Holy Trinity Catholic High School (Simcoe)
School in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
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Holy Trinity Catholic High School, colloquially known as HT, is a Roman Catholic high schools in Ontario.
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.jpg) Front entrance of Holy Trinity CHS | |
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128 Evergreen Hill Road [1] , , 42°49′23″N 80°18′43″W | |
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| School type | Catholic High School[1] |
| Motto | That all may be one |
Religious affiliation | Catholic[1] |
| Founded | 2001 |
School board | Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board[1] |
School number | 720232[1] |
Principal | Humberto Cacilhas [2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1064[3] (August 2019) |
| Language | English French |
| Colours | Maroon, Black, Silver |
| Mascot | Titans |
| Website | www |
The high school is located in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. School uniforms are mandatory during school hours, and courses are conducted in a theological manner. Though it is a Roman Catholic school, the student population has Catholic and non-Catholic components. The Super Cities Walk for Multiple Sclerosis held in Simcoe's Holy Trinity Catholic High School raised more than $57,000 in donations for multiple sclerosis.[4][5]
Expansion
The school was founded in September 2001, with an initial enrollment of 750 students.[6] The school outgrew the main building's original capacity of 1,000 students and an annex was built to accommodate the increase in enrollment. Construction for the annex began in 2006. John Burroughs, the principal at that time, expected enrollment to peak in the following years. The addition was ready for use in September 2007[3] with ten classrooms, a food services classroom and a conference room in the southwest corner of the school.[7]
On October 25, 2013, a fire was deliberately set in a girl's first floor washroom. Damage was totaled to be over $75,000.
Amenities
Technology
The technology department at Holy Trinity consists of Communication, Construction, Cosmetology, Design/Drafting, Manufacturing, Culinary Arts and Transportation. Some of the technology includes:
- Haas CNC Milling Machine[8]
- AXYZ CNC Router
- iMac G5 Computers with Final Cut Studio and Logic Pro software
- Smart Board, an interactive board which doubles as a computer screen; projectors are required for this board.
- Daily televised announcements from the school television network (formerly Trinity Vision Network or "TVN", it was renamed to Holy Trinity Television or "HTTV" following a studio update before the 2013–2014 school year).[8] This is also available online and in a video podcast, still available today on their YouTube channel.
- Comprehensive transportation (automotive) shop
- Cosmetology course teaching hairstyling and aesthetics[8][9]
Athletics
The secondary school is represented in many different intramural sports as the Holy Trinity Titans. Titan teams include swimming, soccer, rugby, track and field, badminton, tug-o-war, golf, basketball, hockey, tennis, cheerleading, volleyball, cross-country, football, figure skating and rowing.[10] Holy Trinity's fundraising efforts in the 2006–2007 school year raised enough money to start a football team for the school.[11] In 2018 the boys hockey team won the A/AA OFSAA championship held in Collingwood.
Controversy
During the 2021-2022 school year in January when principal Greg Picone left, vice-principal John Nicholson became acting principal and was known for discriminatory behaviour towards spec-ed students. The behaviour continued during the 2022-2023, 2023-2024, and 2024-2025 school years. Following the ongoing years of controversy and complaints from students and their parents, vice-principal John Nicholson had to shamefully retire at the end of the 2024-2025 school year. Following his resignation principal Tara Williams who was the principal during the 2022-2023, 2023-2024, and 2024-2025 school years and vice-principal Michelle Nepp-Wirag who was vice-principal during the 2024-2025 school year was reassigned to different schools due to their involvement with vice-principal John Nicholson. Many vice-principals during the 2022-2023 (Jennifer Charnish-Currie), 2023-2024 (Tania Flynn), and 2024-2025 (Michelle Nepp-Wirag) school years were placed in different schools the next school year because of their aggressive behaviour towards students.
The ongoing tensions with the administration and students was mainly caused by the expulsion of an anonymous student (who has taken it to social media) in January 2024 during the 2023-2024 school year during his victory lap. The student also accused the administration of ableism due to his autism diagnosis. The student was expelled for protecting himself against bullies in his class home room.