, French
Colour(s)Red, White and Black    
Team nameLions
Website mrh.ocsb.ca/home

St. Mark Catholic High School is a public secondary school located in Manotick, a neighbourhood in the city of Ottawa, Canada. Its enrollment is currently around 1100 after losing about 600 students to St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School in 2009 & 2010, after the completion of its construction in 2009. St. Francis Xavier is located just down Limebank Road, less than 10 minutes from St. Mark.

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History

Originally built in 1980 as Southern Catholic Junior High with only grades 7 and 8, St. Mark received extensions and added grades 9 through 12 over the next seven years. [1]

Every year since 1987, they have held their Canned Food Drive, with a one-year record of over 72,000 canned food items. With a last minute blitz on Monday, October 26, 2009, collecting over 5,000 cans, and in total about 62,000 for the 2009 edition, St. Mark surpassed the 1,000,000 can mark for the 22 years it has been held. The school has gained increasing media publicity because of the food drive. [2]

During the 2022–23 and 2023–24 school years, the 7/8 Reach for the Top trivia team of St. Mark High School placed second at junior nationals. [3] These were the first two years that the club was active at the school. [4] In the recent 2024-25 school year the team has seen success once again, coming third in the Canadian International History Bowl. [5] The team played in the 4th annual Reach for the Top junior nationals, they achieved 2nd place for the third consecutive year. The team was also awarded the spirit award alongside Maplehurst Middle School. [6]

In September 2025, the school was the subject of many news reports after controversy arose in regards to a teacher speaking out about the Assassination of Charlie Kirk. There were threats targeted towards the teacher after they made a post on Facebook stating their views on the event, the reactions towards these posts were varied. After the threats were made, police were to be stationed at the school to ensure the safety of the students. [7] A 23-year-old man was charged for these threats made against the school. [8]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Amazing Food Drive by St. Mark Catholic High School". 2 November 2012.
  3. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/reachforthetop_official/p/C7ofvAig1Qi/
  4. ↑ https://manotickmessenger.ca/2024/07/17/st-mark-students-win-silver-at-reach-for-the-top-junior-nationals/
  5. ↑ "2025 International Academic Competitions - Canadian National Championships - Live Results". Google Docs. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  6. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  7. ↑ "Ottawa police will be at St. Mark on Monday morning after threat made". Yahoo News. 2025-09-14. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  8. ↑ https://ottawacitizen.com/news/st-mark-threats-arrested-charlie-kirk

3. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/04/30/redblacks-host-female-high-school-game-td-place/

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