Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School is a Canadian

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located in

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. It is one of eight public secondary schools in the city, and is situated in the community of Glenridge. The secondary school is known for their competitive sports, extremely strong academics, arts, their bulldog mascot and extensive list of extracurriculars. It is administered by the

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History

Sir Winston was founded in 1959. It was named after the British Prime Minister, who led the

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through the

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Extended French program

Sir Winston Churchill's Extended French program has been in existence for over 30 years. The school offers the program through grades 9 to 12 to students who participated in Extended French previously in elementary school. Twelve of the forty credits that an Extended French student completes will be taught in French. These are mainly core subjects like French, Math, Science and

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Sports

Sir Winston Churchill offers several extracurricular sports activities to its students, including

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, swimming,

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, volleyball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, hockey, rowing, and others.

Notable alumni

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, actress and model * Jeffrey Finley,

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for the

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(grade 10 student at death, December 24, 1990), murder victim of

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and

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* Paul Jenkins,

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, former Senior Deputy Governor and former Chief Operating Officer of the

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* Keith Makubuya, professional soccer player *

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, YouTuber * Lauren Riihimaki, YouTuber

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