Newtonbrook Secondary School
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Newtonbrook Secondary School | |
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Steeles Ave, North York | |
Colour(s) | Scarlet & Grey |
Mascot | Polaris the Polar Bear |
Team name | Newtonbrook Northmen/Vikings (1964-1995) Newtonbrook North Stars (1995-present) |
Website | sites |
Newtonbrook Secondary School is a
History
Opened in 1964 by the then North York Board of Education to provide a closer school for the area (formerly served by Earl Haig Secondary School to the south) with 610 pupils. It was officially opened in Winter 1965 by Newtonbrook-born and then Prime Minister of Canada Lester B. Pearson.
The building's design resembled
It is considered to be one of the more sports-oriented high schools in the Toronto District School Board. Some of the athletics offered are: rugby, basketball, soccer, track, ultimate, volleyball, baseball, softball, cheerleading, dance team, water polo, cross country running, swimming, badminton and wrestling. Newtonbrook's football program was coached by then-city councillor and future mayor Rob Ford until 2001 when he confronted a student.[1]
Some elective academic programmes offered are:
The sports field is used by the Toronto City Saints rugby team of the Canada Rugby League.
Notable alumni
- J'Michael Deane CFL Player Ottawa Red Blacks, Former Calgary Stampeder, Graduate Michigan State University
- Elizabeth Cull, Minister of Health (1991+); Minister of Finance (1993–95), British Columbia, Canada.
- Lisa Feldman Barrett, University Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Northeastern University
- Mark Bluvshtein, Russian-born Canadian chess grandmaster[2]
- Shane Kippel, Canadian television actor
- Geddy Lee, born Gary Lee Weinrib, singer (Rush)
- Mark Napier, retired NHL Player (Minnesota North Stars, Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers and Buffalo Sabres); former head coach for the Toronto St. Michael's Majors
- Steve Shutt, retired NHL player Montreal Canadiens and Los Angeles Kings
- B.C. Lions
- Howie Mandel, Comedian and Actor
- Michael Wex (né Weczs), Yiddish-language scholar and theorist, best selling North American humorist
- Boris Cherniak, Comedian, Hypnotist, and Author
See also
- List of high schools in Ontario
Footnotes
- ^ "Rob Ford told he was unwelcome as a football coach at Toronto high school". The Star. Toronto. 13 July 2010.
- ^ "Player Profile of the Month" (PDF). chesscafe.com. Retrieved 2008-11-11.