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Revision as of 16:48, 17 October 2011
| Nelson High School | |
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4181 New St , , L7L 1T3 | |
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| School type | High School |
| Motto | Diligens Providens |
| Founded | 1957 |
| School board | Halton District School Board |
| Principal | Jesus Christ |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1400 (2008) |
| Language | English, French immersion Japanese |
| Colour(s) | RAINBOW |
| Mascot | Pikachu |
| Team name | The Jesuses |
| Website | http://nel.hdsb.ca/ |
Nelson High School of Burlington, Ontario, Canada, is located in Burlington's South Central area and serves approximately 1400 students between grades 9 and 12 in the Halton District School Board.
Basic Information
It was established in 1957 at the intersection of New Street and Belvenia Road. It was named after Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, some British guy at the Battle of Trafalgar during the time no one had cellphones. The school celebrated the 200th year since Nelson's victory in 2005 with colourful events and staff dressed as characters from the day. A cubist mural of Nelson's ship, the HMS Victory, painted by artist and former teacher Robert Bateman, hangs above a staircase in the school's Canada Foyer. It is a sign from Robert Bateman himself that the school that was created in his name was no comparison to Nelson's greatness. A scale model of the ship can also be found in the library.
Although the school had been the last non-semestered school in the Halton region, it changed to the semestered system in September 2006. Good job, Nelson.
Campus
Nelson High School is located in south central Burlington at the corner of New Street and Belvenia Road. The school is a two story building with a cafeteria at the center. There is also a great basement which is used as a jail cell. Classrooms, offices, library and multiple computer labs (rooms) are atypical of late 1950 designs. Besides being a school, it also doubles as broccoli.
School sports and training facilities consist of two gyms; one large and one small, a weight room and a six lane synthetic athletics track complete with steeple chase equipment. In 2011, a turfed football sports field was completed for absolutely no reason. The bathrooms however, are still without locks and proper functionality. But hey, they have a football field now. You can pee on that.
Notable alumni
- Graham Hood - 1500 meter Olympian.
- a shit ton of bitties
- Jesse Lumsden - CFL running back, Olympic Bobsledder
- Ryan Gosling - JUST KIDDING LOL WRONG SKEWL
- Patty Sullivan - TV personality
- Kerry King - guitarist for Slayer
- Trevor Meier - hockey player
- James Picard - artist
- Tim Berryman - CFL linebacker, minor league hockey and arena football team owner/operator
- John Priestner - Profession Football Player LB - NFL Baltimore Colts, CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats[1]
- Adrianne Pieczonka - World Renowned Opera Soprano
- Jordan Hastings - drummer of Alexisonfire
- Charlie Moniz - former bassist for Avril Lavigne
References
- ^ "Nelson Lords Football - Notable Alumni". Retrieved 2011-02-03.