McKinnon Park Secondary School

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McKinnon Park Secondary School
Tradition with Change
Address
91 Haddington Street Caledonia, Ontario, N3W 2H2, Canada
Information
School board	Grand Erie District School Board
Religious affiliation	none
Principal	Mrs. Tilly Jilderda
Vice principal	Mr. Mike Demczuk
School type	public high school
Grades	9-12
Language	English
Area	Caledonia, Ontario
Mascot	Blue Devil
Team name	Blue Devils
Colours	Blue and Gold
Founded	Early 1900s
Enrollment	723 (October 31, 2006)
Homepage	http://www.mckinnonpark.com

McKinnon Park Secondary School is a high school in the town of Caledonia, Ontario. It replaced Caledonia High School in early 1991, which was converted into River Heights Public School. The school contains a gymnasium, cafetorium, workshop, library, day care center and three computer labs. There is a greenhouse in then courtyard on the east courtyard. The surrounding grounds contain a baseball field, 2 soccer fields and a soccer/football field with a track surrounding it. The fields are used by youth soccer teams during the summer months. The school is in close proximity to the new arena/library and baseball diamond. It temporarily served as a home to the new population of River Heights during the Fall of 1991 while renovations and an expansion were created, it also held a church congregation as their church was being built. Programs include Music (including Jazz, Intermidiate and Concert bands led by Mr. Schatz), Horticulture (taught by Mr. Runhart)and Communication (which produces MPSS News, taught by Mr. Kissner)

The 2005-2006 academic year saw 723 students enrolled.