Frontenac Secondary School
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History
Frontenac Secondary School was founded in 1957 under the name Collins Bay High School, and adopted its current name in 1964. FSS has a long standing tradition of excellence in academics, and post-secondary, and career preparation, athletics and the arts. Frontenac's enrollment is around 1,200 students. In May 2007, with Caroline Worthy as principal, Frontenac celebrated its 50th anniversary. In 2006, construction began on a major extension which includes a new library, a media room, an elevator, and several additional computer labs and classrooms.Athletics
Frontenac is known provincially and nationally for its outstanding athletics program (its mascot is the Falcon). During the 1970s and continuing to present day the Falcons have been one of the most dominant high school football programs in Ontario and one of the most accomplished athletic programs in Canada, achieving a national high school ranking in football in the 2000s. The senior Falcons were coached during those 30 years by coaches Pat McMenamin, Jack Aldridge and the late Berk Brean. The Falcon football program has produced numerousCISCIS
CIS usually refers to the Commonwealth of Independent States, a modern political entity consisting of eleven former Soviet Union republics.The acronym CIS may also refer to:-Organizations:...
players, All Canadians and Vanier Cup
Vanier Cup
The Vanier Cup is the name of the championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport football and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is currently played between the winners of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl...
participants and champions including Quarterback Warren Goldie who led the University of Western Ontario mustangs to the Vanier Cup
Vanier Cup
The Vanier Cup is the name of the championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport football and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is currently played between the winners of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl...
in 1994.
The Falcon women's basketball program was most dominant in the 1980 and 1990s under Falcon coach Tim McCue, winning numerous city and regional championships and also provincial medals. During the '90s and 2000s the men's basketball program has enjoyed notable success with city, regional and provincial titles. The men's team enjoyed particular success in 2003 and 2004, capturing the 2003 AAA OFSAA gold medal, and the 2004 AAAA OFSAA bronze medal. These teams were coached by Suche James and featured future CIS All-Stars Robert Saunders and Stuart Turnbull.
Frontenac also has strong programs in volleyball including 10 straight city championships for the mens junior program in the late 1880s and early 1990s. Frontenac has also been a force in Track and Field, producing athletes who have participated on Canada's national team in the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
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.
Frontenac has a long history of football greatness dating back to the 1970s. In 2001, the Falcons championship team completely swept the Kingston area during regular-season play. No school successfully scored on the Falcons until their first in history National Capital Bowl win against St. Mark Catholic School in the Skydome in Toronto. The team successfully won the National Capital Bowl that season, winning an perfect defensive record during the regular season, city play-offs, and the Eastern Ontario final. This, culminating with a 29-20 win during the National Capital Bowl played the Rogers Centre (then Skydome) (See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8ELIDEQQpE ). The following year with a squad full of returning OFSAA championship players on the team prior, led the school to another OFSAA Title at the National Capital Bowl with a convincing 56-6 over favourite Ashbury College
Ashbury College
Ashbury College is an independent day and boarding school located in Rockcliffe Park, Ottawa, Canada. It was founded in 1891 and moved to its current venue in 1910. Previously, it occupied what now houses Canadian Senate offices. It is an International Baccalaureate World School, a member of the...
. (See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1RHfaZFgDQ ). In 2006, Frontenac's football team again produced dominance in the Kingston area again and successfully made it to the National Capital Bowl only lose in a heartbreaking 10-8 match against the St. Mark Catholic School Lions.
On December 4, 2007, the Frontenac senior football yet again returned to the National Capital Bowl Championship and won at Varsity Stadium
Varsity Stadium
Varsity Stadium is a collegiate football stadium that is home to the Varsity Blues, the athletic teams of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. While the present structure was built in 2007, it is in fact the third major incarnation of the stadium that has occupied the same site...
in Toronto
Toronto
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, defeating Crestwood Secondary School
Crestwood Secondary School
Crestwood Secondary School is a high school located at 1885 Sherbrooke Street West in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1963 and enrolled 1075 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2001. It is a member of the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board.-Campus:Crestwood, named by its...
of Peterborough
Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...
by a score of 15-10. This victory marks the third National Capital Bowl victory for Frontenac in the last 7 years (the first championship since winning consecutive championships in 2001 and 2002). The Frontenac Falcons defended its Nation Capital Bowl title on December 3, 2008 by defeating the Crestwood Secondary School
Crestwood Secondary School
Crestwood Secondary School is a high school located at 1885 Sherbrooke Street West in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1963 and enrolled 1075 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2001. It is a member of the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board.-Campus:Crestwood, named by its...
for the second consecutive year by a score of 36-1 at the Rogers Centre
Rogers Centre
Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League...
in Toronto, making this Frontenacs second back to back National Capital Bowl in a decade totalling 4 wins in 5 trips. For their accomplishments head coaches Mike Doyle and Doug Johnston received Berk Brean Trophy for High School Coach of The Year from Queens University. Berk Brean was one of the original Senior football coaches at Frontenac Secondary. In terms of Kingston Area Football programs and quality, Frontenac's Senior Football team has won 6 of the last 11 Kingston Area Senior Football Championships (2001–2011) and of those 6 championships won 5 National Capital Bowls after winning Easter Ontario Finals.
Every year (with the exception of the 2008 season) Frontenac competes in a tournament with 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....
entitled the Banana Bowl, where senior and junior football teams face off for a trophy and a stuffed banana. Frontenac has won this tournament every year since 1995.
Frontenac has had a very strong hockey program for the past few years. They have represented EOSSAA at OFSAA twice and have always been a contender in league and tournament play. They have traveled all over Ontario to play in tournaments.
Frontenac to date holds the most city, regional and provincial titles in Kingston over close rivals Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School
Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School
Regiopolis - Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School is a secondary school located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada offering grades 9 to 12...
, Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School
Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School
Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School is a Catholic secondary school located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada offering education for about 1,250 students in grades 9-12. It is one of three Catholic high schools in the city. The principal is Paul Walsh.-History:The school was established in September...
and Bayridge Secondary School.
Music
Throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s, Frontenac was known for its outstanding music program which won numerous competitions and festivals throughout Canada. Many music graduates from this time went on to careers as professional players, recording artists and music educators. The rock group the "Blushing Brides" was formed at Frontenac.In the golden years prior to 2005, the music program at FSS was superb. There was a symphonic band, a concert band, a strings ensemble, a jazz ensemble and a choir. In the 1980s, it was one of few schools to have an orchestra. There are currently two music instructors at FSS: Ian Juby and Scott Davey.
Other programs
The school is well known for its high-quality Mathematics Department, which is headed by Pat Grew. The department is one of few in the region to offer the Advanced Placement Calculus and Computer Science programs.Every year, Frontenac has junior and senior teams that compete in the Canadian game show Reach for the Top
Reach for the Top
Reach for the Top is a Canadian game show in which teams of high school students participate in local, provincial and eventually national trivia tournaments...
. The senior team has performed very well in recent years, even qualifying for and competing in the American game show Whiz Quiz
Whiz Quiz
Whiz Quiz is a local TV program produced by WPBS-TV in Watertown, New York. It invites over 30 high-schools from across the North Country to participate in a quizbowl-style tournament. It debuted in 1980, and has been on the air since. The show airs on WPBS Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 p.m in...
. In 2007 and 2008, the senior REACH team were the international Whiz Quiz champions, and in 2006 and 2007, they attended the provincial REACH Championships.
Notable alumni
- Rob BaggRob BaggRob Bagg is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.-High School:Bagg attended Frontenac Secondary School in Kingston, Ontario from 1999 to 2003...
, 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 - Wayne CashmanWayne CashmanWayne Cashman is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and a former NHL head coach.-Playing career:Cashman played his junior hockey as a teammate of Bobby Orr's on the Oshawa Generals of the OHA...
, retired Canadian professional ice hockey player, former NHL head coach currently an assistant coach of the Boston Bruins. - Taylor Hall, Edmonton Oilers hockey player and number 1 draft pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft2010 NHL Entry DraftThe 2010 NHL Entry Draft was the 48th NHL Entry Draft, held on June 25–26, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, home arena of the Los Angeles Kings. This was the first time Los Angeles hosted the NHL Entry Draft. An unofficial record of 11 American-trained players were selected in...
- Dee SterlingDee SterlingDee Sterling is a professional Canadian football defensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Eskimos in the second round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Queen's Golden Gaels....
, 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 - John TrippJohn Tripp (ice hockey)John Tripp is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Kölner Haie of the DEL.-Playing career:...
, professional ice hockey player, playing in German League. - Stephen Whitehead, Professional cinematographer and Film Producer, also was the second units Director of Photography for the video game Call of Duty: Black OpsCall of Duty: Black OpsCall of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch, published by Activision and released worldwide on November 9, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii consoles, with a separate version for Nintendo DS developed by n-Space. Announced on April 30, 2010,...