Newtonbrook Secondary School

High school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
43°47′37″N 79°25′35″W / 43.7935°N 79.4265°W / 43.7935; -79.4265InformationSchool typePublic, High SchoolMottoQuisque Pro Ingenio (To each according to his/her own talent)Founded1964School boardToronto District School Board
(North York Board of Education)SuperintendentMarwa HamidArea trusteeWeidong PeiSchool number3442 / 928810PrincipalMelissa WhiteGrades9 - 12Enrolment861 (2019-20)LanguageEnglish and FrenchAreaYonge Street and Steeles Ave, North YorkColour(s)Scarlet & GreyMascotPolaris the Polar BearTeam nameNewtonbrook Northmen/Vikings (1964-1995)
Newtonbrook North Stars (1995-present)Websitesites.google.com/tdsb.on.ca/newtonbrookss/

Newtonbrook Secondary School is a high school for Grades 9 to 12 in the Newtonbrook neighborhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

History

Opened in 1964 by the then North York Board of Education to provide a closer school for the area (formerly served by Earl Haig Secondary School to the south) with 610 pupils. It was officially opened in Winter 1965 by Newtonbrook-born and then Prime Minister of Canada Lester B. Pearson.

The building's design resembled Sir Sanford Fleming Academy but alterations occurred years later.

It is considered to be one of the more sports-oriented high schools in the Toronto District School Board. Some of the athletics offered are: rugby, basketball, soccer, track, ultimate, volleyball, baseball, softball, cheerleading, dance team, water polo, cross country running, swimming, badminton and wrestling. Newtonbrook's football program was coached by then-city councillor and future mayor Rob Ford until 2001 when he confronted a student.[1]

Some elective academic programmes offered are: French immersion, fashion design, dance, music and a thorough computer science program.

The sports field is used by the Toronto City Saints rugby team of the Canada Rugby League.

Notable alumni

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Rob Ford told he was unwelcome as a football coach at Toronto high school". The Star. Toronto. 13 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Player Profile of the Month" (PDF). chesscafe.com. Retrieved 2008-11-11.

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