Sir William Mulock Secondary School
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Sir William Mulock Secondary school is an Ontario secondary school located at 705 Columbus Way, off Mulock Drive in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. It is one of four high schools in Newmarket under the jurisdiction of the York Region District School Board (a fifth high school, Sacred Heart Catholic High School, is under the York Catholic District School Board) and currently educates students from Grades 9 to 12. It opened its doors in December 2001. Prior to that, most of its students went to Newmarket High School. The founding students have demonstrated the initiative of character traits by creating original 'character feathers' which can be found in the main hall. There have been visits to this school by renowned people such as Stephen Lewis.
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[edit] Background
The school is named after Sir William Mulock, an important figure in Canadian politics at the end of the 19th Century, leading into the 20th Century.
The founding principal of SWMSS (Sir William Mulock Secondary School) was Mrs. Reet Patterson. Mr. Joseph Ravesi is the current principal, and approximately 1000 students attended the school during the 2005/06 school year.
Sir William Mulock Secondary School offers a variety of programs in: Business, Laboratory Experiments, Numerology, Earth & the Galaxy, Computer Studies, Engineering, Co-operative Education, Lifestyles, English, Family Studies, Geography, Law & Politics, History, Library Studies, Biology/Medical Studies, Mathematics, Modern languages - French, Spanish, Latin, and Italian; Health, Music, Dance, Physical Education,Science, Special Education, Technical Studies, Drama and Visual Arts. Mulock also lacks a football team for reasons unknown. The school is also limited in courses compared to other secondary schools in the area, this can be attributed to the relatively short establishment period.
[edit] Feeder Schools
The main feeder schools for Sir William Mulock Secondary School are:
- Rogers Public School
- Crossland Public School
- Clearmeadow Public School
- Armitage Village Public School
- Terry Fox Public School
[edit] Dress Code
This is a public school therefore, the use of uniforms is not required. There is however, a dress code policy. Such inappropriate clothing include hats in school, short shorts, gang colours, etc.
[edit] School Mascot
Sir William Mulock Secondary School's mascot is a black raven.
