Stratford Central Secondary School is a Public High School

High school

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 in Stratford, Ontario

Stratford, Ontario

Stratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of 32,000.When the area was first settled by Europeans in 1832, the townsite and the river were named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England. It is the seat of Perth County. Stratford was...

. It is one of three main high schools in Stratford. Central is known primarily for its academics, arts and athletics programmes.

Central Athletics Association

Central Athletic Association (C.A.A.) consists of Central's student athletes from grades 9 - 12. The student-run hierarchy includes executive and general members. Executive positions include Co-Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, Fund Raisers and Spirit Committees. Main activities are fund raising and operating school sports teams at Central. Members volunteer their time and effort to score keeping, organize tournaments, help officiate, and all other activities required to facilitate Central's team sport programs. Major fundraisers include the annual Hallowe'en dance and the Student-Teacher hockey game.

Environmental Club

The Environmental Club is a group of students at Central dedicated to thinking globally and acting locally. The Environmental Club is run by Librarian Kerry McManus, who also runs C.A.R.E Stratford,another grassroots environmental group.

Interact Club

Interact Club is affiliated with the Stratford Rotary Club and therefore is involved in a variety of service projects to help the school and the community. Fundraising projects include the Christmas Shoebox Campaign, the toonie week fundraiser, Amnesty International, soup kitchen, food drives, in-school mentoring, assisting at Rotary events, and sponsoring a child through World Vision.

RamCast

RamCast produces videos that are put up on the SCSS website and YouTube

YouTube

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every week, telling students, parents, and faculty what is happenning at their school.

Music Program

The Music program at S.C.S.S consists of several bands, each of which have won numerous awards at competitions.

Symphonic Band

Symphonic Band is the senior-level band at Stratford Central Secondary School. The Symphonic Band plays at various school functions such as Commencement, assemblies and concerts, as well as in the Stratford community and at music festivals. In the past, the Symphonic Band has toured Scotland, England, New York, Washington, Chicago, Boston and Montreal. In May 2005 the band members travelled to Scotland and England, and gave performances at Edinburgh Castle, Stirling Castle and the Tower of London. The ensemble's repertoire includes some of the major works composed for band, in addition to marches, folk songs, show tunes and pop music.

Jazz Band

The S.C.S.S Jazz Band was formed in 1990. Over the years members of the Jazz Band have performed and competed in New York, Washington, Montreal, Chicago and at various community events in Stratford. The group recently played at the Alzheimer Society's Soup's On at the Coliseum, and at the Winterfest Big Band Swing Dance at the Victorian Inn. The Jazz Band specializes in the repertoire of the big band swing classics, as well as modern pop tunes, jazz and rock. Students study the 12-bar blues pattern, and are encouraged to improvise and to play solos.