Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School

Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School (sometimes abbreviated to HC, or HCSS) is a Catholic secondary school located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada offering education for about 1,125 students in grades 9-12.

History
The school was established in September 1986. It was fully public funded, along with other Catholic secondary schools who also were public funded from 1986 to 1987. The school occupied shared facilities with KCVI until September 1990 when a new $15 million campus was opened.

The school's team name was changed from Crusaders to Saints in 2024.

Athletics
Holy Cross has a history of athletic success at the local, provincial and national levels. School alumni include NHL defenceman Jay McKee, olympic wrestler Paul Ragusa, and Canadian hockey star Jayna Hefford. In recent years, the Holy Cross Football Team has dominated the sport, winning consecutive OFSAA titles in 2018 and 2019.

Musicals
The annual musical and prominent theatre-arts program are a staple of student life at HC.

* play, not a musical

Notable alumni

 * Jay McKee, hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL)
 * Jayna Hefford, Canadian women's hockey gold medallist (Team Canada)
 * Paul Ragusa, Canadian wrestler and olympic wrestling coach
 * Nathan Robinson, hockey player (Espoo Blues, SM-liiga)
 * Brent Johnson, football player (British Columbia Lions)
 * Mike McCullough, football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
 * Jamie Arniel, hockey player (Providence Bruins, AHL)
 * Tim Cronk, football player (British Columbia Lions)
 * Matt O'Donnell, football player (Cincinnati Bengals, Edmonton Eskimos)
 * Shane Wright (ice hockey), hockey player (Seattle Kraken, NHL)
 * Jason Robertson, hockey player (Dallas Stars, NHL)

Awards

 * Faculty of Education of Queen's University Associate Teacher of the Year awards - John Esford for the 1998–1999 school year and Frank Halligan for the 2006–2007 school year.
 * In 2006, Spencer Watson won the Mayor's Award for Youth Volunteerism.
 * In 2001, Oleg Shamovsky was named a $4,500 Manning Young Canadian Innovator, for his project that identified anomalies of the electrolytic oxidation of aluminum, and won the gold medal in the Senior category of the Physical Sciences Division.
 * In 2014 Ryan Purdy won the Provincial Gold Medal in the Ontario Technological Skills Competition in Graphic Design (Presentation). Ryan was a member and graduate of the SHSM Specialist High Skills Major focus program in Information and Communications Technology taught by teacher Mr. John Esford.
 * In 2015 Claudia Pawlak won the Provincial Gold Medal in the Ontario Technological Skills Competition in Photography. Claudia was a member and graduate of the SHSM Specialist High Skills Major focus program in Information and Communications Technology taught by teacher Mr. John Esford.
 * In 2016 Ryan Murray won third place in the Ontario Ministry of Labour Student Video Safety Contest. Ryan was a member of the SHSM Specialist High Skills Major focus program in Information and Communications Technology taught by teacher Mr. John Esford.
 * In 2017 Andrew Donnelly won the Provincial Silver Medal in the Ontario Technological Skills Competition in Photography. Andrew was a member and graduate of the SHSM Specialist High Skills Major focus program in Information and Communications Technology taught by teacher Mr. John Esford, and is recognized as winning his school's “SHSM award” in his grade 12 year.
 * In 2019, Tim Pendergast won the Berk Brean Trophy, presented annually to the High School Coach of the Year by the Queen's Football Club