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N e i l M c N e i l H i g h S c h o o l 1 9 5 8 - 2 0 1 8 6 0 y e a r s s t r o n g Neil McNeil High School Mr. B. Hunt PRINCIPAL Ms. A. Bannon Mr. T. Corallo VICE PRINCIPALS 127 V ictoria Park Avenue Toronto, Ontario M4E 3S2 416-393-5502 416-512-3386 (fax) 2018-2019 Name: ____________________________________ Grade: ________________________________ Twitter - @neilmcneilhs TCDSB Website Instgram NEIL MCNEIL HIGH SCHOOL The blessing and official opening of Neil McNeil eastern Toronto and the High School was a gala day. Not only for the growing Scarborough area. Fr. Irish Holy Ghost Fathers in Canada, but for the Michael Troy, CSSp, was the Catholic people of east end Toronto. Mgr. Denis founding Principal. O’Connor, Pastor of St. John’s and Chairman of the Archdiocesan Secondary Schools’ The congregation of the Holy Spirit, Spiritans, committee, blessed the school premises. Fr. Leo founded by Francis Libermann, is a worldwide Brolly CSSp represented the Superior General. religious community. Their two main areas of Fr. Tim O’Driscoll, Provincial, travelled from service are their missions and Ireland to the present. The Holy Ghost Fathers educational institutions. For opened the new school on September 8th, 1958 more than 100 years they have with a staff of six Fathers, two lay teachers and contributed richly to Catholic 200 students. The school, dedicated to the education in more than 30 memory of the great champion countries. of Catholic education, the Most Rev. Neil McNeil, Archbishop of Originally, Neil McNeil High School was a Toronto 1912-1934, insists on completely private school, with the Holy Ghost strong discipline, application to Fathers entirely responsible for its financial work, and healthy competitive viability. Since 1984, it has operated as a spirit inside and outside the publically funded High School, grades 9 through class. Neil McNeil High School was the first 12, under direction of the Toronto Catholic Catholic boys' school in Metropolitan Toronto, District School Board. east of Yonge Street. Cardinal McGuigan, then Archbishop of Toronto, saw the new school as One Spirit, One Heart serving the needs of the Catholic population of MISSION STATEMENT Neil McNeil High School, founded in 1958 by members of the Congregation of the Holy Ghost, the Spiritans, is a publicly-funded Catholic boys' school dedicated to the education of young men who graduate with a strong sense of leadership and service. Guided by the Holy Spirit, Neil McNeil High School, aspires to foster excellence in the development of the whole person through a comprehensive educational experience in the Spiritan Catholic tradition. Within a safe and supportive community that follows the school's motto Fidelitas in Arduis, we strive to cultivate a brotherhood in which every student has the opportunity to achieve their potential and to use their gifts to serve - leading boys to be men, for others. SCHOOL MOTTO Fidelitas in Arduis (Faith in Hard Times) - means fidelity, observance and the capacity to overcome difficulties. 1 PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Welcome to Neil McNeil High School! I look forward to a new and exciting school year with everyone contributing their God given unique gifts and talents to further strengthen our Neil McNeil HS community. For the coming academic school year, we may come across various challenges as such is part of life. Developing effective organization, time management and good study habits will help deal with many of the challenges. You will find that this Student Agenda is an excellent tool that can be used to record important dates on the event calendar, to keep track of your homework assignments, tests and to help plan and manage your time. Incorporate this calendar into your plan for success this year! As my predecessor at the school commented: accepting a placement at Neil McNeil comes with the understanding that our students co-operate in the learning process with teachers and school authorities and share, with members of the community, a Christian concern for others. We expected that Neil students will make themselves aware of school regulations and willingly follow them. Discipline in a Catholic school must transcend the conventional code of human ethics and behaviour. Noting that both “discipline” and “disciple” share the same linguistic root, the Student Code of behaviour in a Catholic community like Neil McNeil is centered on the premise that life should be guided by faith and lived according to the Gospel values taught by Jesus. “I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.” (John 10:10) Central to these values is the belief that each person has great dignity and is deserving of the highest respect. Together with parents, the school shares the mission of helping each student to grow toward self-discipline so that a stimulating, positive learning environment can be provided for all. These guidelines for appropriate behavior are intended to provide for the well-being of everyone in the school community – on and off the campus. Parents and students are encouraged to read this handbook carefully. It will serve to familiarize everyone with the operation of the school and also provide students with direction, which will make their years at Neil McNeil both productive and memorable in positive ways. Sincerely, B. Hunt Principal http://www.ocr-it.com/ocrtips-for-recognizing-multiple-languages-and-processing-documents-with-mixed-languages 2 Neil McNeil Schedules Period Regular Day Staff Mass Community Time School Mass Early Dismissal Late Start Students in 8:35 8:35 9:55 8:35 Homeroom Opening Exercises 8:40 - 8:44 8:40 – 8:44 10:00 – 10:04 8:40 – 8:45 Period 1 8:44 - 10:00 8:44 – 9:50 10:04 – 11:00 8:45 – 9:35 9:40 – 10:55 Assembly 1: Gr. 9 &11 Period 2 10:04 – 11:20 9:54 – 11:00 11:04 – 12:00 10:55 – 12:10 Assembly 2: Gr. 10 &12 1st Lunch 11:24 – 12:04 11:04 – 11:44 12:04 – 12:44 12:10 – 12:50 Grade 9 & 11 Period 3A 11:24 – 12:40 11:04 – 12:10 12:04 – 1:00 12:10 – 1:00 Grade 10 & 12 Period 3B 12:04 – 1:20 11:44 – 12:50 12:44 – 1:40 12:55-1:45 Grade 9 & 11 2nd Lunch 12:44 – 1:24 12:14 – 12:54 1:04 – 1:44 1:05-1:45 Grade 10 & 12 Period 4 1:24 – 2:40 12:54 – 2:00 1:44 – 2:40 1:50 – 2:40 Opening School Prayer Come Holy Spirit; fill the hearts of Your faithful And enkindle in them the fire of Your love. Send forth Your spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. O God who instructed the hearts of the faithful By the light of the Holy Spirit, Grant us, in the same Spirit, to be truly wise, And ever to rejoice in His consolations Through Christ our Lord School Song Rallied `round our flag so noble and so glorious We are the gallant hearted boys of Neil McNeil. With a thousand voices chanting mighty chorus As we go our way to death or victory. McNeil boys are we, our title is our glory. Fearless and bold, whatever the danger be Onward we go, to flinch or falter never. McNeil together, McNeil High School forever SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY Neil McNeil is a Catholic School for boys with a long tradition of academic and athletic excellence. The fact that it is a Catholic school indicates that the learning takes place in a Christian atmosphere constantly influenced by the teachings of Jesus Christ as revealed in the Gospels. Student success demands the dedication and commitment of those directly involved: the students, the parents and the teachers. The student must fully understand and accept the responsibility of this role; his parents, primarily by example, must give him the encouragement to develop his talents and the teachers must provide the student with the means necessary to develop his learning potential. School Closing Prayers Prayers to Mary We fly to your patronage, O Holy Mother of God: Despise not our petitions in our necessities, But deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Prayer of Francis Libermann to the Holy Spirit O most holy and adorable Spirit of Jesus, Let me hear your gentle voice. Refresh me with your precious inspiration. O divine Spirit, I want to be before you like a light feather, So that your breath may carry me where it wills And that I may not offer it any resistance. FIDELITAS IN ARDUIS ONTARIO CATHOLIC SCHOOL GRADUATE EXPECTATIONS The Ontario Catholic School Graduate is expected to be: • A discerning believer formed in the Catholic faith community who celebrates the signs and sacred mysteries of God’s presence through word, sacrament, prayer, forgiveness, reflection and moral living; • An effective communicator, who speaks, writes and listens honestly and sensitively, responding critically in light of gospel values; • A reflective creative and holistic thinker who solves problems and makes responsible decisions with an informed moral conscience for the common good; • A self-directed responsible life-long learner who develops and demonstrates his/her God-given potential; • A collaborative contributor who finds meaning, dignity and vocation in work which respects the rights of all and contributes to the common good; • A caring family member who attends to family, school, parish, and the wider community; • A responsible citizen who gives witness to Catholic social teaching by promoting peace, justice, and the sacredness of human life.