Hill Park Secondary School

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School type High school Area trustee Lillian Orban Principal Angela Ferguson Phone +1 905-385-3257 Province Ontario Founded 1994		Superintendent Sharon Stephanian School number 916722 Grades 9-12 Mascot Black Ram Motto Know The Reasons
Address 465 E 16th St, Hamilton, ON L9A 4K6, Canada District Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board Similar Sir Allan MacNab, Bishop Ryan Catholic, Sir Winston Churchill Secondar, St Mary Catholic Secondar, Cathedral High School

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Hill Park Secondary School is the oldest high school on the Hamilton Mountain and is a member of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. The school, located at 465 East 16th Street in Hamilton, was founded in 1955 as a fully composite high school, and was the first secondary school built on the Hamilton Mountain. The school was built as part of Hamilton's need for more secondary schools to match the increasing enrollment of baby boomers. Currently, the school has an enrollment of 941 students. The HWDSB announced on 24 May 2012 that Hill Park Secondary School will close, along with Barton Secondary School and Mountain Secondary School. The students will be consolidated into a new, $25 million school.

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Program Highlights

Boys Athletic Council – Hamilton Bulldogs game event, holiday dinner, Toronto Raptors game event

Drama – Program of Choice in the Performing Arts, and Specialist High Skills Major in Arts and Culture, which allow students to complete their diploma with a focus in the arts. Art Smart is an innovative program that allows students from across Hamilton, Ontario to participate in a musical theatre production, co-produced by partners at Theatre Ancaster. Trips to Stratford, Toronto, and Theatre Aquarius. For the first time, the club will compete in the 64th season of Ontario Sears Drama Festival

Geography – Trips to Niagara Falls, Toronto, Royal Botanical Gardens, waterfront

Hamilton Music Awards

History and English – Trips to New York City

Media Arts – Film festival

Phys-Ed – Camping and ski trips

Student Support Programs

After School Literacy Program

Bursary Program

Complete-A-Credit

Credit Recovery

Grade 6-8 Transitions Program

Jr. and Sr. Alter Ed.

Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC)

SMART Club

STEP program (remedial summer)

Walk-In Closet Program

Drive to 85

Drive to 85 is a program that gives students more ways to accumulate credits to graduate while improving the quality of high school education in the province. The program's aim is for 85% of Ontario students to graduate from secondary school by the 2010-2011 school year.

Clubs & Sports

Hill Park Secondary School has the following clubs and sports:

Anime Club

Archery Club

Art Council

Athletic Council (Boys, Girls)

Badminton

Baseball

Basketball (Girls, Boys Jr., Mid., Sr.)

Cross Country

Dance Ensemble

Field Hockey

Football (Boys Jr./Sr.)

Golf

Hill Park Outers Club

Hockey (Boys, Girls)

Indoor Track

Martial Arts Self-Defense

Music Council (Vocal Ensemble, Repertoire)

Rowing

Rugby

Slo-Pitch (Girls)

SMART Club

Soccer (Boys, Girls)

Student Council

Tennis

Touch Football (Gr. 9, Girls, Sr. Boys)

Track and Field

Volleyball (Co-Ed, Girls, Jr./Sr. Boys)

Water Polo (Girls, Jr./Sr. Boys)

Weight Training

Notable alumni

Bob Croft - Seventh Canadian to be ever drafted in the NBA by the Boston Celtics in the 1970 NBA Draft

Jason Jones - Actor and TV Correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Bryan McCabe - hockey player who last played for the NHL's New York Rangers, briefly attended

Leslie Stewart - Reporter for CHCH-TV

Kristine Wishart - Player for Canada's National Field Hockey Team and 5-time CIS 1st-team all Canadian

References

Hill Park Secondary School Wikipedia

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