- Nelson High School (Ontario)
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Nelson High School Diligens Providens
Address 4181 New St
Burlington, Ontario, L7L 1T3, CanadaInformation School board Halton District School Board Principal Jacqueline Newton Vice principal Andrea Garner School type High School Grades 9 to 12 Language English, French immersion Mascot N-Man Team name Lords Colours Red and Gold Founded 1957 Enrolment 1498 (2011) Homepage http://nel.hdsb.ca/ Nelson High School of Burlington, Ontario, Canada, is located in Burlington's South Central area and serves approximately 1400 students between grades 9 and 12 in the Halton District School Board.
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Basic Information
It was established in 1957 at the intersection of New Street and Belvenia Road. It was named after Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, a British admiral who defeated Napoleon's navy at the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805. The school celebrated the 200th year since Nelson's victory in 2005 with colourful events and staff dressed as characters from the day. A cubist mural of Nelson's ship, the HMS Victory, painted by artist and former teacher Robert Bateman, hangs above a staircase in the school's Canada Foyer. A scale model of the ship can also be found in the library.
Although the school had been the last non-semestered school in the Halton region, it changed to the semestered system in September 2006.
Campus
Nelson High School is located in south central Burlington at the corner of New Street and Belvenia Road. The school is a two story building with a cafeteria at the center. Classrooms, offices, library and multiple computer labs (rooms) are atypical of late 1950 designs.
School sports and training facilities consist of two gyms; one large and one small, a weight room and a six lane synthetic athletics track complete with steeple chase equipment. In 2011, a turfed football sports field was completed inside the Nelson Stadium, which will complement the Nelson athletics program.
Notable alumni
- Graham Hood - 1500 meter Olympian.
- Jesse Lumsden - CFL running back, Olympic Bobsledder
- Patty Sullivan - TV personality
- Kerry King - guitarist for Slayer
- Trevor Meier - hockey player
- James Picard - artist
- Tim Berryman - CFL linebacker, minor league hockey and arena football team owner/operator
- John Priestner - Profession Football Player LB - NFL Baltimore Colts, CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats[1]
- Adrianne Pieczonka - World Renowned Opera Soprano
- Jordan Hastings - drummer of Alexisonfire
- Charlie Moniz - former bassist for Avril Lavigne
References
- ^ "Nelson Lords Football - Notable Alumni". http://chatt.hdsb.ca/~brockj/Alumni.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
Coordinates: 43°21′30″N 79°45′57″W / 43.35832°N 79.76572°W
Categories:- High schools in Burlington, Ontario
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