Thornhill Secondary School
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167 Dudley Avenue Thornhill, Ontario, L3T 2E5 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°48′35″N 79°25′13″W / 43.80972°N 79.42028°WCoordinates: 43°48′35″N 79°25′13″W / 43.80972°N 79.42028°W |
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| School type | High school |
| Motto | Post Proelium Praemium - "After the Struggle, the Reward" |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Secular |
| Founded | 1954 |
| School board | York Region District School Board |
| Superintendent | Rashmi Swarup |
| Area trustee | Susan Geller |
| School number | 947792 |
| Principal | David McAdam |
| Grades | 9-12, offers AP level subjects |
| Enrollment | 1054 (October 2013) |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Black and Yellow |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Newspaper | Eye of the Tiger |
| Website | www |
| Last updated: September 2014 | |
Thornhill Secondary School is a secondary school in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1955, the school is administered by the York Region District School Board system.
Originally it served as an elementary school, but in 1956 it opened as a full-time high school with 600 students. The TSS library was established in 1960 and was just recently renovated in 2007. In 1962, the school increased its classrooms from 30 to 47 and added 32 members to its original faculty of 29.
By 1962, 1090 students were enrolled. A technical and commercial wing was built in 1961. In 1976, the school undertook a major renovation. That same year, the drama program started and the music program expanded. In 1999, an expanded science wing was constructed to accommodate an overflow of students. The long-awaited new library and school hallway connecting science to the technologies and music was completed in June 2007.
Thornhill Secondary School is home to an elite, enriched program for Gifted students. Many of these gifted students were selected through a process occurring in Grade 3 of their elementary school education as per York Region District School Board programs. The majority of Thornhill Secondary School's gifted students come from two feeder elementary schools, Henderson Avenue Public School and Glen Shields Public School. Courses at the gifted level are recorded as Academic level courses, and are offered in Grades 9-10.
Strong students at Thornhill Secondary School also have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement-level courses in Grades 11-12. This prepares them to write subject-specific Advanced Placement exams in May and earn credits from College Board that can act as substitutes for university-level first year courses. Through a very supportive guidance office , students are provided with all the information required to gain admission into Canada's top undergraduate level programs.
The Thornhill Secondary School Student Government is called B.O.S.S. (Board Of Student Senators). BOSS runs a number of events each year, most notably the school dances, the yearly carnival, Semi-Formal, Open Mic Nights and numerous other Spirit Events. BOSS also provides funding for all of the clubs at the school. It acts as an umbrella organization which oversees all club activities.
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