Henry kelsey senior public school
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| Henry Kelsey Senior Public School | |
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| 1200 Huntingwood Dr. Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| School board | Toronto District School Board |
| Area trustee | Noah Ng |
| Principal | Kurt McIntosh |
| Vice principal | Joanne Lomanno-Aprile |
| School type | Public |
| Grades | 7-8 |
| Language | English |
| Team name | Kelsey Blues; Kelsey Bisons |
| Colours | Blue |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Enrollment | 612 |
| Homepage | http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/HenryKelsey/ |
Henry Kelsey Senior Public School is a school in the TDSB located in Scarborough, Ontario. It is named after Henry Kelsey, the first European to see a Buffalo in North America. Currently there are 612 students enrolled in the school.
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[edit] History of Henry Kelsey
In 1689 a young employee of the Hudson’s Bay Company named Henry Kelsey was sent into the barren lands west of Hudson Bay to look for customers among the northerntribes. Kelsey, who enjoyed life in the wilderness, soon learned the language of the Native People and gained an understanding of their ways.
During a journey to the prairies in 1690, he kept a journal of his adventures in which he gave accurate descriptions of the country, the Native People and the animals. No accurate maps have been made of his travels, but we have a general idea of hisexplorations. His journeys caused a number of new tribes to visit York Factory. He was the first European known to have seen the prairies, the great buffalo herds, the grizzly bears, and the many Plains tribes.
In later years, he became the governor of all The Company’s posts on Hudson Bay. The Company recalled him to England in 1722 after nearly forty years in its service. Our school was named in memory of Henry Kelsey.
[edit] The School of Henry Kelsey
The school was established in 1970 in the Agincourt Area. We have a tremendous staff, including former Professional Athlete Yvette Blackburn. Our students are offered equal opportunities to develop intellectually, emotionally, physically, and socially. Each of our students have different talents, and our goal is to exploit their abilities and help them reach their full potential.
[edit] Faculty
Our two-storey building includes over 50 rooms and a large gymnausium able to divide into two.
[edit] Students and Alumni
Our students come from: Percy Williams Jr, Alexmuir Jr, Chartland Jr, A.S. Taylor Jr, Brimwood Jr, and Iroquois Jr. Most of our students go to Agincourt CI and Albert Campbell CI.
The staff and students at Henry Kelsey Senior Public School are committed to providing a safe and caring environment in which life-long learning skills are acquired.
Our students are offered equal opportunities to develop intellectually, emotionally, physically and socially.
Our goal is to help them to reach their full potential as caring and responsible citizens.
Our President is Daisy and our Vice-president is Julie. They lead our Student Activity Council to executing many special events and activities.
Our alumni includes Cherie Piper, Part of the Womens Canadian Hockey Team.
Our Parent Council make decisions regularly to improve the school. They discuss important issues, curriculum and the student body. They are lead by our Guidance Counsellor, Kurt Chin.
[edit] Clubs
[edit] Athletics
Our athletics program are lead by Mr. Moncur, Mr. Fuh, Mr. LeMaitre, and Mr. Won. However, many of our staff outside of the physical education programs also coach sports teams. Our teams Include:
- Junior and Senior Cross-Country
- TDESSA Co-ed Flag Football
- CFL/NFL Co-ed Flag Football
- Boys Soccer
- Girls Soccer
- Jr. Boys Volleyball
- Sr. Boys Volleyball
- Jr. Girls Volleyball
- Sr. Girls Volleyball
- Girls Basketball
- Sr. Boys Basketball
- Jr. Boys Basketball
- Badminton Team
- Boys Softball Team
- Track and Field Team
Our school is very known for our athletics. Our volleyball teams have captured titles for 16 years consecutively; Our badminton team are TDESSA City Finalists in 2006. However, our other teams never fail to win titles and gain honor and respect for the school.
[edit] Extra-Curricular
Our extra-curricular activities include:
- Drama Club
- Science Club
- Competitive Math Club
- Recreational Math Club
- Enviornmental Club
- Peace Club
- Chess Club
The math department in our school is very strong, often winning contests and representing Toronto in Provincial and National competitions. Recently, one of the students won the Provincial Math-Olympics Award.
[edit] Arts
Our music department are lead by Mr. Brown and Ms. King. Our school is also widely known for our excellence in the arts.
- Madrigals
- Large Choir
- Chamber Choir
- Symphonic Band
- Brass Emsemble
- Woodwind Emsemble
[edit] Staff Members
Teachers: Y. Blackburn, M. Brown, S. Brown, K. Cabrera, K. Chin, R. Chrzan, E. Chung, L. Cresswell, N. Diamanti, M. Fox, J. Fralick, M. Fuh, J. Haladay, D. Ho, A. Ionescu, M. Johnston, S. Katyal, D. King, I. Lee, J. Lemaitre, J. McDonald, A. Michaelides, L. Moncur, C. Ng, M. Painter, L. Robertson, S. Rofaiel, M. Sen, P. Sheppard, K. Sherrard, S. Singh, R. Westmacott, M. Won, D. Yake, N. Brassard, B. Lucas, M. Koitsopoulos
[edit] Interesting Facts
Our school donated over 2000 dollars to the Canadian MPS Society. It is one of the largest donations to the society. This helps Mr. Lemaitre's daughter, Emma, who has this incurable disease. This disease, Mucopolysaccharide, is very rare and affects Canadian children worldwide. Good Luck Emma!
We have a friendly rivalry against Sir Alexander MacKenzie Senior Public School. We compete in Athletics and the Academics. The history of this feud is deep, as we are one of the top schools in the TDSB.
Macklin Senior School comes to Kelsey daily to use the Family Studies and Design & Technology facilities.
