Thomas L. Kennedy Secondary School

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Thomas L. Kennedy Secondary School
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Thomas L. Kennedy Secondary School
3100 Hurontario Street

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School type High school
MottoLead, Inspire, Achieve
Founded1953
School board Peel District School Board
SuperintendentDarren Van Hooydonk
Area trusteeSue Lawton and John Marchant
School number2352
PrincipalLea-Anne Greene-Smith
Grades 9-12
Enrolment940
Language English
Colour(s)Garnet and White   
MascotThe Kougar
Team nameKougars
Communities servedCooksville
Feeder schoolsBriarwood Public School, Camilla Road Sr. Public School, Clifton Public School, Corsair Public School, Fairview Public School, Munden Park Public School, Silver Creek Public School, Thornwood Public School, The Valleys Sr. Public School
Public transit access Cooksville GO Station, MiWay Bus #1, 2, 28, 91, 101, 103
Website www.tlkennedy.com

Thomas L. Kennedy Secondary School (aka, T. L. Kennedy Secondary School) is a school located in Mississauga, Ontario, that was erected in honour of former Premier of Ontario, Thomas Laird Kennedy. Kennedy had been a longtime resident of Streetsville (now part of Mississauga), where he was Master of the River Park Masonic Lodge. Thomas L. Kennedy Secondary School first opened its doors to approximately four hundred and fifty students in September 1953.

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Academics

The premiere of T. L. Kennedy's Leadership Academy was in September 2013. Students apply for this program in grade 8. T.L. Kennedy began a new academic program in 2011 that allows students to obtain a "Specialist High Skills Major" in Business on their Ontario Secondary School diploma. [1] The school has also started a "Specialist High Skills Major" in Technology from the beginning of the 2012 school year. [2]

Athletics

The school has an extracurricular program, including athletic and sports teams. The school has successful basketball and cricket teams. [3] [4]

Arts

T.L. Kennedy has a music program including clubs such as the TLK Rock Band and the TLK Choir. Students from all grades participate in these clubs and perform at many school wide and community events. [5]

Drama productions

PlayDate
EvilocityApril 2016
Bottom's VersionApril 10–12, 2014 [6] [7]
Writer's BlockApril 2011 [8]
The Sultan's Tale2009
The Twelve Labours of Don Quioxte2008
Pirates in Neverland2006
Bottom's Version2004
Telling Stories2003
TRace2002
Departures and Arrivals1993
Quantum Murder Mystery2024

Special events

September

March

April

May

Feeder schools

T. L. Kennedy Family Schools [12]

Notable students and alumni

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