Sir William Mulock Secondary School

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Sir William Mulock Secondary School
Address
705 Columbus Way
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Information
School board York Region District School Board
Religious affiliation Secular
Principal Joseph Ravesi
School type Public school
Grades 9-12
Language English
Area Newmarket, Ontario
Campus Urban
Mascot Black Raven
Colours Black, White and Gold
Founded December 2001
Enrollment 1000 (xx)
Homepage www.sirwilliammulock.ss.yrdsb.edu.on.ca

Sir William Mulock Secondary School is an Ontario secondary school located at 705 Columbus Way, off Mulock Drive in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. It is one of four high schools in Newmarket under the jurisdiction of the York Region District School Board (a fifth high school, Sacred Heart Catholic High School, is under the York Catholic District School Board) and currently educates students from Grades 9 to 12. It opened its doors in December 2001. Prior to that, most of its students went to Newmarket High School. The founding students have demonstrated the initiative of character traits by creating original 'character feathers' which can be found in the main hall. There have been visits to this school by renowned people such as Stephen Lewis.

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[edit] Background

The school is named after Sir William Mulock, an important figure in Canadian politics at the end of the 19th Century, leading into the 20th Century.

The founding principal of SWMSS (Sir William Mulock Secondary School) was Reet Patterson. Joseph Ravesi is the current principal, and approximately 1000 students attended the school during the 2005/06 school year.

Sir William Mulock Secondary School offers a variety of programs in: Business, Laboratory Experiments, Earth & Space Sciences, Computer Studies, Engineering, Co-operative Education, Lifestyles, English, Family Studies, Geography, Law & Politics, History, Library Studies, Biology/Medical Studies, Mathematics, Modern languages - French, Spanish, Latin, and Italian; Health, Music, Dance, Physical Education,Science, Special Education, Technical Studies, Drama and Visual Arts. Mulock also offers many sports teams and clubs for students. The school is also limited in courses compared to other secondary schools in the area, this can be attributed to the relatively short establishment period. The first graduating class was in the year 2004.

[edit] Feeder Schools

The main feeder schools for Sir William Mulock Secondary School are:

  • Rogers Public School
  • Crossland Public School
  • Clearmeadow Public School
  • Armitage Village Public School
  • Terry Fox Public School

[edit] Dress Code

This is a public school therefore, the use of uniforms is not required. There is however, a dress code policy. Such inappropriate clothing include hats in school, short shorts, gang colours, headbands over an inch thick, ripped jeans, etc.

[edit] School Mascot

Sir William Mulock Secondary School's mascot is a black raven. The raven was given the name of Billy in the year of 2006 because of his bill and the fact that Billy is a short form of the name "William" (The school's name).

[edit] See also

York Region District School Board Secondary Schools
Town: School(s)
Aurora: Aurora H.S.Dr. G.W. Williams S.S.
Keswick: Keswick H.S. | King City: King City S.S. | Maple: Maple H.S.
Markham: Bill Crothers S.S.Markham District H.S.Markville S.S.Middlefield C.I.Milliken Mills H.S.Pierre Elliott Trudeau H.S.Unionville H.S.
Newmarket: Dr. John M. Denison S.S.Huron Heights S.S.Newmarket H.S.Sir William Mulock S.S.
Richmond Hill: Alexander Mackenzie H.S.Bayview S.S.Langstaff S.SRichmond Green S.S.Richmond Hill H.S.
Stouffville: Stouffville District S.S. | Sutton: Sutton District H.S.
Thornhill: Stephen Lewis S.S.Thornhill S.S.Thornlea S.S.Vaughan S.SWestmount C.I.
Woodbridge: Emily Carr S.S.Woodbridge College
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Coordinates: 44°1′53″N 79°28′48″W / 44.03139, -79.48