Applewood Heights Secondary School
Applewood Heights Secondary School (AHSS) is a public secondary school in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and is part of the Peel District School Board. The school serves around thirteen hundred students with over a hundred teachers and school staff. Applewood is one of only 3 high schools in Mississauga that offers a French immersion program (also Streetsville Secondary School and Clarkson Secondary School). Applewood also offers a Specialist High Skills Major in Sports,[1] as well as a Regional Sports program.[2] The school commenced operations in 1966. Several portable classrooms were added in the late 1980s and early 1990s to serve the (then) 1800+ students, but decreasing enrolment occurring around the turn of the millennium led to their removal. According to the school website, in September 2010 Applewood changed to a semester school leaving Meadowvale Secondary School as the last remaining non-semester school in the Peel District School Board.
| Applewood Heights Secondary School | |
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| Address | |
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945 Bloor Street East , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 43.6071°N 79.605°W |
| Information | |
| School type | State High school |
| Founded | 1966 |
| School board | Peel District School Board |
| Superintendent | Paul da Silva |
| Area trustee | Sue Lawton Rick Williams |
| Principal | Michael Bowman |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,276 (September 11, 2020) |
| Language | English, French immersion |
| Colour(s) | Red, White and Blue |
| Mascot | The Axeman |
| Team name | Applewood Axemen |
| Website | applewoodheights |
| Last updated: September 11, 2020 | |
Notable students and alumni
- Taurean Allen, CFL player for the Calgary Stampeders
- Danny Antonucci, animator
- Tony Burgess, author
- Doug Davies, CFL lineman
- Tom Kostopoulos, NHL player for the New Jersey Devils
- Luc Mullinder, CFL retired player for the Montreal Alouettes
- PartyNextDoor, signed to Drake's OVO Sound label
- Aqsa Parvez, murder victim[3]
- Rathika Sitsabaiesan, MP for Scarborough—Rouge River
- Brandon Onkony, Swiss professional soccer player playing for Hobro IK in the Danish Superliga
References
- http://schools.peelschools.org/sec/applewoodheights/SHSM/Pages/default.aspx
- http://schools.peelschools.org/sec/applewoodheights/rsp/pages/default.aspx
- Mitchell, Bob and Jim Wilkes. "Dad charged in teen's death." Toronto Star. Tuesday December 11, 2007. Retrieved on September 30, 2011.