Richmond Green Secondary School is a public secondary school in Richmond Hill, Ontario,

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. The school is located on

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, just north of Elgin Mills Road. The school is managed by the

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. The school is a large, three-story building attached to the Richmond Green Public Library, which also serves as a school library. It is named after the adjacent

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park.

History

Despite officially opening as a

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in 2005, the building was built a year earlier and functioned as a temporary

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school due to the nearby Lincoln Alexander Public School experiencing major construction setbacks. During the 2005/2006 school year, another York Region District School Board elementary school occupied the third floor due to an extensive asbestos cleanup occurring in their building. At this time, secondary school classes were restricted to the first and second floors.

Inauguration

Richmond Green had an enrollment of approximately 331 Grade 9 and 10 students and over 30 staff in its inaugural school year. Most of the Grade 10 students came from nearby

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and Richmond Hill High School. In its second year, the number of students increased to 500 as Grade 11 courses were added. The 2007/2008 school year found the student population increased to 850 students, with Grade 12 being added. In May 2009, Richmond Green had approximately 1000 students, with new students arriving regularly due to new housing developments in Richmond Hill and

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. As of October 2018, the population of the school is over 1,200.

Clubs

* DECA Richmond Green Chapter, regional and provincial top finalists in business roleplay. (2015) DECA is currently not offered in the school anymore. *Badminton Team - YRAA finalists in female singles and mixed doubles game types (2015) *Cross Country Team - Individual YRAA Champion in Senior Boys division, Jeanue Chung (2021) *LEAD - Student Ambassadors with responsibilities in event planning * Jack.org RGSS Chapter - a national youth led initiative focused on mental health *Frostbite Esports - Nonprofit organization that is in charge of hosting gaming tournaments for high schools across North America *Student Activity Council - The Student Activity Council, also known as SAC, is where the grade representatives join together and plan events. You have to run a campaign and win to join *Green Team - The Green team are school helpers chosen and elected by teachers. They mainly help out during the grade 8 visit day and the first day of school. *

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- Club that educates students in critical thinking, world issues, diplomacy, leadership, and public speaking. Attends conferences across the GTA and Canada winning many awards. Also in 2019 hosted for the first time RGSSMUN, a homegrown conference for nearby schools. * HOSA - A club for students interested in becoming a future medical professional. Please note that all clubs are not on this list

Notable alumni

* Andrei Rogozine, gold medalist at the 2011

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