Lorne Park Secondary School
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| Lorne Park Secondary School | |
| Address | |
| 1324 Lorne Park Road Mississauga, Ontario, L5H 3B1, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School number | 924008 |
| School board | Peel District School Board |
| Religious affiliation | none |
| Superintendent | Patricia Rossall |
| Area trustee | Don Stephens |
| Principal | Julie Hunt-Gibbons |
| Vice principal | Fraser Kidd Patricia White |
| School type | High school |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English, Extended French |
| Motto | Portam Futuro Aperimus |
| Mascot | Spartan |
| Colours | Red and grey |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Enrollment | 1,430 (September 2007) |
| Homepage | http://lorneparkss.peelschools.org/ |
Lorne Park Secondary School is a high school located in Mississauga, Ontario.
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[edit] History
When the population of Peel County began experiencing a population explosion in the 1950s, the secretary-treasurer for the South Peel Board of Education began negotiations to purchase land for a new school to be built on a 13 1/2 acre site at the price of 32,469 CAD. Construction on the school began in 1957.
The breakdown of costs for the school was as follows:
- Contractor's fee: $580,000
- Cost of land: $32,469
- Architect's fee: $34,800
- Landscaping and fencing: $80,000
- Cost of debenture issue: $25,200
- Total cost: $752,469
Billed as a very modern design when the school opened for students in January 1958, the main feature of the school, facing south onto Lorne Park Road, was a suspended concrete canopy with two-storey windows. The school opened with 272 students and 16 teachers.
In 1973, Lorne Park also known as JLPI (Justin LitUM Polytechnical Institute) was the first school in the Peel Board of Education to offer full-credit semestering. It proved wildly successful, and it was extended to most schools in the region by 1976.
The school population peaked in 1979, when Lorne Park had a teaching staff of 92 and 1,647 students in a building designed for 1,420. The current student population stands at 1,430 students and 75 teachers. It is a Regional Enhanced Learning Centre, catering to gifted students from across southern Mississauga, and also hosts an Extended French program. Elementary feeder schools include Hillcrest Public School, Lorne Park Public School, Owenwood Public School, Tecumseh Public School, Green Glade Senior Public School (also the Extended French program feeder), and Whiteoaks Public School, as well as St. Christopher's Catholic School, Allan A. Martin Public School, St. Luke's Catholic School, and Lyndwood Public School (Enhanced Program Feeder).
[edit] Sports
The Lorne Park Spartans are known for their excellent athletic programs, most notably their football and women's lacrosse teams. They have produced several OFSAA and ROPSSAA champions in football,boy's Hockey,women's lacrosse, field hockey, rugby, basketball, skiing, cross-country, badminton, baseball, swimming and tennis. The junior cross-country ski team was 2007 OFSAA champions.
[edit] Men's Football
Lorne Park's strongest reputation in athletics is in its football program. Both their junior and senior teams are consistently among the top ranked in the province, and many of their players go on to play at the college level in Canada and the USA.[citation needed] They have also produced dozens of CFL players, and one NFL player.[citation needed] In 2000 the Spartans won their first ever Metro Bowl, defeating Notre Dame (Burlington) 11-0 at the Skydome. In 2007, The Spartans were ranked 15th in Ontario losing to Notre Dame(Brampton) 23-13 in the Metro Bowl quarter finals.
[edit] Women's Lacrosse
In 2007 there were two teams, Seniors and Juniors. Both won ROPSSAA. The Seniors placed 13th in Midwest Schools Lacrosse Association (MSLA) at Erie and won Bronze in the (OFSAA-sanctioned) Provincial Cup in Peterborough. In 2006 and 2005 Lorne Park's Varsity, Junior Varsity and Rookie teams all swept ROPSSAA. As well, Varsity came 4th in the Provincial Cup tournament in both years and in 2006 also placed 8th in the MSLA at Detroit. 2008 saw a rebirth of the rookie team. 80 girls played on all 3 teams with the Varsity team winning their 4th ROPSSAA title in a row. The junior "A" team repeated as the Jr. Varsity Champions after an undefeated season while the junior "B" team won the bronze medal.
[edit] Baseball
Lorne Park's varsity baseball team won OFSAA baseball's Prentice Cup in 2005, competing at the Rogers Centre against top teams from across the province. This victory came after a defeat in the Prentice Cup Semi-Finals the year before.
[edit] Sports Rivalries
Lorne Park has historically had a fierce rivalry with the Clarkson Secondary School Chargers, though beginning in the late 1990s, that rivalry began to die down.
[edit] Clubs
Lorne Park enjoys a healthy tradition of student involvement in extracurricular activities. Lorne Park's music department participates in regional music festivals, and the DECA team participated in the North American Finals in Dallas, Texas in May 2006. In the mid-1990s, the Lorne Park Model United Nations team was ranked consistently high at NHSMUN in New York City, and the Southern Ontario Model United Nations. Several alumni have gone onto careers in the arts, including Suzie McNeil (Last female contestant, Rock Star: INXS). Neve Campbell's father was the assistant head of the drama department for a decade. The senior band consistently performs among the top schools in the country every year.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Nima Arkani-Hamed, physicist and professor
- Silken Laumann, Olympic rower
- Suzie McNeil, Vocalist
- Ryan O'Marra, World Junior Hockey player, New York Islanders draft pick (2005)
- Bev Oda, Federal politician and cabinet minister
- Mike Hough, NHL Hockey Player, Captain of Quebec Nordiques
- Ty Templeton, Comic-book artist and writer
- Klaus Wilmsmeyer, NFL Football Player
- Nathan LaFayette, NHL Hockey Player
[edit] Trivia
- While not in use presently, a firing range exists in the basement of the school (beneath the small gymnasium). It was built in order to secure extra funding during the Cold War period so that students could have a suitable area to practice in. When such a use became obscure, the firing range housed the drama department's props and costumes. It was permanently closed, however, supposedly because of the archaic lead paint on its walls.
- Lorne Park was the first school to use computer-built timetables.[citation needed]
- The Good Charlotte video for Little Things was filmed at the school.
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