Port Credit Secondary School (PCSS) is a

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located in the city of Mississauga, Ontario, and is a part of the

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. It was the first secondary school in Peel, celebrating its 100th anniversary in May 2019. It is located just north of

Port Credit, Ontario Port Credit is a neighbourhood in the south-central part of the City of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, located at the mouth of the Credit River on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Its main intersection is Hurontario Street and Lakeshore Road, ...

. It is home to two Peel Region programs, the one of a kind SciTech Program and the Strings Program. The current PCSS building is located about one block east of

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at 70 Mineola Rd. East. The school is in the neighbourhood of Mineola, east of Hurontario Street, north of the CN Railroad and south of the

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. The original location of the school was on Forest Avenue, on the site of what is now Mentor College. The school moved to its current location, May 13, 1963. The school's athletic teams are known as the Warriors. The Ultimate Frisbee team won the regional championship during the 2009-2010 season. In 2011, PCSS Warriors became the first Ultimate ROPSSAA Champions, winning the finals 14-13. The Warriors won their second ultimate frisbee title in 2014 and finished the season with an undefeated record of 11-0. PCSS was a shooting location for the 2006 film '' The Naked Mile''. In October 20, 2007, the school was used as a filming location for the film ''True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet''.

SciTech Program

PCSS Regional SciTech program, started in 2006, provides students with a physical learning in experience in science and technology. PCSS also has a Specialist High School Major program that provides student with real world experience. PCSS has workshops containing CNC machines and a 3D printer. The school mascot is referred to as PCSS Bucktee by the students.

Robotics and Manufacturing Team

The Port Credit robotics and manufacturing team has taken part in many robotics competitions. The team was started in 2009 and placed 4th place overall at Skills Ontario. Since then, the team has taken part in the VEX,

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, and

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robotics competitions. Port Credit also integrates robotics and manufacturing into the curriculum as part of the SciTech regional program by providing robotics units in the Grade 10 manufacturing class, Grade 11 Computer Engineering Class, and Grade 12 Computer Engineering Class. In these classes, students learn machining techniques and CAD modelling software such as

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, along with some

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and EasyC programming.

Regional Strings

Port Credit Secondary School is home to a Regional Strings program. Students do not need any previous strings training to be admitted. There are three levels of admission, beginner/intermediate/advanced. The program had its beginnings over a decade ago and has expanded year after year. Those in the program can major in violin, viola, cello and double bass.

War Efforts

Port Credit Secondary School was one of the few schools that had to witness and partake in the war efforts of

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. During World War II, Port Credit experienced a decline in enrollment due to the war and students having to enlist in the Canadian military. Around 26 teachers and students lost their lives in the war and never returned home. To this day, Port Credit Secondary School reads the names of these students and teachers every year on

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Notable alumni

• Michael Greziek/Shroud: Popular twitch streamer and former professional CSGO e-sports player. One of the largest Twitch streamers with 10 million followers, over 6.8 million YouTube subscribers and 917 million total YouTube views.

References

External links

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Alumni Association website
{{PeelDistrictSchools Peel District School Board High schools in Mississauga Educational institutions established in 1919 1919 establishments in Ontario