Port Credit Secondary School
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Port Credit Secondary School (PCSS) is a high school
located in the city of Mississauga, Ontario
, and is a part of the Peel District School Board
. It was the first secondary school in Peel; it celebrated its 90th anniversary in May 2010. It is located just north of Port Credit, Ontario
. It is home to two Peel Region
programs, the SciTech Program and the Strings Program.
The current PCSS building is located about one block east of Hurontario Street
at 70 Mineola Rd. East. The school is nestled within a neighbourhood, known as Mineola, that is east of Hurontario St., north of the CN Railroad and south of the Queen Elizabeth Way
. The original location of the school was on Forest Ave, on the site of what is now Mentor College. The school moved to its current location, May 13, 1963.
The student body is ethnically diverse. The school's athletic teams are known as the Warriors and have been known to win many regional tournaments. The Ultimate Frisbee team won the regional championship during the 2009-2010 season. In 2011, PCSS Warriors became the first ever Ultimate ROPSAA Champions, winning the finals 14-13 in super sudden death overtime over the number one seeded Erindale Secondary School.
PCSS was used as a shooting location for the 2006 film The Naked Mile. In October 20, 2007, the school was used as a filming location for the film True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet.
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....
located in the city of Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...
, and is a part of the Peel District School Board
Peel District School Board
Peel District School Board is a Canadian public board of education for the Peel Regional Municipality, headquartered in the HJA Brown Education Centre in Mississauga...
. It was the first secondary school in Peel; it celebrated its 90th anniversary in May 2010. It is located just north of Port Credit, Ontario
Port Credit, Ontario
Port Credit is found at the mouth of the Credit River on the north shore of Lake Ontario, within the southcentral area of the city of Mississauga...
. It is home to two Peel Region
Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
The Regional Municipality of Peel is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada. It consists of three municipalities to the west and northwest of Toronto: the cities of Brampton and Mississauga, and the town of Caledon. The entire region is part of the Greater Toronto Area and the inner...
programs, the SciTech Program and the Strings Program.
The current PCSS building is located about one block east of Hurontario Street
Hurontario Street
Hurontario Street is a roadway running in Ontario, Canada between Lake Ontario at Mississauga and Lake Huron's Georgian Bay at Collingwood.Within the cities of Mississauga and Brampton, it is a major urban thoroughfare. Between Caledon and Orangeville, it is part of busy Highway 10, which leaves...
at 70 Mineola Rd. East. The school is nestled within a neighbourhood, known as Mineola, that is east of Hurontario St., north of the CN Railroad and south of the Queen Elizabeth Way
Queen Elizabeth Way
The Queen Elizabeth Way, commonly abbreviated as the QEW, is a 400-Series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The freeway links Buffalo, New York and the Niagara Peninsula with Toronto. It begins at the Peace Bridge in Fort Erie and travels around the western shore of Lake Ontario, ending...
. The original location of the school was on Forest Ave, on the site of what is now Mentor College. The school moved to its current location, May 13, 1963.
The student body is ethnically diverse. The school's athletic teams are known as the Warriors and have been known to win many regional tournaments. The Ultimate Frisbee team won the regional championship during the 2009-2010 season. In 2011, PCSS Warriors became the first ever Ultimate ROPSAA Champions, winning the finals 14-13 in super sudden death overtime over the number one seeded Erindale Secondary School.
PCSS was used as a shooting location for the 2006 film The Naked Mile. In October 20, 2007, the school was used as a filming location for the film True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet.
Alumni
The school's alumni include:- Lisa AlexanderLisa AlexanderLisa Alexander is a Canadian competitor in synchronized swimming and Olympic medalist.She participated on the Canadian team that received a silver medal in synchronized team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.She won a bronze medal in duet with Kathy Glen at the 1991 World Aquatics...
Olympic silver medalist - Karen Clark (swimmer)Karen Clark (swimmer)Karen Clark is a Canadian synchronized swimmer and Olympic medalist. She won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta with the Canadian team.-References:...
Olympic silver medalist - Larry PateyLarry PateyLarry James Patey is a former professional ice hockey centre who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League between 1973–74 and 1984–85 with the California Golden Seals, St. Louis Blues, and New York Rangers....
former NHL centre