Clarkson Secondary School
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Clarkson Secondary School is a high school located in the Clarkson community of Mississauga, Ontario
, Canada
; designated Ward 18 by the Peel District School Board
. Clarkson is an average school in both population (11th, at 885
students) and age (13th, built in 1969) of the entire Peel range of 28 public secondary schools. Because of its close proximity, Clarkson's rival school is Lorne Park Secondary School
.
” design. On the ground floor, the cafeteria
and auditorium
are central to the design; a tech/drama wing, staff room, and gym
nasiums are placed on the east side, while a classroom
wing adorns the west side. These were open to the hallways, to other classrooms, separated only by pillar
s. Other schools using the same concepts include The Woodlands Secondary School, Bayridge Secondary School
, and St. Thomas More Catholic School.
design proved deficient in many aspects: notable, the leakage of noise from other classes. The school to this day has very few proper walls in its main section, with thin, temporary walls shielding the view of other classes. The sound spill still remains a problem in many of the school’s classes.
, basketball
, volleyball
, ice hockey
, soccer, cricket
, baseball
,wrestling teams; as well as many after-school groups, including the anime
club, the PALS, and several drama
presentations per year. A full list is here on their website. The local Studenwrites student-written drama festival is held in the school's 160-seat theatre, as is a division of the Sears Ontario Drama Festival. The school's paper is the Clarkson Clarion.
for Camp Oochigeas, a camp for cancer
-stricken children. The 2006 year raised $26,500 over a period of one week from a myriad of fundraising events run by individual classrooms, as well as the "dunk tank
", "milk chug", "rent-a-friend".
Ontario
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, 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...
; designated Ward 18 by 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...
. Clarkson is an average school in both population (11th, at 885
students) and age (13th, built in 1969) of the entire Peel range of 28 public secondary schools. Because of its close proximity, Clarkson's rival school is Lorne Park Secondary School
Lorne Park Secondary School
Lorne Park Secondary School is a public high school located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It serves the Lorne Park area.-History:...
.
Original Plan
Clarkson was designed like many 1970s-era schools in Ontario as part of an experimental “open-conceptOpenconcept
Openconcept is a term generally used to describe a type of architecture which provides a lot of flexible space. There are a few general spaces that are defined using open-concept, see restroom, stairway and changeroom....
” design. On the ground floor, the cafeteria
Cafeteria
A cafeteria is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school; a school dining location is also referred to as a dining hall or canteen...
and auditorium
Auditorium
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.- Etymology :...
are central to the design; a tech/drama wing, staff room, and gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasiums are placed on the east side, while a classroom
Classroom
A classroom is a room in which teaching or learning activities can take place. Classrooms are found in educational institutions of all kinds, including public and private schools, corporations, and religious and humanitarian organizations...
wing adorns the west side. These were open to the hallways, to other classrooms, separated only by pillar
Column
A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a vertical structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. For the purpose of wind or earthquake engineering, columns may be designed to resist lateral forces...
s. Other schools using the same concepts include The Woodlands Secondary School, Bayridge Secondary School
Bayridge Secondary School
Bayridge Secondary School is a secondary school located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, offering grades 9 to 12. The school is located in the former Kingston Township, in a neighbourhood known as Bayridge, and is part of the Limestone District School Board....
, and St. Thomas More Catholic School.
Demise of the Open-Concept Design
During the late 1970s, the design was abandoned for a more traditional approach, as the open-conceptOpenconcept
Openconcept is a term generally used to describe a type of architecture which provides a lot of flexible space. There are a few general spaces that are defined using open-concept, see restroom, stairway and changeroom....
design proved deficient in many aspects: notable, the leakage of noise from other classes. The school to this day has very few proper walls in its main section, with thin, temporary walls shielding the view of other classes. The sound spill still remains a problem in many of the school’s classes.
Extracurriculars
Clarkson's sports teams include footballCanadian football
Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
, soccer, cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
,wrestling teams; as well as many after-school groups, including the anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
club, the PALS, and several drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
presentations per year. A full list is here on their website. The local Studenwrites student-written drama festival is held in the school's 160-seat theatre, as is a division of the Sears Ontario Drama Festival. The school's paper is the Clarkson Clarion.
Cancer Drive
For part of the school year, the Clarkson Cancer Drive is hosted annually in late April as a fundraiserFundraiser
A fundraiser is an event or campaign whose primary purpose is to raise money for a cause. See also: fundraising. A fundraiser can also be an individual or company whose primary job is to raise money for a specific charity or non-profit organization...
for Camp Oochigeas, a camp for cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
-stricken children. The 2006 year raised $26,500 over a period of one week from a myriad of fundraising events run by individual classrooms, as well as the "dunk tank
Dunk tank
A dunk tank, also known as a dunking booth or dunking machine, is an attraction mainly used in funfairs, fundraisers, and personal parties. Basically, a dunk tank consists of a large tank of water, over which a seat is suspended...
", "milk chug", "rent-a-friend".
Lorne Park
Clarkson has been known to have a rivalry for nemesis Lorne Park. But Lorne Park always seems to win. Lorne Parks teams are always much better, and the grade average for students at Lorne Park blows away Clarkson grade average. In a sense, Clarkson kind of sucks.Notable alumni
- Phil XPhil XPhilip Xenidis, better known as Phil X , is a Greek-born guitarist and co-founder of the Los Angeles-based turbo pop band Powder. He also has a second band, the Drills. He is best known as the guitarist who replaced Rik Emmett in the Canadian rock band Triumph, for the Edge of Excess album and tour...
- Session Guitarist - Brad BoyesBrad BoyesBradley Keith Boyes is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ....
- NHL hockey player - Sean JonesSean Jones (singer/songwriter)Sean Jones is a Toronto born singer/songwriter. Jones currently lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Sean Jones referred to here is a different person than Sean Jones the Pittsburgh Jazz musician.- Musical career :...
- R&B singer - Coach - Clarkson through and through
- Don KerrDon KerrDon Kerr is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist and record producer.He was a member of Rheostatics from 1995 to May 2001. He plays in Ron Sexsmith's band, and sometimes with The Kelele Brothers. He and Sexsmith released an album together, Destination Unknown, in 2005...
- multi-instrumentalist and record producer - Matt KuduMatt KuduMatt Kudu is a professional Canadian football player. He is currently a free agent and has previously played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Toronto Argonauts.- Early years :...
- CFL football player - Shaun MajumderShaun Majumder-Life and career:Majumder was born in Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador to a European descended mother from Newfoundland and an Indian father. He started his entertainment career as an announcer for the YTV game show CLIPS, and soon was hosting the network's popular morning kids show Brain...
- Comedian, writer, and actor - Camilla ScottCamilla ScottCamilla Scott is a Canadian actress and television host.-Biography:Scott's first job was a cashier at the Canadian grocery chain Dominion when she was age 15...
- Actress and host of the television show The Camilla Scott Show - Debbie Van KiekebeltDebbie Van KiekebeltDeborah Van Kiekebelt is a Canadian athlete and sports broadcaster. She was a gold medallist in the pentathlon at the 1971 Pan American Games, and was named that year's Canadian Woman Athlete of the year...
- Track & Field star and former CitytvCitytvCitytv is a Canadian English language television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications under its Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. division...
personality - Francis D'SouzaFrancis D'SouzaFrancis D'Souza is a Canadian news anchor for Citytv in Toronto, Canada. D'Souza was the co-anchor of the station's noon newscast, which was cancelled in January 2010...
- CityTv Personality - Ryan Dunn - Sports Producer at Peel Regional Television