St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School
St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School or St. FX is a high school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in the Ottawa Catholic School Board. The school serves grades 7-12 and opened in 2009. It is located in Gloucester and mainly serves the communities of Riverside South and Gloucester.
| St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School | |
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| Address | |
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3740 Spratt Road , , | |
| Coordinates | 45°17′26.2″N 75°40′08.7″W |
| Information | |
| School type | Catholic High School |
| Established | 2009 |
| School board | Ottawa Catholic School Board |
| Principal | Mr. Kelly |
| Chaplain | Trudy Chang |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 1800 |
| Language | English, French |
| Colour(s) | Garnet, Gold |
| Mascot | Wile E. Coyote |
| Team name | Coyotes |
| Website | http://fxh.ocsb.ca/ |
History
St. Francis Xavier opened in 2009, the first high school built in an area of growing population; it drew students from local public high schools as well as from St. Patrick's High School, St. Mark Catholic High School, and St. Pius X High School.[1][2]
The first class graduated in June 2011; valedictorian was Joseph McGuire.
Athletics
The school's teams are the Coyotes. It joined the National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association for its first season, 2009–10, when it planned to compete in basketball and soccer (senior and junior boys and girls), volleyball (senior girls and junior boys), football (junior boys), golf, hockey (boys and girls), cross-country running, track and field, curling, wrestling, cross-country and Alpine skiing, snowboarding, badminton, and field lacrosse.[2]
Notable people
Daniel McInnis, class of 2015, patented a hockey helmet and a 3D scanner for bone transplants and prosthetics fabrication and won science fair awards and a scholarship to the University of Toronto.[3][4][5]
See also
- List of Ottawa, Ontario schools
References
- Jacquie Miller, "Ottawa's three smaller school boards don't plan to close any schools as their enrolment increases", Ottawa Citizen, updated February 27, 2017.
- "National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association accepts St. Francis Xavier, Longfields-Davidson Heights, Venta Preparatory, Ottawa Islamic for 2009-10", Ottawa Citizen, 2009, updated August 27, 2014.
- Chris Hofley, "Ottawa teen gets Dragon's Den grant to continue with new helmet technology", Ottawa Sun, January 15, 2014, updated January 16, 2014.
- Adam Feibel, "Whiz-kid Daniel McInnis heads to university with two inventions, international accolades", Ottawa Citizen, June 24, 2015.
- Xarissa Thompson, "Two first-year engineering students win Schulich Leader Scholarships", University of Toronto Engineering News, September 21, 2015.