Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School (St. Catharines)
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
 | |
101 Glen Morris Drive , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 43°08′26″N 79°13′40″W / 43.14053°N 79.227819°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Secondary school |
| Motto | Template:Lang-la ("Deeds, not words") |
| Established | 1959 |
| School board | District School Board of Niagara |
| School number | 238 |
| Principal | John Shaw |
| Vice-principal | Catherine Matheson |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrolment | Approx. 1000 students |
| Language |
|
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue and gold |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Community | Glenridge |
| Website | sirwinston |
Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School is a Canadian secondary school located in St. Catharines, Ontario. It is one of eight public secondary schools in the city, and is situated in the community of Glenridge. It is administered by the District School Board of Niagara.
History
Sir Winston was founded in 1959. It was named after the British Prime Minister, who led the United Kingdom through the Second World War.
Facilities
Its campus contains a football/soccer/lacrosse field, a track, a parking lot, and a two-story building. The building includes a gymnasium, and an auditorium. A brand new two-level cafeteria was unveiled in the 2011/2012 school year. The old cafeteria has been converted into a larger library, while the old library has been converted into two classrooms.
Renovations over the summer of 2013 have given the school 6 new science labs and 4 new computer labs.
In May 2016, it was announced that the school had received a grant to have a multi-sport turf football field added, as well as a recording studio installed for the 2016/2017 school year.
The school is also built on the same plans as another school in the city, Laura Secord Secondary School, located only 6.3 km away.[1]
Extended French program
Sir Winston Churchill's Extended French program has been in existence for over 30 years. The school offers the program through grades 9 to 12 to students who participated in Extended French previously in elementary school. Twelve of the forty credits that an Extended French student completes will be taught in French. These are mainly core subjects like French, Math, Science and Social Sciences.[2]
Sports
Sir Winston Churchill offers several extracurricular sports activities to its students, including football, swimming, cross country running, track and field, volleyball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, hockey, rowing, and others.[3]
Dance Team
The Sir Winston Churchill competitive dance team is a group of dancers who learn choreography throughout the school year and perform at various competitions. Some competitions include Strive Dance Challenge, Niagara's Best Dance Crew, and Dance Starz.
Clubs
Robotics
Team Winston (known as The Sir Winston Churchill Robodogs until the beginning of the 2013/2014 season) has been competing in the First Technology Challenge (2007–2009) and the VEX robotics competitions (2009–present). They have competed in the world championships seven times (2008–2011, 2013–2014, 2016). As of the 2013/2014 year, the club has 5 robots registered: 211A, 211S, 211W, 211C and 211Z.
Schoolreach
Schoolreach is a competition between schools based on knowledge of trivia. Sir Winston Churchill has participated consistently in the competition for many years.
Fishing
The Sir Winston Churchill Fishing Team is a team that competes in the Educast Annual Fishing Tournament in St. Thomas, Ontario. This tournament awards prizes for bass, northern pike, and common carp.
Notable alumni
Graduation year is in parentheses:
- Malin Åkerman (1995), Swedish-Canadian actress and model
- Doug Favell (1965), NHL goaltender for the Philadelphia Flyers and the Toronto Maple Leafs
- Jeffrey Finley (2010), CFL defensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes
- Karla Homolka (1988), serial killer
- Tammy Homolka (grade 10 student at death), murder victim of Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo
- Paul Jenkins (1965), economist, former Senior Deputy Governor and former Chief Operating Officer of the Bank of Canada
- Wade MacNeil (2000), guitarist, vocalist and founding member of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire
- Keith Makubuya (2009), professional soccer player
- Mark Steenhuis (1996), NLL forward for the Buffalo Bandits
See also
References
- ^ "Sir Winston – History". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Sir Winston – Extended French". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Extra-Curricular Programs At Sir Winston Churchill" (PDF). Retrieved 11 August 2016.