Unionville High School (Ontario)
| Unionville High School | |
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201 Town Centre Blvd. Markham, Ontario, L3R 8G5 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°52′N 79°20′W / 43.867°N 79.333°WCoordinates: 43°52′N 79°20′W / 43.867°N 79.333°W |
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| School type | Public Secondary School |
| Motto | Create and Achieve |
| Founded | 1985 |
| School board | York Region District School Board |
| Superintendent | Peter Tse |
| Area trustee | Billy Pang |
| Principal | Suelyn Cheong |
| Vice-Principals | Krista Pummell Sonya Borrell |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrolment | 1649 (October 2015) |
| Language | English French |
| Area | York Region |
| Colour(s) | Maroon and Grey |
| Mascot | Wolf |
| Team name | Unionville Wolves |
| Website | unionville.hs.yrdsb.edu.on.ca |
| Last updated: February 2017 | |
Unionville High School (known locally as UHS) is a public high school of the York Region District School Board in Ontario, Canada. It is located west of the community of Unionville in the city of Markham. The school is located next to the Markham Civic Centre and the Markham Theatre.
Unionville High School is most well known for its enriched arts program, Arts Unionville (formerly known as Arts York). The school was purpose-built to house this regional arts program, therefore it has enhanced arts facilities. Arts York is divided into 4 categories: visual arts, music, dance, and drama. In order to gain entry to these unique programs, grade eight to nine students are required to audition.
In the mid-1970s, Superintendent Stephen Bacsalmsi proposed the idea of an advanced arts program for the region. The Ontario government accepted the idea, but needed to wait for a new high school to be built. When Unionville High School was under construction, the government decided it was a prime opportunity to initiate the program. The school was finished and opened to the public in 1985, with the schools west wing constructed in the Spring of 2002.
Unionville High School also became the first school outside the United States to participate in the Apple Digital Campus Curriculum (ADCC) in 2002.
In 2005, Sheila Hetherington and Jerry Berridge, teachers in the history and tech departments, were recipients of the Governor General's Awards for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History. In 2006, the same two teachers later received the Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence. For the 2007-08 teaching year, Donna McAdam was a recipient of the Premier's Awards for Teaching Excellence. The two documentaries created during this course, When We Were Young and Never Shall We Forget, were of broadcast standard and aired on TVO.
The facilities at Unionville High include a visual arts room, communication/new media lab, construction lab, design and technological lab, dance studios, music rooms, music practice rooms, drama rooms, black box theatre, family studies labs, photography blackroom, science labs, resource centre, classrooms, guidance office, two gymnasiums, two outdoor fields, outdoor track, weight room, washrooms and shower facilities, student cafeteria, student council office, yearbook office, student parking facilities, staff dining room, and staff workrooms.
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