Huron Heights Secondary School (Newmarket)

This article is about the school in Newmarket. For the school in Kitchener, see Huron Heights Secondary School (Kitchener).

Huron Heights Secondary School
Address
40 Huron Heights Dr. Newmarket , Ontario , L3Y 3J9 Canada
Coordinates	44°3′51″N 79°26′43″W
Information
School type	High School
Motto	Reach for the Heights
Religious affiliation(s)	Secular
Established	1962
School board	York Region District School Board
Superintendent	Drew McNaughton
Area trustee	Loralea Carruthers Martin Van Beek
Principal	Mirella Sanwalka
Enrollment	1513 (October 2013)
Team name	Warriors
Website	www.huronheights.ss.yrdsb.edu.on.ca
Last updated: September 2014

Huron Heights Secondary School is a public high school in the York Region District School Board which opened in 1962. Additions were added in 1965 and 1969. It is located in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada and serves students from the Newmarket and East Gwillimbury area.

The name comes from the First Nation that inhabited the area and the height of land on which the school is located in the northwest part of the town. It also began to share the Newmarket-area enrichment program with Newmarket High School in 2000.

It is also home to the Regional Arts education program for North York Region, called Arts Huron. This rivals Unionville High School, of Markham, which is the regional arts school to south. Arts Huron provides students with a quality education in dance, drama, visual arts, technology, and music. Graduates receive a certificate of specialization in whichever area of the program for which they earned 5 or more credits. Many Arts Huron alumni go on to attend reputable arts programs such as those at Humber College (jazz), University of Toronto (jazz and classical), University of York (jazz), and the University of Western Ontario (music education).

The 2005 student population was approximately 1,850, in grades 9-12. The floor area is approximately 20 900 m².

Feeder schools

• Glen Cedar Public School
• Meadowbrook Public School
• Prince Charles Public School
• Mount Albert Public School
• Sharon Public School

(Among Others)

Notable alumni

• Jeff Beukeboom, former Stanley Cup winning NHL defenseman attended Huron Heights while playing for the Newmarket Flyers of the Ontario Provincial Junior "A" league
• Veronica Brenner, a graduate, won a silver medal in freestyle skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics
• Jim Brennan, professional Football (soccer) player, member of the Canadian national team, first player of the Toronto FC franchise, and played in the FA Premier League
• Curtis Joseph, long-time NHL goalie
• Sam Reid, songwriter producer was the keyboard player for Glass Tiger
• Tyler Stewart of the band Barenaked Ladies attended Huron Heights between 1980 and 1986, and was Head Boy and active in various school bands and the music program.
• Matt Sweeney and Travis Stokl, founding members of indie pop band, The Elwins
• Corey Watman, professional CFL football player, 2-time Grey Cup champion.

See also

• List of high schools in Ontario
• Arts York
• St. Elizabeth Catholic High School
• Westmount Collegiate Institute
• Unionville High School
• York Region District School Board

External links

• Huron Heights Secondary School
• Huron Heights School Council