Innisdale Secondary School

Innisdale Secondary School
Address
95 Little Avenue
Barrie, Ontario, L4N 2Z4
Canada
Information
School type Public, High school
Founded 1978
School board Simcoe County District School Board
School number 918253
Principal Brian MacIsaac
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1700[1] (2011)
Language English
Colour(s) Orange and Royal Blue         
Mascot Izzy (Knight)
Team name Innisdale Invaders
Website www2.innisdale.ca

Coordinates: 44°21′33.93″N 79°41′7.26″W / 44.3594250°N 79.6853500°W / 44.3594250; -79.6853500Innisdale Secondary School is a public secondary school that is located in the south end of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. It is the largest high school in Simcoe County. It was founded in 1978, and serves as an educational facility to over 1700 students in grades 9-12 and a working environment to over one hundred full-time staff.

The principal is Brian MacIsaac, vice principals are Amanda Potter, Anne Tervit and Rob Poissant.

"Achievement, athletics, arts and informed choices" are stated to be central to Innisdale's philosophy. Their short educational motto is "we care, we challenge, we create".[2]

History

Innisdale's school crest.

Innisdale s of the farm, the Kennedy family, the street beside which the trees run was named Kennedy Way in 2005.[3] A photo of the original farm also resides prominently in the building, near the main entrance.

Sports and activities

Innisdale is home to many extracurricular sports including football, hockey, basketball, volleyball, rugby, tennis, golf, soccer, curling, Nordic skiing, Baseball, and many more. Innisdale has six bands - Junior and Senior Stage Band, Junior and Senior Concert Band, and Show Band. Some of Innisdale's clubs include DECA,[4] Warhammer 40k, G-Force (who participate in the well known activity of Geocaching), Fusion, Outbound, the Innisdale Chess Club, the Drama Club, Student Council, the Anime Club and many other interesting clubs and committees.

Innisdale also has a co-operative education program for athletes training with the Mariposa School of Skating.[5]

Feeder schools

Innisdale receives students directly from south Barrie (Allandale), central Barrie and a portion of northern Innisfil. Algonquin Ridge Elementary School, Allandale Heights Public School, Assikinack Public School, Mapleview Heights Elementary School, Sunnybrae Public School, Warnica Public School, Hewitt's Creek, Hyde Park and Willow Landing Elementary School.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://sbinfo.edu.gov.on.ca/schdata.asp?schoolNo=918253
  2. ↑ "About Innisdale". Retrieved 2008-01-29.
  3. ↑ "Innisdale Heritage". Retrieved 2007-10-09.
  4. ↑ "DECA Innisdale". Innisdale Secondary School. 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
  5. ↑ "Mariposa Co-Op Education Program". Mariposa School of Skating. Retrieved 2006-12-16.
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