Milton District High School
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Milton District High School (MDHS) is a public secondary school
located in Milton, Ontario
, Canada
. MDHS, part of the Halton District School Board
, educates just about 1100 student
s.
The school opened in 1960, before which time, secondary school students in town had attended the Milton High School on Martin Street. When the new high school opened, grade 10 to 12 students were transferred there, and Martin Street School http://mar.hdsb.ca/ became a high school
, serving students in grade 9 only. MDHS remained the only secondary school in Milton until E.C. Drury High School http://ecd.hdsb.ca opened in 1980, followed by Bishop P. F. Reding Catholic Secondary School http://br.hcdsb.org/Board/ in 1986.
held at the National Arts Centre
in Ottawa. They placed 4th, among approximately 400 teams from across the country.
struck Grenada
in September 2004 and staff and students from the School sacrificed their March break to visit Grenada and help in the rebuilding process. Radio Canada
interviewed them from the scene.
, written by Joyce Carol Oates
, in the grade 12 advanced English course, due to its themes of sexuality and violence, and the profane language used. This raised significant questions about the extent to which books used in high schools should be censored
and Ontario's former education minister John Snobelen
said that he sympathised with the group Parents Against Corrupt Teachers who lobbied the Halton board of education to remove Foxfire from the school.
Council agreed to forward to Transport Canada
a petition from students of Milton
District High School, E.C. Drury School, and Georgetown District High
School that requested the installation of a set of barriers at the railway crossing on the Fourth Line and CN Rail.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Milton, Ontario
Milton, Ontario
Milton is a town in Southern Ontario, Canada, and part of the Halton Region in the Greater Toronto Area. Milton received a tremendous amount of awareness following the release of the results of the 2006 Census, which indicated that Milton is the fastest growing municipality in the Greater Golden...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. MDHS, part of the Halton District School Board
Halton District School Board
The Halton District School Board serves public school students throughout Halton Region, including the municipalities of Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville. Its administration area is to the southwest of the city of Toronto. In 2006-2007, it served almost 50,000 students, excluding...
, educates just about 1100 student
Student
A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a pupil in English...
s.
The school opened in 1960, before which time, secondary school students in town had attended the Milton High School on Martin Street. When the new high school opened, grade 10 to 12 students were transferred there, and Martin Street School http://mar.hdsb.ca/ became a high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, serving students in grade 9 only. MDHS remained the only secondary school in Milton until E.C. Drury High School http://ecd.hdsb.ca opened in 1980, followed by Bishop P. F. Reding Catholic Secondary School http://br.hcdsb.org/Board/ in 1986.
Canadian Improv Games National Finalists
IN 2010, the MDHS Improv Team were national finalists in the Canadian Improv GamesCanadian Improv Games
The Canadian Improv Games is an education based format of improvisational theatre for Canadian high schools. To participate in the games, high school students form teams of up to 8 players and are required to pay a registration fee. The teams compete in regional tournaments, organized and...
held at the National Arts Centre
National Arts Centre
The National Arts Centre is a centre for the performing arts located in Ottawa, Ontario, between Elgin Street and the Rideau Canal...
in Ottawa. They placed 4th, among approximately 400 teams from across the country.
Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane IvanHurricane Ivan
Hurricane Ivan was a large, long-lived, Cape Verde-type hurricane that caused widespread damage in the Caribbean and United States. The cyclone was the ninth named storm, the sixth hurricane and the fourth major hurricane of the active 2004 Atlantic hurricane season...
struck Grenada
Grenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
in September 2004 and staff and students from the School sacrificed their March break to visit Grenada and help in the rebuilding process. Radio Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language television network. It is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, known in French as Société Radio-Canada. Headquarters are at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal, which is also home to the network's flagship station, CBFT-DT...
interviewed them from the scene.
Censorship controversy
A Milton student's parent opposed the use of a novel, Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl GangFoxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang
Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang is a novel by Joyce Carol Oates about a group of teenage girls in upstate New York in the 1950s who form a gang called Foxfire.-Plot:...
, written by Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates is an American author. Oates published her first book in 1963 and has since published over fifty novels, as well as many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction...
, in the grade 12 advanced English course, due to its themes of sexuality and violence, and the profane language used. This raised significant questions about the extent to which books used in high schools should be censored
Censorship
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and Ontario's former education minister John Snobelen
John Snobelen
John Snobelen is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Mike Harris....
said that he sympathised with the group Parents Against Corrupt Teachers who lobbied the Halton board of education to remove Foxfire from the school.
Transport petition
On October 2, 2000 Halton HillsHalton Hills, Ontario
Halton Hills is a town in the Regional Municipality of Halton, west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located within the Greater Toronto Area....
Council agreed to forward to Transport Canada
Transport Canada
Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities portfolio...
a petition from students of Milton
District High School, E.C. Drury School, and Georgetown District High
School that requested the installation of a set of barriers at the railway crossing on the Fourth Line and CN Rail.
Athletics
While a student at the school, Steph Fennell was the silver medallist at the Eastern Canada Cup and a semifinalist at the Canadian Summer Nationals, both in the 100-yard backstroke.Notable alumni
- Chris HadfieldChris HadfieldChris Austin "Chris" Hadfield, O.Ont, MSC, CD is a Canadian astronaut from the Canadian Space Agency who was the first Canadian to walk in space. Hadfield has flown two space shuttle missions, STS-74 in 1995 and STS-100 in 2001. He has served as CAPCOM for both Space Shuttle and International...
, the first Canadian to walk in space. - David James ElliottDavid James ElliottDavid James Elliott is a Canadian-born actor who was the star of the series JAG, playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr. from 1995 to 2005. In the Fall of 2010, Elliott was cast on CSI: NY.-Biography:...
, star of the television series JAGJAG (TV series)JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions...
. - John TonelliJohn TonelliJohn A. Tonelli is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He was a four-time Stanley Cup champion with the New York Islanders, and also played with the Calgary Flames, Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks, and the Quebec Nordiques of the National Hockey League.-Bio:In 1982 and 1985,...
, NHL Centre Forward and four-time Stanley Cup Champion - Peter McDuffePeter McDuffePeter Arnold "Pete" McDuffe was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers, Kansas City Scouts and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League and the Indianapolis Racers in the World Hockey AssociationMcDuffe won the 1970–71 CHL Most...
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=00003551, NHL Goaltender - Bruce HoodBruce HoodBruce Hood was born in Campbellville, Ontario, Canada. He has been an author, businessman, politician, and a professional ice hockey referee in the National Hockey League .-Officiating record:...
, NHL Referee - Leon Stickle http://www.nhlofficials.com/alumni.asp?alumni_id=17, NHL Linesman
- Nick HectorNick HectorNick Hector is a Canadian film editor.Hector is a ten-time Gemini Award nominee. Hector collaborated with legendary Canadian filmmaker Allan King and exclusively cut his films during the last decade of King's career...
, 3 time Gemini Award winning film editor