Sandwich Secondary School
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| Sandwich Secondary School | |
| Address | |
| 7050 Malden Road LaSalle, Ontario, N9J 2T5, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School number | 939765 |
| School board | Greater Essex County District School Board |
| Superintendent | Paul Antaya |
| Area trustee | Helga Bailey |
| Principal | Mary Edwards |
| Vice principal | Marv Crawford |
| School type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Language | English |
| Area | LaSalle |
| Mascot | Sabretoothed tiger |
| Team name | Sabres |
| Founded | 1970, building opened 1975 |
| Homepage | http://www.gecdsb.on.ca/schools/SEC/sss/ |
Sandwich Secondary School is a school in LaSalle, Ontario. It has about 1100 students, and teaches about half of the students in LaSalle, along with St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Secondary School. The current principal is Ms. Mary Edwards and the vice principal is Mr. Marv Crawford. Sandwich is part of the Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB), and it was named after the former Sandwich Township which used to encompass the general area, which in turn was named after the Earl of Sandwich.
Prior to the opening of the school building in 1975, high school students in LaSalle were bused to General Amherst High School.
Sandwich Secondary has one of the best track and field complexes in southwestern Ontario. Officially named the Robert C. Carrick Memorial Track, it opened in 1993 at a cost of $1.7 million and includes an 8-lane rubberized all weather track, field house, grandstand, football and soccer field, baseball diamond, track and field event area (shot-put, two discus circles, all weather javelin approach, all weather runways for long jump, triple jump, pole vault), and a concession stand. The complex was named after a police officer who was killed in the line of duty in 1968.[1]
Its feeder schools, or family of elementary schools, includes Sandwich West, Prince Andrew and LaSalle Public schools.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Joel Hastings -- Classical Pianist
- Richie Hawtin -- Electronic Music artist and world-renowned DJ.
- Jeff Martin -- Vocals, guitar, in the Canadian Rock Group The Tea Party
- Stuart Chatwood -- bass, guitar, keyboards, in the Canadian Rock Group The Tea Party, member of The Art Decay
- Jeff Burrows -- Drums, percussion in the Canadian Rock Group The Tea Party, member of The Art Decay
- Sofia Shinas -- Actress
- Chris Taylor -- Leading Canadian Entertainment lawyer
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