Gonzaga High School

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Gonzaga High School
Diliges Dominum Deum Tuum
Address
20 Smithville Crescent St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 2V2 Canada
Information
Type	Public
School district	Eastern School District of Newfoundland and Labrador
Principal	Krista Vokey
Faculty	42^[1]
Grades	10-12
Enrollment	685^[2]
Colour(s)	Blue and White
Athletics	Basketball, soccer, hockey, cheerleading, rowing, golf, softball, volleyball
Mascot	Viking
Website	gonzagahighschool.wordpress.com

Gonzaga 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). It is adjacent to the Jesuit St. Pius X Church.

In the 1973-1974 school year, a team from Gonzaga (Players: Gerry Beresford, Peter Chafem, Tom Harrington and Sethu Reddy) won the national championship of the television quiz show Reach for the Top.^[3]

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.^[2]

Gonzaga's alumni include Jonathan King, Darrell Power, Teddy Purcell, Anthony Stack, Danny Williams, Tom Harrington and Greg Thomey. Five graduates of the school were killed in the Ocean Ranger disaster of 1982. Its sports teams are known as the Vikings.

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]

On May 27, 2011, students and alumni of Gonzaga broke the Ga-ga ball world record, having 507 players compete in the game.

Coordinates: 47°34′46″N 52°43′25.74″W / 47.57944°N 52.7238167°W / 47.57944; -52.7238167

References

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English-speaking 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

Higher Education	Campion College, Regina Regis College, Toronto St. Paul's College, Manitoba

Social Justice	Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice

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, Wikwemikong St. Ignatius Church, Winnipeg

Spirituality	Anishinabe Spiritual Centre Loyola House, Guelph Jesuit Centre of Spirituality, Halifax Ignatian Centre, Montreal Manresa Jesuit Spiritual Renewal Centre, Pickering

Summer Camp	Camp Ekon

French-speaking Canada

Education	Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, Montréal Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal St. Charles Garnier College, Québec

Social Justice	Centre for Justice and Faith, Montreal

Churches	Church of the Gesù, Montreal Jesuit Chapel, Québec

Spirituality	Manresa Spirituality Centre, Québec Villa Loyola, Sudbury Villa Saint Martin, Montreal

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