St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School
| St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School | |
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| Address | |
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1045 Upper Paradise Road Hamilton, Ontario, L9B 2N4 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°12′49″N 79°55′09″W / 43.21367°N 79.91924°WCoordinates: 43°12′49″N 79°55′09″W / 43.21367°N 79.91924°W |
| Information | |
| School type | High school |
| Motto | "Praestantia Scholastica, Praestantia Religiosa, Praestantia Athletica" |
| Superintendent | Corrado Ciapanna |
| Area trustee | John Valvasori |
| Principal | Sara Cannon |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Colour(s) | Black & Gold |
| Mascot | Tommy the Knight |
| Website | stm |
| Last updated: October 30, 2015 | |
St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School (referred to as STM by students and faculty) is one of 7 Catholic High Schools in Hamilton, Ontario under the jurisdiction of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board. The school is located on the west side of the Hamilton Mountain, serving the south-west of Hamilton as well as parts of Glanbrook and Ancaster (communities in the Greater Hamilton Area). The school's Latin motto is "Praestantia Scholastica, Praestantia Religiosa, Praestantia Athletica" which translates in English to "Scholastic excellence, religious excellence, athletic excellence."
STM is the largest school in Hamilton, holding over 2250 students. St. Thomas More graduates approximately 400 students a year with around 80% of them going onto University and College. The school's 200 member staff are involved in the school's numerous activities, sports and associations.
The school prides itself on its athletics as it has over 70 teams that have each won a championship at least once in the school's history. The biggest teams are the Football, Basketball, Hockey and Soccer teams. STM also has many teams and clubs not found in most schools like Girls' Hockey and Slo-Pitch teams as well as field-hockey teams and 7's rugby.
STM's student council is an essential part of the school's community, electing students from every kind of social background, academic level and age. Student Council elections at STM are often high-spirited events starting weeks before the vote, with the most activity occurring in the final week, including speeches, debates and general campaigning.
St. Thomas More has a host of unique and popular activities. The building is equipped with a television broadcast studio where the morning announcements are broadcast from. STM also puts on Christmas and Year-End videos often in conjunction with the student council and the various teams and clubs that have won championships and awards during the year. STM also has Concert, Jazz and Guitar Bands as well as a choir that have won awards throughout Canada and the United States.
Because of the school's Catholic background, there are many different social-activism clubs that are not found in most other schools. STM has an organized "We Scare Hunger" (originallyHalloween for Hunger) campaign in which students go door to door collecting canned goods for the Hamilton Mountain "Neighbour to Neighbour" Centre. The program is currently in its 16th year. In 2010, the campaign raised a total of 68,852 pounds of food and approximately $5,000 in monetary donations. A "Kickoff Concert" was also held to help get volunteers excited and raise additional money for Neighbour to Neighbour Centre. This food drive accounts for over 5% of Neighbour to Neighbour's annual donations and is their largest single donation each year. In 2011, the program's goal was 77,777 pounds of food.
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