Newtonbrook Secondary School

Newtonbrook Secondary School

Quisque Pro Ingenio (To each according to his/her own talent)
Address
155 Hilda Avenue
Toronto, Ontario, M2M 1V6, Canada
Information
School number 3442
School board TDSB
Religious affiliation None
Superintendent Sue Pfeffer
Area trustee Mari Rutka
Principal Lynne Koffman
Vice principal Katherine Armstrong
Adam Marshall
School type Public High School
Grades 9 - 12
Language English and French
Area Yonge Street and Steeles Ave, North York
Mascot Polaris the Polar Bear
Team name The Newtonbrook North Stars
Colours Scarlet & Grey
Founded 1964
Enrollment 1500 +
Homepage http://www.newtonbrook.ca/

Newtonbrook Secondary School is a high school for students in Grades 9 to 12 in the Newtonbrook neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was part of the North York Board of Education until the Toronto school boards were amalgamated in the late 1990s.

Opened in 1964 by the then North York Board of Education to provide a closer school for the area (formerly served by Earl Haig Secondary School to the south).

It is considered to be one of the more sports-orientated high schools in the Toronto District School Board. Some of the athletics offered are: Canadian football, rugby, basketball, soccer, track, ultimate, volleyball, baseball, softball, cheer leading, dance team, water polo, cross-country running, swimming, skiing and snowboarding, tennis, golf, and cricket.

Some elective academic programmes offered are: French immersion programme, fashion design, dance, music and a thorough computers science program.

The sports field is used by Toronto City Saints rugby team of the Canada Rugby League.

In 2009, the independent, Toronto-centric movie Victoria Day (film) was filmed at the school. Protagonist Ben Spektor is a student at Newtonbrook Secondary School in 1988.

Notable alumni

Clubs and Teams

Newtonbrook has a very active student body. There are many activities, clubs and teams suited to a variety of interests. The more involved a student is in school life the more connected he/she will feel, leading to greater enjoyment.

Sports teams

Fall (September – November)

Winter (November – March)

Spring (March – June)

Specialist High Skills Major

Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) is a specialized program offered at Newtonbrook which allows students to focus their education on a specific area of learning, while meeting the requirements for the Ontario Secondary School Diploma. It is a beneficial opportunity that prepares students for post-secondary education in the field of their choice, as well as helping in the transition into apprenticeship or workplace destinations. Upon having completed the SHSM program students receive a special designation on their high school diploma, indicating their achievement.[2]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Player Profile of the Month" (PDF). chesscafe.com. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
  2. ↑ "Specialized Programs". Retrieved 25 November 2013.

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Coordinates: 43°47′37″N 79°25′35″W / 43.7935°N 79.4265°W