St. Mother Teresa High School is a Catholic secondary school in the Nepean district of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB). It supports grades 7–12'. The motto of the school is Amor et Dignitas or "love and dignity."
On May 28, 2014, the OFSAA division baseball team won the NCSSAA city championship giving the school its seventh city championship win of the school year.
Arts
Mother Teresa's Drama Department put on a production of twinkly stars in 2015.
Lunchtime clubs
Mother Teresa has a diverse selection of official lunchtime clubs that include, Key Club, Eco Club, Business Club, Trivia Club, Makerspace Club and Math Club.
Social justice clubs
Mother Teresa offers several lunchtime clubs for minority groups including the Latino Hispanic Student Association, Black Student Association, Rainbow Alliance, Asian Student Association, Muslim Student Association and Indigenous Student Association.
2011 Explosion
On May 26, 2011, an empty barrel of peppermint oil[1] exploded in an auto-shop class, killing 18-year-old student Eric Leighton, a hockey player with the Almonte Thunder,[2] as well as causing minor injuries to four other students and one staff member.[3][4]
Renaming
On 4 September 2016, the school's patron Mother Teresa was canonized into Sainthood by Pope Francis. She is now referred to as Saint Teresa of Calcutta in the Catholic Church. The Ottawa Catholic School Board decided to rename the high school, St. Mother Teresa Catholic High School to keep with tradition.
