St. Paul's High School (Winnipeg)
St. Paul's High School is a Catholic, Jesuit all-boys university preparatory high school in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The school has approximately 600 students attending and has an active alumni community.
Saint Paul's High School | |
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2200 Grant Avenue , , R3P 0P8 Canada | |
Coordinates | 49°51′24″N 97°13′36″W |
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Type | Private Roman Catholic (Jesuit) Non-profit All-male Secondary (grades 9–12) education institution |
Motto | Sicut Miles Christi (Soldiers of Christ) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic (Jesuit) |
Established | 1926 |
Faculty | 43 |
Enrollment | 585 |
Color(s) | Maroon and White |
Mascot | Captain Cru |
Website | www |
History
St Paul's College was founded in 1926 under the Oblate fathers at a location on Selkirk Avenue in Winnipeg. In 1931, operation of the school was turned over to the Jesuits of the English Canada Province of the Society of Jesus, a religious order of priests and brothers[1] with Fr. John Holland, SJ, being the school's first rector. This period also saw the school relocated to its second location on Ellice Avenue in Winnipeg with construction being completed in 1939. In 1964, the high school located to its current location at 2200 Grant Avenue in Tuxedo, now part of Winnipeg.
Notable alumni
- Mark Chipman '78 - Founder & Chairman of True North Sports & Entertainment, Governor of Winnipeg Jets
- Reg Alcock '66, federal cabinet minister under Paul Martin
- Donovan Alexander '03, Edmonton Eskimos defensive back
- Greg Bryk, actor - A History of Violence, Saw V, Men With Brooms
- Gary Doer '66, former premier of Manitoba and former Canadian Ambassador to the United States of America
- John Ferguson Jr., Ex-General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, MHSAA Darts semi-finalist (1986)
- George R. D. Goulet, best-selling Métis author
- Angus Reid, founder of the Angus Reid Group, now known as Ipsos-Reid
- Duvie Westcott, Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman.
- Daniel Woolf ‘76, principal of Queen's University
- Paul Baxter, NHL and WHA defenceman, NHL assistant coach
- Mark Kingwell, Political Philosopher, University of Toronto
- Michael St. Croix '11, New York Rangers
- Chris Driedger '12, Ottawa Senators
- Paul Soubry ‘80, CEO of NFI Group
- Glenn Joyal ‘78, Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba
- Wade Miller (Canadian football) '91, CEO of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
References
Richard Ford, Canada (New York, 2013)
- "St. Paul's High School : About". www.stpauls.mb.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
External links
- "Significant Dates". St. Paul's High School. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005. Retrieved July 9, 2005.