| Simcoe Composite School | |
| Non sibi sed patriae Not to them but fatherland |
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| Address | |
| 40 Wilson Avenue Simcoe, Ontario, N3Y 2E5, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School board | Grand Erie District School Board (formerly Norfolk Board of Education) |
| Principal | Tilly Jilderda |
| Vice principal | Dave MacDonald |
| School type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9–12 (formerly 9-13) |
| Language | English |
| Team name | Sabres |
| Colours | Blue and white |
| Established | 1893 |
| Enrolment | 750+ (2011-2012) |
| Homepage | Official Simcoe Sabres site |
Simcoe Composite School is a high school in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
More than 900 students attend this rural secondary school and courses range from English, French, Spanish, and mathematics to computers, business, athletics, World History, civics, and even drama class. In 2003, the school suffered the loss of their gym in an act of arson. Several years and many fundraisers later, the Sabredome was officially opened again in 2006. Megan Timpf, a representative for the 2008 Canadian softball team at the Olympic Games in Beijing attended this high school.[1] Other notable alumni include the late saxophonist Margo Davidson, one of the founding members of The Parachute Club, which achieved international success in the 1980s. Rob Blake, the former captain of the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL and Olympic Gold Medal winner for men's ice hockey, also attended Simcoe Composite School starting in 1983 and ending around 1987. Dr. Robert Gardner emigrated to this school from Europe and graduated as a member of the Class of 1956.
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There is also a special education program called Bridge that teaches mentally challenged children how to adapt to adult life in the community. Children in the Bridge program range from 14 to 21 years of age and can range from high functioning to severely handicapped.
Simcoe Composite School students participate in the follow sports on a high school level:
Simcoe Composite School has a football team, basketball team, a soccer team, a hockey team, and a rugby team that collectively use the school team name Sabres. The school's swimming team uses the school team name Sabercuda which is said to be a cross between the conventional sabre and the barracuda.
On Thursday nights before Bingo Live on Cable 5, the school has its own local public-access television show for the people in Simcoe to watch. The show features highlights on the school, its students, and general popular culture (fashions, new movies, trends). The communications class is responsible for the weekly programming. By using the song Baba O'Riley by The Who during its opening and closing credits, the show emphasizes the fact that the show is made for teenagers, by teenagers.
The high school is located next to the Carillon Tower. This tower is considered to be one of only nine functioning Carillon towers remaining in all of Canada. Erected at the end of World War I, this tower serves a reminder for local residents who have died in combat for Canada and the British Commonwealth. The Carillon bells in Simcoe can be heard within a 1-kilometre range and is considered to be an attraction for residents and tourists who walk in the nearby park.
There are also two parks near the high school. One can be accessed from a bridge and the other one can be accessed by crossing the main street, which outside of Simcoe, becomes Highway 24. These two parks also hold the Friendship Festival every August. To the south, there is a post office. To the north, there is a Wendy's and Subway, and other fast food restaurants. To the east, there is a neighbourhood, where teenagers usually walk to the high school and back.
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