Thornhill Secondary School
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| Thornhill Secondary School | |
 "After the Struggle, the Reward" |
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| Address | |
| 167 Dudley Avenue Thornhill, Ontario, L3T 2E5, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School number | 947792 |
| School board | York Region District School Board |
| Religious affiliation | Secular |
| Superintendent | Helen Fox |
| Area trustee | Joel Hertz |
| Principal | B. Berman |
| Vice principal | S. Dutta, S. Smullin |
| School type | High school |
| Grades | 9-12, will offer AP level subjects starting in the 2007-2008 school year |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Colours | Black and yellow |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Enrollment | 1350 |
| Homepage | www.thornhill.ss.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/ |
Thornhill Secondary School in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada was founded in 1955.
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[edit] History
Originally it served as an elementary school, but in 1956 it opened as a full-time high school with 600 students. The TSS library was established in 1960. In 1962, the school increased its class rooms from 30 to 47 and added 32 members to its original faculty of 29.
By 1962, 1090 students were enrolled. A technical and commercial wing was built in 1961. In 1976, the school undertook a major renovation. That same year, the drama program started and the music program expanded. In 1999, an expanded science wing was constructed in order to accommodate an overflow of students. The long-awaited new library and school hallway connecting science to the technologies and music was completed in June 2007.
Thornhill S.S. recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary with a year-long celebration and large reunion.
[edit] Student life
The Thornhill Secondary School Student Government is called B.O.S.S. (Board Of Student Senators). BOSS runs a number of events each year, most notably the school dances, the yearly carnival, BOSS retreat, Semi-Formal and numerous other Spirit Events. BOSS, as well provides funding for all of the clubs at the school. It acts as an umbrella organization which oversees all club activities.
One of the most active clubs beside BOSS is the Social Justice League (formerly known as the History Advisory Board). It's role is to run socio-cultural awareness campaigns like the Remembrance Day assembly, Walk against Male Violence and Montreal Massacre Memorial.
Thornhill Secondary School Clubs and Teams are very well known throughout Ontario Competition Circuit. Three years ago the TSS senior boys basketball team went to OFSSA to compete. The school's DECA Business Club team has historically sent at least 1 or 2 members to internationals usually only bringing a contingency of less than 20. The Debating Team is also well known throughout the Ontario debating community for its highly skilled debaters. Thornhill Debaters have placed first, and in the top 10 at most major University-level tournaments in Ontario, Quebec and in the National Championships.
Thornhill Secondary School offers a variety of clubs, such as;
- Audio/Visual Tech Crew
- Avid Reader's Club
- Battle of the Bands
- Cancer Awareness Club
- Chinese Students Association
- Circle of Friends
- DECA
- Debating Union
- Elections Committee
- Eye of the Tiger
- Fashion Show
- Film Club
- Free the Children
- Gay-Straight Alliance
- Social Justice League (formerly known as the History Advisory Board)
- Jewish Culture Club
- Math Club
- Mentors
- Music Council
- Persian Students Association
- Prefect League
- Red Cross
- ROCK Christian Fellowship
- Space Club
- Strategy And Gaming Association (SAGA)
- Scrabble League
- Students Taking Action Now Darfur (STAND)
- Thornhill Athletics Council (TAC)
- Technology and Entertainment Club (TEC)
- Various Teams (Field Hockey, Volleyball, Soccer, Ultimate Frisbee, Golf, Badminton, Basketball, Baseball, Softball)
- Various Bands (Concert, Jazz, Chamber Bands)
[edit] Notable Alumni
Emmanuelle Chriqui, actress
