| Innisdale Secondary School | |
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| 95 Little Avenue Barrie, Ontario, L4N 2Z4, Canada |
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| School number | 918253 |
| School board | Simcoe County District School Board |
| Principal | Dawn Stephens |
| Vice principal | Alberto Bernardi Graham Rayner Mrs. Prickett |
| School type | Public High school |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | Izzy(Knight) |
| Team name | Innisdale Invaders |
| Colours | Orange and Blue |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Enrolment | 1700 [1] (2011) |
| Homepage | http://www2.innisdale.ca/ |
Innisdale Secondary School is a public secondary school that is located in the south end of Barrie, Ontario. It was founded in 1978, and serves as an educational facility to over 1700 students in grades 9-12 and a working environment to over one hundred full time staff.
The administrative staff includes Dawn Stephens(principal), Alberto Bernardi (vice-principal), Graham Rayner (vice-principal) and Mrs. Prickett (vice-principal). "Achievement, athletics, arts and informed choices" are stated to be central to Innisdale's philosophy. Their short educational motto is "we care, we challenge, we create".[1]
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Innisdale was founded in 1978. Between 1878 and 1945, the land was home to a farmstead. The maple trees that line the street that is attached to the school's parking lot were planted by the original owners of the farm and have not changed (except for some removals due to safety concerns) since the school was built. In honor of the original owners of the farm, the Kennedy family, the street beside which the trees run along was named Kennedy Way in 2005.[2]
Innisdale has an unusual mascot, Izzy, named after Innidale Invaders. Izzy is usually represented as an orange and blue human warrior in medieval armor. The mascot is a great example of Invaders Spirit which helps the various teams and clubs of the school to perform better because of the great inspiration it gives them.
Innisdale has a very close-knit and proud school body, with a very strong sense of school spirit. Right from the beginning of Grade 9, students are taught to be proud of their school and its community. One of the first ways this is established is through Grade Nine Orientation, in which all the Grade 9's, accompanied by a group of Grade 11 and 12 leaders walk to Park Place for a day of fun, games, and music. Innisdale also has numerous spirit days and buy-outs through the school year. These buy-outs include The Terry Fox Run, and the Invaders' many home football games.
Innisdale offers students several courses offering unique and innovative learning experiences.
Innisdale offers a year-long course that involves learning how to create and the actual publication of a yearbook. Students must be interviewed and approved for this class by the Yearbook Advisor/Teacher. Innisdale has a reputation for having the best yearbooks in the area. In the 2006-2007 school year, the school was given the award for first place in The Canadian Yearbook Review with their theme, 'Life Lyrics'.Mike French88
Innisdale is home to one of the most innovative courses in Ontario. In Global Perspectives, Grade 11 students broaden their understanding of the world around them while learning in a unique classroom environment. This course is a fully integrated five credit package which includes English, Comparative Spirituality, World History, World Issues and Visual Art. The course is taught by four teachers in two classrooms. The daily life of a global student is similar in nature to an elementary school student, whereas 28 students spend each day together in a single classroom environment. The classroom used is almost always portable 11, and is often decorated and filled by the student's art and classwork. Notable projects that they create annually are the Issues sculpures, the colony to nationhood presentation, and the world issues end of term essay. Students frequently crack jokes at Morrison's infamous "death test" which often results in lower than expected academic marks despite excessive preparation. During the semester, students get to travel to a developing country for two weeks (often Cuba), and to Germany for the final month. It's creator Dave Morrison has been at odds with the Simcoe County District Schoolboard to continue operating the program for several years, however when the principle of Innisdale was changed in 2009, the struggle to justify the program has since diminished. The overwhelming support of past students and their parents since its conception have been a testimony to the legitimacy of the program. Students often develop lasting friendships with much of their classmates and the teachers themselves. Many Global Graduates Frequently hold reunions, often at later Global presentations, such as the "Global Presents" presentation before their departure to Germany. [5]
Innisdale is home to many extracurricular sports including football, hockey, basketball, volleyball, rugby, tennis, golf, soccer, curling, Nordic skiing, Baseball, and many more. Innisdale has six bands - Junior and Senior Stage Band, Junior and Senior Concert Band, and Show Band. Some of Innisdale's clubs include DECA[6], Warhammer 40k, G-Force (who participate in the well known activity of Geocaching), Fusion, Outbound, the Drama Club, Student Council, the Anime Club and many other interesting clubs and committees.
Innisdale also has a co-operative education program for athletes training with the Mariposa School of Skating.[7] Several hockey players from the Barrie Colts team are and have been students at Innisdale as well.
Innisdale receives new Grade 9 students directly from Algonquin Ridge Elementary School, Allandale Heights Public School, Assikinack Public School, Mapleview Heights Elementary School, Warnica Public School, Hewitt's Creek and Willow Landing Elementary School. Students participating in the Gifted Cluster program who live in Barrie's South End and previously went to either Codrington Public School or Cookstown Public School may also feed here.
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