New Toronto Secondary School (New Toronto S.S., NTSS or New Toronto), formerly known as Long Branch Continuation School and New Toronto Vocational School is a former public high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It existed from 1926 until 1983 in the old town of New Toronto and later the suburb of Etobicoke. This school was operated by the New Toronto Board of Education, which was then merged into the Etobicoke Board of Education and the Toronto District School Board.[1]
It was one of the first vocational schools to serve the southern area in the former City of Etobicoke. The motto of this school was "Respice Ad Finem" which translated from Latin into Keep Looking to the End.
Origins of the school began when the Long Branch Continuation School was established in 1926 as an extension of Long Branch Public School. The front section of the elementary school was added to the building to accommodate a continuation school. This new front section consisted of six classrooms, a board and staff room, a nurse's office and a principals office. The additions were completed in 1930-31 by George Roper Gouinlock, son of prominent architect George Wallace Gouinlock. These new facilities were used by the continuation school.[1]
The principal of the Continuation School was Mr. James. S. Bell who served the school from 1926 to 1946. In September 1946, O. Barkley principal of the Continuation School. 1948-1951 were years of expansion for Long Branch Public and Continuation School. The Senior Boys Academic Vocational class began in the fall of 1950.
Following World War II, the New Toronto Board of Education (the forerunner to the Etobicoke Board of Education and the Toronto District School Board) proceeded with discussions to build such a school within The Lakeshore Area. The Long Branch Continuation School, which was providing high school education for New Toronto and Long Branch, was struggling to keep up with capacity pressures. Mimico High School, which was business-oriented, was the only other high school operating in The Lakeshore area at the time.[1]
For some time it was debated just what form this school should take and finally it was decided to build a combination High and Technical School on Eighteenth Street (now known today as Kipling Avenue) to be known as New Toronto Vocational School. The building was erected in 1950 and is being opened for classes on September 4, 1951 with the school officially opened on December 7, 1951 by the New Toronto Board of Education.[2] The new building was designed by architect John B. Parkin.[3][4]
The Public School which had been housing classes in the basement rooms, gymnasium and three churches, filled the vacated space. Mr. Rod Jack became vice-principal. A secretary was added to the school staff. In 1953, Long Branch became James S. Bell Public School.[3][1]
Due to the "Baby Boom" of the post-WWII era, additional capacity was required in the Lakeshore high school system. As a result, by 1965, the size of New Toronto Secondary School was almost doubled with additions being erected to meet the needs.
Following the extension of public funding to Ontario separate schools in the early 1980s, by the Ontario Government of Bill Davis, transfer of funding and students to Roman Catholic separate schools caused a crisis in public school system. The loss of students required the closure of some public schools. New Toronto Secondary School was originally slated to be closed, however, community action and the facts that the school was centrally located in The Lakeshore and it was the only school with technical shops to teach skilled trades ultimately determined that it would remain as the area's public high school.
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Toronto Board of Education which was then merged into the Etobicoke Board of Education and the Toronto District School Board 1 New Toronto Secondary SchoolAddress350 Kipling AvenueToronto Ontario M8V 3L1CanadaCoordinates43 36 05 N 79 31 09 W 43 601466 N 79 519231 W 43 601466 79 519231InformationFormer nameLong Branch Continuation School 1926 1951 New Toronto Vocational SchoolSchool typePublic High SchoolMottoRespice Ad Finem Keep Looking to the End Religious affiliation s SecularFounded1926Statussee Lakeshore Collegiate InstituteClosed1983School boardToronto District School Board Etobicoke Board of Education SuperintendentSandra TondatLN19Area trusteePatrick NunziataWard 3School number2817 928550Grades9 13LanguageEnglishAreaEtobicokeColour s Green Maroon and White Team nameNew Toronto TrojansIt was one of the first vocational schools to serve the southern area in the former City of Etobicoke The motto of this school was Respice Ad Finem which translated from Latin into Keep Looking to the End Contents 1 History 2 Notable alumni 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editOrigins of the school began when the Long Branch Continuation School was established in 1926 as an extension of Long Branch Public School The front section of the elementary school was added to the building to accommodate a continuation school This new front section consisted of six classrooms a board and staff room a nurse s office and a principals office The additions were completed in 1930 31 by George Roper Gouinlock son of prominent architect George Wallace Gouinlock These new facilities were used by the continuation school 1 The principal of the Continuation School was Mr James S Bell who served the school from 1926 to 1946 In September 1946 O Barkley principal of the Continuation School 1948 1951 were years of expansion for Long Branch Public and Continuation School The Senior Boys Academic Vocational class began in the fall of 1950 Following World War II the New Toronto Board of Education the forerunner to the Etobicoke Board of Education and the Toronto District School Board proceeded with discussions to build such a school within The Lakeshore Area The Long Branch Continuation School which was providing high school education for New Toronto and Long Branch was struggling to keep up with capacity pressures Mimico High School which was business oriented was the only other high school operating in The Lakeshore area at the time 1 For some time it was debated just what form this school should take and finally it was decided to build a combination High and Technical School on Eighteenth Street now known today as Kipling Avenue to be known as New Toronto Vocational School The building was erected in 1950 and is being opened for classes on September 4 1951 with the school officially opened on December 7 1951 by the New Toronto Board of Education 2 The new building was designed by architect John B Parkin 3 4 The Public School which had been housing classes in the basement rooms gymnasium and three churches filled the vacated space Mr Rod Jack became vice principal A secretary was added to the school staff In 1953 Long Branch became James S Bell Public School 3 1 Due to the Baby Boom of the post WWII era additional capacity was required in the Lakeshore high school system As a result by 1965 the size of New Toronto Secondary School was almost doubled with additions being erected to meet the needs Following the extension of public funding to Ontario separate schools in the early 1980s by the Ontario Government of Bill Davis transfer of funding and students to Roman Catholic separate schools caused a crisis in public school system The loss of students required the closure of some public schools New Toronto Secondary School was originally slated to be closed however community action and the facts that the school was centrally located in The Lakeshore and it was the only school with technical shops to teach skilled trades ultimately determined that it would remain as the area s public high school In June 1983 Alderwood Collegiate Institute in Alderwood closed its doors New Toronto and Alderwood were merged to form Lakeshore Collegiate Institute In 1988 Mimico High School closed and all public secondary school students in the Lakeshore area would attend LCI from that time Notable alumni editWilliam Bell Canadian author 5 Kirk LaPointe journalist and politicianSee also editList of high schools in OntarioReferences edit a b c d Secondary Schools G to M For King and Country torontofamilyhistory org https www newtorontohistorical com Education htm a b Our Schools A Souvenir September 1951 p 20 21 Parkin John Burnett Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada Acclaimed novelist William Edwin Bell wrote of teen angst Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New Toronto Secondary School amp oldid 1127802961, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
