Heart Lake Secondary School
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Heart Lake Secondary School (HLSS) is a high school in Brampton
, Ontario
, Canada
. It is located at the corner of Conestoga Drive and Wexford Road. Heart Lake has a great bond with Robert H. Lagerquist Senior Public School, one of the feeder schools of Heart Lake, doing collaborations with school bands and other school activities often throughout the year.
was Heart Lake's first ever musical production.
At the end of May, Heart Lake holds the annual Grad Picnic as part of this program. It is held at Eldorado Park in 2009.
Heart Lake's Character Attributes
Source: Page 11-12 of 2007-2008 Agenda
In September 2009, first grade 9 dance was held as part of this program.
and The Brampton Guardian
). The library is open from 7:50 until 2:40 on weekdays.
Besides a number of computer labs school has, the library also has a total of 27 computers of their own, available for students to use. From the 2008-2009 school year, two printers are now hooked up through a network to those computers, managed by Novell's PCounter Balance. Each student starts off with $5.00 on their balance. Use of black and white printer is 10 cents per page, while the colour laser printer is 50 cents per page. Students may add additional 20 prints by paying $2.00 at the office once they reach $0.00 on the PCounter Balance.
Circulation periods for library resources vary. Novels and non-fiction may be borrowed for a maximum of 2 weeks, and 1 night for DVDs. However, extensions can be requested. Fines can also be applied if extensions aren't requested before the end of the circulation period: 10 cents per day for books and 25 cents per day for DVDs.
Source: Page 14 of 2008-2009 School Agenda
Source: Page 16 of 2009-2010 School Agenda
Brampton
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, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. It is located at the corner of Conestoga Drive and Wexford Road. Heart Lake has a great bond with Robert H. Lagerquist Senior Public School, one of the feeder schools of Heart Lake, doing collaborations with school bands and other school activities often throughout the year.
Brief history
- 1988 - School founded
- 2005 - Changed from yearbooks to "yeardisks"
- 2005 - Character Counts program starts
- 2006 - Heart Lake wins the Canadian Environmental Award Green Team Challenge
- 2006 - Graduating students create first "Underground Yearbooks"; continues till present
- February 2008 - School Code of Conduct was modified and is now being applied
- September 2008 - New principal replaces the old for the first time since 1999
- 2008 - HLSS becomes the first certified Ecoschool in Peel, achieving silver status for its environmental efforts
- 2008 - DECADECA (organization)DECA, also known as Collegiate DECA on the college level) is an international association of students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, and marketing sales and service . DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing,...
-based Business Club is created within the school. Dawar Siddiqui is elected as the president. - 2009 - School's first ever eco fashion show was held
- 2009 - Yearbooks return to Heart Lake
- 2010 - 1st Semi-Formal.
Event
On April 1, 2003, a grade nine student was murdered in the wooded area behind the school. Police charged a 14-year-old boy, with first degree murder. According to police, the victim and accused knew each other, and they believe the alleged assailant acted alone. A Tree was planted outside of the school commemorating his memory.Yeardisks
Heart Lake used to have yearbooks on a traditional hard-cover book style. In 2005, the decision was made to discontinue the selling of yearbooks and instead have a DVD yeardisk. Many students do not like the idea of these yeardisks, because there is no room for personal comments. The yeardisk includes two discs with a booklet, that is meant for signatures that students may receive from their friends and teachers. It has become an unofficial Heart Lake tradition for a group of students from the graduating class to make an underground yearbook.Yearbooks
Yearbooks returned to Heart Lake in the 2009-2010 school year, available for students to purchase with a yeardisk as a combo for $45 (compared to $20 originally for one yeardisk in the past years).Talent Show
Annual Heart Lake Talent Show occurs every April, and tryouts happen two months before in February. Students may pay $2 to attend, which also allows them to miss their period 4 class on that day. Unlike buyouts, even those students who have paid cannot leave the school property and must attend the talent show. Students who have teachers who are helping out with the talent show as their period 4 teachers may attend the show for free, if the seats are still available. In 2008, there were 6 performances: martial arts, juggling, rapping, two singing performances, and modern Indian dance. Students have amateurly videotaped the performances with the school's permission and uploaded onto YouTube for 2007 and 2008 talent shows (refer to section below for the playlist link).School Drama Production
Heart Lake's Drama production occurs annually in May, based on various classical novels and plays. 2009's You're a Good Man, Charlie BrownYou're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts...
was Heart Lake's first ever musical production.
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Dracula Dracula Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor... |
| 2006 | A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta... |
| 2007 | Christopher Durang's Random Acts of Absurdity Christopher Durang Christopher Ferdinand Durang is an American playwright known for works of outrageous and often absurd comedy. His work was especially popular in the 1980s.- Life :... |
| 2008 | Alice in Wonderland Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures... |
| 2009 | You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts... |
| 2010 | Annie Annie (musical) Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster... |
| 2011 | Macbeth Macbeth The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607... |
| 2012 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (musical) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a musical play based on the novel of the same title by L. Frank Baum that premiered at the Toronto Civic Light Opera Company in 2000. The lyrics are by James Patrick Doyle and Joe Cascone, the music is by Doyle and the book is by Cascone who also directed... |
Character Counts program
Character Counts program, which started in the 2005-2006 school year, promoted the attributes necessary to graduate as responsible citizens. Also it is the school's primary mission to have an inclusive community fostering academic success and character development. Since then, there are a special "Character Counts Day" every year to promote the program to the Grade 9s entering the highschool's program. However, Link Crew possibly replaced this event as it did not occur in 2008.At the end of May, Heart Lake holds the annual Grad Picnic as part of this program. It is held at Eldorado Park in 2009.
Heart Lake's Character Attributes
- Accountability
- Compassion
- Courage
- Empathy
- Fairness
- Honesty
- Inclusiveness
- Initiative
- Integrity
- Optimism
- Perseverance
- Respect
- Responsibility
- Trustworthiness
Source: Page 11-12 of 2007-2008 Agenda
Link Crew program
In the 2008-2009 school year, Heart Lake began the Link Crew program that is offered to all high schools and secondary schools in North America. Link Crew allows the school to choose one hundred Grade 11s and 12s to be linked with freshmen throughout the year. The "Link Leaders" help the freshman get involved by informing them about the activities put on by the school and local communities. These students also help to bridge the gap between freshmen and the rest of the school, when the younger students may feel like they don't belong. The leaders are a positive role model for the freshman students during the important transition from middle school to high school.In September 2009, first grade 9 dance was held as part of this program.
Regional Enhanced learning program
Heart Lake's Regional Enhanced Learning Program is designed for exceptional intellectual-gifted students who require extensive modification of the regular school program. The program strives to maximize each student's potentional, develops their capacity for self-directed learning, and encourages interaction among gifted peers. Several schools offered this program but in 2005, it was made available only to Heart Lake Secondary School in the northern Peel District School Board area.Library
The school library, also known as the Resource Centre, offers a variety of resources for students including fiction and non-fiction, manga and other graphic novels (with their own small shelf), references such as dictionaries and encyclopedias, and newspapers (Toronto StarToronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
and The Brampton Guardian
The Brampton Guardian
The Brampton Guardian is a locally distributed, cost-free community newspaper in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.-History:In the late-1950s, the Bramalea development began, under the oversight of Bayton Holdings Ltd., then Bramalea Consolidated Developments Limited...
). The library is open from 7:50 until 2:40 on weekdays.
Besides a number of computer labs school has, the library also has a total of 27 computers of their own, available for students to use. From the 2008-2009 school year, two printers are now hooked up through a network to those computers, managed by Novell's PCounter Balance. Each student starts off with $5.00 on their balance. Use of black and white printer is 10 cents per page, while the colour laser printer is 50 cents per page. Students may add additional 20 prints by paying $2.00 at the office once they reach $0.00 on the PCounter Balance.
Circulation periods for library resources vary. Novels and non-fiction may be borrowed for a maximum of 2 weeks, and 1 night for DVDs. However, extensions can be requested. Fines can also be applied if extensions aren't requested before the end of the circulation period: 10 cents per day for books and 25 cents per day for DVDs.
Source: Page 14 of 2008-2009 School Agenda
Source: Page 16 of 2009-2010 School Agenda
Cafeteria
Since 2009, various items are sold in the cafeteria every week for various reasons including charity or simply to raise money for school. There are also a few small events held in the cafeteria throughout the year, throughout the three lunches to raise awareness for specific causes. Some of the items sold in the cafeteria include poutine, fries, sandwiches, salads, hamburgers, subs, and bagels.Notable alumni
- Michael CeraMichael CeraMichael Austin Cera is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in Arrested Development, Youth in Revolt, Superbad, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and Juno. Cera received the 2008 Canadian Comedy Award for best male performance for his work in Superbad.-Early...
, actor - Geoff Rohoman, a sports anchor and reporter with The Fan 590 and 680 News
- Sharon Coyne, entrepreneur and founder of Tenants Choice, a rental property showcasing website in Thunderbay Ontario