Dunbarton High School

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Dunbarton High School
Address
Dunbarton High School
655 Sheppard Avenue

Pickering, Ontario
,
L1V 1G2

Canada
Coordinates 43°49′17″N79°07′05″W / 43.8214°N 79.1181°W / 43.8214; -79.1181
Information
School type High school
MottoConari Quaerere Invenire
(To Try, To Seek, To Come Upon)
Founded1961;63 years ago (1961)
School board Durham District School Board
SuperintendentM. Hamid [1]
Area trusteeEmma Cunningham & Stephen Linton [2]
PrincipalDavid Rule
Grades 9-12
Enrolment1,571 [3]  (2023/2024)
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)    Red, black and white
MascotSpartan
Feeder schoolsAltona Forest Public School

Elizabeth B. Phin Public School Fairport Beach Public School Frenchman's Bay Public School Gandatsetiagon Public School Highbush Public School Rosebank Road Public School

Westcreek Public School

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Website www.ddsb.ca/school/dunbartonhs/Pages/default.aspx

Dunbarton High School is located in Pickering, Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Durham District School Board. The school has students in grades 9-12 and offers a wide range of academic and extracurricular activities. Their mascot is the Spartan.

Dunbarton consists of two campuses: Main Campus and South Campus, which it acquired after the closing of Woodlands Centennial Public School. The classes in south campus include English, visual art, music, drama, and dance.

History

All sources in the history section come from a 2020-2021 issue of the Dunbarton High School year book titled "SPARTAN TIMES" using information on pages 62 and 63 in a section titled "60th Anniversary".

1960s

1961: Dunbarton High School opened with approximately 300 students (14 classes) and 30 staff members.

1963: The first Dunbarton High School yearbook was published.

1970s

1970: The first big addition was added to the school which included the new office, resource centre, cafeteria, guidance and the west gym.

1971: The pool and tech wing were added to the school.

1980s

1980: The school created and accepted Dunbar as their mascot.

1990s

During this decade Dunbarton High School adopted the smoking ban of the area.

1991: Student population reached 2500, and approximately 30 portables existed.

2000s

2001: The schools weight room was added.

2003: South Campus was acquired (originally Woodland PS).

2007: Renovations were made to the exterior of the building.

2010s

During this decade, fellow former City of Pickering high school student Shawn Mendes, performed a concert at the school.

2014: Dunbarton High School was awarded the Greenest School on Earth award, from the U.S. Green Building Council.

2020s

2020: Dunbarton High School followed a province-wide movement to close schools during the covid-19 pandemic, following march break.

2020: Dunbarton High School implements a quadmester, hybrid learning model system because of the pandemic.

2021: An elevator was installed to connect the 400's, 200's (tech wing) and 100's levels.

Schedule

Dunbarton High School's first year had the school open every day at 8:55 am and close at 5 pm (9:00 am to 3:18 pm for the periods of the school day), and had 10 periods (8 for classes and 2 for lunch). Up until the COVID-19 pandemic the school had a semester model with the school day start at 8:40 am and end at 2:48 pm, with 4 periods for classes. 6 minuets was given in-between periods, 45 minutes was given for lunch, in-between periods 2 and 3, and periods 1 and 2 as well as periods 3 and 4 switched with each other every single week. Since the pandemic the school has adopted a quadmester model. The school day lasts from 10 am to 4 pm with two periods, four blocks, two blocks for each period, and 1 hour of lunch in-between the two periods. In February 2022 the school has returned to the semester model with 4 periods for classes, the 6 minutes between classes and the 45 minute lunch was reinstated.

Stabbing

On February 23, 2016, a mass stabbing occurred at the school. Nine people — six students and three staff members — were injured. A 14-year-old girl (whose identity is protected by the Youth Criminal Justice Act ) was arrested as a result of the stabbing. [4]

Notable alumni

Many of the notable alumni listed above can be found on a plaque in the 100's level of the school.

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References

  1. ↑ "Senior Leadership Team". Durham District School Board. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Board of Trustees". Durham District School Board. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Board Meeting - Monday, June 19, 2023". Durham District School Board. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Eight people injured in Canada school stabbing, student held". MSN . Reuters. February 23, 2016. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ Scarborough school shares in silver spotlight - thestar.com
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