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Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School

Catholic high school in Ontario, Canada

Summary

Catholic high school in Ontario, Canada

Field	Value
name	Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School
(Humbergrove Campus)
image	Humbergrove Secondary School.jpg
image_size	275px
caption	Father Henry Carr in the former Marian Academy building. It was originally built as Humbergrove S.S. in 1966.
former_name	Humbergrove Secondary SchoolMarian Academy Catholic Secondary School
logo	FHCCSS Logo.png
logo_size	120px
address	1760 Martin Grove Road
city	Toronto
province	Ontario
postcode	M9V 3S4
country	Canada
coordinates
schooltype	Bill 30 Catholic High school
motto	Domine ut videam
motto_translation	Lord that I might see
religious_affiliation	Roman Catholic
(Basilian Fathers)
founded	1974
schoolboard	Toronto Catholic District School Board
(Metropolitan Separate School Board)
superintendent	Flora Cifelli
Area 1
trustee	Joseph Martino
Ward 1
number	521 / 707589
principal	Francesco Malfitano
faculty	62
grades_label	Grades
grades	9–100
enrolment	904
enrolment_as_of	2017–18
language	English
colours	Royal Blue and white
athletics_conference	Toronto District Colleges Athletic Association
mascot	Crusader
team_name	Carr Crusaders
free_label1	Parish
free_text1	St. Andrew
free_label2	Specialist High Skills Major
free_text2	Arts and Culture
Justice, Community Safety and Emergency Services
Transportation
free_label3	Program focus
free_text3	Broad-based technology
Advanced Placement
Legal Education Advanced Plan (LEAP)
url

(Humbergrove Campus) (Basilian Fathers) (Metropolitan Separate School Board) Area 1 Ward 1 Justice, Community Safety and Emergency Services Transportation Advanced Placement Legal Education Advanced Plan (LEAP) Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School (also referred to as Father Henry Carr, Henry Carr, FHC, FHCCSS, or Carr) is a Catholic high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is administered by the Toronto Catholic District School Board, formerly the Metropolitan Separate School Board. It is named after a Basilian Father and founder of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Henry Carr (1880–1963).

The school was founded in 1974 by the Basilian Fathers and the MSSB as a semi-private school, though the current school building was originally opened in 1966 as Humbergrove Secondary School by the Etobicoke Board of Education when the board merged into the Toronto District School Board in which the school property is leased to the MSSB/TCDSB since 1988. The Humbergrove school was renamed to Marian Academy in 1988 and closed in 2002, though Carr occupied the property since 2007.

Carr offers the Advanced Placement (AP) academic program and is known for its elite basketball team. The motto of the school is Domine ut Videam, which translates into "Lord That I Might See".

History

After the opening of one of Etobicoke's first Catholic high schools, Bishop Power High School for boys in 1957 by the Basilian Fathers. At that time, pupils attended Roman Catholic schools nearby such as St. Andrew, St. Angela, St. Dorothy, or St. Jude while its graduates attended either North Albion Collegiate Institute or West Humber Collegiate Institute.

On September 3, 1974 the Basilian Fathers and the Metropolitan Separate School Board opened Father Henry Carr High School under its founding principal, Fr. Thomas Mohan C.S.B. The school building was erected in 1976 on the original 21 Panorama Court building on Kipling and Albion. The school facilities in the original building consisted of one main two-story building and 16 portables, with a cafeteria, gymnasium/auditorium and a playing field.

Throughout the school's early existence, it operated as a private school for Grades 11 to 13 only while the MSSB educated grade 9 and 10 students. This changed in 1985 when the Government of Ontario passed Bill 30 to extend funding to Roman Catholic high schools beyond grade 10 and Carr was ceased to be a private school in 1987. However, in 1988, nearby Humbergrove Secondary School, built in 1966 on Martin Grove Road, was closed and reopened by the MSSB as Marian Academy with 165 pupils. The school closed its doors in 2002 due to declining enrolment.

The school moved to the former Marian building in September 2007. The new Carr campus, at the cost of $10 million, consisted of the new main entrance, central community atrium, cafeteria, drama studio, labs, three automotive bays, new windows, stonework and landscaping. The former school building was sold to the City of Toronto in 2009 and reopened the old Panorama school building as a community hub. The renovated school was designed by Makrimichalos Cugini Architects Inc. whilst the original school building built in 1966 was designed by architect Gordon S. Adamson.

Sports

FHC has the Field of Dreams, a football and track field with artificial turf field. It offers sports such as basketball, hockey (not since 2005), football, softball, cricket, track and field, volleyball, badminton, cross-country, and swimming.

Basketball

The school is known for its boys' basketball program, being one of the highest ranked and consistently competitive teams in Toronto, as a member of the Toronto District Colleges Athletic Association (TDCAA), Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA) and Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA). The FHC Crusaders founded the prep program in 2015-16, the same year they captured the OFSAA "AAA" title. Following a brief hiatus mostly due to Covid-19 pandemic, the prep program was restarted in 2024 by Principal Francesco Malfitano and Teacher-Coach Paul Melnik.

Throughout its existence, the FHC Crusaders had a rivalry with Eastern Commerce Saints until closing in 2015. The prep team has partnered with Air Jordan as the official supplier and sponsors of the Early Bird Classic and hosts the "Jordan Brand Players Lounge".

The Crusaders Basketball teams host their home games in the Father Ted McLean Gymnasium, dedicated by then-principal Michael Rossetti in 2012.

Notable people

Sim Bhullar, first person of Indian descent to play in the NBA
Dillon Brooks, NBA Pro Basketball Player
Carlo Colaiacovo, NHL Pro Hockey Player. He is also a Radio Host and TV analyst at The Sports Network,
Enrico Colantoni, TV and Movie actor.
Tyler Ennis, NBA Pro Basketball player
Patrick Flatley, NHL Pro Hockey Player.
Paul Higgins, ice hockey winger
Yoana Peralta, Canadian-Dominican footballer
Taévaunn Prince, Canadian-Jamaican basketball player

References

http://www.tdsb.on.ca/boardroom/bd_agenda/uploads/generalinfo/70216%20vacant%20closed.pdf {{Webarchive. link. (2015-09-24 {{Bare URL PDF). (March 2022)
(6 November 2007). "TCDSB's $34M revitalizes high schools".
(16 May 2006). "Johnson, Carr break ground".
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-18645.pdf {{Bare URL PDF. (March 2022)
(14 March 2016). "Father Henry Carr Crusaders best high school hoops team in province".
"Jordan | Welcome to Father Henry Carr Prep".

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