Nantyr Shores Secondary School is a public
secondary school
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(grades 9–12) located in the community of
Alcona in the Town of
Innisfil, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the
Simcoe County District School Board
Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB, known as English-language Public District School Board No. 17 and Simcoe County Board Of Education prior to 1999) is an Ontario, Canada, English speaking public school board, serving Simcoe County. The s ...
and has an enrollment of about 1100 students (December 2020).
The principal of the school is Mark Keating.
The superintendent of the school is Lisa Coffey. (Area 3b schools- South Barrie & Innisfil).
History
Nantyr Shores Secondary School in
Alcona opened in 2001 as the only three-storey school in
Simcoe County.
Ranking
The
Fraser Institute Report Card on Secondary Schools gives Nantyr Shores the following ranking:
The Tritons
Nantyr Shores has a Triton as their mascot, nicknamed Regan. It was named this after a former vice-principal at Nantyr died of cancer. The mascot is represented as an aqua-type man with blonde hair and bare chest, as well as gold and teal pants. The mascot was purchased by the 2005-2006 Nantyr Shores Student Council.
Extracurricular activities
Clubs:
*Link Crew
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Ski &
Board Club
*Improv
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Chess Club
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*Global Action
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Rowing Club
*A.V. Club
*E.C.O.S
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Prom Committee
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Dance Team
*GSA Club
*Announcements
*E.C.O.S.
*Book Club
*Band
*K-9 Club
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Model U.N.
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Models c ...
*Mock Trial
*Gamer's Guild
*Leadership
*Relay for Life
Sports programs:
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Cross country
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Curling
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Flag football and
Football
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Golf
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Hockey
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Rugby
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Soccer
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Swimming
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Track and field
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Volleyball
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Wrestling
Events and projects
Spin 4 Kids
Spin 4 Kids was an annual event that took place at Nantyr Shores. This event is to raise money not only for Nantyr's sports teams and clubs but the Royal Victorian Hospitals Cancer Care Center. Spin 4 Kids consisted of over 50 riders at a time pedalling on exercise bikes for 12 hours, live entertainment, a Hallway of Achievement, silent auction, and plenty of refreshments. This event is put together mostly by students. From 2005 to 2008 the event raised over $18,000 for the RVH Cancer Care Centre, and approximately $68,000 for Nantyr's sports teams and clubs. The event is no longer run.
Green Tie Gala Project
The Gala Project was an initiative set up by the ECOS Club and Challenge and Change class at Nantyr Shores to fund the future project of the placement of solar panels on top of the school's roof. The event was to help raise funds for the project and is supported by the community, local business, as well as the staff and students at Nantyr Shores.
The third annual Green Tie Gala that took place in 2012 earned approximately $3500.
Since, Nantyr Shores Secondary School has raised the $30,000 required and now has an array of solar panels on its roof.
In the news
Nantyr Shores Secondary School has been talked about on national TV on two separate occasions.
The first taking place in 2013, after YouTube Video ''"Hallway Swimming"'' went viral, afterwards making appearances on talk shows such as ''
The Ellen DeGeneres Show''.
The second event took place in June 2017, when Nantyr became one of the first High Schools in North America to have a transgender prom king. Nantyr Student RJ Smith, won the title of Prom King after a joke by their friend took off.
See also
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List of high schools in Ontario
References
External links
Nantyr Shores Secondary School
{{SCDSBSchools
High schools in Simcoe County
Educational institutions established in 2000
2000 establishments in Ontario