St. Patrick's High School (Ottawa)
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St. Patrick's High School, located in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, is a Catholic high school publicly funded under the Ontario school system as part of the Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board. It was founded in 1929 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate is a missionary religious congregation in the Catholic Church. It was founded on January 25, 1816 by Saint Eugene de Mazenod, a French priest born in Aix-en-Provence in the south of France on August 1, 1782. The congregation was given recognition by Pope...

.

Athletics

The Fighting Irish are known for their athletic prowess playing in the NCSSAA (National Capital Secondary Schools Athletic Association) play in Ottawa and Ontario. Each year the school sends teams to OFSAA, the provinical championships in many athletic disciplines. The Senior Boys Football team won the 2010 championships after going undefeated during the whole season.and Jamael Babineau

Notable alumni

  • Dan Aykroyd
    Dan Aykroyd
    Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM is a Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, musician, winemaker and ufologist. He was an original cast member of Saturday Night Live, an originator of The Blues Brothers and Ghostbusters and has had a long career as a film actor and screenwriter.-Early...

     - Oscar nominated, Emmy winning actor, writer, director, musician
  • Robert Chiarelli - First Mayor of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (2001- 2006)
  • Wilbert Keon
    Wilbert Keon
    Wilbert Joseph Keon, OC is a heart surgeon, researcher and was a Canadian Senator.Born in Sheenboro, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Science from St. Patrick's College, Carleton University and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Ottawa.After a period of studying and teaching at Harvard...

     - Senator, founder of the Ottawa Heart Institute and officer of the Order of Canada
  • Jim Kyte
    Jim Kyte
    James G. Kyte is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Kyte made history by being the first legally deaf National Hockey League player, playing 598 games in the NHL.-Playing career:...

     - professional hockey player for the Ottawa Senators
    Ottawa Senators
    The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

    , first deaf player in the NHL
  • Dalton McGuinty
    Dalton McGuinty
    Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr., MPP is a Canadian lawyer, politician and, since October 23, 2003, the 24th and current Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario....

     - Premier of Ontario
    Premier of Ontario
    The Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. The Premier is appointed as the province's head of government by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and presides over the Executive council, or Cabinet. The Executive Council Act The Premier of Ontario...

     and leader of the Ontario Liberal Party
    Ontario Liberal Party
    The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...

     (1996-Present)
  • Maureen McTeer
    Maureen McTeer
    Maureen Anne McTeer is a Canadian author and a lawyer, married to Joe Clark, the 16th Prime Minister of Canada.-Life and career:...

     - Author and wife of former Prime Minister, Joe Clark
  • The Right Honorable John Napier Turner - 17th Prime Minister of Canada
    Prime Minister of Canada
    The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...

  • Valdy
    Valdy
    Paul Valdemar Horsdal, CM , commonly known as Valdy, is a Canadian folk musician whose solo career began in the early 1970s. He is known for "Rock and Roll Song", his first mainstream single released in mid-1972 on Haida/A&M.He was a member of the London Town Criers during the 1960s and...

     (Valdemar Horsdal) - Juno Award
    Juno Award
    The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...

     winning folk artist
  • Ali Mahmoud
    Ali Mahmoud
    Ali Mahmoud is a Lebanese-Canadian basketball player. He currently plays for Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut.-Career:Mahmoud was born on May 29, 1983 in Ottawa, Canada to Toufic and Gina Mahmoud, who had immigrated to Canada....

     - basketball player for the Lebanon national basketball team
    Lebanon national basketball team
    The Lebanon national basketball team is the basketball team representing Lebanon in international competitions.-History:The first time basketball was ever played in Lebanon was in the mid-1920s in the American University of Beirut...

    who took part in World Basketball Championships in 2006 and 2010

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