Northview Heights Secondary School

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Northview Heights Secondary School
Address
550 Finch Ave. W
Toronto, Ontario, M2R 1N6, Canada
Information
School board Toronto District School Board
Superintendent Gen Ling Chang
Area trustee James Pasternak
Principal Sandra Tondat
School type High school
Grades 9-12
Language English
Mascot Phoenix
Team name Northview Phoenix
Colours Navy and gold
Founded 1957
Enrollment 1166 (2006)
Homepage schools.tdsb.on.ca/northviewheights

Northview Heights Secondary School is a secondary school for grades 9 to 12 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the North York community in Toronto, on the intersection of Bathurst Street and Finch Avenue.

Its feeder schools include C.H. Best Middle School and Willowdale Middle School. However, there are many students that attend from different regions specifically for the Honours Math, Science and Technology, CyberARTS, and APGA programs.[citation needed]

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[edit] Specialty programs

Northview is noted for having many specialty programs for its students. These include CyberARTS, APGA, HMST, and a CCNA Certified Cisco course.[1]

[edit] CyberARTS program

Northview Heights Secondary School is one of four schools in the Toronto District School Board to feature the CyberARTS program, a partnership with the University of Waterloo and Sheridan College.[2] The school has three Mac computer labs: a Communication Technology lab, a CyberARTS lab, and a Creative Design Centre lab. Most computers are eMacs, but there is a considerable amount of iMacs that have been recently purchased. Every Mac computer has a version of Adobe Photoshop CS2, Adobe Flash MX, and Maxon Cinema 4D v.8.

[edit] Academic Program for Gifted Athletes (APGA)

The Academic Program for Gifted Athletes is a program unique to Northview Heights. It builds a school schedule around the needs of their young athletes. In August 2005, Maclean's voted it "one of the top 30 schools in Canada."[3] As of 2006-07, the program has 75 participants in 19 sports.[4] However, they are not allowed to play these sports to represent the school while in the specialized sports program.[5]

[edit] Honours Math, Science and Technology program (HMST)

The HMST Program offers enriched courses for high-achieving academic students. The program begins in grade 9, with enriched math, science, and technology courses. The enriched math continues to grade 11, and the enriched science continues to grade 10. However, there is an enriched Chemistry course in grade 11. To receive admittance into the program, one must write a test. Those with the highest-scoring results are granted permission to learn in the program. To stay in the HMST program, you must maintain an average of at least 70% in all the mentioned courses.

[edit] School teams

[edit] School clubs

  • Chess Team
  • Science Club
  • Math Club
  • Chinese Club
  • Newspaper Club
  • Drama Club
  • Eco-Heads
  • Empowered Student Partnership (ESP)
  • Homework Club
  • Nerd Squad
  • Phoenix Athletic Council (PAC)
  • Student Activity Council (SAC)
  • Key Club

[edit] References

  1. ^ Networking Academy Program-Networking Academy - Cisco Systems. Cisco Systems (2005-09-26). Retrieved on 2007-05-08.
  2. ^ Karin Marley. "Classrooms of Creativity", Maclean's, 2004-08-23. Retrieved on 2007-05-08. 
  3. ^ About Us - Outline and Key Features (PDF). Academic Program for Gifted Athletes (2005-12-09). Retrieved on 2007-05-08. “The Northview Heights APGA program in August was voted by Macleans’ magazine as one of the top 30 schools in Canada. APGA is an academic program and not a training facility.”
  4. ^ About Us - Stats. Academic Program for Gifted Athletes (2006-07). Retrieved on 2007-05-08.
  5. ^ David Grossman. "Goalie blindsided by rules violation", Toronto Star, 2007-01-17. Retrieved on 2007-05-08. 

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