St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School

St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School is a Catholic high school in Richmond Hill, a suburb of the Greater Toronto Area in Canada. The school is named after St. Theresa of Lisieux. The school was founded by the York Catholic District School Board in 2002. The first graduating class was that of 2005. The graduating class of 2006 was the first class to have gone through all four grades at this school.

St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School
Address
230 Shaftsbury Avenue

Richmond Hill
,
Ontario
,
L4C 0E8

Canada
Coordinates43°53′41″N 79°28′2″W
Information
School typeHigh school
MottoParva tamen magna cum caritate age (Latin, variously translated as 'Do small but great things with love' or 'Nevertheless, do [even] small things with great charity')
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
Patron saint(s)Thérèse of Lisieux
Founded2002
School boardYork Catholic District School Board
SuperintendentJoel Chiutsi[1]
Area trusteeDominic Mazzotta , Ann Stong
PrincipalElisa Mastromartino
Grades9-12
Enrollment1424
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Black, White, Gold
MascotRoary the Lion
Websitestlh.ycdsb.ca
Last updated: November 2021

The school team name is The Lions, with the mascot being Roary the Lion. St. Theresa's athletics offers a wide variety of sports and other recreational events held throughout the school year.

St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School also offers the AP (Advanced Placement) and pre-AP program for students. Students in this regular program have the opportunity to participate in differentiated courses in English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Sciences.

Academics

St. Theresa of Lisieux currently ranks 9th in Ontario out of 739 schools according to the Fraser Institute[2]

Controversies

Marianna Riossi, a teacher at St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School, had been charged with three counts of sexual assault and three of sexual exploitation on February 8, 2018 after she allegedly had a sexual relationship with a teenage male student.[3][4][5]

Anthony Ganuelas, a teacher at St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School, had been charged with two counts of sexual assault on January 8, 2019 after an investigation by York Regional Police.[6][7][8]

Christopher Ng, a teacher at St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School, had been charged with sexual assault and two counts of sexual exploitation of an underage student on February 11, 2020.[9][10][11]

See also

Notes
  1. "Contact – St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School".
  2. "Fraser Institute - School Ranking".
  3. "Teacher at York Catholic District School Board charged with sexually assaulting male teen". 8 February 2018.
  4. "UPDATE: Female Vaughan teacher, 28, accused of sex assault of student".
  5. "Vaughan teacher accused of sex with student made 'learning fun'".
  6. "High school teacher from Markham charged with 2 counts of sexual assault".
  7. "High school teacher from Markham charged with two counts of sexual assault". The Toronto Star. 9 January 2019.
  8. "High school teacher from Markham charged with two counts of sexual assault".
  9. "Richmond Hill teacher, 34, charged in historic sex assault investigation". 11 February 2020.
  10. "Richmond Hill Catholic high school teacher charged with sexual assault".
  11. "CityNews".


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