Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School (St. Catharines)

Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School
Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School
Address
	101 Glen Morris Drive; St. Catharines, Ontario, L2T 2N1; Canada
Coordinates	43.14053°N 79.227819°W
Information
School type	Secondary school
Motto	Latin: Facta non verba; ("Deeds, not words")
Established	1959
School board	District School Board of Niagara
School number	238
Principal	Ann Gilmore
Vice-principal	Scott Ellis
Grades	9–12
Enrolment	Approx. 1000 students
Language	English; French;
Campus type	Suburban
Colour(s)	Navy blue and gold
Mascot	Bulldog
Community	Glenridge
Website	sirwinston.dsbn.org

Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School is a Canadian secondary school located in St. Catharines, Ontario. It is one of eight public secondary schools in the city, and is situated in the community of Glenridge. The secondary school is known for their competitive sports, extremely strong academics, arts, their bulldog mascot and extensive list of extracurriculars. It is administered by the District School Board of Niagara.

History

Sir Winston was founded in 1959. It was named after the British Prime Minister, who led the United Kingdom through the Second World War.

The campus in November 2006

Extended French program

Sir Winston Churchill's Extended French program has been in existence for over 30 years. The school offers the program through grades 9 to 12 to students who participated in Extended French previously in elementary school. Twelve of the forty credits that an Extended French student completes will be taught in French. These are mainly core subjects like French, Math, Science and Social Sciences.[1]

Sports

Sir Winston Churchill offers several extracurricular sports activities to its students, including football, swimming, cross country running, track and field, volleyball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, hockey, rowing, and others.[2]

Notable alumni

Graduation year is in parentheses:

Malin Åkerman (1995), Swedish-Canadian actress and model
Doug Favell (1965), NHL goaltender for the Philadelphia Flyers and the Toronto Maple Leafs
Jeffrey Finley (2010), CFL defensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes
Tammy Homolka (grade 10 student at death), murder victim of Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo
Paul Jenkins (1965), economist, former Senior Deputy Governor and former Chief Operating Officer of the Bank of Canada
Wade MacNeil (2000), guitarist, vocalist and founding member of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire
Keith Makubuya (2009), professional soccer player
Mark Steenhuis (1996), NLL forward for the Buffalo Bandits
Lauren Riihimaki (2011) Canadian youtuber
Imane Anys (2014) Canadian youtuber and Twitch streamer.

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References

"Sir Winston – Extended French". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
"Extra-Curricular Programs At Sir Winston Churchill" (PDF). Retrieved 11 August 2016.

External links

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[1] "Sir Winston – Extended French". Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[2] "Extra-Curricular Programs At Sir Winston Churchill" (PDF). Retrieved 11 August 2016.