King City Secondary School, or KCSS, is a secondary education facility in King City, Ontario, Canada. It is a secular public school in the York Region District School Board. The school is located at 2001 King Road, and the current Principal is Teresa Micone. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The York Region District School Board is a school board in the public school system of Ontario, Canada, in York Regional Municipality. ... The term public school has different meanings: In Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and most other English-speaking nations, a public school is a school which is financed and run by the government and does not charge tuition fees. ... Secularism is commonly defined as the idea that religion should not interfere with or be integrated into the public affairs of a society. ... King City is an affluent, unincorporated village in King Township, Ontario, Canada, located just north of Toronto. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English, French (in some areas) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 4th... Urban area is a term used to define an area where there is an increased density of man-made structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... King City is an affluent, unincorporated village in King Township, Ontario, Canada, located just north of Toronto. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English, French (in some areas) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 4th... The York Region District School Board is a school board in the public school system of Ontario, Canada, in York Regional Municipality. ...

Campus

KCSS is across from the King City branch of King Township Public Library. The main building was constructed in 1960 and opened in 1961^[1], and major renovations to the structure were implemented in 1962, resulting in the addition of a technical studies area, often referred to as the Tech Wing. In 1966, a third gymnasium and a library were added as an eastern wing to the main building. In 1991, a new library facility was constructed adjacent to the Tech Wing, which also resulted in the creation of an inner courtyard. The King Township Public Library is a public library system that serves King Township, Ontario in Canada. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The school features an outdoor 400 m track, which encircles an American football field on the western part of its campus, and a soccer pitch on the eastern part of its campus. Both fields serve multiple functions, including lacrosse, track and field, rugby and field hockey. During the summer, they are used by youth sports leagues in King City. United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Dive Shot. A womens lacrosse player carries the ball past a defender. ... Athletics, also known, especially in American English, as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events, which can roughly be divided into running, throwing, and jumping. ... Argentina-France Rugby Union match Rugby football refers to sports descended from a common form of football developed at Rugby School. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. ...

Students are currently involved in planting and tending to a coniferous hedge on the school's border with the Springhill Gardens residential area, which has a chain-link fence perimeter.

Boundaries and Demographics

KCSS serves a geographically large area, since there are many sparsely populated communities in that area. The primary boundary is similar to the township boundaries for King, though a small area in the northeast of King is served by schools in Aurora. Additionally, the eastern part of Oak Ridges, west of Yonge Street to the King town line, and parts of northern Vaughan, including Maple and Kleinburg and nearby communities, are served by KCSS.^[2] King (2001 population 18,533)[1] is a township in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Aurora is a wealthy suburban town located in York Region approximately 40 km north of Toronto (Latitude: 44. ... Oak Ridges is a suburban community that is located 7 km north of Richmond Hill and about 42 km (old: 34 km) N of Toronto. ... Vaughan (2005 population 235,000)[1] is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Maple is a high-growth suburban community located northwest of Toronto Ontario Canada, part of the city of Vaughan in York Region. ... Kleinburg is a small unincorporated village located in the city of Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. ...

The student body is comprised of residents from the following communities^[3]:

• Maple (30%)
• King City (17%)
• Nobleton (15%)
• Woodbridge (11%)
• Kettleby (9%)
• Schomberg (7%)
• Kleinburg (6%)
• Other (5%)

Nobleton is a suburban community in the northwestern part of the Toronto Area that is located south of the Oak Ridges Moraine. ... Woodbridge is a medium sized town (2001 pop. ... Kettleby is a village located in northeastern King Township, in Ontario, Canada. ... Schomberg is an unincorporated village in northwestern King, Ontario, Canada. ...

Curriculum

King City Secondary School follows the curriculum standards set by the Ontario Ministry of Education. Additionally, the school offers^[4]: The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities are the agencies of the Government of Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario responsible for government policy, funding, curriculum planning and direction in all levels of public education, including elementary schools, high schools, colleges and universities. ...

• the English as a Second Language Program
• the Alternative Education Program
• the Music Program
• the High Performance Athlete Program
• the Leadership Program
• a variety of Special Education Programs

King City Secondary School is a semestered school; for each of the fall and winter semesters, students register for up to four courses. Each day has four 75-minute periods, with a lunch period between the second and third academic periods.

Extra-curricular activities

King City Secondary School has an annual Marine Biology Science Trip to the Florida Keys. Established in 1990, the goal of the field trip is to demonstrate to students the relationship between ecosystems and human activity. The trip is part of the Independent Studies Program (ISP) for some senior science students, and every student is required to take daily tests and complete assignments throughout the trip.^[5] This article is about the year. ...

The school has installed solar panels which connect with the school's primary power distribution system as part of a grade 10 project. This project was conducted as part of the University of Toronto Sustainable Toronto program^[6], in conjunction with Ontario Power Generation. The solar panels also operate a pump connected to a man-made pond on the school grounds. The University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada. ... Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is a public company whose shares are wholly owned by the government of Ontario. ...

Sports

Sports teams from KCSS are part of the York Region Athletics Association, which coordinates all competitive sports activities in York Region.

Non-competitive school intramural sports leagues, organized and scheduled by the Athletic Council and senior physical and health education students, have active participation. Most events occur during the lunch period.

The school's football teams are known as the "Lions".

Alumni

George Papandreou, 1970 graduate of King City Secondary School.

George Papandreou graduated from King City Secondary School in 1970.^[7] He is the son and grandson of former Greek prime ministers, and was the Foreign Minister of Greece from 1999 to 2004. He is also leader of Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), which was defeated in the 2004 Greek national election, but holds 117 of the 300 seats in the Greek Parliament. Download high resolution version (900x1275, 293 KB)Minister of Foreign Affairs George Papandreou of Greece meets with Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz at the Pentagon May 23, 2001. ... Download high resolution version (900x1275, 293 KB)Minister of Foreign Affairs George Papandreou of Greece meets with Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz at the Pentagon May 23, 2001. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... For George Papandreous grandfather, also called George Papandreou, see George Papandreou, senior. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Party logo The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK (Greek: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα, Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima, ΠΑΣΟΚ), is a Greek social democratic political party. ... Legislative elections were held in Greece on March 7, 2004. ...

Rasmus Lerdorf, original author of the PHP programming language, graduated from KCSS in 1988. Rasmus Lerdorf (born November 22, 1968 in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland) is a Danish-Canadian programmer and the author of the first version of the PHP web programming language. ... PHP is a scripted programming language that can be used to create websites. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Rick Hampton, a retired NHL hockey player, graduated from KCSS in 1975. He was drafted by the California Golden Seals with the third pick in the 1974 NHL amateur draft, and played with that organization, which later became the Cleveland Barons, until it was folded with the Minnesota North Stars in 1978. He was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on July 14, 1978. His career ended after he tore knee ligaments in a game in Winnipeg on January 6, 1980.^[8] NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... Motto: Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Area: 465. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX in Roman) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Keith Glass, who graduated from KCSS in 1972, founded the country and bluegrass band Prairie Oyster in 1974. It disbanded temporarily in 1978. He had also founded an R&B group called King City Slickers while still in school. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... A prairie oyster is a testicle cut from a young calf, eaten lightly fried as a delicacy. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

Jeff O'Neill, who graduated from KCSS in the mid 1990s, and went on to play for the Hartford Whalers—Carolina Hurricanes franchise; he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 30, 2005. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Hartford Whalers, previously known as the New England Whalers, were a World Hockey Association (WHA) and later National Hockey League (NHL) franchise from 1972 to 1997. ... The Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Club is a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina. ... The Toronto Maple Leafs are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Toronto, Ontario. ...

Film

The 1995 movie To Die For had a number of scenes shot at King City Secondary School. KCSS appeared as Little Hope High School in the movie. One scene featured a geography classroom (southeast corner of 2nd floor) as the set for the Nicole Kidman classroom scene in the movie. A lottery was held for $2 per ticket to determine which attending students would be cast as extras in the scenes filmed at the school. 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To Die For is a 1995 film written by Buck Henry, based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Maynard (ISBN 0595269397), and directed by Gus Van Sant. ... The dollar (currency code CAD) has been the currency of Canada since 1858. ...

Walt Disney's Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, which debuted in 2004, also had some scenes filmed during a three-day period in July 2003 at King City Secondary School. The revenue generated from the filming rights of this movie assured sufficient capital for the construction of a new music room. The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen is a 2004 American comedy movie. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up July in Wiktionary, the free dictionary July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Trivia

The school's motto, semper progrediens, is also the motto of the island nation St. Maarten.^[9] Saint Martin - NASA NLT Landsat 7 (Visible Color) Satellite Image Saint Martin is a tropical island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately 150 miles east of Puerto Rico. ...

References

1. ^  York Region District School Board: King City Secondary School
2. ^  York Region District School Board: King City Secondary School Boundary Map (PDF)
3. ^  King City Secondary School Profile
4. ^  York Region District School Board: King City Secondary School Curriculum and Co-Curricular Activities
5. ^  King City Secondary School Marine Biology Trip website
6. ^  University of Toronto: Sustainable Toronto website
7. ^  thecannon.ca: Former Ontario student running to be Greek PM
8. ^  hockeydraftcentral.com: 1974 NHL Amateur Draft
9. ^  flagspot.net: St. Maarten (Netherlands Antilles)

External links

• King City Secondary School website
• York Region District School Board: King City Secondary School
• KCSS Alumni website