School type Separate High School Founded 1994 Area trustee Peter Ferreira Mascot Jaguar Joe | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Superintendent David Amaral Phone +1 905-812-1376 | |
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Motto Carpe Diem
(Seize the Day) Address 5555 Creditview Rd, Mississauga, ON L5V 2B9, Canada District Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board School board Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board Similar Rick Hansen Secondar, St Francis Xavier Secondar, Turner Fenton Secondar, Peel District School B, Lorne Park Secondary School Profiles | ||
St. Joseph Secondary School, colloquially known as St. Joe's is a Catholic high school located in the Streetsville community of Mississauga, Ontario. The school is administered by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board.
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Like other members of the district, students who attend St. Joseph C.S.S. receive teaching on religion, family life and prayer in addition to the standard curriculum found in public schools. The school is linked with the St. Joseph's Parish in Streetsville, which is a part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto. Its scriptural motto is "Be Not Afraid...Come Follow Me".
Some extra-curricular programs include: Future Business Leaders Association (FBLA), The Mirror (school newspaper),Culture Shock, Green Team, L.I.F.E. Ministry, SafeSpace, Yearbook Committee, Annual Christmas talent Show, Artsapalooza, Artsfest, School Musical, Peer Tutoring, Jazz and Marching Band and the Nicaragua Project. Also, the school LINK Crew Ambassadors are a successful widespread organization, and assist with tours and parent evenings. The school is built almost exactly like Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School also in Mississauga. The school was attended by Trooper Marc Diab, who was killed by a roadside bomb while serving his country in the War in Afghanistan. The park behind the school was renamed Trooper Marc Diab Memorial Park, in his honour.
In June 2013, St. Joe's was awarded the 2012-13 Premier's Award for Accepting Schools on behalf of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne.The Premier's Awards for Accepting Schools are awarded annually and recognize schools that have demonstrated initiative, creativity and leadership in promoting a safe, inclusive and accepting school climate. Bob Delaney, MPP (Mississauga-Streetsville) made a presentation in the St. Joseph Secondary School library on Monday, June 17, 2013.
For the school year beginning September 2013, the school changed its uniform colours to primarily purple and grey, with all incoming Grade 9 students required to wear the new uniform.
Athletics
The St. Joseph Jaguars have many sports teams which are known locally as some of the most competitive in the school board. Teams include:
Championships
Stabbings
On June 17, 2009, this school was the site of multiple stabbings, at least four students and one female teacher who had tried to break up a fight between several students on the school property have been injured, two male students were rushed to Credit Valley Hospital with severe stab wounds, while a female teacher at this school was among the injured she suffered minor injuries when she tried to break up the fight and was not transported to the hospital. Peel Regional Police said they received the initial call at around 8:30 a.m. after reports of multiple stabbings the school was placed in lockdown mode between 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. shortly after the lockdown was lifted the school was evacuated and remained closed for the rest of the day while police continued their investigation in the stabbing. On the same day when the stabbings took place, Peel Regional Police also announced that two suspects aged 16 and 17 who cannot be named under the provisions of Canada's Youth Criminal Justice Act were arrested and charged with attempted murder.