Thomas L. Kennedy Secondary School
| Thomas L. Kennedy Secondary School | |
| Address | |
| 3100 Hurontario Street Mississauga, Ontario, L5B 1N7, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School board | Peel District School Board |
| Religious affiliation | Public |
| Superintendent | Anthony Edwards |
| Area trustee | Janet McDougald Ruth Thompson |
| Principal | Cheri Riddell |
| Vice principal | John Staba (Acting) Nancy Chew Mark Botnik |
| School type | High school |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | The Kougar |
| Team name | Kougars |
| Colours | Maroon and Grey |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Enrolment | 900 |
| Homepage | http://www.tlkennedy.com/ |
Thomas Laird Kennedy Secondary School is a school located in Mississauga, Ontario which was erected in honour of Premier of Ontario Thomas Laird Kennedy. Kennedy had been a long time resident of Streetsville (now part of Mississauga), where he was Master of the River Park Masonic Lodge. Thomas L. Kennedy Secondary School first opened its doors to approximately four hundred and fifty students in September 1953.
The school has an extensive extracurricular program, including many athletic and sports teams. The school has successful basketball and cricket teams [1] [2].
T.L. Kennedy has an active music program including clubs such as the TLK Rock Band and the TLK Choir. Students from all grades participate in these clubs and perform at many school wide and community events[3]. Each year the Arts department hosts an evening performance called M.A.A.D. Night. This event showcases the talents of our students in Music, Arts (Visual)[4], Animation and Drama.
In September 2011, T.L. Kennedy launched a Specialist High Skills Major program in Business [5][6]. The same month, Ms. D. Mehra, a member of the English department teaching staff, was honoured to receive the Teacher of the Month, Golden Apple Award[7] awarded by Omni Television. In June, 2009, The Toronto Star interviewed and commended another T.L. Kennedy teacher, Ms. T. Grandy, for promoting literacy within the school.[8]
On September 21, 2009, at around 9:50 am a 17 year old male student was stabbed in the arm, initiating a school wide lock-down and tactical police to be called in. The lock-down lasted about 3 hours and was lifted at around 12:50 pm.[9][10]
References
- ^ Kougars Grab Third Title Gary McCarthy, May 19, 2010
- ^ Golden on the Cricket Pitch Gary McCarthy, May 13, 2010, Mississauga.com
- ^ Haiti Haiti Relief Concert, Photos by Lindsay Van Wetten, Snapsouthmississauga.com
- ^ students-create-art-installation--Visual Art Installation TLK Students, Julia Le, Jan 19, 2011 Mississauga.com
- ^ Specialist High Skills Major
- ^ program-helps-students-pick-career--Specialist High Skills Major, Julia Le,Sep 06, 2011, Mississauga.com
- ^ Golden Apple Teacher of the Month Award, September, 2011, www.omnitv.ca
- ^ Big Push on Literacy Pays Off in Test Marks, Louise Brown, Education Reporter, June 11, 2009, www.thestar.com
- ^ Student stabbed, school in lockdown, Louie Rosella, Sep 21, 2009, Mississauga.com
- ^ Teen arrested in Mississauga school stabbing, September 21, 2009, CBC News
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