Streetsville Secondary School
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Streetsville Secondary School is a high school
in the Peel District School Board
located in the Streetsville
community of Mississauga, Ontario
, Canada
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Streetsville Secondary School was opened in 1958. The school has 993 students, 264 are French Immersion and of the 993, 16 are bused in.
The school features a main floor and a second floor on its north side. It has two gymnasiums, one large in size, and the second being half the size of the first. When the school first opened, the smaller gym was originally intended to be a swimming pool. The school has a library, which was recently renovated and expanded, and a cafeteria
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The school has several unusual classes including Grade 11 and 12 Photographic Arts, the unusual aspect being the darkroom available for student use, one of the last remaining in the Peel school system. Also available to students is Music Production, a course teaching the recording and mastering of music using computers.
In 2005, the French immersion
programme for students was introduced at Streetsville Secondary School where students can learn bilingualism in Canada. The courses offered are: French Immersion (Grades 9-12), Science and Geography of Canada (Grade 9), Contemporary Canadian History, Career Studies, and Civics (Grade 10), World History to the 16th Century (Grade 11), and Canadian and World Issues: A Geographic Analysis (Grade 12).
Up until summer of 2005, the school had 13 portable buildings. However, in 2005, Mississauga Secondary School
opened in the area and about half of the grade 9 and 10 students attending Streetsville had to switch schools due to boundary changes. This dropped the overall attendance by about 500, and all of the portables have been removed (not including the permanent portapac attached to the building). The sole portable remaining is used as an extension of the school's drama room. In 2006 the last remaining portable was removed due to budget cuts.
A Streetsville Secondary School Reunion group http://groups.google.com/group/StreetsvilleSS_reunion has been set up on Google to get the latest information about the 50th anniversary celebration in 2008 as well as to reconnect with alumni.
, basketball
, volleyball
, track and field
, swimming
, badminton
, Flag Football and 7/Side Rugby . Streetsville recently won the junior ROPSSAA (Region of Peel Secondary Schools Athletic Association) Rugby, as well as the Barbarian Cup (OFSSAA equivalent). The school also has an Archery team that does exceptionally well each year winning many Olympic class in ROPSSAA OFSSAA
High school
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in 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...
located in the Streetsville
Streetsville, Ontario
Streetsville is an established community located in the northwestern corner of the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on the Credit River...
community of Mississauga, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
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Streetsville Secondary School was opened in 1958. The school has 993 students, 264 are French Immersion and of the 993, 16 are bused in.
The school features a main floor and a second floor on its north side. It has two gymnasiums, one large in size, and the second being half the size of the first. When the school first opened, the smaller gym was originally intended to be a swimming pool. The school has a library, which was recently renovated and expanded, and a 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...
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The school has several unusual classes including Grade 11 and 12 Photographic Arts, the unusual aspect being the darkroom available for student use, one of the last remaining in the Peel school system. Also available to students is Music Production, a course teaching the recording and mastering of music using computers.
In 2005, the French immersion
French immersion
French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which a child who does not speak French as his or her first language receives instruction in school in French...
programme for students was introduced at Streetsville Secondary School where students can learn bilingualism in Canada. The courses offered are: French Immersion (Grades 9-12), Science and Geography of Canada (Grade 9), Contemporary Canadian History, Career Studies, and Civics (Grade 10), World History to the 16th Century (Grade 11), and Canadian and World Issues: A Geographic Analysis (Grade 12).
Up until summer of 2005, the school had 13 portable buildings. However, in 2005, Mississauga Secondary School
Mississauga Secondary School
Mississauga Secondary School is a high school located in Ontario. It operates under the Peel District School Board.Mississauga Secondary School offers a full range of courses providing all students the opportunity to obtain a secondary school diploma as outlined in Ontario Secondary Schools Grades...
opened in the area and about half of the grade 9 and 10 students attending Streetsville had to switch schools due to boundary changes. This dropped the overall attendance by about 500, and all of the portables have been removed (not including the permanent portapac attached to the building). The sole portable remaining is used as an extension of the school's drama room. In 2006 the last remaining portable was removed due to budget cuts.
Streetsville Alumni Association
Established in 1978 for the school's 20th anniversary, the association held a 40th anniversary celebration in 1998. A 50th anniversary celebration and reunion was held on June 6 and 7, 2008 at the school, along with the Streetsville Bread and Honey Festival.A Streetsville Secondary School Reunion group http://groups.google.com/group/StreetsvilleSS_reunion has been set up on Google to get the latest information about the 50th anniversary celebration in 2008 as well as to reconnect with alumni.
Extra curricular activities
Streetsville Secondary School offers many athletic opportunities, including: rugbyRugby football
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, 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...
, track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, Flag Football and 7/Side Rugby . Streetsville recently won the junior ROPSSAA (Region of Peel Secondary Schools Athletic Association) Rugby, as well as the Barbarian Cup (OFSSAA equivalent). The school also has an Archery team that does exceptionally well each year winning many Olympic class in ROPSSAA OFSSAA