Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Director Dan Parr Phone +1 519-332-3976 | Superintendent Scott Johnson Principal Eugene Levy Founded 1935 | |
School type Public, Separate high school Motto Esse quam videri
(To be rather than to seem) Address 1001 The Rapids Pkwy, Sarnia, ON N7S 6K2, Canada School board St. Clair Catholic District School Board District St. Clair Catholic District School Board Similar St Clair Secondary School, Alexander Mackenzie Secondar, Northern Collegiate Institute, Northern Collegiate High Sch, Ontario Secondary School T | ||
St. Patrick's Catholic High School, frequently called St. Pat's, is a Catholic secondary school located in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. It is one of two secondary schools in the St. Clair Catholic District School Board, and the only one located in Sarnia. In 2013 the school was merged with St. Christopher's Secondary School resulting in a population of over 1300 students.
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History
St. Pat's was founded in 1935, initially as a branch of Our Lady of Mercy School before relocating to its own building.
From 1984-2013 the school was located in the southern end of Sarnia at the East Street Campus. In 1996, St. Pats was joined by a new Catholic secondary school, St. Christopher's Secondary School. The two schools operated in Sarnia from 1996 to 2013, when the two schools amalgamated in 2013. The newly-merged school retained its mascot and name from St. Pat's due to its much longer history, while adopting the combined colours green and blue from St. Christopher's. For the 2013-14 school year, St. Christopher students moved to the East Street site, while the former St. Christopher's campus was renovated to add an extra 80,000 square feet to the pre-existing building. The school moved to the enlarged St. Christopher's campus for the 2014-15 year onwards.
St. Pat's is well known for its Irish Miracle and Cyclone Aid food drive which collects thousands of bags of non-perishable food items for local charities each year.
The Irish are also known for their lewd rivalry with Northern Collegiate Institute & Vocational School. Since the beginning of time these schools have faced off in all sports, with the winner taking home the Chemical Valley Victory Wheel, which is the steering wheel from a soviet era OTR-21 Tochka rocket artillery vehicle.
In 2009 the school celebrated 75 years with both alumni and students.