Parkside High School was located at 31 Parkside Avenue, Dundas, Ontario, and was a member of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB). The school opened in 1960 and backed onto the Dundas escarpment. Parkside High School had a 2009–2010 enrollment of 700, and reported that 80% of its graduates attend post-secondary education.[1] The school's mission statement was "Educating students to become lifelong learners and contributing citizens in a challenging, changing, multi-cultural world." The school also offered special education classes and had an ESL program.
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In 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 Parkside High School was noted as the school with the most involved students in HWDSB according to Director Malloy's Annual Report.[citation needed]
The HWDSB announced on 15 May 2012 that Parkside High School would close in 2014, citing over $5 million in repair costs and almost 200 empty seats. The students attending Parkside were moved to Dundas Valley Secondary School, which will receive $15 million for renovations if approved by the Ministry of Education.[2]
Parkside closed in June 2014 at the end of the 2013/2014 school year. Demolition of the school began in January 2017.
Notable alumni
edit- Karen Bertelsen (TV personality)
- Dianne Bos (photographer)
- Andrew Cividino (movie & TV director and screenwriter)
- Darcy Hepner (musician)
- Graeme MacKay (editorial cartoonist)
- Colleen McEdwards (news anchor)
- Daniel Victor Snaith (musician)
References
edit- ^ "School Profile". hwdsb.on.ca. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Pecoskie, Teri. "Public board will close Parkside high school". The Hamilton Spectator. TheSpec.com. Retrieved 24 May 2012.