Applewood Heights Secondary School is a public secondary school in
Mississauga
Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a popul ...
,
Ontario
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, Canada and is part of the
Peel District School Board
The Peel District School Board (PDSB; known as English-Language Public District School Board No. 19 prior to 1999) is a school district that serves approximately 153,000 kindergarten to grade 12 students at more than 259 schools in the Region o ...
. It offers a Specialist High Skills Major in sports (SHSM), and a regional sports program (RSP).
Notable students and alumni
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Paul Fromm, former teacher at the school who is also a white supremacist and neo-Nazi
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Taurean Allen,
CFL
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player for the
Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-old ...
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Danny Antonucci
Daniel Edward Antonucci (, ; born February 27, 1957) is a Canadian animator, director, producer, and writer. Antonucci is known for creating the Cartoon Network animated comedy series ''Ed, Edd n Eddy''. He also created ''Lupo the Butcher'', ''Car ...
, animator
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Tony Burgess, author
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Doug Davies,
CFL
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lineman
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Tom Kostopoulos,
NHL
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player for the
New Jersey Devils
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*
Luc Mullinder
Luc Mullinder (born September 25, 1980) is a former professional Canadian football defensive end who played for nine seasons in the Canadian Football League. Mullinder was originally drafted 31st overall by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 2004 ...
,
CFL
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retired player for the
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...
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Brandon Onkony, Swiss professional soccer player playing for
Hobro IK
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Founded in 1913, it is known by the short names 'Ho ...
in the
Danish Superliga
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*
PartyNextDoor
Jahron Anthony Brathwaite (born July 3, 1993), known professionally as PartyNextDoor (stylized as PARTYNEXTDOOR), is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer.
PartyNextDoor was the first artist signed to Drake's OVO Sound record label ...
, signed to
Drake
Drake may refer to:
Animals
* A male duck
People and fictional characters
* Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name
* Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* ...
's
OVO Sound
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label
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Aqsa Parvez
Aqsa "Axa" Parvez ( ur, ; April 22, 1991 – December 10, 2007) was the victim of a murder in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. During the murder trial, Superior Court Justice Bruce Durno acknowledged the slaying as an honour killing, stating, tha ...
, murder victim
[Mitchell, Bob and Jim Wilkes.]
Dad charged in teen's death
" ''Toronto Star
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''. Tuesday December 11, 2007. Retrieved on September 30, 2011.
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Rathika Sitsabaiesan
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,
MP for
Scarborough—Rouge River
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See also
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List of high schools in Ontario
The following is a list of secondary schools in Ontario. Secondary education policy in the Canadian province of Ontario is governed by the Ministry of Education. Secondary education in Ontario includes Grades 9 to 12. The following list include ...
References
Peel District School Board
High schools in Mississauga
Educational institutions established in 1966
1966 establishments in Ontario
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