St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School

St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School
St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School
Address
	3801 Thomas St; Mississauga, Ontario, L5M 7G2; Canada
Coordinates	43°33′09.4″N 79°44′47.7″W / 43.552611°N 79.746583°WCoordinates: 43°33′09.4″N 79°44′47.7″W / 43.552611°N 79.746583°W
Information
School type	Catholic High School
Motto	Courage to Believe
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Founded	2004
School board	Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
Superintendent	Esther O'Toole
Area trustee	B. Corbet
Principal	Samuel Macaluso
Chaplain	Smalridge
Grades	9 to 12
Language	English
Area	Mississauga North
Colour(s)	Black & Gold;
Mascot	Angel
Team name	Arc Angels
Website	www.dpcdsb.org/JOANA

St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School is a school administered by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, located in the Churchill Meadows neighbourhood of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Wards 8 and 10). Churchill Meadows Branch of the Mississauga Library System is attached to the school, which shares its facilities.

School History[]

St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School opened its doors on an off-site location to 134 Grade 9 Students from Churchill Meadows community on September 7, 2004. Clara Pitoscia was the founding Principal and with a staff of twelve teachers, the Chaplaincy leader, and three secretaries the school community began to establish its foundation. St. Joan of Arc was the third high school in Mississauga to be built in partnership with the City of Mississauga sharing a public library facility and community area. In January 2007, two and half years after the school was founded, the students and staff moved into the permanent site at 3801 Thomas Street.^[1]

Feeder Schools[]

St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Elementary School
St. Faustina Catholic Elementary School
St. Sebastian Catholic Elementary School

Notable Alumni[]

Josh Naylor, first baseman and outfielder in the MLB's Cleveland Indians organization (Class of 2015)
Noah Naylor, drafted by the MLB's Cleveland Indians in the 2018 MLB Draft (Class of 2018)
Ethan Small, first Canadian to win a gold medal at a Jr WKF World Karate Championships in a mainstream division

Controversy[]

A small group of staff members at a high school in Mississauga briefly refused to work on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, saying they were initially provided masks that did not meet Health Canada standards.^[2]

References[]

^ "St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School". School History. St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
^ "Group of Mississauga high school staff briefly walk off job; demand better masks". CP24. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

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[1] "St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School". School History. St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-02.

[2] "Group of Mississauga high school staff briefly walk off job; demand better masks". CP24. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

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