Applewood Heights Secondary School
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Applewood Heights Secondary School (AHSS) is a public secondary school in Mississauga, Ontario
, Canada
and is part of the Peel District School Board
. The school serves around thirteen hundred students with over a hundred teachers and school staff. Applewood is one of only 3 high schools in Mississauga that offers a French immersion
program (also Streetsville Secondary School
and Clarkson Secondary School
). The school commenced operations in 1966. Several portable classroom
s were added in the late 1980s and early 1990s to serve the (then) 1800+ students, but decreasing enrollment occurring around the turn of the millennium
led to their removal. According the school website, as of September 2010 Applewood will change to a semester school leaving Meadowvale Secondary School
as the last remaining non semester school in the Peel District School Board
.
Ontario
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, Canada
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and is part of the Peel District School Board
Peel District School Board
Peel District School Board is a Canadian public board of education for the Peel Regional Municipality, headquartered in the HJA Brown Education Centre in Mississauga...
. The school serves around thirteen hundred students with over a hundred teachers and school staff. Applewood is one of only 3 high schools in Mississauga that offers a French immersion
French immersion
French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which a child who does not speak French as his or her first language receives instruction in school in French...
program (also Streetsville Secondary School
Streetsville Secondary School
Streetsville Secondary School is a high school in the Peel District School Board located in the Streetsville community of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada....
and Clarkson Secondary School
Clarkson Secondary School
Clarkson Secondary School is a high school located in the Clarkson community of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; designated by the Peel District School Board. Clarkson is an average school in both population Clarkson Secondary School is a high school located in the Clarkson community of Mississauga,...
). The school commenced operations in 1966. Several portable classroom
Portable classroom
A portable classroom A portable classroom A portable classroom (in Australian English a demountable and often referred to as a demountable, a "Terrapin" or a "Portakabin" (after the two companies) in the UK and called a prefab in Ireland (not to be confused with a prefabricated building) is a...
s were added in the late 1980s and early 1990s to serve the (then) 1800+ students, but decreasing enrollment occurring around the turn of the millennium
Millennium
A millennium is a period of time equal to one thousand years —from the Latin phrase , thousand, and , year—often but not necessarily related numerically to a particular dating system....
led to their removal. According the school website, as of September 2010 Applewood will change to a semester school leaving Meadowvale Secondary School
Meadowvale Secondary School
Meadowvale Secondary School is a part of the Peel District School Board in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.The school's staff are focused on preparing the students for university, college and the workplace. With a large student population, encouraging student engagement is a critical goal...
as the last remaining non semester school in the Peel District School Board
Peel District School Board
Peel District School Board is a Canadian public board of education for the Peel Regional Municipality, headquartered in the HJA Brown Education Centre in Mississauga...
.
Notable students and alumni
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, CFLCanadian Football LeagueThe Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
player of the Calgary StampedersCalgary StampedersThe Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium... - Aqsa ParvezAqsa ParvezAqsa "Axa" Parvez was the victim of an honour killing in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. During the murder trial, Superior Court Justice Bruce Durno acknowledged the slaying as an honour killing, stating, "that he found it "profoundly disturbing that a 16-year-old could be murdered by a father and...