- Brampton Centennial Secondary School
Infobox Education in Canada
name= Brampton Centennial Secondary School
streetaddress= 251 McMurchy Avenue South
city= Brampton
province=Ontario
postalcode= L6Y 1Z4
areacode= 905
phone= 451-2860
fax= 451-4756
website= http://bramptoncentennialss.peelschools.org
schoolboard=Peel District School Board
affiliation= Public
superintendent=Scott Moreash
trustee= Steve Kavanagh
principal= Stacy Wilson
viceprincipal= Stella Capogna
Lawrence DeMaeyer
Ranjit Khatkur
schooltype= high school
grades= 9-12+
language= English
mascot= Buck
teamname= BCSS Bucks
colours= Red, yellow, and black
founded= June 01, 1967
enrollment= 1800
enrollment_as_of= September 2007Brampton Centennial Secondary School is a
public high school located in Brampton,Ontario ,Canada . Brampton Centennial Secondary School is also commonly known as BCSS. It was the scene of theCentennial Secondary School shooting in 1975. In 1888, the school was opened as 'Brampton High School' with an annual budget of $868.25. The school building was burned down and was rebuilt in 1917. Brampton High School opened in 1852 with 12 students. The first principal was Mr. A. Thompson. Pictures of all three school buildings are displayed in the foyer. Brampton Centennial Secondary School was built 1967 - Canada's Centennial - replacing Brampton High School. Many of the current student awards began at Brampton High School, and the school has many reminders of its heritage. Brampton Centennial Secondary School currently has approximately 1800 students, over 100 staff, and many support staff. In 2000 a new addition was added to the front of the school to accommodate the additional student population.Athletics
Brampton Centennial boasts excellent athletics programs which are collectively known by students as "Buckland." The schools sports programs include basketball, tennis, golf, curling, swimming, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, hockey, ski & snowboard, archery, baseball, slo-pitch, cricket, badminton, lacrosse, rugby and soccer.
Brampton Centennial holds the record for the most ever Canadian Football League players from any other high school in North America.
Recent athletic notes:ROPSSA silver curling boys (06,07)OFSSAA silver mixed curling 06
*BCSS has reached the ROPSSAA Finals in basketball (2008)
*Reigning Varsity Boys Lacrosse Three-peat Champions (2004-2007)
*Girls Overall ROPSSAA Wrestling Champions (2008)
*Boys Overall third in ROPSSAA Wrestling (2008)
*BCSS Wrestling team placed Second overall in ROPSSAA (2007-2008)
*BCSS Wrestling team won ROPSSAA Championship (2006)
*Silver in ROPSSAA Championship Hockey (2007)
*Two consecutive undefeated Junior Boys Rugby regular seasons (2005-2007)
*Girls Lacrosse ROPSSAA Silver Medalists (2008)Alumni
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Scott Thompson of "Kids in the Hall " was a student at Centennial Secondary School [ [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/20010721/ctvnews93406/20010721?hub=CTVNewsAt11&subhub=PrintStory CTV story] ]
*Ken Whillans - Former Mayor of Brampton
*Julie White - World class high jumper
*Chris Cuthbert - Network Sports Commentator
*Rick Nash - NHL player for the Columbus Blue Jacketsee also
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Centennial Secondary School shooting References
External links
* [http://bramptoncentennialss.peelschools.org/ School's Homepage]
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