Brampton Centennial Secondary School
Address
Map
251 McMurchy Avenue South

Brampton
,
Ontario
,
L6Y 2P8

Canada
Coordinates43°40′01″N 79°44′51″W / 43.66694°N 79.74750°W / 43.66694; -79.74750
Information
School typePublic, high school
FoundedJune 1, 1967
School boardPeel District School Board
SuperintendentAdrian Graham
Area trusteeKathy McDonald
School number896055
PrincipalSara Tielli-Mitchell
Grades9-12
Enrolment1475[1] (November 2023)
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Red, Yellow and Black
   
MascotBuck
Team nameBCSS Bucks
Websitebramptoncentennial.peelschools.org

Brampton Centennial Secondary School (BCSS) is a public high school located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada and is part of the Peel District School Board. In September 2008, BCSS had 1,775 students.

History

The first secondary school in Brampton opened in 1852 as Brampton High School with three students and its first principal A. Thompson. By 1888 it had an annual budget of $868.25. After a fire, the school building was reconstructed in 1977. Brampton Centennial Secondary School was built in 1967 — the Canadian Centennial year — to replace Brampton High School.[2]

School shooting

Main article: Brampton Centennial Secondary School shooting

On 28 May 1975 Michael Slobodian, a student at the school, brought two rifles to school with the intention of killing two particular teachers and himself. He opened fire, killing one of the teachers and one student, and wounding 13 students before shooting and killing himself. This was only the second school shooting in Canadian history.[3]

Athletics

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Brampton Centennial has many athletics programs which are collectively known by students as "Buckland." The schools sports programs include Football, basketball, curling, swimming, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, hockey, baseball, Fast Pitch, cricket, badminton, lacrosse, rugby and soccer.

Recent athletic achievements

Alumni

Ontario Human Rights Tribunal

Former Vice Principal Ranjit Khatkur of South Asian background alleged that her ethnic/racial background was the reason she was overlooked for promotion to principal despite fulfilling all requirements. She launched an Ontario Human Rights Tribunal alleging systematic discrimination in the Peel public board.[7] It eventually culminated in allowing the Turner Consulting Group to release a Research Report on Hiring and Promotion at the Peel District School Board.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Us". bramptoncentennial.peelschools.org. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "School History". Brampton Centennial Secondary School. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. ^ Andrew-Gee, Eric (23 May 2015). "Brampton Centennial students still haunted by shooting rampage 40 years on". Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Wayne Middaugh". Players' Profiles. CurlingZone. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Just for Laughs venue for new 'shock' material". CTV Television Network. 2001-07-21. Archived from the original on 2008-01-23. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  6. ^ Griffin, Doug. "The winner Julie White, 19, of Brampton Centennial Secondary School, a member of Canada's 1976 Olympic team, leaps high during her winnings 14.85-second run in the Senior 100-metre hurdles at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association's All-Ontario Track and Field Championships at Etobicoke Centennial Stadium". Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Tribunal to probe Peel school board discrimination". Toronto Star. 4 February 2011.
  8. ^ http://www.peelschools.org/documents/final%20report%20-%20jan%2022.pdf [bare URL PDF][dead link]

External links

Schools part of Peel District School Board in Brampton, Caledon, and Mississauga, Ontario
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