Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School

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Nora Frances Henderson
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Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School
1770 Upper Sherman Avenue

Hamilton
,
Ontario
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L8W 0C5

Canada
Coordinates 43°11′28″N79°52′01″W / 43.191°N 79.867°W / 43.191; -79.867
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School type Public, high school
MottoVeritas Omnia Vincit
(Truth conquers all)
FoundedNovember 11, 1961 (as Barton Secondary School)
September 2014 (as Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School)
School board Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
SuperintendentLaura Romano
Area trusteeDawn Danko
School number893455 [1]
PrincipalTom Fisher
Grades 9–12
Enrolment955 (September 2008 [1] )
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)   Blue, Silver and White
Website www.hwdsb.on.ca/henderson/

Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School (NFHSS) is located at 1770 Upper Sherman Avenue in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and is a part of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. Originally opened in 1961 as Barton Secondary School, and originally located on 75 Palmer Rd., it had a September 2008 enrolment of 955, [1] and had 28 primary languages spoken within the school by students aside from English. [ citation needed ] Barton Secondary School’s mission statement was "Educating students to become lifelong learners and contributing citizens in a challenging, changing, multi-cultural world." Students were required by Provincial Law [2] to complete 30 mandatory credits and the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) within their secondary school career. Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School also offers special education classes as well as an ESL program. The HWDSB announced on May 24, 2012, that Barton Secondary School would be closed, along with Hill Park Secondary School and Mountain Secondary School with the students to be consolidated into a new, $25 million school.

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The school was renamed Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School in September 2014, in honour of Nora-Frances Henderson, the first woman to be elected to political office in Hamilton. The original building remained in service until the new Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School was opened on October 14, 2020. [3]

In July 2018, the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board got approval on building the new Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School. The school was designed by CS&P Architects and was built by Tambro Construction. The original building is now currently being used as Sherwood Secondary School, as of September 2022, when the school was temporarily moved from its location on 25 High St to conduct renovations due to asbestos concerns.

In August 2023, the principal of the school, according to media reports, informed parents of special entry and exit plans for students and that parents will be required to email/call before coming to the school if they wish to visit to speak to an employee. [4]

History

Barton Secondary School in April 2013. Barton Secondary, Hamilton.jpg
Barton Secondary School in April 2013.

BSS was founded on November 11, 1961, as part of the Board of Education for the City of Hamilton's plan to have enough schools available for children of baby boomers. In 1972, the school became Hamilton's pilot school in initiating a semester system that had been showing positive increases in student achievement amongst schools in Alberta and British Columbia. Over a four-year period, results were studied and in 1976, the semester system was deemed a success and adapted by other schools in Hamilton and the surrounding area.

The school had evolved into a modern composite high school that offers a variety of academics, athletics and co-curricular activities. The school had five computer labs, a renovated gymnasium and library, a full menu cafeteria, state-of-the-art communication labs and technological shops. A Specialist High Skills Major in Manufacturing is offered at Barton. In the program, students receive training in Fall Protection, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, CPR, First Aid and a Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) certification because Barton is a CWB testing facility. B.S.S. had over 150 courses, though not all were offered at any given time.

School specialization

BSS took part in the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board's Programs of Choice method that tailors learning to specific areas of interest. Barton Secondary School's focus was on the manufacturing industry and offers programs accordingly. Grade 9 and 10 students in the program were offered introductory courses in the manufacturing field, while grade 11 and 12 students had the option to specialize in the program. Barton Secondary School also provided a Cisco networking course through the Cisco Networking Academy. [5] This program was taught largely through the use of online material (with the exception of students creating an Ethernet Cable) as the school did not have the required equipment to provide students so that they may do the lab portion of the course.

Program highlights and student support programs

Barton Secondary School took part in the following programs:

Field trips

Barton offered a few school trips each year. These were dependent largely on which class you take and which club you are partaking in and can be broken down as follows:

Extracurricular activities

Barton had extracurricular activities that are largely the same as neighbouring schools. These include:

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Barton Secondary School". Secondary School Profile. Ontario Ministry of Education. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  2. ↑ "Ontario Schools, Kindergarten to Grade 12: Policy and Program Requirements, 2016 (OS)".
  3. ↑ Leitner, Richard (6 June 2018). "Capital budget keeps faith on new Henderson high school". Hamilton Mountain News. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  4. ↑ https://www.thewhig.com/news/ontario-transgender-teacher-kayla-lemieux
  5. ↑ "Barton Secondary". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
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