Westmount Secondary School
Encyclopedia
Westmount Secondary School is located at 39 Montcalm Dr Hamilton
Ontario
, and is a member of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
. The school opened in 1961, and has a 2009-2010 enrolment of 1217 students. The school offers special education
classes as well as an ESL
programming for students with needs.
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, and is a member of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board is the public school board in the city of Hamilton, Ontario, which was formed January 1, 1997 via the amalgamation of the Hamilton and Wentworth County school boards. HWDSB teaches approximately 50,000 students in its 114 neighbourhood schools...
. The school opened in 1961, and has a 2009-2010 enrolment of 1217 students. The school offers special education
Special education
Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...
classes as well as an ESL
ESL
ESL is a common abbreviation for English as a Second Language, see English language learning and teaching.ESL may also refer to:-Companies:...
programming for students with needs.
Notable alumni
- Paul ChafePaul ChafePaul Chafe was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1965 and grew up in Hamilton, Ontario. He is a Canadian science fiction author who frequently publishes with Baen Books. In addition to his own original work, he has published several stories in Larry Niven's Man-Kzin Wars series, including Destiny's...
, author/soldier - Tom JacksonTom Jackson (politician)Tom Jackson is a Hamilton City Councillor in Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaBorn and raised in Hamilton, Jackson is a past owner of two Second Cup stores in Hamilton and a past employee of Stelco Hilton Works. He attended Westmount Secondary School and graduated from McMaster University in 1979 with an...
, city councillor - Patrick McKennaPatrick McKennaPatrick McKenna born May 8, 1960 in Sylvania, Saskatchewan is a Canadian comedic and actor. He is best known for playing Harold Green on the television series The Red Green Show, Marty Stephens on Traders, and the Trudeau miniseries. McKenna is a member of Toronto's The Second City comedy troupe...
, actor - Haydain NealeHaydain NealeHaydain Neale was a Canadian singer–songwriter from Hamilton, Ontario. He was best known as the lead singer of Juno Award-winning band, jacksoul...
, deceased musician (jackSOUL) - Danny Sharp, former professional golfer
- Jeff Croonen, former professional football player
- Bruce Boyko, former professional football player
- Allan Boyko, former professional football player
- Wei Chen, Host, CBC Radio One, Ontario MorningOntario MorningOntario Morning is a Canadian radio program, which airs on most CBC Radio One transmitters in Southern Ontario except for the originating stations in Toronto, Ottawa and Windsor....
- Jim WitterJim WitterJim Witter, born November 2, 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is an award winning country music and Christian music singer/songwriter. Ten of Witter's songs reached the top 10 on Canadian country radio.-Biography:...
, Musicianhttp://www.thepianomen.net/bio.htm - Mike Kemp, businessman
- Sean Longboat, businessman
- Steve Howse, Consultant & Adjunct Professor McMaster, Chair, Canadian Football Hall of FameCanadian Football Hall of FameThe Canadian Football Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit corporation, located in Hamilton, Ontario, that celebrates great achievements in Canadian football. It is an open to the public institution. It includes displays about the Canadian Football League, Canadian university football and Canadian...
Sources
- Hamilton Community Foundation. Protecting Our Environment Together (POET): Youth Focus 2004-2005 Grants. Retrieved June 30, 2005.
- Fitzgerald, Tony: "Westmount students making waves", The Hamilton SpectatorThe Hamilton SpectatorThe Hamilton Spectator, founded in 1846, is a newspaper published every day but Sunday in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The paper has a daily circulation of 105,000 and a daily readership of nearly 260,000.-History:...
, (23 February 2005) - Eastwood, Joel:"The Spirit of Westmount", The Hamilton Spectator, (17 January 2006)
- http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/westmount/Westmount/Welcome.html. Retrieved December 21, 2010.