St. Theresa Catholic Secondary School

St. Theresa C.S.S.
St. Theresa C.S.S.
Address
	135 Adam Street; Belleville, Ontario, K8N 5S1
Information
School type	Secondary
Motto	Cura Et Audax Virtute
Founded	1998
School board	Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board
Superintendent	Maryanne Bullock
School number	851752
Principal	Mrs. Nancy McKeown
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	over 750 (2007)
Language	English
Colour(s)	Navy Blue, White, Maroon
Mascot	Mr. & Mrs. Titans
Team name	Titans
Website	Official School Website

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St.Theresa Catholic Secondary School is a Roman Catholic Secondary School located in Belleville, Ontario. It operates under the direction of the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board. The school is named after the patron Saint, St. Theresa (1873-1897). St. Theresa C.S.S. is a uniform school.

History

St. Theresa C.S.S. opened its doors in September 1998. Because of the growing student population a new wing was built, housing a new art studio and classrooms, that was officially opened during the 2006 school year.

Administration

There are currently over 60 teaching staff, 6 support staff and 2 Administrators.

Academics

All student who attend St. Theresa Catholic Secondary School are taught under the Ontario Secondary Curriculum. From 2002 to 2004 St. Theresa C.S.S. has had success rates below 80%. As of the 2007 school year the success rate is up to 92%.^[1]

Facilities

St.Theresa C.S.S. is equipped with a wide range of athletic facilities. Because of the school's close location to the Yardmen Arena, that is used for the Canadian Hockey Skills Academy classes. There are also new art, drama and technology facilities and the school has its own chapel.

Extracurricular activities

There are many clubs and organizations within the school community. There are four main groups which keep events running for the student body. These four groups are known as "The Four Pillars" they include: ICE (Intramural Council Executive), JEDI (Social Justice Group), S-Unit(Spirit/Student Council) and Broadcast (a.k.a STBC TV)

Other than the four main groups there are many other organizations and clubs such as: Band, Choir, Dance Team (Jr & Sr), Drama Club, Green Team, Habitat For Humanity, Reach For The Top, R.I.C.K. (Book Club), Ski Team, Travel Club and Yearbook.