Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School

Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School
Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School
Address
	8505 County Road 10; Essa, Ontario, L0M 1B1; Canada
Coordinates	44°29′14″N 80°12′57″W / 44.4872°N 80.2157°W
Information
Funding type	Public
Founded	2011
School board	Simcoe County District School Board
Superintendent	John Playford
School number	902636
Principal	Colleen Ireland
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	700 (2020–21)
Color(s)	Black, White & Red
Team name	"The Timberwolves"
Website	nps.scdsb.on.ca

Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School, also known as NPSS, is a public secondary school in Angus, Ontario. The principal is Colleen Ireland. It opened in September 2011, and currently has curriculum for Grades 9–12.^[2] The school is part of the Simcoe County District School Board. The school serves secondary school students from a number of areas such as, Essa Township, Base Borden, Community of Angus, Tosorontio,a portion of Clearview Township and the south west corner of the City of Barrie, Ontario.

Academics and classes

Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School offers a full range of courses for success in all three pathways: University, College, and Workplace.

Some available courses include:

Math
Science (Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics, Health Science)
English
French
History (American History, History Before The 19th Century)
Geography (Environment and Resource Management, Travel & Tourism)
Co-operative Education (2 Credit and 4 Credit programs)^[3]
Career Studies
Parenting
Fashion
Fitness & Gym
Leadership & Peer Support
Law
Hospitality & Tourism
Food & Nutrition
Construction
Media Arts
Theatrical Arts
Drama
Dance
Visual Arts
Communication Technology
Manufacturing Technology
Automotive Technology
Custom Woodworking
Cosmetology
Instrumental Music
Design

All courses offered by Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School can be found on the school's course calendar.

Facilities

Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School was designed by Snyder Architects and completed in October 2011 by Percon Construction for the Simcoe County District School Board. The school was opened with 600 students, and is located on the outskirts of Angus, on Simcoe County Road 10.^[4] The school has three floors and many eco-friendly features (including solar panels). Athletic facilities include a large gymnasium, exercise room, as well as an outdoor gravel running track. Other features include a large parking area (shared with the neighbouring arena and ice rink), and a medium-sized soccer/football/rugby field. The school also has a large number of windows to produce natural light inside the building.

Feeder schools

Elementary Feeder Schools within the Simcoe County District School Board as follows:

Angus Morrison ES (Angus)
Baxter Central PS (Baxter)
Pine River ES (Angus)
Portage View PS (Barrie)
New Lowell Central PS (New Lowell)
Tosorontio Central PS (Everett)

Student activities

Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School currently offers many clubs and activities, including:

Production Crew^[5]
Link Crew
Drama Club & Sears Festival
Dance Team
Concert Band
Student Council
Student Investment
Peer Tutoring
Dance
Gay-straight alliance
Diversity and Excellence club

as well as various sports teams, including hockey, rugby, soccer, flag football, cross country, badminton, track and field, volleyball, basketball, football, cross country, etc.^[6]^[7]

Community use of the school

Nottawasaga Pines currently is accommodating the Essa Library Angus Branch which the school shares with Essa Township. Because of this partnership, students have the opportunity to come in at any time during the day and use it much like a normal school library. Since the school and the public library both have ownership, the library has increased materials, and a larger facility. The local Ontario Provincial Police detachment is also found within the same building, although it does have its own separate entrance.

References

^ "Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School (902636)". Secondary School Profile. Ontario Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^ "Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School | GPTKB". gptkb.mpi-inf.mpg.de. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
^ "npss combined calendar 2020-21 final". Scribd. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
^ "Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School | Snyder | transformative design. Controlled outcome".
^ "NPSS Production Crew". Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
^ "Spring Sports". Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
^ "Fall Sports". Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School. Retrieved 2020-06-09.

External links

[1] "Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School (902636)". Secondary School Profile. Ontario Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

[2] "Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School | GPTKB". gptkb.mpi-inf.mpg.de. Retrieved 2024-11-11.

[3] "npss combined calendar 2020-21 final". Scribd. Retrieved 2020-06-09.

[4] "Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School | Snyder | transformative design. Controlled outcome".

[5] "NPSS Production Crew". Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School. Retrieved 2020-06-09.

[6] "Spring Sports". Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School. Retrieved 2020-06-09.

[7] "Fall Sports". Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School. Retrieved 2020-06-09.

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