Courtice Secondary School is a
public
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high school
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in the community of
Courtice
Courtice () is a community in Ontario, Canada, about east of Toronto, within the Clarington, Ontario, Municipality of Clarington. Adjacent to Oshawa, Ontario, Oshawa, it is west of Bowmanville, Ontario, Bowmanville, which is also part of Clari ...
in
Clarington
Clarington (2021 population 101,427) is a lower-tier municipality in the Regional Municipality of Durham in Ontario, Canada. It was incorporated in 1973 as the town of Newcastle with the merging of the town of Bowmanville, the Village of Newcastl ...
,
Ontario
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, Canada, at the corner of Nash and Courtice Roads.
History
It was built in the late 1950s and opened in September 1960. The school has just under 1,000 students and is a part of the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. It has five feeder schools: Courtice North P.S., Lydia Trull P.S., Courtice Intermediate School,
Emily Stowe P.S., and
S.T. Worden P.S. Courtice Intermediate School is located in the same building as Courtice Secondary. It opened in September 2013 as a response to overcrowding at Dr. G. J. MacGillivray. Grade 7 and 8 students from the Dr. G. J MacGillivray area are now directed to Courtice Intermediate.; the French Immersion program for grades 7 and 8 in the Courtice area has also been moved to Courtice Intermediate.
Beginning in the fall of 2014, Courtice Secondary became home to the French Immersion program for French Immersion students starting grade 9.
Notable alumni
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Brad Beaumont, soccer player
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Allysha Chapman
Allysha Lyn Chapman (born January 25, 1989) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for National Women's Soccer League club Houston Dash and the Canada national team.
College career
Chapman played college soccer for ...
, Olympic soccer player, gold and bronze medal winner
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Evan Esselink,
long-distance runner
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Within e ...
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Lori Glazier, snowboarder
at the 1998 Winter Olympics
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Zach Higgins, lacrosse player
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Derek Keenan Derek Keenan (born October 2, 1961, in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former lacrosse player, and current head coach and general manager of the Saskatchewan Rush of the National Lacrosse League. Keenan has won the NLL GM of the Year award and the Les Bartle ...
, lacrosse player
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Matthew Morison, Olympic snowboarder
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Samantha Munro
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, actress
School teams and clubs
* Soccer (Boys and Girls)
* Volleyball (Boys and Girls)
* Basketball (Boys and Girls)
* Bowling (Boys and Girls)
* Varsity Boys Baseball
* Tennis (Boys and Girls)
* Hockey (Boys and Girls)
* Boys Lacrosse
* Track and Field
* Cross Country
* Curling (Boys and Girls)
* Rugby (Boys and Girls)
* Varsity Girls Softball
* Wrestling (On Pause)
* Girls Field Hockey
* School Reach
* Art Club
* Drama Club
* Film Club
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White Pine (started in 2009)
* Yearbook
* Concert, Jazz, Senior and Beginner Band
* AV Club
* Dungeons and Dragons
* Bible Club
* Girl Talk
* Eco-club
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
External links
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High schools in the Regional Municipality of Durham
Buildings and structures in Clarington
1960 establishments in Ontario
Educational institutions established in 1960