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Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School is a Catholic secondary school located in Hannon, Ontario. It was founded in 1958 and is under the authority of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board.




History


Although construction began the year before, Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School was officially opened on April 16, 1959, by Joseph Francis Ryan, then Bishop of Hamilton. At that time, the school was located on Queenston Road.
On February 4, 1991, the students and staff started the second semester in the new location, a former public elementary school, on Albright Road. The old building on Queenston Road was demolished; a housing community called Ryan's Walk now occupies the land.
A third Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School building opened in January 2014 after delays in construction during late 2013. The 73-hectare site is at 1824 Rymal Road East and Dakota Boulevard in the community of Hannon. The school was designed by Svedas Architects Inc. and was built by Tambro Construction. In September 2015, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board transferred the site of the former school building on Albright Road to Ridgecrest Estates Inc. The building has since been demolished and condominiums have been constructed on the site.
The school is currently headed by principal Michael Lawlor.




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In 2017, just four years after the new building opened, the total headcount at Bishop Ryan was 1,753 students. The yearly student growth had increased by 15 percent over the past two years, meaning there was around an additional 263 new students entering. As of 2020, the Ministry of Education lists Bishop Ryan's enrolment as 2,165.




Co-curricular groups and teams


Bishop Ryan is home to a number of sports teams and co-curricular groups. Notable examples include the Bishop Ryan Xpression vocal ensemble, Bishop Ryan wrestling team, and the robotics team Celt-X-5406. The school has been noted for its musical talent due to its vocal ensemble group.




Feeder schools


Our Lady of the Assumption
Our Lady of Hope
St. James the Apostle
St. John the Baptist
St. Luke
St. Mark
St. Matthew
St. Paul




Notable alumni


Brandon Bizior – pop rock singer and finalist on YTV's The Next Star Season 3
David Brown – professional ice hockey goaltender drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins
Ben Chiarot – professional ice hockey defenceman drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers, played for the Winnipeg Jets, Montreal Canadiens, Florida Panthers, and Detroit Red Wings
Sheila Copps – former member of Parliament and Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
John Corbacio – assistant coach of the Toronto Raptors and the Canada men's national basketball team
Dean Lickyer – rock band known for their appearance on the MuchMusic show disBand, later signed to Underground Operations
Mike DiCroce - Canadian Football wide receiver, Vanier Cup champion with the McMaster Marauders, drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Kyle McKnight – former guitarist of Metalcore band Threat Signal
Sean O'Sullivan – former member of Parliament and Director of Vocations at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto
Alex Re – guitarist of Melodic Hardcore band Counterparts
Jamieson Rees – professional ice hockey forward drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes
Filomena Tassi – Canadian federal minister
Tony Valeri – former Canadian federal minister
Rachael Vanderwal – professional basketball player, 2012 Olympian and 2018 Commonwealth Games silver medalist representing Great Britain
Chris Woodcroft – Olympic wrestler representing Canada in 1988 and 1992
Greg Woodcroft – Olympic wrestler representing Canada in 1996
Arber Xhekaj – professional ice hockey defenceman signed by the Montreal Canadiens
Florian Xhekaj – junior ice hockey forward drafted by the Montreal Canadiens




See also


Education in Ontario
List of secondary schools in Ontario




References






External links


Official website
Alumni website
EQAO profile
Ontario Ministry of Education secondary school profile

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