Innisdale Secondary School
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95 Little Avenue , , Canada | |
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School type | Public, High school |
Founded | 1978 |
School board | Simcoe County District School Board |
School number | 918253 |
Principal | Brian MacIsaac |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1700[1] (2011) |
Language | English |
Colour(s) | Orange and Royal Blue |
Mascot | Izzy (Knight) |
Team name | Innisdale Invaders |
Website | www2 |
44°21′33.93″N 79°41′7.26″W / 44.3594250°N 79.6853500°WInnisdale Secondary School is a public secondary school that is located in the south end of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. It is the largest high school in Simcoe County. It was founded in 1978, and serves as an educational facility to over 1700 students in grades 9-12 and a working environment to over one hundred full-time staff.
The principal is Brian MacIsaac, vice principals are Amanda Potter, Anne Tervit and Rob Poissant.
"Achievement, athletics, arts and informed choices" are stated to be central to Innisdale's philosophy. Their short educational motto is "we care, we challenge, we create".[2]
History
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Innisdale s of the farm, the Kennedy family, the street beside which the trees run was named Kennedy Way in 2005.[3] A photo of the original farm also resides prominently in the building, near the main entrance.
Sports and activities
Innisdale is home to many extracurricular sports including football, hockey, basketball, volleyball, rugby, tennis, golf, soccer, curling, Nordic skiing, Baseball, and many more. Innisdale has six bands - Junior and Senior Stage Band, Junior and Senior Concert Band, and Show Band. Some of Innisdale's clubs include DECA,[4] Warhammer 40k, G-Force (who participate in the well known activity of Geocaching), Fusion, Outbound, the Innisdale Chess Club, the Drama Club, Student Council, the Anime Club and many other interesting clubs and committees.
Innisdale also has a co-operative education program for athletes training with the Mariposa School of Skating.[5]
Feeder schools
Innisdale receives students directly from south Barrie (Allandale), central Barrie and a portion of northern Innisfil. Algonquin Ridge Elementary School, Allandale Heights Public School, Assikinack Public School, Mapleview Heights Elementary School, Sunnybrae Public School, Warnica Public School, Hewitt's Creek, Hyde Park and Willow Landing Elementary School.
See also
References
- ^ http://sbinfo.edu.gov.on.ca/schdata.asp?schoolNo=918253
- ^ "About Innisdale". Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ^ "Innisdale Heritage". Retrieved 2007-10-09.
- ^ "DECA Innisdale". Innisdale Secondary School. 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
- ^ "Mariposa Co-Op Education Program". Mariposa School of Skating. Retrieved 2006-12-16.