St. Jean de Brébeuf Catholic Secondary School

St. Jean de Brébeuf Catholic Secondary School is a Catholic secondary school located in Hamilton, Ontario. It is a part of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board. The school is located on the East Mountain of Hamilton, serving the south-east of Hamilton as well as parts of Binbrook, Caledonia and Glanbrook.

St. Jean de Brébeuf Catholic Secondary School
St. Jean de Brébeuf Catholic Secondary School in 2014
Address
200 Acadia Drive

Hamilton
,
Ontario
,
L8W 3B8

Canada
Coordinates43.2021°N 79.8632°W / 43.2021; -79.8632
Information
School typePublic, Separate secondary school
MottoLatin: Anima, Mens, Corpus
(Soul, Mind, Body)
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
DenominationRoman Catholic
Established1974[1]
Founded1974
Opened1975 (1975)[1]
FounderSt. Jean de Brébeuf
School boardHamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board
SuperintendentSandie Pizzuti
Area trusteePatrick J. Daly
School number800430[2]
PrincipalPaul DiIanni
ChaplainTina Fitzgerald
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,483[2] (2018)
LanguageEnglish
School colour(s)Maroon and Gold         
SloganBe brave
Team nameBraves
YearbookThe Brave One
Alumnisjbalumni.ca
Vice Principals
  • Roberto Lombardi
  • Lisa Marconato
  • Rocco Valeri
Websitesjb.hwcdsb.ca

The school's Latin motto is "anima, mens, corpus". St. Jean de Brébeuf Catholic Secondary School is often referred to as SJB or Brébeuf. It graduates approximately 350 students every year with over 75% of them going onto post-secondary education.

Athletics

Brébeuf participates in the Golden Horseshoe with other Catholic secondary schools. The school won HWCDSB City titles for Midget Boys Basketball and Senior Boys Volleyball in 2017-18 while the Senior Boys Soccer team won GHAC to represent at OFSAA.[3]

Brébeuf fields the following teams annually:

  • Junior Boys Football
  • Senior Boys Football
  • Junior Boys and Girls Soccer
  • Senior Boys and Girls Soccer
  • Midget, Junior, and Senior Boys and Girls basketball
  • Girls Rugby (Varsity)
  • Boys and Girls Hockey (Varsity)
  • Track and Field
  • Badminton
  • Junior and Senior Boys and Girls Volleyball
  • Swimming (Varsity)
  • Wrestling (Varsity)
  • Coed Beach Volleyball (Varsity)

Student council

Brébeuf's student council donates their profits from events to local charities at the end of the year, as well as running charity events during the school year.[4]

Feeder schools
  • St. Margaret Mary
  • Our Lady of Lourdes
  • St. John Paul II
  • Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
  • Sacred Heart
  • St. Daniel
  • St. Kateri Tekakwitha
  • Blessed Sacrament
  • St. Marguerite d'Youville

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "History". sjb.hwcdsb.ca. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  2. Ontario, Government of. "School Information Finder". www.app.edu.gov.on.ca. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  3. Moko, Larry (April 2, 2018). "St. Jean de Brebeuf Braves win first indoor soccer title". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  4. Bowes, Gord (October 1, 2016). "Rain doesn't stop Terry Fox fundraiser at St. Jean de Brebeuf". TheRecord.com. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  5. Edwards, Drew (January 24, 2016). "Roughriders's Moore knows all about football miracles". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  6. Peters, Ken (January 27, 2015). "Hamilton comes out to celebrate its athletes". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  7. "2016 Hamilton Breakfast of Champions". The Hamilton Spectator. December 5, 2016. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  8. "Blake McGrath @ Reality TV World". Reality TV World. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
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