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Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School |
Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School |
959 Midland Avenue |
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M1K 4G4 |
Coordinates43°44′17″N 79°15′32″W / 43.738°N 79.259°W / 43.738; -79.259Coordinates: 43°44′17″N 79°15′32″W / 43.738°N 79.259°W / 43.738; -79.259 |
Information |
Former nameTabor Park Vocational School |
Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies |
School typeBill 30 Catholic High School |
MottoThrough Knowledge Toward God |
Founded1989 |
School boardToronto Catholic District School Board |
(Metropolitan Separate School Board) |
SuperintendentKevin Malcolm |
Area 7 |
Area trusteeMike Del Grande |
Ward 7 |
School number554 / 723428 |
AdministratorPatricia Donohue |
PrincipalRobert Noble |
Vice PrincipalsVarvara Nika |
Mariko Mackasey |
Faculty101 |
Grades9–12 |
Enrollment934 (2018–19) |
LanguageEnglish |
Colour(s)Canadian Red, Navy Blue, White, Grey and Vegas Gold |
SloganAcademics • Arts • Athletics • Technology |
In the Service of the Community |
MascotMarch the Maverick |
Team nameVanier Mavericks |
AffiliationRoman Catholic |
ParishSt. Maria Goretti |
Specialist High Skills MajorTransportation |
Program FocusAdvanced Placement |
Broad-based Technology |
Website |
Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School (JVCSS), simply Jean Vanier or Vanier is a Roman Catholic high school, part of the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) - formerly known as the Metropolitan Separate School Board (MSSB), in the Eglinton East neighbourhood of Scarborough in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The sc... |
The school is named after Jean Vanier, the founder of L'Arche in 1964. The school is informally known as New Tabor Park to avoid confusion with Georges Vanier Secondary School and is also sometimes referred to as the Maverick Ranch, a type of unbranded horse. The school educates 1002 students as of the 2016-17 academic... |
History[edit] |
To love someone is to show to them their beauty, their worth and their importance. |
— Jean Vanier, Community And Growth |
Founder[edit] |
Jean Vanier was born on September 10, 1928. He is the founder of L'Arche, an international organization which creates communities where people with developmental disabilities and those who assist them share life together. He is the son of the 19th Governor General of Canada, Major-General Georges Vanier. In his youth a... |
The School[edit] |
Jean Vanier was attempted to merge with Cardinal Newman in June 2000 at the former home of Midland Avenue Collegiate Institute, but the plans were never materialized. |
Long before the existence of Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School, the first Roman Catholic separate school, St. Maria Goretti Separate School opened its doors in September 1955 and St. Albert in September 1969 as the first schools within the parish of the same name. Between 1959 and 1962, David and Mary Thomson Colle... |
The current location, Tabor Park Vocational School was designed by the architects Webb, Zerafa and Menkes, built in 1964 and established by the Scarborough Board of Education in September 1965 as a less academically challenged high school. Its programs were different from Bendale Vocational/Secondary with students inte... |
By the time Tabor Park closed in 1986 due to low enrolment, Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies, an adult high school began in this site. As a result of public funding of Catholic high schools, in May 1988, the SBE along with the six public boards to lease the Tabor Park property to the Metropolitan Separate Sch... |
Jean Vanier C.S.S. came to existence on September 5, 1989 within the St. Maria Goretti Parish catchment area as Central Scarborough's with 18 staff and 198 grade 9 students under the leadership of founding principal Michael Leroux, with the first students graduated Vanier in 1993. Construction and renovation began in 1... |
Following the closure of Midland Collegiate in 2000, Vanier received the remaining students from Midland. To date, students living in the school's former catchment area have applied or attended Vanier since. |
In February 2011, Jean Vanier C.S.S. received Dr. Bette M. Stephenson Recognition of Achievement award from EQAO. |
Jean Vanier C.S.S. celebrated its 20th Anniversary in June 2010 since it opened in September 1989 with the Mass and Alumni social. The school celebrated its 25th in October 2014 in conjunction with L'Arche's 50th anniversary of its founding. |
In the news[edit] |
• On May 20, 2004, 17-year old Jeffrey Michael Rich Reodica, who was in Grade 11 at the time, was playing basketball with his friends at St. Rose of Lima Catholic School.[2] However, the next day, Reodica and his buddies encountered the three white teens into Benleigh Drive just behind the school. Later, Toronto Poli... |
• During the morning hours of July 16, 2010 at 1:10 a.m., a Pontiac Sunfire which carried five boys was flipped and crashed at Greencedar Circuit and Daphne Road on a tree, near Lawrence Avenue East and Markham Road, right behind Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute. The fifth person, who was a passenger in the back seat, ... |
• Wayne Paul Foster, a 61-year-old Curriclum Leader for Business,[6] was tragically killed in a bizarre car accident involving a dump truck on Major Mackenzie Drive East near Kennedy Road in Markham on the morning of September 8, 2011.[7] |
• On the evening of December 20, 2012, Gabriel Michael Zapanta,[8] who was a tenth grade student was hit by unknown truck at 8:00 p.m. EST at Kennedy Road and Trevorton Drive north of Eglinton Avenue East. He died eight days later.[9] |
Overview[edit] |
The enrollment of the school as of 2015–16 is 996 pupils. It is a co-educational semestered school operating in grades 9–12. The school draws crowds from the Bendale, Ionview, Knob Hill, Scarborough Junction, and most parts of Scarborough as well as some from Toronto and as far from Pickering and Ajax. It became a popu... |
Emphasizing on the "AAA" focus, the school has a large athletic field found in most regular public high schools, but usually unavailable with purpose built Catholic high Schools. The design of the former Tabor Park school consists of brown bricks and overall structure in the middle where the quadrangle/courtyard stands... |
The school's main palette is beige, grey, light blue, blue and white with the lockers colored light blue and royal blue though they were painted aqua green. It has an aforementioned layout in which it is divided into three floors with two separate wings: |
• The first floor (basement) is a science/computer studies wing in which the old carpentry/automotive/metal shops were renovated over while the greenhouse was removed and on the same floor, which is the English/history/geography wing, it originally had ten academic classrooms until its reduction to seven due to an en... |
• On the second floor (the main floor), it features two distinctive wings being the mathematics and one excerise room in the new section and at the old 1965 section, it consists of a larger library and computer room formerly split into three shops for textiles, merchandising and assembly), weight room (child care), p... |
• In the upper level, the third floor, the arts/Com Tech/business wing originally designed with six academic classrooms and presumably four science labs. Currently, it has three classrooms, one ESL room, two computer labs, one Special Education room and one visual arts studio. |
In 2011, however, Portables made their way back to the facility to accommodate more students in the existing campus since the addition was added. There are 3 portables. |
Jean Vanier also has a diverse population consisting of South Asians, Filipinos, Whites, Latin Americans, Blacks/African Canadians, Chinese, Arabs, and several other ethnic minorities. |
Academics[edit] |
Since its inception, Jean Vanier offers various courses in the comprehensive academic program for its students. Students can choose from a variety of courses at the academic, applied, and open levels. These, and other specialized courses, help prepare students for university, college, or the world of work after they ha... |
Vanier, every year, competes in the University of Waterloo mathematics competition. |
Arts[edit] |
The word “Arts” is one that is immensely rich in meaning and its value is greatly appreciated in the school community. The creativity, style, expression, compassion and unique artistic approach is very obvious in 5 Arts Disciplines such as drama, instrumental/vocal music, visual arts, and photography. The drum line was... |
The combined art, music, technology show called Festival of Sight and Sound started by the arts department in the 1990s consisting of the talents of the music students as well as the work of the Art, Drama and Photography students. It is held in December and May each semester. |
On March 6, 2014, Vanier was selected for the Musicounts Band Aid Grant program costing at $600,000. The school received their $10,000 in equipment for the drum line program such as the marimba and a complete set of cymbals.[13][14] The guests were Juno Award-winning musicians Classified and David Myles who also perfor... |
Athletics[edit] |
The Jean Vanier Maverick has held a history of athletic excellence, which continues today. The school was well represented with the colours of red, black, silver and compete in the TDCAA locally and OFSAA provincially. So far, Vanier Mavericks compete in basketball, volleyball, soccer, flag football, rugby, cross count... |
The goal of the program is success through participation. The school's Student-Athletes succeed through: |
• Skill development and teamwork |
• Recognizing and respecting the skills of their opponents |
• Competing with tireless effort and with the highest level of integrity |
• Combining academic excellence with sports |
• Displaying Christian values that will allow to be leaders of tomorrow |
Technology[edit] |
Continuing with the broadbased technology, Jean Vanier offers a unique blend of courses not found in any other schools such as CITI Motive (Automotive Class) - Dual High School / College Credits, Communications Technology, Partnership with Apple Inc., Yearbook (Desktop Publishing), Photography, among others. |
The Communications Technology program began in 2000 under the leadership of Thomas Gilmor and Roy Ilulani with 60 students and has since gone to 250. |
"In the service of the community"[edit] |
In today's world, the students practice an active, faith life through service to the community. The education component is learned through religion classes, regular school practices and through special initiatives such as their affiliation with Development and Peace. Their support with the community through activities ... |
The school has donated volunteer time, food and money to organizations such as: Development and Peace, Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (Canada), Share Life – Covenant House, Inner City Angels, Raising the Roof, Help a Family Fundraiser (a school and orphanage in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic), St. John the Compassion... |
Student life[edit] |
Beyond the classrooms, the Student Advisory Council organizes certain events to show school spirit such as Pep Rally, Fearfest, Semi-Formal, 12 Days of Christmas, Winter Activity Day, School Dance, 30 Hour Famine, SAC Gives Back, and Dress Down Day. In addition to SAC, there are certain organizations and clubs run and ... |
The Student Advisory Council is currently moderated by the school's teachers Melissa Avecillas (English), Destiny-Lynn Barbitta (Guidance) and Andrea Sisca (Teacher/Librarian). |
School media[edit] |
Yearbooks[edit] |
Over the years, Jean Vanier has publish several yearbooks in its 22-year life. Unlike all other high schools who receive yearbooks at the end of the year, the yearbooks are released the next year. |
• 10th Anniversary (1999-2000) |
• Tomorrow Came too Soon (2001-2002) |
• "www.jeanvanier.com" (2002-2003) |
• FlashBACK (2003-2004) |
• 15th Anniversary (2004-2005) |
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