Newtonbrook Secondary School

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Newtonbrook Secondary School
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Newtonbrook Secondary School

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Coordinates 43°47′37″N79°25′35″W / 43.7935°N 79.4265°W / 43.7935; -79.4265
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School type Public, High School
MottoQuisque Pro Ingenio (To each according to his/her own talent)
Founded1964
School board Toronto District School Board
(North York Board of Education)
SuperintendentElizabeth Addo
Area trusteeAlexander Brown
School number3442 / 928810
PrincipalMelissa White
Grades 9 - 12
Enrolment861 (2019-20)
LanguageEnglish and French
Area Yonge Street and Steeles Ave, North York
Colour(s)Scarlet & Grey
MascotPolaris the Polar Bear
Team nameNewtonbrook Northmen/Vikings (1964-1995)
Newtonbrook North Stars (1995-present)
Website sites.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.

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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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