grants from the federal and provincial governments, the college opened the Pat Burns Arena in September 2011. In September 2019, the school opened Cowen House, a co-ed Grade 12 residence, with boys and girls living in separate wings with a shared common area. In the fall of 2022, construction began on a new junior girls residence to accommodate an increased enrolment in younger girls partly due to the addition of a second girls hockey team in 2021. In addition, construction began on a new wellness centre to replace the outdated health centre. Facilities There are four residences on campus for boarding students: Davis House (boys Grades 10-11); Webster House (girls Grades 7-11 ); Bugbee House (boys Grades 7-9); and Cowen House (boys and girls Grade 12). Cowen House is a co-ed residence, with boys and girls living in separate wings with a shared common area. It opened in September 2019. The campus also includes the LeBaron Dining Hall, the W. John Mackay Gymnasium, the Amaron Gymnasium, the Pat Burns Arena, Pierce Hall, Holmes Model School, Centenary Church (purchased by the school in 2015), a health centre, a physio clinic, Alumni House, faculty housing, athletic fields and numerous academic facilities. Athletics Involvement in the athletics program is mandatory in all three terms for all students, in accordance with their age, ability and interests. The teams of Stanstead College are called the Spartans. Despite being a small school, Stanstead College fields a number of interscholastic teams and has achieved success at the regional, provincial and national level. Fall sports offered include ice hockey, soccer, cross-country running, ultimate frisbee, co-ed volleyball, badminton, and outdoor pursuits. Winter sports include ice hockey, basketball, squash, curling, skiing and yoga, girls' volleyball, and swimming. Spring sports include rugby, lacrosse, tennis, softball, golf, badminton, volleyball, and track. In 2014, the senior girls' soccer team won the school's first-ever Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS) national tournament title at Bishop's College School. The senior boys' basketball team won three consecutive Visser Provincial Basketball Tournaments in 2014, 2015, and 2016. The senior girls' basketball team won the MacLeod Provincial Basketball Tournament for the first time ever in 2017, repeating in 2018 and 2019. Ice hockey The school also operates an elite varsity ice hockey program for boys and girls. Unique among the other sports at Stanstead College, varsity ice hockey spans two terms, both fall and winter. The boys compete in