Dolphin Senior Public School, (commonly called Dolphin) is a middle school located in Streetsville, Ontario

Streetsville, Ontario

Streetsville is an established community located in the northwestern corner of the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on the Credit River...

, Canada

Canada

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. In the 2008-2009 school year, it contained 517 student

Student

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s between the grades of 6 to 8. The school's mascot

Mascot

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 is a dolphin

Dolphin

Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in 17 genera. They vary in size from and , up to and . They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating...

, and its colours are blue

Blue

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 and yellow

Yellow

Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green...

. The school now has 572 students.

Key Facts

Dolphin offers many overnight excursions. Locations include Mansfield, Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

 and Camp Couchiching. Also, a small number of 7th and 8th graders went to France

France

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 during March Break in the 2007-2008 school year.

Dolphin is also home to many winning school teams. These include the 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...

 and flag football

Flag football

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 teams, as well as a professional chess

Chess

Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...

 club.

The school also runs the ELC (or Enhanced Learning Class), in which gifted students are placed. Recently, the grade 6 ELC was moved to Dolphin.

Administration

The principal is Mrs. O'Brien, who is currently on medical leave and is being replaced by Mr. Frank Trachsler. The former principal was Mrs. Spence,who used to be principal of Plowman's Park Public School ,who replaced Mr.Armstrong in January 2009,who left on retirement.Mr.Armstrong replaced Dr. Bent on November 10, 2008.The vice principal is currently Ms. Khan. Effective December 12, Mrs. Khan will be replacing Mr. Trachsler as the acting principal until Mrs. O'Brien returns from medical leave. Mrs. Khan will be replaced by Dr. Lynn Eagle.

School Rules

Dolphin keeps the rules needed in any structured school, however, they have made a new rule. Due to the recent selling of Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards, it was banned from the school.

Fundraising

Dolphin participates in many fundraisers that include: Can Drive, Cambells Soup Label Fundraiser, Kernels Popcorn Fundraiser, Bake Sales, Me to We fundraisers, Pie tosses, Head Shaving, Tie Clipping, Stuffco Lunch Program, school dances, and even participates in Animal Rights Groups.