Brampton Centennial Secondary School (BCSS) is a public

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 high school

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 located in Brampton

Brampton, Ontario

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, Ontario

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, Canada

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 and is part of the Peel District School Board

Peel District School Board

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. It was the scene of the Centennial Secondary School shooting in 1975. In September 2008, BCSS had 1,775 students.

History

The first secondary school in Brampton opened in 1852 as Brampton High School with twelve students and its first principal A. Thompson, and in 1888 had an annual budget of $868.25. After a fire, the school building was reconstructed in 1917. Brampton Centennial Secondary School was built in 1967 — the Canadian Centennial

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 year — to replace Brampton High School.

Athletics

Brampton Centennial has many athletics programs which are collectively known by students as "Buckland." The schools sports programs include basketball, tennis, golf, curling, swimming, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, hockey, ski & snowboard, archery, baseball, slo-pitch, cricket, badminton, lacrosse, rugby and soccer.

Brampton Centennial holds the record for the most ever Canadian Football League players from any other high school in North America.


Recent Athletic Achievements:

• Senior Boys Cricket ROPSSAA Participants (2011)
• Junior Boys Basketball ROPSSAA Participants (2011)
• Senior Boys Basketball silver medal at ROPSSAA (2009 we beat muad)
• Boys Overall third in ROPSSAA Wrestling (2008)
• Girls Lacrosse ROPSSAA Silver Medalists (2008)
• Wrestling team placed second overall in ROPSSAA (2007-2008)
• Silver in ROPSSAA Championship Hockey (2007)
• ROPSSA silver curling boys (2006-2007)
• OFSSAA silver mixed curling (2006)
• Wrestling team won ROPSSAA Championship (2006)
• Two consecutive undefeated Junior Boys Rugby regular seasons (2005-2007)
• Reigning Varsity Boys Lacrosse Three-peat Champions (2004-2007)
• ROPSSAA Varsity Football Champions (1995)

Alumni

• Scott Thompson
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   of The Kids in the Hall
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  was a student at Centennial Secondary School
• Ken Whillans
  Ken Whillans
  Kenneth Gilmour 'Ken' Whillans served as Mayor of the City of Brampton from 1982 to 1990.-As Councillor:Among Whillans acts while in office, he led efforts to revamp the Citizens Advisory Committees.-Mayor of Brampton:...
  
   - Former Mayor of Brampton
• Julie White
  Julie White
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   - World class high jumper
• Chris Cuthbert - TSN Sports Broadcaster
• Rick Nash
  Rick Nash
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   - NHL player for the Columbus Blue Jackets
• Wayne Middaugh
  Wayne Middaugh
  Wayne Middaugh is a Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario.Middaugh is a two-time world champion, once as second for Russ Howard in 1993 and as a skip in 1998. He has participated and won in seven and participated in 11 Briers- in 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994 as Russ Howard's second and in...
  
   and Peter Corner
  Peter Corner
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   - World and Canadian curling champions
• Scott Wedgewood - Goalie drafted by the New Jersey Devils in 2010

External links

• Official web site
• School Profile at the Peel District School Board web site
• Profile at the Education Quality and Accountability Office
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  (EQAO) web site