Parkview Secondary School was located at 60 Balsam Avenue

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, and was a member of the

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. Parkview Secondary School had a 2009–2010 enrollment of 333. The school's mission statement was "Educating students to become lifelong learners and contributing citizens in a challenging, changing, multi-cultural world". Parkview Secondary School used the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) to assess Grade 10 students' skills in reading and writing. Successful completion of the test is one of 32 requirements students need to attain in order to receive an Ontario Secondary School Diploma. The school offered

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classes and it has an

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program. It had also run a credit granting

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Pathways Program that prepared student for the transition to the workplace. The school was closed at the end of June 2014, with all students relocating to Delta Secondary or Mountain Secondary, and as of late 2014, the school has been demolished to make room for parking for Hamilton's newly reconstructed

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Program highlights and student support programs

Parkview Secondary School takes part in the following programs: * Food and Catering Program * Cosmetology Program * Remedial English and Math Programs * Technical Programs (Auto, Wood, Home repair) * Conservatory NNECT Project * Panther of the month * Student Success room & staff * Learning Resource room & staff * Peer tutoring * Health Initiatives for Youth (HIFY) * Alternatives for Youth (AY)

Clubs

Parkview Secondary School offered the following clubs: *

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Club *

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and

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* Breakfast Club * Free lunch program * Walk-In Closet * Football *

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* Annual Christmas Store * Drive to Success Program * OSSLT

Environmental focus

Parkview Secondary School was active in the following Parkview environmental initiatives: * Improvement of Physical Plant * Actively review, update and implement the Safe school plan * Improve attendance and punctuality

External links

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Program highlights and student support programs

Clubs

Environmental focus

See also

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