Bill Crothers Secondary School is an athletic based

High school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

in the community of Unionville in

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, Canada. It was the newest secondary school in the

York Region District School Board The York Region District School Board (YRDSB) is the English-language public school board for the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario, Canada. The York Region District School Board is the province's third-largest school board after Toronto' ...

for a number of years, since 2008. Named for the former

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athlete and Chair of the

Bill Crothers William Frederick "Bill" Crothers (born December 24, 1940) is a Canadian retired athlete. Born in Markham, Crothers grew up in the Toronto suburbs of East York and Agincourt, attending high school at Agincourt Collegiate Institut ...

, the school opened its doors to Grade 9 and 10 students in August 2008. The school is and cost an estimated $32 million to build. The school was formerly an 18-hole golf course, Unionville Golf Centre, opened in 1961.

Notable alumni

Bianca Andreescu Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (; born June 16, 2000) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of No. 4 in the world, and is the highest-ranked Canadian in the history of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Andreescu ...

, tennis player, winner of 2019 US Open *

Trae Bell-Haynes Trae Bell-Haynes (born September 5, 1995) is a Canadian basketball player for Budućnost VOLI of the Montenegrin First League, the ABA League and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for the Vermont Catamounts. High school career Bell-Hay ...

, basketball player *

Joseph Blandisi Joseph Blandisi (born July 18, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently for the Toronto Marlies in the American Hockey League (AHL). He was drafted in the 6th round (162nd overall) by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2012 NHL E ...

, ice hockey player *

Anthony Cirelli Anthony Cirelli (, ; born July 15, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center who is currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Lightning in the third round (72nd overall) of ...

, ice hockey player *

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, ice hockey player *

Morgan Frost Morgan Frost (born May 14, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Frost was drafted in the first round, 27th overall, by the Flyers in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Gro ...

, ice hockey player * Steven Furlano, soccer player *

Marc Liegghio Marc Liegghio (born February 13, 1997) is a professional Canadian football placekicker and punter for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Amateur career Liegghio played U Sports football for the Western Mustangs fr ...

, Canadian football kicker *

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, volleyball *

Mariah Madigan Mariah Madigan (born 16 December 1993) is a Canadian retired individual and double-mini trampoline gymnast who competed at the international level. Madigan competed at the world championships, including at the 2010 and 2011 Trampoline World Cham ...

, retired trampoline gymnast *

Roman Sadovsky Roman Sadovsky (born May 31, 1999) is a Canadian figure skater and YouTuber. Representing Canada, he competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics. He is the 2019 NHK Trophy bronze medallist, the 2018 CS Alpen Trophy silver medallist, the 2022 CS Neb ...

, figure skater *

Alain Sargeant Alain Issa Omari Sargeant (born 27 November 1995) is a footballer who plays as a defender. Born in Canada, he represents the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team. Early life Sargeant began his career with North Toronto Nitros, playing for t ...

, soccer player *

Breanne Wilson-Bennett Breanne Wilson-Bennett (born March 5, 1996) is a Canadian ice hockey forward, currently playing with the Toronto Six of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF), formerly the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). Career Wilson-Bennett began playin ...

, ice hockey player * David Mackie, football player

References

External links

Official web siteSchool Profile
at the York Region District School Board
Profile
at the

Education Quality and Accountability Office The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) is a Crown agency of the Government of Ontario in Canada. It was legislated into creation in 1996 in response to recommendations made by the Royal Commission on Learning in February 1995. EQ ...

(EQAO) web site York Region District School Board High schools in the Regional Municipality of York Educational institutions established in 2008 2008 establishments in Ontario {{Ontario-school-stub

Notable alumni

See also

References

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