M. M. Robinson High School

M.M. Robinson High School

Per Ardua Ad Scientiam
Through Hard Work, Knowledge
Address
2425 Upper Middle Road
Burlington, Ontario, L7P 3N9
Canada
Coordinates 43°21′50″N 79°49′30″W / 43.3638°N 79.8249°W / 43.3638; -79.8249Coordinates: 43°21′50″N 79°49′30″W / 43.3638°N 79.8249°W / 43.3638; -79.8249
Information
School type Public High School
Founded 1963
School board Halton District School Board
Superintendent Tina Salmini
Area trustee Andrea Grebenc
Principal Andrea Taylor
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment 900+ (2014)
Language English, French Immersion
Area Halton
Colour(s) Maroon and Gold
Mascot Ram
Team name M.M. Robinson Rams
Feeder schools Rolling Meadows, Brant Hills, C.H. Norton
Website mmr.hdsb.ca

M.M. Robinson High School is a high school located in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. It is administered by the Halton District School Board. There are approx. 800 students attending MMR with programs addressing all Pathways.

Founded in 1963, the school is named after the founder of the British Empire Games, Melville Marks Robinson.

Academics

Students opt for a variety of pathways, with approximately 80% traditionally going to university , 15% going to college, and the remaining 5% going to the workplace. The school has a notable French immersion program and Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP).

Athletics

The mascot of the school teams is a ram, and school colours are maroon and gold.

The school has a successful baseball program and two students, Mark McDonald and Paul McDonald were drafted in 2001 for the Toronto Blue Jays.[1]

In 1990 Boys Baseball won the Blue Jay Cup Championship at Skydome.

The Boys Baseball team won the Halton Secondary School Athletic Association Championship in 2007, 2008 and 2010.

The Senior Men's basketball team won the Halton Championships in 1991.

The Senior Men's hockey team won the Silver medal at OFSAA in 1987.

The Senior Men's football team made their OFSAA Golden Horseshoe Bowl finals debut in 2012. They lost to the Lakeshore Catholic Gators of Port Colborne by a score of 29-28, despite leading 21-8 at halftime.

MMRambotics

MM Robinson's FIRST Robotics team was founded June, 2006 by students Jason Patel and Matthew Gardner.[2] The team participates in the Waterloo Regional and the Greater Toronto Regional events. Some of the teams notable accomplishments are:

MM Robinson Drumline

The MM Robinson Drumline started in 2007 as small group of students who met in the cafeteria and practiced on drum pads. Today, the drumline has grown to include over 30 members and is scheduled to perform over 30 times this season. These include performances within the school, the school board, the community and Southern Ontario. They have performed at the Ontario Music Educators Association Conference, the Olympic Torch Relay in Hamilton, the Toronto Rock Home Opener at the ACC and on Breakfast Television. These landmark events give the students of M.M. Robinson High School the opportunity to promote marching percussion as an emerging activity throughout Ontario.

Notable events

Suresh Joachim broke the karaoke marathon record at the school in January 2007.[4]

Stephen Lewis, who gave a passionate speech about the crisis of the AIDS pandemic in Africa at MMR on March 5, 2007, was presented with a cheque for over $15,000. The money was raised by MMR students through activities in school and in the community at large. By March 2007 students had raised $25,000 for charity, including $15,185.50 for the Stephen Lewis Foundation's fund to assist African women raising grandchildren orphaned by AIDS.[5]

Notable alumni and alumna

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MM Robinson - Burlington,ON", The Baseball Cube
  2. ↑ MMRambotics 2200 Team History
  3. ↑ http://mmrambotics.com/about-rambotics/
  4. ↑ "Record breaker", Paul Jay, CanWest News Service, January 13, 2007
  5. ↑ "We need to lead on climate change: Lewis", Sharon Boase, The Hamilton Spectator, March 6, 2007
  6. ↑ Jenish, D Arcy. (Note: Mahaffy was a freshman student when she was murdered in 1991). (May 29, 1995). Horror stories, Maclean's Magazine Vol.108, Iss. 22. Rogers Publishing Limited. pp. 14–18.
  7. ↑ "Dave Ridgway", Canadian Football Hall of Fame & Museum
  8. ↑ "Band's keyboardist a YouTube superstar"

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