Dublin Heights is a Middle School located in Toronto, Canada. The school was opened in 1823 and is managed by the Toronto District School Board.[1]
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| Address | |
100 Bainbridge Avenue , , Canada | |
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| Other names | Dublin |
| School type | Elementary and Middle School |
| Motto | Scholarship, Leadership, Character |
| Established | c. 1823 |
| School board | Toronto District School Board (North York Board of Education) |
| Superintendent | Domenic Giorgi LN12 |
| Area trustee | Alexandra Lulka Rotman Ward 5 |
| School number | 3102 / 950130 |
| Principal | Shari Green-Brown |
| Grades | JK - 8 |
| Language | English |
| Schedule type | Semestered |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Website | www |
History
editDublin Heights, established in 1823[1] as "Dublin Hewights,"[2] was a high school from 1823 to 1959. The high school became a middle school in 1959 due to the addition of William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute to the area.
The school was named after the original name of the area, which was Dublin Hewights, and then Dublin Heights.[2]
During May of 2020, the school was victim to an act of antisemitic vandalism saying "all heil Hitler" in chalk. The perpetrator was never found and the case was closed by the police on June 6th, 2020.[3]
In 2024 during December another incident of antisemitic vandalism took place in the school's bathroom having a poorly drawn swastika and the words "#KillTheJews" and "Hitler was right" written on the walls, as well as numerous rocks thrown at windows throughout the year.[4]
Specialty programs
editGifted Program
editThe Dublin Heights Gifted Program is a program at Dublin Heights that puts kids with above average IQ into different classes which are taught at a higher level. At Dublin Heights, there are only gifted programs for students in Grade 7 and 8.[1]
Sports
editThe school's sports teams include: volleyball, ultimate frisbee and basketball.
Clubs and Councils
edit- Yearbook Comittee
- Kids' Lit Quiz Team
- The Kids' Lit Quiz Team at Dublin Heights is the 2024 competitor for the Kid's Lit Quiz international competition in Australia.
- Reading Club (Silver Birch and Red Maple)
- Band
- Student Council
References
edit- ^ a b c "Dublin Heights Elementary and Middle School". www.tdsb.on.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ a b "Toronto – Bathurst Manor/Clanton Park". Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ Lavoie, Joanna (2020-06-17). "Update: Toronto police close investigation into anti-Semitism at North York school". Toronto.com. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ Dawson, Tyler (February 7, 2024). "Toronto elementary school delayed telling parents about #KillTheJews graffiti, mother says". National Post. Retrieved June 21, 2024.