Nantyr Shores Secondary School

Nantyr Shores Secondary School is a public secondary school (grades 9-12) located in the community of Alcona in the Town of Innisfil, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Simcoe County District School Board and has an enrollment of about 1000 students (2016–2017).[1] The principal of the school is Liselle Prickett.

Nantyr Shores
Secondary School
Address
1146 Anna Maria Ave

Innisfil
,
Ontario
,
L9S 1W2

Canada
Coordinates44°18′20″N 79°33′20″W
Information
Funding typePublic
Founded2000
School boardSimcoe County District School Board
School number927724[1]
PrincipalLiselle Prickett
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,085 (2018)
Colour(s)Teal, Gold and Black             
Websitenss.scdsb.on.ca

The superintendent of the school is Dean Maltby. (Area 3b schools- South Barrie & Innisfil).

History

Nantyr Shores Secondary School in Alcona opened in 2000 as the only three-storey school in Simcoe County.

Ranking

The Fraser Institute Report Card on Secondary Schools gives Nantyr Shores the following ranking:[2]

Fraser Institute ranking
Report Current Last Five Years
2013 557/725 580/691
2016 338/747 453/623
2017 390/738 416/625

The Tritons

Nantyr Shores has a Triton as their mascot, nicknamed Regan. It was named this after a former vice-principal at Nantyr died of cancer. The mascot is represented as an aqua-type man with blonde hair and bare chest, as well as gold and teal pants. The mascot was purchased by the 2005-2006 Nantyr Shores Student Council.

Extracurricular activities (2017-2018)
List of Nantyr Shores SS extracurricular activities
ClubsSports programs

Events & Projects

Spin 4 Kids

Spin 4 Kids was an annual event that took place at Nantyr Shores. This event is to raise money not only for Nantyr's sports teams and clubs but the Royal Victorian Hospitals Cancer Care Center. Spin 4 Kids consisted of over 50 riders at a time pedalling on exercise bikes for 12 hours, live entertainment, a Hallway of Achievement, silent auction, and plenty of refreshments. This event is put together mostly by students. From 2005 to 2008 the event raised over $18,000 for the RVH Cancer Care Centre, and approximately $68,000 for Nantyr's sports teams and clubs. The event is no longer run.

Green Tie Gala Project

The Gala Project was an initiative set up by the ECOS Club and Challenge and Change class at Nantyr Shores to fund the future project of the placement of solar panels on top of the school's roof. The event was to help raise funds for the project and is supported by the community, local business, as well as the staff and students at Nantyr Shores.

The third annual Green Tie Gala that took place in 2012 earned approximately $3500.

Since, Nantyr Shores Secondary School has raised the $30,000 required and now has an array of solar panels on its roof.

In The News

Nantyr Shores Secondary School has been talked about on national TV on two separate occasions.

The first taking place in 2013, after YouTube Video "Hallway Swimming" went viral, afterwards making appearances on talk shows such as The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

The second event took place in June 2017, when Nantyr became one of the first High Schools in North America to have a transgender prom king. Nantyr Student RJ Smith, won the title of Prom King after a joke by their friend took off.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Nantyr Shores Secondary School". School Information. Ontario Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  2. "Report Card for Nantyr Shores Secondary School". Fraser Institute. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  3. "Meet RJ Smith, Innisfil's trailblazing transgender prom king | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
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