M. M. Robinson High School

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M.M. Robinson High School
Address
2425 Upper Middle Road
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Information
School board Halton District School Board
Principal Hattie Farrell
Vice principal Mary Jane Farrish, Larry O'Malley
School type Public High School
Grades 9 to 12
Language English, French Immersion
Mascot Ram
Team name MMR Rams
Colours Maroon and Gold
Founded 1963
Enrollment Over 1,600 (2007)
Homepage http://mmr.hdsb.ca/

M.M. Robinson High School is a high school located in north Burlington, Ontario, Canada, administered by the Halton District School Board. Founded in 1963, the school is named after the creator of the British Empire Games, Melville Marks Robinson, who was subsequently a Board member.

The school, with over 1,600 students enrolled from local communities, is one of the larger secondary schools in Halton Region.

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[edit] Academics

Students opt for a variety of pathways, with approximately 80% traditionally going to university, 15% going to college and 5% to the workplace.

It has a notable French immersion program and Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP).

[edit] Athletics

The mascot of the school team(s) is a Ram, and their colours are maroon and gold.

The school has a successful baseball programme and two students, Mark McDonald and Paul McDonald were drafted in 2001 for the Toronto Blue Jays.[1]

The Boys Baseball team won the 2007 Halton Secondary School Athletic Association Championship.

[edit] Notable events

Suresh Joachim broke the karaoke marathon record at the School in January 2007.[2]

Stephen Lewis, who gave a passionate speech about the crisis of the AIDS pandemic in Africa at MMR on March 5, 2007, was presented with a cheque for over $15,000. The money was raised by MMR students through activities in school and in the community at large. By March 2007 students had raised $25,000 that school year for charity including $15,185.50 for the Stephen Lewis Foundation's fund to assist African women raising grandchildren orphaned by AIDS.[3]

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ "MM Robinson - Burlington,ON", The Baseball Cube
  2. ^ "Record breaker", Paul Jay, CanWest News Service, January 13, 2007
  3. ^ "We need to lead on climate change: Lewis", Sharon Boase, The Hamilton Spectator, March 6, 2007
  4. ^ Jenish, D Arcy. (May 29, 1995). Horror stories, Maclean's Magazine Vol.108, Iss. 22. Rogers Publishing Limited, 14 – 18. 
  5. ^ "Dave Ridgway", Canadian Football Hall of Fame & Museum

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