Ascension of Our Lord Secondary School
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| Address | |
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7640 Anaka Drive Mississauga, Ontario, L4T 3H7, Canada | |
| Information | |
| School board | Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Superintendent | Paul McMorrow |
| Area trustee | Thomas Thomas |
| Principal | Silvana Gos |
| Vice principal |
Manny Farrugia, Maria Van Der Vegt |
| School type | Catholic High School |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Language | English |
| Area | Malton |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Motto | Veni, Sequere Me - Come, Follow Me |
| Mascot |
Duke Teamname= Eagles |
| Colours | Yellow and Blue |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Enrollment | 812 (As of September 28, 2011) [1] |
| Homepage | http://www.dpcdsb.org/ASCEN |
Ascension of Our Lord secondary school is located in Malton (part of the city of Mississauga) in Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Dufferin-Peel Board. It was originally established as a Middle School(Junior High School), but was converted to a Secondary School (High School) in the 80's. The school building was expanded at that time to accommodate the extra students, and in the 1990s portable classrooms were added and removed as the student population expanded and contracted. In 2005 the original building was demolished and a new larger structure was built. The facility was opened to students on January 2006.
Ascension Of Our Lord has produced famous alumni which include George Stroumboulopoulos, Olympic Gold Medalist Carlton Chambers, CFNY-FM radio personality Loriann Villani, and Olympian Charles Allen. Also European pro Hockey Player Luigi Calce who at age of 9 (1983) Broke and holds the GTHL Record for most points (174 pts 114(G) 60(A))
In 2012, the Fraser Institute named Ascension as one of Ontario's fastest improving schools. Although a Catholic school, it is open to and welcomes students from all religious backgrounds.
History
The school opened in 1977. Originally it was a middle school. After 1984, when the Province of Ontario decided that Catholic secondary schools were to be fully funded, the school expanded into high school grades up to grade 13. The original school building was demolished in 2005. In January 2006 the current school building opened.[2]
In 2013 the school announced that it would end its one hour lunch period and institute two 40-minute lunch periods, with different grade levels assigned to each period. Paul McMorrow, the supervisor for the district's Brampton East-Caledon-Dufferin-Malton family of schools, said that a small number of staff members supervises the school's students, numbering at 800, during lunch, therefore the division of the lunch periods is a safety issue.[3] Arshy Mann of the Toronto Star said "Many students argue the change not only reduces their lunch by a third, but that it hurts working students who can’t stay after class for academic help or extracurriculars."[3] Students started a walkout, and police intervened.[3]
See also
References
- ↑
- ↑ "School History." (Archive) Ascension of Our Lord Secondary School. Retrieved on May 21, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Mann, Arshy. "Peel police called into lunch-hour protest at Mississauga Catholic school." (Archive) Toronto Star. Wednesday May 15, 2013. Retrieved on May 20, 2013.
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Coordinates: 43°43′23″N 79°39′11″W / 43.723°N 79.653°W