Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School (sometimes abbreviated to HC, or HCSS) is a Catholic secondary school located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada offering education for about 1,400 students in grades 9–12.
History The school was established in September 1986. It was fully public funded, along with other Catholic secondary schools who also were public funded from 1986 to 1987. The school occupied shared facilities with KCVI until September 1990 when a new $15 million campus was opened., Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School
The school's team name was changed from Crusaders to Saints in 2024.
Athletics Holy Cross has a history of athletic success at the local, provincial and national levels. School alumni include NHL defenceman Jay McKee, olympic wrestler Paul Ragusa, and Canadian hockey star Jayna Hefford. In the past, the Holy Cross Football Team has dominated the sport, winning consecutive OFSAA titles in 2018 and 2019.
Musicals The annual musical and prominent theatre-arts program are a staple of student life at HC. +YearMusical1999Little Shop of Horrors2002Guys and Dolls2003The Good Doctor*2004My Fair Lady2005Les Misérables2006A Midsummer Night's Dream*2007Urinetown2008The Crucible*2009West Side Story2010Pippin2011Phantom of the Opera2012The Secret Garden2013Jesus Christ Superstar2014Shrek the Musical2015Guys and Dolls2016Les Misérables2017Godspell2018Newsies2019Little Shop of Horrors2020n/a2021The Wizard of Oz (cancelled)2022Grease2023Mamma Mia2024Pippin2025School of Rock2026Sister Act
*play, not a musical
Notable alumni Jay McKee, hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL) Jayna Hefford, Canadian women's hockey gold medallist (Team Canada) Paul Ragusa, Canadian wrestler and olympic wrestling coach Nathan Robinson, hockey player (Espoo Blues, SM-liiga) Brent Johnson, football player (British Columbia Lions) Mike McCullough, football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders) Jamie Arniel, hockey player (Providence Bruins, AHL) Tim Cronk, football player (British Columbia Lions) Matt O'Donnell, football player (Cincinnati Bengals, Edmonton Eskimos) Shane Wright, hockey player (Seattle Kraken, NHL) Jason Robertson, hockey player (Dallas Stars, NHL) Andrew Peirson, football player (BC Lions, CFL) Hunter Drew, hockey player (Anaheim Ducks, NHL) Matt Villalta, hockey player (Utah Mammoth, NHL) Laura Waller, computer scientist (UC Berkeley)
See also Education in Ontario List of secondary schools in Ontario
References
External links Official site Official athletics site District site