Brampton Centennial Secondary School
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| Brampton Centennial Secondary School | |
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| 251 McMurchy Avenue South Brampton, Ontario, L6Y 1Z4, Canada |
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| School board | Peel District School Board |
| Religious affiliation | Public |
| Superintendent | Scott Moreash |
| Area trustee | Steve Kavanagh |
| Principal | R. Bradley |
| Vice principal | S. Capogna, L. Demaeyer, R. Khatkur |
| School type | high school |
| Grades | 9-12+ |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | Buck |
| Team name | BCSS Bucks |
| Colours | Black, Red, Gold |
| Founded | June 01, 1967 |
| Enrollment | 1800 (September 2007) |
| Homepage | http://bramptoncentennialss.peelschools.org |
Brampton Centennial Secondary School is a public high school located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Brampton Centennial Secondary School is also commonly known as BCSS. It was the scene of the Centennial Secondary School shooting in 1975. In 1888, the school was opened as 'Brampton High School' with an annual budget of $868.25. The school building was burned down and was rebuilt in 1917. Brampton High School opened in 1852 with 12 students. The first principal was Mr. A. Thompson. Pictures of all three school buildings are displayed in the foyer. Brampton Centennial Secondary School was built 1967 - Canada's Centennial - replacing Brampton High School. Many of the current student awards began at Brampton High School, and the school has many reminders of its heritage. Brampton Centennial Secondary School currently has approximately 1800 students, over 100 staff, and many support staff. In 2000 a new addition was added to the front of the school to accommodate the additional student population.
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[edit] Athletics
Brampton Centennial boasts excellent athletics programs which are collectively known by students as "Buckland." The schools sports programs include basketball, tennis, golf, curling, swimming, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, hockey, ski & snowboard, archery, baseball, slo-pitch, cricket, badminton, lacrosse, rugby and soccer.
Brampton Centennial holds the record for the most ever Canadian Football League players from any other high school in North America.
Recent athletic notes: ROPSSA silver curling boys (06,07) OFSSAA silver mixed curling 06
- BCSS has reached the ROPSSAA Finals in basketball (2008)
- Reigning Varsity Boys Lacrosse Three-peat Champions (2004-2007)
- Girls Overall ROPSSAA Wrestling Champions (2008)
- Boys Overall third in ROPSSAA Wrestling (2008)
- BCSS Wrestling team placed Second overall in ROPSSAA (2007-2008)
- BCSS Wrestling team won ROPSSAA Championship (2006)
- Silver in ROPSSAA Championship Hockey (2007)
- Two consecutive undefeated Junior Boys Rugby regular seasons (2005-2007)
- Girls Lacrosse ROPSSAA Silver Medalists (2008)
[edit] Alumni
- Scott Thompson of Kids in the Hall fame was a student at Centennial Secondary School[1]
- Ken Whillans - Former Mayor of Brampton
- Julie White - World class high jumper
- Chris Cuthbert - Network Sports Commentator
- Rick Nash - NHL player for the Columbus Blue Jackets
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