Thomas L. Kennedy Secondary School
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Thomas Laird Kennedy Secondary School is a school located in Mississauga, Ontario
which was erected in honour of Premier of Ontario Thomas Laird Kennedy
. Kennedy had been a long time resident of Streetsville
(now part of Mississauga), where he was Master of the River Park Masonic Lodge
. Thomas L. Kennedy Secondary School first opened its doors to approximately four hundred and fifty students in September 1953.
The school has an extensive extracurricular program, including many athletic and sports teams. The school has successful basketball and cricket teams.
On September 21, 2009, at around 9:50 am a 17 year old male student was stabbed in the arm, initiating a school wide lock-down and tactical police to be called in. The lock-down lasted about 3 hours and was lifted at around 12:50 pm.
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which was erected in honour of Premier of Ontario Thomas Laird Kennedy
Thomas Laird Kennedy
Thomas Laird Kennedy was a politician in Ontario, Canada and served briefly as the 15th Premier of Ontario. He was first elected as the Conservative member for Peel in the 1919 provincial election...
. Kennedy had been a long time resident of Streetsville
Streetsville, Ontario
Streetsville is an established community located in the northwestern corner of the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on the Credit River...
(now part of Mississauga), where he was Master of the River Park Masonic Lodge
Masonic Lodge
This article is about the Masonic term for a membership group. For buildings named Masonic Lodge, see Masonic Lodge A Masonic Lodge, often termed a Private Lodge or Constituent Lodge, is the basic organisation of Freemasonry...
. Thomas L. Kennedy Secondary School first opened its doors to approximately four hundred and fifty students in September 1953.
The school has an extensive extracurricular program, including many athletic and sports teams. The school has successful basketball and cricket teams.
On September 21, 2009, at around 9:50 am a 17 year old male student was stabbed in the arm, initiating a school wide lock-down and tactical police to be called in. The lock-down lasted about 3 hours and was lifted at around 12:50 pm.