Marian Academy, formally known as Marian Academy Catholic Secondary School (also called Marian Academy CSS, MACSS, MA, Marian) is a

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facility housed in the former

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, Canada. Located in the

Rexdale Rexdale is a neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located north-west of the central core, in the district of Etobicoke. Rexdale defines an area of several official neighbourhoods north of Highway 401 and east of Highway 427. Rexdale was orig ...

area of the former suburb of

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, this school existed from September 1988 until June 2002. By 2001, the portion of Rexdale containing the school was the poorest part of the neighborhood.Royson, James.
Closing school dagger to heart of Rexdale
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Closure

The closing of Marian was done in order for the school board to receive additional grants from the provincial government of Ontario. Those grants would be used to rebuild Henry Carr and Monsignor Johnson. Royson wrote that "Students will have better facilities, though further away." Despite the reputation of the area of

where the school was located, the students and parents of the school said that Marian was a good school. Many students indicated that they would drop out of Marian instead of attending the new Carr.

Converting 2 Gas-Powered Cars to Electrical Power in the 90s

Students in Nick Lacoppola's automotive technology class at Marian Academy successfully converted two gas-powered cars to electrical power in the mid 90s. The students designed and built their own parts as part of this after-hours project. The school sent a car to the 1995 APS-500 electric car race, and the students were featured in a video on how to build an electric car. Nick Lacoppola was awarded a teaching excellence award for his work by Canada's Prime Minister.

Notable alumni

*Nadia L. Hohn - Author

References

External links

Marian AcademyFather Henry Carr Catholic Secondary SchoolTCDSB Portal
{{High schools in Toronto Toronto Catholic District School Board High schools in Toronto Education in Etobicoke Catholic secondary schools in Ontario Educational institutions established in 1988 Educational institutions disestablished in 2002 Bill 30 schools 1988 establishments in Ontario 2002 disestablishments in Ontario Spiritan schools

Closure

Converting 2 Gas-Powered Cars to Electrical Power in the 90s

Notable alumni

See also

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