Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School

Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School
Cruci Dum Spiro Fido Throughout My Life, I Shall Place My Hope in the Cross
Address
101 Mason Boulevard Hoggs Hollow, North York, Ontario, M5M 3E2 Canada
Coordinates	43°44′28.71″N 79°24′40.40″W / 43.7413083°N 79.4112222°W / 43.7413083; -79.4112222Coordinates: 43°44′28.71″N 79°24′40.40″W / 43.7413083°N 79.4112222°W / 43.7413083; -79.4112222
Information
School type	All Girls Secondary School
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic \| Loretto Sisters
Founded	1847
Principal	Anita Bartolini
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	930
Language	English
Colour(s)	Double Blue
Mascot	Gator
Team name	(Loretto) Abbey Gators

Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School (sporadically known as Loretto Abbey CSS, LACSS, Loretto Abbey, LAT, Loretto Abbey Toronto or Abbey) is an all-girls Catholic secondary school in Hogg's Hollow^[1] neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. Established by the Loretto Sisters in 1847, it is one of Toronto's oldest educational institutions.

Loretto Abbey operates on the non-semestered system offering Academic and Applied courses; approximately 85% of the school's courses are offered at the Academic level, educating girls to university-entrance standards. The school offers Co-operative Education, Extended French, Advanced Placement Programmes and Special Education (Resource and Gifted)

History

The school was established as an all girls private school in 1847 by the Sisters of Loreto from Ireland (founded by the Venerable Mary Ward in 1609). Mary Ward advocated excellent education for young women so that they might “do great things” and this has always formed part of the ethos of Loretto schools.

The Loreto Sisters arrived in Toronto from Rathfarnham, Ireland, in 1847 at the invitation of Michael Power, the first Catholic bishop of Toronto. The school was named after their previous home of Loreto Abbey near Dublin. The first Superior of the Toronto community and principal of the school was Mother Teresa Ellen Dease, I.B.V.M.

Originally located on Duke Street, Loretto Abbey moved to a Bathurst Street site and then to Bond Street in 1860. In 1867 the school relocated to the former mansion of Attorney General Robert James on Wellington Street. In 1927, the school moved to its current home, a Gothic Tudor style building on Mason Boulevard.^[2] The school is attached to Loretto Abbey, the motherhouse of the Loretto Sisters in Canada.

At one time, the Mason Boulevard building housed boarders and a private primary school in addition to the secondary school. The primary school, which was also run by the Loreto Sisters resident in the attached convent, closed in 1985.

Fraser Institute ranking

Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School has a ranking of 97 out of 691 in the most recent five years as follows: 7.8 in 2007; 6.9 in 2008; 7.8 in 2009; 7.5 in 2010, and 7.8 in 2011.

The Fraser Institute's 2010/2011 report on Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School gave it an overall grade of 7.8/10, ranking it at 84 of 718 secondary schools in Ontario.^[3]

Campus & facilities

The historic Tudor-gothic school building is located in a green neighbourhood adjacent to the Don Valley. The school has access to the Chapel in the Abbey, a pool, a gymnasium, computer facilities, a library, a 300-seat auditorium, a courtyard, a prayer garden and grotto, and a playing field.

Co-curricular programme & traditions

Loretto Abbey offers a wide range of service, social, and athletic activities to develop students to their full potential.

Clubs and Teams: Abbey Singers, Abbey Times, Asian Association, Multicultural Club, Volunteer's Club, Sewing Club, Amnesty International, Anime Club, South Asian Association, Build to Learn Club - B2L, Current Issues, Debate Team, Dance Team, Economics Club, ESP (Empowered Student Partnership), Environmental Club, Filipino Club, Image Arts Club, Improv Team, In the Driver’s Seat, Irish Club, Italian Club, Knitting Club, LAT Concert Choir, LAT Voice, Loretto Leaders, Mock Trial, Peer Tutors, Portuguese Club, Reach For the Top, Sailing Club, Science Club, Skills Canada Team, Spanish Club, Urban Nations, Women Against Violence, Yearbook Club, Music Council, Concert Bands, Jazz Ensemble, Loretto Abbey Peace and Development.

Sports: badminton, basketball, cross country, curling, field hockey, golf, hockey, ski team, soccer, soft ball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track and field, volleyball.

Some annual traditions at Loretto include: Mother & Daughter Tea, Loretto Abbey Film Festival, Christmas Baskets, International Picnic, Multicultural Night, Father and Daughter Barbecue, Academic Awards Night, March Break Trips (International), Musical Performance at the Cardinal's Dinner, Semi-Formal, Multicultural Night, Spring Concert, Annual Drama Production, Fashion Show and many more.

Overseas programmes

Loretto Abbey students participated in the 2009 India Study and Leadership Programme. The students participated in service learning and volunteered at Loretto schools in Calcutta, Darjeeling, and New Delhi. This excursion was in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Loretto Sisters and marked an ongoing involvement of the Sisters in maintaining the Mary Ward ethos at the school. The third trip occurred in March, 2012.

The Abbey also fundraises every year for Loretto schools overseas and for charities in need. In 2007, for instance, $25,000 was raised for Loreto St. Vincent's Primary School in Darjeeling. $10,000 was raised for the new Loreto school is South Sudan in 2012. Proceeds from events like dances and civies day go towards the annual charity.^[4]

Alumnae

Shelley Solmes - CBC Radio 2 host
Carly Foulkes - model and actress
Germaine Guèvremont - writer and winner of the 1950 Governor-General's Award
Ida Hawley - actress
Sister Margaret O'Neill (Mother Agatha) - founder of Loretto College at University of Toronto^[5]
Ivana Santilli - musician (Bass is Base)
Jess Walton - actress (The Young and the Restless)

Gallery

Abbey entrance
Chapel

References

↑ "Our Home Hogg's Hollow :: Toronto, Ontario :: Hogg's Hollow Overview, History, Parks and Recreation, Schools, Local Business, Restaurants and Bars". Ourhometoronto.com. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
↑ Loretto Abbey School website
↑ "Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School Toronto Ontario Academic school ranking". Ontario.compareschoolrankings.org. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
↑ http://www.tcdsb.org/lorettoabbey/text_files/July7AbbeyNews.pdf
↑ "O'NEILL, MARGARET, named Mother Agatha - Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online". Biographi.ca. Retrieved 2013-03-26.

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Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loretto Sisters)
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Scarborough	Agincourt Albert Campbell ASE 1 Bendale Birchmount Park Blessed Cardinal Newman Blessed Mother Teresa Cedarbrae David and Mary Thomson Delphi Dr. Norman Bethune Francis Libermann L'Amoreaux Lester B. Pearson Maplewood Mary Ward Mary Ward ESL/LINC Midland Avenue (SCAS / SEYRAC / Safe and Caring) Monsignor Fraser Midland Monsignor Fraser Midland North Neil McNeil Parkview R. H. King St. John Paul II Sir John A. MacDonald Sir Oliver Mowat Sir Robert L. Borden Sir Wilfrid Laurier Sir William Osler Stephen Leacock Tabor Park (Jean Vanier) Timothy Eaton W. A. Porter West Hill Wexford Winston Churchill Woburn

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Francophone

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Independent

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