- Newtonbrook Secondary School
-
Newtonbrook Secondary School Quisque Pro Ingenio (To each according to his/her own talent)
Address 155 Hilda Avenue
Toronto, Ontario, M2M 1V6, CanadaInformation School number 3442 School board TDSB Religious affiliation None Superintendent Sue Pfeffer (NE1) Area trustee Mari Rutka (Ward 12) Principal Lynne Koffman Vice principal Katherine Armstrong
Boyd BugdenSchool type Public High School Grades Nine through Twelve Language English and French Area Yonge Street and Steeles Ave, North York Mascot Polaris the Polar Bear Team name The Newtonbrook North Stars Colours Scarlet & Grey Founded 1964 Homepage http://www.newtonbrook.ca/ Newtonbrook Secondary School is a high school for students in Grades 9 to 12 in the Newtonbrook neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was part of the North York Board of Education until the Toronto school boards were amalgamated in the late 1990s.
Opened in 1964 by the then North York Board of Education to provide a closer school for the area (formerly served by Earl Haig Secondary School to the south).
It is considered to be one of the more sports-orientated high schools in the Toronto District School Board. Some of the athletics offered are: Canadian football, rugby, basketball, soccer, track, ultimate, volleyball, baseball, cheerleading, dance team, waterpolo, cross-country running, swimming, skiing and snowboarding, tennis, golf, and cricket.
Some elective academic programmes offered are: French immersion programme, fashion design, dance, music and a thorough computers science program.
The sports field is used by Toronto City Saints rugby team of the Canada Rugby League.
Notable alumni
- Lisa Feldman Barrett, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Northeastern University
- Mark Bluvshtein, Russian-born Canadian chess grandmaster[1]
- Shane Kippel, Canadian television actor
- Geddy Lee, born Gary Lee Weinrib, singer (Rush)
- Mark Napier, retired NHL Player (Minnesota North Stars, Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers and Buffalo Sabres); former head coach for the Toronto St. Michael's Majors
- Ron Fishman, CEO Nightmare and Destiny Productions, World Electronic Music Festival Airline Pilot.
- Steve Shutt, retired NHL player Montreal Canadiens and Los Angeles Kings
- Paul Tsaparis, CEO Hewlett Packard Canada
- Shawn Gore, former NFL player, Green Bay Packers and CFL player B.C. Lions
- Tsan Lo, CEO of KFC Canada
- Aaron Hou, VP at Goldman Sachs Canada
- Cheryl Rich, Cher impersonator; Scripps National Spelling Bee champion
Footnotes
- ^ "Player Profile of the Month". chesscafe.com. http://www.chesscafe.com/text/scholastic02.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
External links
High schools in Toronto PublicEast York Etobicoke Burnhamthorpe · Central Etobicoke High School · Etobicoke · Etobicoke School of the Arts · Etobicoke Year-Round Alternative Centre · Keiller MacKay · Kipling · Lakeshore · Martin Grove · North Albion · Richview · Scarlett Heights · School of Experiential Education · Silverthorn · Thistletown · West HumberNorth York A.Y. Jackson · Avondale Elementary & Secondary Alternative · C.W. Jefferys · Don Mills · Downsview Secondary School · Drewry · Earl Haig · Emery Collegiate Institute · Georges Vanier · George S. Henry Academy · Nelson A. Boylen · Newtonbrook · North East Year-Round Alternative Centre · Northview Heights · Sir Sandford Fleming · Victoria Park · Westview Centennial · William Lyon MacKenzie · Year Round Alternative School · York MillsScarborough Agincourt · Albert Campbell · Alternative Scarborough Education 1 · Bendale BTI · Birchmount Park · Cedarbrae · David and Mary Thomson · Delphi · Dr. Norman Bethune · L'Amoreaux · Lester B. Pearson · Maplewood · Midland Avenue · R. H. King · SATEC @ W. A. Porter · Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies · Sir John A. MacDonald · Sir Oliver Mowat · Sir Wilfrid Laurier · Sir William Osler · South-East Year-Round Alternative Centre · Stephen Leacock · West Hill · Wexford · Sir Robert L. Borden BTI · Winston Churchill · WoburnOld Toronto ALPHA II Alternative School · Bloor · Central Commerce · Central Technical · City School · Contact Alternative School · Danforth · Eastdale Collegiate Institute · Eastern Commerce · Forest Hill · Greenwood Secondary School · Harbord · Heydon Park · Humberside · Inglenook · Jarvis · Lawrence Park · Malvern · Monarch Park · North Toronto · Northern · Oakwood · Oasis Alternative · Overflow Centre · Parkdale · Riverdale · Rosedale Heights · SEED · School of Life Experience · Subway Academy I · Subway Academy II · Student School · Triangle · Ursula Franklin · Western Technical - Commercial · West End Alternative School · West TorontoYork Catholic Archbishop Romero · Bishop Allen · Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton · Blessed Mother Teresa · Blessed Pope John Paul II · Brébeuf · Cardinal Carter · Cardinal Newman · Father Henry Carr · Father John Redmond · Francis Libermann · Chaminade · Jean Vanier · Loretto Abbey · Loretto College · Marshall McLuhan · Mary Ward · Michael Power/St. Joseph · Neil McNeil · Notre Dame · St. Joseph · St. Joseph's Morrow Park · St. Mary's · St. Michael's Choir · St. Patrick · Senator O'Connor ·Franco IndependentPrivate Religious This list is incomplete. Toronto District School Board High schools in Toronto Old Toronto ALPHA II Alternative School · Bloor · Central Commerce · Central Technical · City School · Contact Alternative School · Danforth · Eastdale Collegiate Institute · Eastern Commerce · Forest Hill · Greenwood Secondary School · Harbord · Heydon Park · Humberside · Inglenook · Jarvis · Lawrence Park · Malvern · Monarch Park · North Toronto · Northern · Oakwood · Oasis Alternative · Overflow Centre · Parkdale · Riverdale · Rosedale Heights · SEED · School of Life Experience · Subway Academy I · Subway Academy II · Student School · Ursula Franklin · Western Technical - Commercial · West End Alternative School · West TorontoNorth York A.Y. Jackson · Avondale Elementary & Secondary Alternative · C.W. Jefferys · Don Mills · Downsview Secondary School · Drewry · Earl Haig · Emery Collegiate Institute · Georges Vanier · George S. Henry Academy · Nelson A. Boylen · Newtonbrook · North East Year-Round Alternative Centre · Northview Heights · Sir Sandford Fleming · Victoria Park · Westview Centennial · William Lyon MacKenzie · Year Round Alternative School · York MillsScarborough Agincourt · Albert Campbell · Alternative Scarborough Education 1 · Bendale BTI · Birchmount Park · Cederbrae · David and Mary Thomson · Delphi · Dr. Norman Bethune · L'Amoreaux · Lester B. Pearson · Maplewood · Midland Avenue · R. H. King · Satec at W.A. Porter · Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies · Sir John A. MacDonald · Sir Oliver Mowat · Sir Wilfrid Laurier · Sir William Osler · South-East Year-Round Alternative Centre · Stephen Leacock · West Hill · Wexford · Sir Robert L. Borden BTI · Winston Churchill · WoburnEtobicoke Burnhamthorpe · Central Etobicoke High School · Etobicoke · Etobicoke School of the Arts · Etobicoke Year-Round Alternative Centre · Keiller MacKay · Kipling · Lakeshore · Martin Grove · North Albion · Richview · Scarlett Heights · School of Experiential Education · Silverthorn · Thistletown · West HumberYork East York Coordinates: 43°47′37″N 79°25′36″W / 43.793511°N 79.426528°W
Categories:- High schools in Toronto
- Schools in the TDSB
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
