Heart Lake Secondary School

Heart Lake Secondary School
Front entrance to school
Address
296 Conestoga Drive. Brampton , Ontario , L6Z 3M1 Canada
Coordinates	43°43′00″N79°47′20″W / 43.7166°N 79.7888°W / 43.7166; -79.7888
Information
School type	Provincial, High school
Motto	Strong Hearts. Bright Minds. Be the best we can.
Founded	1988
School board	Peel District School Board
Superintendent	Matthew McCutcheon
Area trustee	Valerie Arnold-Judge David Green Steve Kavanagh Suzanne Nurse
School number	916269
Principal	Carol Ann Mascherin [1]
Grades	9-12+
Enrolment	1262 (September 2023)
Language	English
Colour(s)	Blue, red and white
Team name	Hurricanes
Website	www.heartlakess.ca

Heart Lake Secondary School, commonly known as HLSS or Heart Lake, is a public secondary school in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. ^[1] It is located along Conestoga Drive to the north of Wexford Road, and is named after the Heart Lake neighborhood of Brampton it resides in (which is named after the namesake lake located in nearby Heart Lake Conservation Area). The school was founded in 1988 and is a part of the Peel District School Board. The school has 1150 students enrolled as of September 2019. The school

Heart Lake has two SHSM programs: Arts & Culture and Information & Communication technology,.

Murder of Eric Levack

In 2003, grade nine student Eric Levack, 14, was murdered in the wooded area behind the school during lunch break. The perpetrator was classmate Justin Morton, also 14. ^[2] Morton pleaded guilty to first degree murder and in 2004 was sentenced as an adult to life in prison, ^[3] with no eligibility of parole for seven years. ^{[2] [4]} Morton was the first person in Canada charged with first degree murder under the newly enacted Youth Criminal Justice Act , which came into force on April 1, 2003, the day of the murder. ^{[2] [4] [5]} Morton anonymously appeared in the 2007 documentary film In the Shadow of Feeling, which focused on psychopathic personalities, and spoke about the murder. ^[6] A lilac tree, planted in memory of Levack, stands on the lawn in front of Heart Lake Secondary School. ^[5]

Notable alumni

• Michael Bailey, CFL lineman and tackle
• Michael Cera, actor ^{[7] [8]}
• Khamica Bingham

See also

• Education in Ontario
• List of secondary schools in Ontario

References

1. "Heart Lake Secondary School".
2. DiManno, Rosie (2008-11-14). "Twisted kid's case a legal joke". Toronto Star . Retrieved 2013-07-06.
3. Mitchell, Bob (2009-01-08). "Teen killer sent to maximum security prison". Toronto Star . Retrieved 2013-10-24.
4. "Ont. teen's killer moved to adult prison". Canada.com. 2008-11-13. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
5. Mandel, Michele (2008-11-09). "Will Eric's killer see real cell?". Toronto Sun . Archived from the original on 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
6. In the Shadow of Feeling. KITG Productions. 2007.
7. Thompson, Bob. "Michael Cera, Valedictorian Archived 2012-11-06 at the Wayback Machine ." National Post . Retrieved on November 19, 2008.
8. Strauss, Bob (2007-12-08). "Hollywood heavy still a Brampton beanpole". The Globe and Mail . p. R1.

External links

• Heart Lake Secondary School website