Father Michael Goetz Secondary School
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| Father Michael Goetz Secondary School | |
| Location | |
| Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | |
| Website | |
| http://w3.dpcdsb.org/GOETZ | |
| Information | |
| School board | Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board |
| Principal | Rocco Racioppo |
| School type | Catholic |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Motto | Take a risk, get involved, be committed. |
| Mascot | Alligator |
| Established | 1990 |
| Enrollment | 1562(September 2006) |
| Newspaper | The Green Room |
Father Michael Goetz Secondary School (sometimes referred to as Goetz or abbreviated as FMG) is a catholic school located in Mississauga, Canada. Founded by Ed King, it was established in 1990 to the south of the city centre. The school was named after King's friend, Father Michael Goetz.
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[edit] Enrollment
Goetz has a total enrollment of approximately 2000 students. It is open to residents in Mississauga, located close to the school. However, an admission fee of CAD 50 is required. Once enrolled, a student may move to a farther location and still remain a student in the school.
[edit] History
The school was founded by Ed King, who was also the first principal. As the school was being built, the first year of classes took place on a campus at Etobicoke. The school was then moved to a shared campus on Christmas of the same year. They were to stay there for four more years, until the school building's construction was completed. It was open for the 1990-91 school year.
[edit] Uniform
Students must wear a white dress shirt/golf shirt(with shirt tucked into pants), grey dress pants, and a green sweater. They can also wear Gatorwear which was sold by DECA.
[edit] Academics
Students go through four years of schooling. During these four years, a student must accumulate 30 credits to graduate. A credit may be gained by completing a course successfully with a passing mark. 18 of these must be obtained by completing compulsory courses, which include:
- 4 English
- 4 Religion
- 3 Math
- 2 Science
- 1 Geography
- 1 History
- 1 French
- 1 Physical Education
- 1 Arts
- 1 Civics/Careers
The remaining 12 credits must be attained through elective courses, which are of a very wide variety.
[edit] Extracurricular Activities
- Amnesty International
- A.V. Crew
- Anime and Science Fiction Club
- Campus Ministry
- Comedy Day
- CFMG - Student Radio Station
- Chess Club
- DECA
- Film Club
- Goetz Concert Band
- The Green Room
- Improv Club
- Liturgical Choir
- Reach For the Top Trivia teams
- Student Council
- Science in Society
- Success Club
- S.A.I.N.T.S.
- Various Boys' and Girls' sports teams including: Baseball, Girls Softball, Football, Flag Football, Volleyball, Basketball (three players from the Girls team last year went to the NCAA), Tennis, Athletics (Various track & field events), Soccer, Hockey
- This school is well known because of the various sports team, specifically basketball.
