School type Catholic high school Founded 1941 Principal Rob Campbell Phone +1 519-759-2318 Number of students 1,440 | Religious affiliation(s) Catholic School number 751898 Grades 9–12 Mascot St. John's Eagle | |
Address 80 Paris Rd, Brantford, ON N3R 1H7, Canada District Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board Similar Assumpti College School, Paris District High Sch, North Park Collegiate Vocation, Brantford Collegiate Institute a, City Of Brantford Profiles | ||
St. John's College (SJC) is a Roman Catholic high school located in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. As with many Catholic schools, school uniforms are mandatory during school hours. Regardless of their religious affiliations several courses in theology/religious studies are also mandatory for students attending SJC.
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In June 2014, Holy Trinity Catholic High School's long-time musical art teacher, John Nicholson, was appointed the new vice-principal of St. John's to replace Mr. Cacilhas, who was appointed to Holy Trinity.
History
In 1941, Brantford Catholic High School opened in the basement of St. Ann's Elementary School with just one Grade 9 class. A new class was added each year until 1951 when the school moved to Dufferin Avenue.
From 1951 to 1978, the priests of the Congregation of the Resurrection acted as the principals.
In 1959, the school's name changed to St. John's College.
In the 1970-71 school year, St. John's College absorbed with Providence College at the present day Paris Road location.
In the 1980s, the student population had grown so much that several expansions were added to the building. A new cafeteria, triple gym, teacher lounge, and 13 classrooms were constructed with help from community fundraising. In 1989, more additions were made with the addition of the current main entrance, 9 classrooms, administrative offices, the 'cafetorium', health center and guidance center. In 1991, enrolment exceeded 1700 students. This necessitated the opening of Assumption College in September, 1992, as well as Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Simcoe, Ontario in 2001.
Athletics
The team name for all St. John's teams is the St. John's Mirror Eagles. A few Eagles teams throughout the year include basketball, soccer, cheerleading, rugby, volleyball, football, baseball, softball, track and field, golf, wrestling, badminton, curling, fly fishing and tennis. The 2009 senior girls' basketball team captured the AAAA OFSAA gold medal on November 28, 2009. The Eagles finished the season with a perfect 45-0 record.
Other extracurricular activities
St. John's College is steeped in the arts, particularly drama and music. The music program is very well respected and has received numerous honours, including gold standing in the regional and national MusicFest competitions. The Drama department is known for its ambitious major productions, including Cats, Fame, Little Shop of Horrors, Our Town, Godspell, Into the Woods, Evita, Footloose, Kiss Me, Kate, Disco Inferno, Back to the 80s, and Guys and Dolls. For a short while, St. John's major musical productions of Jesus Christ Superstar (1995), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1996), and Peter Pan (1998) were produced at the Brantford Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts.
During the production of Joseph, the Saturday night performance was stopped in the middle of the "Close Every Door" scene due to a bomb threat, which was later attributed to a student at the school, who was arrested and charged.
Evita was presented in 2008 at the Sanderson Centre from May 28–31.
Also notable is the school's yearly participation in the Sears Drama Festival, which has brought the department several awards of excellence.
St. John's College is the only secondary school in Brantford with a debate team, and placed first in the categories of Debate Team and Individual Debator in 2008 through the regional tournament of the Ontario Student Debating Union.
The school's Mirror Team, or environmental club, added a water filtration system to one water fountain in the school. This was installed to promote students to use reusable water bottles rather than plastic water bottles.