Gonzaga High School

Public school in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Gonzaga Regional High School is an educational establishment located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The school began as a Jesuit sponsored all-boys school from grades 9 to 11. It is now a non-denominational coeducational institute for students from Grade 10 (Level 1) to Grade 12 (Level 3), with a 4th level available for those wishing to repeat courses, or those who need more credits to pass. It is adjacent to the Jesuit St. Pius X Church. Its sports teams are known as the Vikings.

Achievements

In the 1973–1974 school year, a team from Gonzaga (Players: Gerry Beresford, Peter Chafe, Tom Harrington, Seth Reddy, alternate: Michael Bautista) won the national championship of the television quiz show Reach for the Top.^[2]

In 2009, 2010, and 2012, Gonzaga's concert band, jazz band and choir competed in the Heritage Festival held in New York City. Both years they won the Festival Sweepstakes Award for the highest overall average of the Festival.^[3]

In 2010, The Telegram named Gonzaga High School the second best high school in Newfoundland and Labrador, and the best in St. John's.^[4]

Notable alumni

Andrew Furey
Tom Harrington
Gemma Hickey
Darrell Power
Teddy Purcell
Anthony Stack
Greg Thomey
Danny Williams

Building

The main tower of Gonzaga highschool is a 4-storey block of classrooms. Administration offices, gymnasium, skilled trade workshop and adjoining music rooms (in former chapel) are located in the street level portion of the school set outside the footprint of the tower.

In 1987–1988, Gonzaga received major renovations and had multiple extensions built on adding a skilled trades workshop, drama rooms and no less than 12 new classrooms on the 4 floors. In accommodation with accessibility standards an elevator was added. New washrooms were constructed for the transition from an only boys school.

References

^ "Faculty". Archived from the original on 2010-06-27. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
^ Reach
^ Enrollment
^ Best

Society of Jesus in Canada

Education	St. Ignatius of Loyola School, Guelph Gonzaga High School, St. John's St. Bonaventure's College, St. John's Loyola High School, Montreal Mother Teresa Middle School, Regina St. Ignatius School, Winnipeg St. Paul's High School, Winnipeg Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, Montréal Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal St. Charles Garnier College, Québec
Higher education	Campion College, Regina Regis College, Toronto St. Paul's College, Manitoba
Social justice	Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice Centre for Justice and Faith, Montreal
Churches	Holy Rosary Church, Guelph Lake Huron First Nation Parishes Martyrs' Shrine, Midland St. Pius X Church, St. John's Thunder Bay First Nation Parishes Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Toronto St. Mark's Church, Vancouver Holy Cross Church, Wiikwemkoong St. Ignatius Church, Winnipeg Church of the Gesù, Montreal Jesuit Chapel, Québec
Spirituality	Anishinabe Spiritual Centre Loyola House, Guelph Jesuit Centre of Spirituality, Halifax Ignatian Centre, Montreal Manresa Jesuit Spiritual Renewal Centre, Pickering Manresa Spirituality Centre, Québec Villa Loyola, Sudbury Villa Saint Martin, Montreal
Summer camp	Camp Ekon