Governor Simcoe Secondary School Explained

Governor Simcoe Secondary School
Address:15 Glenview Ave
City:St. Catharines
Province:Ontario
Postcode:L2N 2Z7
Country:Canada
Schooltype:Secondary school
Motto:Our House
Founded:1971
Schoolboard:District School Board of Niagara
Superintendent:Helen McGregor
Number:216
Principal:Teri Thompson
Grades Label:Grades
Grades:9-12
Enrollment:Approx. 859
Language:English
Colours:Red and grey
Mascot:Redcoat
Team Name:Redcoats

Governor Simcoe Secondary School, named after John Graves Simcoe, is a public high school in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is a three-floored school with a theatre attachment. It opened in 1971. It was the first open concept high school in the Niagara Peninsula; the open concept has since been replaced with individual classrooms.

Theatre

In 1995, the Grantham Theatre was added to the east end of the school. While originally designed to seat 1000 people, due to budget constraints, it was only built to seat 500.

The school has had its own productions of musicals. In 2017, students performed Beauty and the Beast. 66 students were a part of the cast.[1] In 2019, students performed Into the Woods.[2]

Robotics

The school has a robotics team which is number 1114 in the FIRST Robotics Competition. In 2017, two students on the team were photographed with prime minister Justin Trudeau.[3] In 2022, they won the Ontario provincial championship and then competed in Houston, Texas.[4]

Athletics

In 2014, students from Governor Simcoe won 11 medals in provincial championships for the Special Olympics.[5]

The school has a football team with mixed grade students.[6] In 2022 and 2023, the team made it to the regional semifinals.[7]

Incidents

In 2019, an 18 year old student went missing.[8] The school honoured him in their graduation ceremony for that year and gave the Ontario Secondary School Diploma to his family.[9] He was later found dead. Foul play was not suspected.[10]

In 2023, a teacher was charged with sexual assault of a student.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cheevers . Melinda . Governor Simcoe set to stage ‘Beauty and the Beast’ . Niagara This Week . 17 November 2024.
  2. Web site: Capellazzo . Cameryn . Governor Simcoe's 'Into the Woods' Dazzles . Niagara Falls Review . 17 November 2024.
  3. Web site: Craig . Andrew . Science in Canada needs funding, not photo-ops . The Conversation . 17 November 2024.
  4. Web site: Alwahaidi . Keena . Local secondary students off to international robotics competition after provincial win . CBC News . 17 November 2024.
  5. Web site: Medal haul for Special Olympians . Niagara This Week . 17 November 2024.
  6. Web site: Puchalski . Bernie . Building a culture . Pelham Today . 17 November 2024.
  7. Web site: Puchalski . Bernie . Redcoats roll in Tier 2 opener . BPSN . 17 November 2024.
  8. Web site: Guevera . Samuel . Niagara police search the shores of the Welland Canal for missing teen . CBC News . 17 November 2024.
  9. Web site: Knox . Shelby . Missing St. Catharines teen Quintin Bingley honoured during graduation ceremony . 610 cktb. 17 November 2024.
  10. Web site: Sawchuck . Bill . Remains identified as missing St. Catharines teen . Guelph Mercury Tribune . 17 November 2024.
  11. Web site: Hristova . Bobby . St. Catharines high school teacher charged with sexual assault . CBC News . 17 November 2024.

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