Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School

Infobox Education in Canada| name = Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School| nickname = Banting|

imagesize = 300px| established = 1969| type = Public| affiliation = None| principal = A. Jones
viceprincipal = M. Klein & G. Jolink| city = London| province = Ontario| country = Canada| campus = Township
enrollment= 1135 [cite web |url=http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/schools/Secondary_October2007.pdf |title=Secondary School Student Enrolment |accessdate=2008-01-26 |date=2007-10-31 |publisher=Thames Valley District School Board]
enrollment_as_of=31 October 2007| colours = Gold, Maroon, & Navy Blue| mascot = Bronco| url = [http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/banting/ www.tvdsb.on.ca/banting/] | Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School is a high school located in London, Ontario, Canada. It was officially opened in 1969, and has history of excellence in the arts, in sports and in community service. Banting is recognized for having a strong French Immersion program. The school is named after Sir Frederick Banting, who won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of insulin in 1923. The school participated in CBC's mini-series, "The Greatest Canadian", in which Sir Frederick Banting was nominated.

Irene Mathyssen, the current Member of Parliament for London-Fanshawe, taught English at the school until she was elected in the 2006 federal election.

Banting shares an exact floor plan with its sister school, Montcalm Secondary School.

Athletics

Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School has produced the Canadian olympic athletes Jason Tunks, three-time Summer olympian discus-thrower, and speed skater Christine Nesbitt, silver-medalist at the 2006 Winter Olympics in the women's team pursuit. Jude St. John, a Grey Cup-winning Canadian football player, also attended Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School as well as NHL players Mike Van Ryn & Steve Rucchin. Alan Coulter played 13 years on the Canadian National Men's Volleyball Team and was captain part of those years.

Community Services

Banting is a leader in the community and always has big turnouts for such events as United Way programs and the annual S.C.R.O.O.G.E. campaign.

References

External links

* [http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/banting/ School's Official Website]