Lorne Park Secondary School

Lorne Park Secondary School

Portam Futuro Aperimus
Opening the Doors to the Future
Address
1324 Lorne Park Road
Mississauga, Ontario, L5H 3B1
Canada
Coordinates 43°31′53″N 79°37′29″W / 43.5313°N 79.6246°W / 43.5313; -79.6246Coordinates: 43°31′53″N 79°37′29″W / 43.5313°N 79.6246°W / 43.5313; -79.6246
Information
School type Public High school
Founded June 1, 1958
School board Peel District School Board
Superintendent Patricia Rossall
Area trustee Brad Macdonald
School number 924008
Principal Peter Hill
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,004 (December 16, 2015[1])
 • Grade 9 235
 • Grade 10 250
 • Grade 11 279
 • Grade 12 240
Language English, Extended French
Colour(s) Red and Grey         
Mascot Truscott the Spartan
Team name Spartans
Yearbook The Key
Special programs Regional Enhanced Program
Extended French program
Website lorneparkss.peelschools.org

Lorne Park Secondary School (often abbreviated as LP or LPSS) is a public high school located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It serves the Lorne Park area.

History

When the population of Peel County began experiencing a population explosion in the 1950s, the secretary-treasurer for the South Peel Board of Education began negotiations to purchase land for a new school to be built on a 13½ acre site at the price of $32,469 CAD. Construction on the school began in 1957, and the total cost of the school (including the land) was $752,569.

Billed as a very modern design when the school opened for students in January 1958, the main feature of the school, facing south onto Lorne Park Road, was a suspended concrete canopy with two-story windows. The school opened with 272 students and 16 teachers.

While not in use presently, a firing range exists in the basement of the school (beneath the small gymnasium). It was built in order to secure extra funding during the Cold War period so that students could have a suitable area to practice in. When such a use became obscure, the firing range housed the drama department's props and costumes. It was permanently closed and removed from official architectural plans because of the archaic lead paint on its walls.

In 1973, Lorne Park was the first school in the Peel Board of Education to offer full-credit semestering.[2] The success of the experiment led to the extension of semestering to most schools in Peel by 1976.

The school population peaked in 1979, when Lorne Park had a teaching staff of 92 and 1,647 students in a building designed for 1,420. The current student population stands at 1,152 students.[1] It is one of five designated centres of the Peel Regional Enhanced Program, catering to gifted students from across southern Mississauga. Lorne Park also hosts an Extended French program. Its feeder schools are Hillcrest Public School, Tecumseh Public School, Green Glade Senior Public School (also the Extended French program feeder), St. Christopher Catholic School, Allan A. Martin Public School and St. Luke Catholic School. Enhanced program feeders includes Hillside Public School.

Sports

Lorne Park has a variety of athletic programs, including football, cross-country, rugby, and women's lacrosse teams.[3] They have produced several OFSAA and ROPSSAA champions in women's lacrosse, cross-country, track and field, boys' and girls' hockey, field hockey, basketball, skiing, badminton, football, baseball, swimming, rugby and tennis. The junior cross-country ski team was 2007 OFSAA champions.

Men's Football

Lorne Park conducts both Senior and Junior (now termed "Varsity" and "Junior Varsity", respectively) football programs. Both teams have been consistently competitive within the region since the 1960s. In 2000, the varsity team captured the Metro Bowl, when they prevailed over Notre Dame (Burlington) 11-0 at the Rogers Centre. Numerous graduates have gone on to play at Canadian University level. Graduates have also played at the CFL level and one former player, Klaus Wilmsmeyer, competed within the NFL.[4] Another former student, Brent Urban, won a football scholarship to The University of Virginia in 2009 and, in 2014, was invited to the Senior Bowl and the NFL combine and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Lorne Park Junior varsity football won the ROPSSAA Championships in 2011 and 2012, not losing a single game both those seasons. The Varsity Spartans won the 2013 ROPSSAA championship and then went on to become OFSSAA Champions, again not losing a single game. They are currently ranked 7th in Canada According to Canadian Football Chat. The Varsity team defended and won both the ROPSSAA and OFSSAA titles in 2014.

Men's Rugby

Lorne Park had multiple Ropssaa championships at both Junior and Senior levels as well as tournament wins in the Red Hot Rugby Tournament and the 7's tournament held at Fletcher's Fields. In 2009, after winning the Region of Peel Championships (ROPSSAA) the Senior Spartan team lost in the finals of the OFSAA (Ontario) championships to Lindsay C.I. In 2010, the Spartans returned as Peel Champions. After going through most of the season ranked #4 in Ontario, the Spartans achieved the #1 ranking going into the OFSAA championships. In the 3 day tournament the Lorne Park Spartans ultimately defeated Uxbridge in the finals to win the OFSAA title. This senior team had a 2-year record of 43-1. Some of the players from this team represented Ontario and Canada in National and International competitions. The team was recognized by the Mississauga Sports Council annual Sports Dinner as the High School Team of the Year for their accomplishments in 2010.[5] In 2011,the Junior Spartans won the ROPSSAA championship against Streetsville with a score of 10-8. In 2013 and 2014 both Junior and Senior Spartan teams won their respective ROPSSAA championships. Also in 2014, the Junior Spartan team won the Barbarian Cup for the first time in Lorne Park history.

Women's Lacrosse

In 2007 there were two teams, Seniors and Juniors. Both won ROPSSAA. The Seniors placed 13th in Midwest Schools Lacrosse Association (MSLA) at Erie and won Bronze in the (OFSAA-sanctioned) Provincial Cup in Peterborough. In 2006 and 2005 Lorne Park's Varsity, Junior Varsity and Rookie teams all swept ROPSSAA. As well, Varsity came 4th in the Provincial Cup tournament in both years and in 2006 also placed 8th in the MSLA at Detroit. 2008 saw a rebirth of the rookie team. 80 girls played on all 3 teams with the Varsity team winning their 4th ROPSSAA title in a row. The junior "A" team repeated as the Jr. Varsity Champions after an undefeated season while the junior "B" team won the bronze medal.

Baseball

Lorne Park's varsity baseball team won OFSAA baseball's Prentice Cup in 2005, competing at the Rogers Centre against top teams from across the province. This victory came after a defeat in the Prentice Cup Semi-Finals the year before.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "About Us". Lorne Park Secondary School. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "History". Lorne Park Secondary School. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Sports Teams". Lorne Park Secondary School. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Klaus Wilmsmeyer". databaseFootball.com. databaseSports. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  5. ↑ Colpitts, Iain (9 Jun 2011). "Stars honoured at Sports Dinner". The Mississauga News.

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