Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School

Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School
Address
700 Stevenson Road North
Oshawa, Ontario, L1J 5P5
Canada
Coordinates 43°54′40″N 78°53′30″W / 43.91111°N 78.89167°W / 43.91111; -78.89167Coordinates: 43°54′40″N 78°53′30″W / 43.91111°N 78.89167°W / 43.91111; -78.89167
Information
Former name Oshawa Catholic High School (1965) & St. Joseph High School (1962)
School type Separate Secondary School
Motto Latin: Veritas Bonitas
(Truth and Goodness)
Established 1962 (1962)
School board Durham Catholic District School Board
Principal Michael O'Brien
Grades 9 - 12
Enrollment 850
Language English
Colour(s) Blue and Gold
        
Team name Saints
Website pauldwyer.dcdsb.ca

Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School, commonly referred to as Dwyer is a Catholic high school is Oshawa, Ontario, Canada within the Durham Catholic District School Board. The school offers programs for students in grades 9–12 and a wide range of academic and extracurricular activities. It was established in September 1962 as St. Joseph High School thanks to the vision and commitment of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Monsignor Paul Dwyer and other Catholic priests in Oshawa who identified the need for the continuation of Catholic education from elementary to secondary school. St. Joseph High School moved to the school's present location and became Oshawa Catholic High School in September 1965. The name was changed to Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School in 1976 in memory of Monsignor Dwyer, who gave generously to the Oshawa community and especially to the development of Catholic education in Oshawa.[1] The character Paul Dwyer on the CBC Television comedy show Mr. D is named after Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School.[2]

Notable alumni

Incidents

On March 30, 2010 at the school's bus stop, student Michael “Biggie” McDonald, 16, died of a stab wound after a fight with another student.[3] Arrested soon after the incident, which was witnessed by dozens of students at a bus stop, was Dwyer student Jacques “Junior” Amakon. In June 2012 Amakon was sentenced to five years in prison for the killing of the school football player.[4] However, he was released after serving about 28 months of his 60-month sentence. Upon his release, Amakon was contacted by City News Toronto and given the opportunity to speak out on the situation and his perspective.[5]

Years later, on November 24, 2016, a man in a van pulled up beside a seventeen-year-old student as they were walking to school after lunch, slashed the student with a knife and then drove off. Immediately after the stabbing, staff and students performed a successful hold and secure, which was lifted before long, as police did not believe the attack to be random.[6] The student survived with minor injuries and was responsive after the attack. Randy Chessman, 21, was later charged with assault, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, and possession of dangerous weapons pertaining to this incident.[7]

Academics

Students enrolled in the school must take a mandatory religion class every year.[8] Students must also take a variety of classes including science, math, English, geography, history, physical education and more, depending on their grade. According to the Fraser Institute in 2016-17, the school received 5.1 out of 10, putting it at the sixth best secondary school in Oshawa, and the 552nd school out of 747 in Ontario.[9]

Replacement

In a report from November 27, 2016, the DCDSB proposed plans for a new high school to replace Paul Dwyer's apparently aging facilities.[10] However, in a September 25, 2017, report, the DCDSB instead made an alternative claim, stating that location was actually the primary factor behind the proposition to move the school. Nevertheless, approval from the province has not yet been granted and there are few signs of progress towards this concept's eventual completion outside of the initial proposal.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Moloney, Maureen. "Monsignor Paul Dwyer History Project" (PDF). https://www.dcdsb.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help). Retrieved July 10, 2018. External link in |website= (help)
  2. ↑ Dee, Gerry (August 17, 2017). "Gerry Dee's Twitter Page". Twitter. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Durham Region Breaking News - Durham Region's Online Newspaper - DurhamRegion.com". DurhamRegion.com.
  4. ↑ http://www.durhamregion.com/topic/biggietrial
  5. ↑ "The Inside Story: Man who fatally stabbed teen in high school fight encourages other to 'just walk away' - CityNews Toronto". 29 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Student slashed outside Oshawa high school - Toronto Star".
  7. ↑ "Police arrest 21-year-old wanted in Oshawa stabbing - 680 NEWS". 26 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-16. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  9. ↑ "Compare academic rankings and ratings of Ontario schools". ontario.compareschoolrankings.org.
  10. ↑ Follert, Jillian (2 December 2017). "Durham Catholic board finishes new classrooms, daycare, continuing education site in 2017".
  11. ↑ Follert, Jillian (27 September 2017). "Durham Catholic board asks province to fund two brand new schools, two school rebuilds".
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