St. Mary’s Catholic High School Hockey Skills Academy

Is open to all students and is a credit in grades 9,10 and 11 (New for 2020). The Hockey Skills Academy will help student athletes improve and enrich their individual hockey skills, while developing their personal fitness. This course will emphasize building character through achieving both athletic and scholastic success. On ice sessions led by highly trained staff, strength and conditioning designed to maximize physical attributes, and a focus on leadership, citizenship and career exploration will position the student athlete to achieve their individual goals.

Senior Program (Specialist High Skills Major - Sports)

Open to any student with Phys. Ed. accepted into the SHSM Sports program. The Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) is part of Ontario’s Student Success Strategy initiative, which focuses on expanding quality learning opportunities. The program enables students to build a foundation of sector focused knowledge and skills before graduating and entering apprenticeship training, college, university or the workplace. Students will develop their leadership, athletics, fitness and interpersonal skills while earning a coop credit(s) and valuable certifications in the sports and fitness employment sector.