Bill Crothers Secondary School
Encyclopedia
Bill Crothers Secondary School is an athletic based High school in the community of Unionville
in Markham
, Ontario
, Canada
. It is the newest secondary school in the York Region District School Board
. Named for former Olympic
athlete and Chair of the York Region District School Board
, Bill Crothers
, the school opened its doors to Grade 9 and 10 students in August 2008. The school is 32 acres (129,499.5 m²) and cost an estimated $32 million to build.
. The episode "Perfect Storm" garnered 9.6 million viewers on the CBS television network in the United States and 1.4 million viewers on Canada's CTV. This school is known for their prolific track and field team, soccer team, boy's volleyball team, girl's basketball team as well as their baseball team.
Field 1 is an artificial turf field to be used mainly for Soccer, and Field Hockey. This field was completed in September 2008.
Field 2 (Main Field) is an artificial field with a mondo track to be used for Football and Track & Field. The field portion was installed in mid October 2008.
Field 3 is a natural turf grass field to be used for Soccer. This field was laid in September 2008 and completed in September 2010.
Unionville, Ontario
Unionville is a suburban village in Markham, Ontario, Canada. It is located 33 km northeast of downtown Toronto and 4 km east of southern Richmond Hill. Unionville is located between Woodbine Avenue as the western limit, alongside the Rouge River leading to McCowan Road as the eastern...
in Markham
Markham, Ontario
Markham is a town in the Regional Municipality of York, located within the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada. The population was 261,573 at the 2006 Canadian census...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is the newest secondary school in the York Region District School Board
York Region District School Board
The York Region District School Board, also known as YRDSB, is the English-language public school board for York Regional Municipality located in Ontario, Canada. The York Region District School Board is currently the province's third largest school board, with an enrollment of over 115,000 students...
. Named for former Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
athlete and Chair of the York Region District School Board
York Region District School Board
The York Region District School Board, also known as YRDSB, is the English-language public school board for York Regional Municipality located in Ontario, Canada. The York Region District School Board is currently the province's third largest school board, with an enrollment of over 115,000 students...
, Bill Crothers
Bill Crothers
Bill Crothers is a retired Canadian athlete.At one point, Crothers held the Canadian record in all distances from 400 metres to 1500 metres and was holder of the world 800 metres indoor record. In 1963, he ran the two fastest 800 metres races of the year...
, the school opened its doors to Grade 9 and 10 students in August 2008. The school is 32 acres (129,499.5 m²) and cost an estimated $32 million to build.
Culture
The school made a brief cameo appearance on primetime television's FlashpointFlashpoint (TV series)
Flashpoint is a Canadian police drama television series that debuted on July 11, 2008, on CTV in Canada and ran on CBS in the United States for its first three and a half seasons. In 2011, Ion Television began airing new episodes of the series in the United States...
. The episode "Perfect Storm" garnered 9.6 million viewers on the CBS television network in the United States and 1.4 million viewers on Canada's CTV. This school is known for their prolific track and field team, soccer team, boy's volleyball team, girl's basketball team as well as their baseball team.
Field Construction
Three main fields are being laid down at the North side of the school.Field 1 is an artificial turf field to be used mainly for Soccer, and Field Hockey. This field was completed in September 2008.
Field 2 (Main Field) is an artificial field with a mondo track to be used for Football and Track & Field. The field portion was installed in mid October 2008.
Field 3 is a natural turf grass field to be used for Soccer. This field was laid in September 2008 and completed in September 2010.
External links
- Official web site
- School Profile at the York Region District School Board
- Profile at the Education Quality and Accountability OfficeEducation Quality and Accountability OfficeThe Education Quality and Accountability Office is an arm’s-length Crown agency of the Government of Ontario, Canada, legislated into creation in 1996 in response to recommendations made by the Royal Commission on Learning in February 1995....
(EQAO) web site