East Northumberland Secondary School

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East Northumberland Secondary School
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East Northumberland Secondary School
71 Dundas Street

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Canada
Coordinates 44°02′42″N77°43′52″W / 44.045°N 77.731°W / 44.045; -77.731
Information
Other nameENSS
MottoIn Sinc, Vigno, Emus
(Tradition, Excellence, Heart)
Founded1950 (1950)
School boardKawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
PrincipalTracey Burke
Vice-PrincipalJadine Reynolds
Vice-PrincipalMichelle Jones
Grades 9 to 12
Enrolment950 (2018)
Colour(s)Blue and Gold   
MascotThe Blue Dragon
Team nameBlue Dragons
Website eastnorthumberland.kprdsb.ca

East Northumberland Secondary School (ENSS) is a secondary school in Brighton, Ontario, Canada.

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The school was the topic of a song performed by Miley Cyrus called "East Northumberland High", written by ENSS graduate Samantha Moore. [1]

Sports

The school offers the following sports; Curling, Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Rugby, Cross Country, and Track and Field. As of 2024, ENSS has captured the Bay of Quinte Track & Field [2] title 38 consecutive times. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Musicals

East Northumberland Secondary School is regarded as having an esteemed theatre program. [7] [8] The show Matilda was performed in 2023. [9]

Reputation as a "Green" School

Over the years, ENSS has been known as a "Green" school, with regular garbage clean-ups, tree-plantings, and a heavily involved Environmental Club. [10] The environmental club runs the "Chique Boutique", an in-school thrift store. [11]

ENSS installed a wind turbine in June 2009, generating power and reducing ENSS's carbon footprint. [12] In the summer of 2011, ENSS installed solar panels on the roof of the school.

Terry Fox Fundraising

ENSS runs a variety of different fundraisers for the Terry Fox Foundation, including the Terry Fox Run [13] , a pancake breakfast, a dance, and the Hope Project [14] . Two students started the Hope Project in 2018 [15] . Community members are invited to purchase bricks for the ENSS Garden of Hope, with a portion of each donation going to the Terry Fox Foundation [15] . In 2015, the school reached the milestone "One Million for Terry", after raising over one million dollars throughout their years of fundraising [16] .

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