Stephen Lewis Secondary School is a public semestered high school in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada administered by the York Region District School Board. Currently, the school enrols students in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 all of which are from the 'Vaughan Block 10' region. The school is named for Canadian statesman

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. The school opened for service on September 5, 2006, and was officially designated May 8, 2007. Current Vice-Principals are: Antonietta Grieco and Elisa Shiffman.

Disciplines

Stephen Lewis Secondary School offers: *Alternative Education Quadmester Program *Arts (Dramatic Arts, Music, Visual Arts, Media Arts) *Business Studies *Canadian and World Studies (Economics, Law and Politics, Geography, History) *Community Based Education - Cooperative Education *Computer Studies *Dual Credit Program *English (Compulsory English courses begin with ENG, Elective courses) *English as a Second Language *French as a Second Language *Grade 12 - Semester 1 Only *Guidance and Career Education *Health and Physical Education *Interdisciplinary Studies *Mathematics *Science *Social Sciences and Humanities (Family Studies, General Social Science, Philosophy) *Special Education *Specialist High Skills Major (Business SHSM students only, Health and Wellness SHSM students only, Hospitality SHSM students only, Manufacturing SHSM students only) *Technological Education (An Introduction to Technology, Communication Technology, Computer Engineering Technology, Construction Technology, Hair and Aesthetics, Hospitality and Tourism, Manufacturing Technology, Technological Design, Transportation Technology)

Sports

Stephen Lewis Secondary School offers a number of sport programs to its students.

Fall

*Co-ed

cross-country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open coun ...

*Boys

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

*Varsity Boys

Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

*Boys Rugby Sevens

Winter

*Boys basketball *Girls basketball *Girls volleyball *Varsity boys hockey *Co-ed Wrestling *Co-ed Swimming

Spring

* Track and Field *Girls Flag Football *Boys Rugby Union *Co-ed Badminton *Girls

Soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

*Varsity Ultimate Frisbee *Varsity Boys Baseball

Sport Awards

Stephen Lewis Secondary Schools offers three Sport Awards: a Varsity Male Athlete of the Year award, a Varsity Female Athlete of the Year award, and a Triple Crown Fitness Award.

Charity activities

Stephen Lewis Secondary School holds fundraisers year-round for the Stephen Lewis Foundation, founded by

Wake-A-Thon

Stephen Lewis Secondary holds an annual night event called 12 Hours for 12K Wake-A-Thon. During this event, students arrive at school in the evening and are expected to stay awake for 12 hours. To help, there are activities and games set up along the first floor of the school. These activities include, but are not limited to, dancing, airbrush tattoos, video games and movies. Dinner and desserts are provided. Pledge forms are given out and each student is required to raise at least $100. The money is given to the Stephen Lewis Foundation. This event has not been done during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Terry Fox Run

Stephen Lewis Secondary also raises money for cancer research yearly through the Terry Fox Run. Students collect pledges before the run, then they may walk, jog, or run around the soccer field.

Notable students

Denis Shapovalov, tennis player, winner of 2016 Junior

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Singles Finals and 2015 US Open Junior Doubles Finals, career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 10 on September 21, 2020.

References

{{Yorkregionsecondaryschools York Region District School Board High schools in the Regional Municipality of York 2006 establishments in Ontario