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Lorne Park Secondary School

Lorne Park Secondary School (often abbreviated as LP or LPSS) is a public high school located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It serves the Lorne Park neighbourhood, as well as a larger catchment area for the Extended French program for all of southern Mississauga. Lorne Park is well known in the Peel region for both its academic rigor and the successful sports teams from which many professional athletes have emerged.

History

Lorne Park Secondary School's front entrance.

When the population of Peel County began experiencing a population explosion in the 1950s, the secretary-treasurer for the South Peel Board of Education began negotiations to purchase land for a new school to be built on a 13½ acre site at the price of $32,469. Construction on the school began in 1957, and the total cost of the school (including the land) was $752,569.

Billed as a very modern design when the school opened for students in January 1958, the main feature of the school, facing south onto Lorne Park Road, was a suspended concrete canopy with two-story windows. The school opened with 272 students and 16 teachers.

The school went through a series of upgrades in the first 20 years of its existence. In 1962, a cafeteria was built on the South-East of the building. In 1964, the school underwent a major construction project in which a second, larger gymnasium, weight rooms, technology shops and classrooms as well as a completely new section to the north which housed 2 floors of classrooms were constructed. The 1964 upgrades raised the student capacity from 300 to 1800. In 1972, a library and lecture hall was erected to East side of the main building.

A presentation in the school's lecture hall.

While not in use presently, a firing range exists in the basement of the school (beneath the small gymnasium). It was built in order to secure extra funding during the Cold War period and so that students could have a suitable area to practice in. When such a use became obscure, the firing range housed the drama department's props and costumes. It was listed as permanently closed and removed from official architectural plans in the 2000s through it is still used to store theatrical props.

In 1973, Lorne Park was the first school in the Peel Board of Education to offer full-credit semestering. The success of the experiment led to the extension of semestering to most schools in Peel by 1976.

The school population peaked in 1979, when Lorne Park had a teaching staff of 92 and 1,647 students.

The current student population stands at 868 students. Lorne Park hosts an Extended French program. Its feeder schools are Hillcrest Middle School, Tecumseh Public School, Green Glade Senior Public School (Extended French only), St. Christopher Catholic School, Allan A. Martin Senior Public School and St. Luke Catholic School.

As of 2016, Lorne Park was expending around $800,000 in annual operational costs including roughly $150,000 in utilities alone. In the 2015-16 school year, the school spent $786 per student per year in facility costs.

Student life

Lorne Park Secondary students enjoy a variety of school activities, extracurriculars, teams and clubs. These range from the Model United Nations club, math club, and 3D printing and Computer Aided Design clubs to the programming club and school theatrical productions. Students are allowed to use the school facilities such as the library, gymnasium, track, field, and weight rooms outside of class.

Sports

Lorne Park has a variety of athletic programs, including football, cross-country, rugby, ice hockey and women's lacrosse teams. They have produced several OFSAA and ROPSSAA champions in women's lacrosse, cross-country, track and field, boys' and girls' hockey, field hockey, basketball, skiing, badminton, football, baseball, swimming, rugby and tennis. The junior cross-country ski team were 2007 OFSAA champions.

Due to these successes, Lorne Park has been designated as having a Specialist High Skills Major in "Sports" by the Peel district school board.

Men's Football

Lorne Park's Football team currently competes in the Region of Peel Secondary Schools Athletic Association (ROPSSAA) at the Tier 1 level. The program conducts both Senior and Junior (now termed "Varsity" and "Junior Varsity", respectively) football programs. Both teams have been consistently competitive within the region since the programs' inception in the late '50s. At the Junior Varsity level, the program boasts 21 regional championships and 1 provincial championship. At the Varsity level, Lorne Park has 20 regional championships and 5 provincial championships.

The strong football culture at Lorne Park is also made evident by the success of the program's alumni. Since 1983 (when the program started keeping track of alumni), over 150 former program graduates have gone on to play football at the Canadian University level. Spartans have also won numerous awards at this level (e.g., All-Canadians, Team MVPs, etc.). In particular, the most prestigious Canadian Interuniversity Sport award——the Hec Crighton Trophy——has been won by a Spartan alumni (Mike Raham) in 1968. Recently, Spartan alumni Jack Cassar won the President's trophy for "Most Outstanding Stand-up Defensive Player" for his contributions as middle linebacker with the Carleton Ravens in 2019.

Lorne Park's football program also allowed over 30 players to progress to the NCAA level, and graduates have also gone on to play in the CFL and in the NFL, where the accolades of our former student athletes have continued to display.

Most notably, Klaus Wilmsmeyer was a punter for 7 years in the NFL; during this span, he played alongside Hall of Famers Jerry Rice, Deion Sanders, and Steve Young in the San Francisco 49ers' Super Bowl XXIX victory.

More recently, Brent Urban was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL draft. Due to a bicep injury, Urban did not play most of his rookie season. Upon his return in week 12 however, Urban, in his first pro game, delivered a game saving field goal block as time expired while teammate Will Hill recovered it and returned it for the game-winning touchdown.

Super Bowl High School Honour Roll

In anniversary of Super Bowl 50 in 2015, the NFL created a "Super Bowl High School Honor Roll". This was an initiative which gave recognition to high schools across the world which produced alumni who later went on to win the Super Bowl. Due to Klaus Wilmsmeyer success at the pro level, Lorne Park was among those recognized and were subsequently awarded a commemorative golden football by the NFL. The Lorne Park Spartans football program was 1 of 15 high schools in all of Canada to have received the honour. The football currently stands in the school's football trophy display case.

Football Championships

Lorne Park has a hallway dedicated towards football championships. Donned as the "football wing", the school features numerous posters of all former championship winning teams. Below is a list of all teams which are featured (asterisk denotes a provincial championship).

Junior Varsity

1959 1961 1965 1971 1978 1979 1980
1982 1983 1986 1989 1996 1997 1999
2001 2004 2006 2008 2011 2012 2017*

Varsity

1965 1969 1977 1980 1981 1983 1984
1985 1986 1987 1989 1994 1999 2000*
2001 2002 2013* 2014* 2017* 2018*

Provincial and National Ranking

Lorne Park's dominance on the football field has resulted in numerous top football rankings over the years. For instance, in 2000, the year the Spartans won the Metro Bowl championship, CityNews ranked Lorne Park as the #1 team provincially. Lorne Park's rating has also peaked in recent years on a national scale. In 2015 Canada Football Chat (CFC) ranked Lorne Park as the 6th best Varsity football program in all of Canada.

Currently, at the conclusion of the most recent (2019) season, CFC ranks Lorne Park as the 44th best team nationally.

Spartan Football Alumni

LAST FIRST UNIVERSITY TEAM POST-SECONDARY LEAGUE PROFESSIONAL TEAM PRO LEAGUE
ACKROYD STEVE WESTERN MUSTANGS CIS TORONTO ARGONAUTS CFL
AIKMAN MARK CARLETON RAVENS CIS
AIRD STU WESTERN MUSTANGS CIS
ARDILL KYLE WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS CIS
ARMSTRONG JOHN MANSFIELD MOUNTIES NCAA
ATKINSON DAVE PURDUE BOILERMAKERS CIS
BALDWIN BILL WASHBURN STATE ICHABODS NCAA
BARRATT JEFF WESTERN MUSTANGS CIS
BATSON ANDRE YORK YEOMEN CIS TORONTO ARGONAUTS CFL
BELL DAVE WINDSOR LANCERS CIS
BINNENDYK CHRIS TORONTO VARSITY BLUES CIS
BINNENDYK PAUL TORONTO VARSITY BLUES CIS
BIRCH RILEY WATERLOO WARRIORS CIS
BIRD STEVE QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS CIS
BLACK ADAM QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS CIS
BOLT PETER QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS CIS
BOONE MIKE QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS CIS OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS CFL
BOULAZREG SAMIR YORK LIONS CIS
BOWMAN JUSTIN QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS CIS
BROOKS DOUG YORK YEOMEN CIS
BROWN TAD WESTERN MUSTANGS CIS
BUCKLEY JEREMY WESTERN MUSTANGS CIS
BUTLER LEIGHTON WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS CIS
BYNOE RAWLE LOUISVILLE CARDINALS NCAA HAMILTON TIGER CATS CFL
CAMPBELL GRANVILLE BISHOPS GATORS CIS
CARLTON MIKE TORONTO VARSITY BLUES CIS
CASSAR JACK CARLETON RAVENS CIS TORONTO ARGONAUTS CFL
CAUSER EJAZ QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS CIS
CAUSER SALMAN QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS CIS
CHAMPAGNIE MARC CONCORDIA STINGERS CIS
CHAPMAN CAM YORK YEOMEN CIS
CHATHAM KEITH WATERLOO WARRIORS CIS
CHLEBOWSKI TREVOR WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS CIS
CLARKE AARON MCMASTER MARAUDERS CIS
CONDLLN DEVIN GUELPH GRYPHONS CIS
CORBETT DOUG QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS CIS CALGARY STAMPEDERS CFL
CRANMER PAUL WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS NCAA SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS CFL
CREWS JEFF WESTERN MUSTANGS CIS
CROOK SIMON MCMASTER MARAUDERS CIS
CROOKS VINTON ALBRIGHT LIONS NCAA
CURITTI MIKE MCMASTER MARAUDERS CIS
D'ARCY BRENDAN MOUNT ALLISON MOUNTIES CIS
DAVIDSON RYAN MOUNT ALLISON MOUNTIES CIS
DAVIS SEAN CENTRAL FLORIDA KNIGHTS NCAA
DEVEAUX PAT WATERLOO WARRIORS CIS
DETLOR TOMMY OTTAWA GEE-GEES CIS
DIXON ADAM MCMASTER MARAUDERS CIS
DOTY TOBIN TORONTO VARSITY BLUES CIS
DOUGLAS ADAM QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS CIS
DOUGLAS MIKE QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS CIS
DOWD BRYAN MCMASTER MARAUDERS CIS
DUNCAN CAL QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS CIS
DUTCHER KEVIN WATERLOO WARRIORS CIS
ELIOPOULOUS ALEX ST MARY'S HUSKIES CIS OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS CFL
ENNEST BILL ST MARY'S HUSKIES CIS
ENNEST SHANE YORK YEOMEN CIS
EVANSON JASON MCMASTER MARAUDERS CIS
FAHEY SEAN MCMASTER MARAUDERS CIS
FERENCIC DOM ST FRANCIS XAVIER X-MEN CIS
FINLAY MATT EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES NCAA MONTREAL ALOUETTES CFL
FORD MIKE WESTERN MUSTANGS CIS
FORD PAUL WESTERN MUSTANGS CIS
FREEMAN MACE TOLEDO ROCKETS NCAA HAMILTON TIGER CATS CFL
FREZER ANDREW ACADIA AXEMEN CIS
GABLER WALLY CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS NCAA
GABURA ANDREW ACADIA AXEMEN CIS
GAUER BRYAN MCMASTER MARAUDERS CIS
GAUER DAVID YORK LIONS CIS
GOLDSPINK ELLIOT QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS CIS
GREGORIS PETER TORONTO VARSITY BLUES CIS
GRIMARD SIMON ACADIA AXEMEN CIS
GROBAN ED WATERLOO WARRIORS CIS
GUTHRIE COLIN WATERLOO WARRIORS CIS
HAGGART CHRIS WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS CIS
HAIST BEN WATERLOO WARRIORS CIS
HAMILTON DAVID TORONTO VARSITY BLUES CIS
HARRISON MATT CORNELL BIG RED NCAA
HART STEVE YORK YEOMEN CIS
HISLOP SCOTT GUELPH GRYPHONS CIS
HOLMES GREG CARROLL FIGHTING SAINTS NCAA TORONTO ARGONAUTS CFL
HORNER CHRIS BISHOPS GATORS CIS
HOWARD MATT MCMASTER MARAUDERS CIS
HUDSON CORY WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS CIS
HUDSON WILL SHIPPENSBURG RAIDERS NCAA
HUGHES STEVE CARLETON RAVENS CIS
INGRAM JEFF MCMASTER MARAUDERS CIS
ISMAIL FERAS MCMASTER MARAUDERS CIS ST. GALLEN VIPERS NLA
JOHNS TONY HENDERSON STATE REDDIES NCAA MONTREAL ALOUETTES CFL
JOHNSTON JEFF WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS CIS
JOHNSTON GARY SIMON FRASER CLANSMEN NCAA
JOLIC DAN HENDERSON STATE REDDIES NCAA
KELLY RON WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS NCAA HAMILTON TIGER CATS CFL
KINZIE DAVID BOWLING GREEN FALCONS NCAA TORONTO ARGONAUTS CFL
KO TERRY CARLETON RAVENS CIS
KOLADICH MIKE WESTERN MUSTANGS CIS OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS CFL
KOSEC JASON WESTERN MUSTANGS CIS EDMONTON ESKIMOS CFL
KUDU MATT EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES NCAA TORONTO ARGONAUTS CFL
LAINGE TRACE NORTHERN MICHIGAN WILDCATS NCAA TORONTO ARGONAUTS CFL
LAVRIC ALEX OTTAWA GEE-GEES CIS
LEROY JEFF WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS CIS
LEWIS RICHARD WESTERN MUSTANGS CIS
LIPPERT JOEL MCMASTER MARAUDERS CIS
LOVE STEVE WESTERN MUSTANGS CIS
LOWRANCE BRIAN WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS CIS
LUISSER FRANK BRITISH COLUMBIA THUNDERBIRDS CIS
MACDONALD COLIN YORK LIONS CIS
MACNEIL DAVE GUELPH GRYPHONS CIS
MALTBY BRYAN GUELPH GRYPHONS CIS OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS CFL
MARTELL JASON YORK YEOMEN CIS
MARTIN ERROL UTAH UTES NCAA EDMONTON ESKIMOS CFL
MCBURNEY SEAN WESTERN MUSTANGS CIS
MCCLOSKEY JAMES WESTERN MUSTANGS CIS
MCGIVERN RUAIRI GUELPH GRYPHONS CIS
MCGUIRE SCOTT ACADIA AXEMEN CIS
MCKEE STEVE GUELPH GRYPHONS CIS HAMILTON TIGER CATS CFL
MCKENZIE STU WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS NCAA WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS CFL
MIDGHALL PAUL BISHOPS GATORS CIS
MIGHTON MARK WINDSOR LANCERS CIS
MILAZZO CURTIS CONCORDIA STINGERS CIS
MOULTON JAY ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE REDMEN CIS
MUSSELMAN JOHN MOUNT ALLISON MOUNTIES CIS HAMILTON TIGER CATS CFL
NAPIER BARCLAY ST FRANCIS XAVIER X-MEN CIS
NEITA KHARI YORK YEOMEN CIS
NIKOULINE ANTON WESTERN MUSTANGS CIS
OAKLEY ED LENOIR RHYNE BEARS NCAA
OLEXA RICH MOUNT ALLISON MOUNTIES CIS
PALMER JOHN WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS CIS
PARSONS GRAEME QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS CIS
PEARSON CHRIS TOLEDO ROCKETS NCAA
PEREZ JOSH GUELPH GRYPHONS CIS
PETRIE BOB WESTERN MUSTANGS CIS MONTREAL ALOUETTES CFL
PORTWOOD CHRIS GUELPH GRYPHONS CIS
POZAK NEIL CALGARY DINOSAURS CIS
RAHAM MIKE TORONTO VARSITY BLUES CIS CALGARY STAMPEDERS CFL
REYNOLDS KEVIN GUELPH GRYPHONS CIS
ROBINSON BRAD TORONTO VARSITY BLUES CIS
ROSEN DAN MCGILL REDMEN CIS
SAMPSON D'ANTAL QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS CIS
SAMPSON DEVANTE MOUNT ALLISON MOUNTIES CIS
SANAGAN TJ WATERLOO WARRIORS CIS
SCHWED
SHARMA AARON BISHOPS GATORS CIS
SHAVER TODD WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS CIS
SOMMERVILLE KYLE WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS CIS
SPECK ROB CARLETON RAVENS CIS
STANSBURY TODD GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS NCAA SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS CFL
STEELE SCOTT MCMASTER MARAUDERS CIS
STEPHENS MATTHEW CARLETON RAVENS CIS
STEWART IAN QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS CIS
STOLARSKI STU MOUNT ALLISON MOUNTIES CIS
SUFFIELD DAVE MANITOBA BISON CIS
SUZUKI MATT GUELPH GRYPHONS CIS
SYMONDS JORDAN WESTERN MUSTANGS CIS
TAUSKELA NOAH QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS CIS
TOPLEY JESSE QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS CIS
TULLETT CRAIG WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS CIS
TURLEY DAVE MCMASTER MARAUDERS CIS
TURNER MARK MIAMI UNIVERSITY REDHAWKS NCAA BC LIONS CFL
URBAN BRENT VIRGINIA CAVALIERS NCAA BALTIMORE RAVENS NFL
VALENTINI VINCE WESTERN MUSTANGS CIS
VENTO FRANK MCMASTER MARAUDERS CIS
VU RICHARD WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS CIS
WHELAN RICH WESTERN MUSTANGS CIS
WILLIAMS ANDREW ST FRANCIS XAVIER X-MEN CIS
WILLIAMSON JAMIE YORK YEOMEN CIS TORONTO ARGONAUTS CFL
WILMSMEYER KLAUS LOUISVILLE CARDINALS NCAA SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS NFL
WILSON MIKE WESTERN MUSTANGS CIS
WILTSHIRE ISAIAH OLIVET COMETS NCAA
YACK PETER WATERLOO WARRIORS CIS
YEOMANS BOB WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS CIS
YEOMANS JR ROB YORK LIONS CIS
ZAREMBA MIKE MCMASTER MARAUDERS CIS
ZAREMBA ANDY CALIFORNIA VULCANS NCAA
ZAREMBA PAUL BRITISH COLUMBIA THUNDERBIRDS CIS
ZIMMER WAYNE GUELPH GRYPHONS CIS

Note: Lorne Park's alumni records date back to 1983 so there are unfortunately dozens of players missing from this list.

Men's Rugby

Lorne Park had multiple Ropssaa championships at both Junior and Senior levels as well as tournament wins in the Red Hot Rugby Tournament and the 7's tournament held at Fletcher's Fields. In 2009, after winning the Region of Peel Championships (ROPSSAA) the Senior Spartan team lost in the finals of the OFSAA (Ontario) championships to Lindsay C.I. In 2010, the Spartans returned as Peel Champions. After going through most of the season ranked #4 in Ontario, the Spartans achieved the #1 ranking going into the OFSAA championships. In the 3 day tournament the Lorne Park Spartans ultimately defeated Uxbridge in the finals to win the OFSAA title. This senior team had a 2-year record of 43-1. Some of the players from this team represented Ontario and Canada in National and International competitions. The team was recognized by the Mississauga Sports Council annual Sports Dinner as the High School Team of the Year for their accomplishments in 2010. In 2011, the Junior Spartans won the ROPSSAA championship against Streetsville with a score of 10-8. In 2013 and 2014 both Junior and Senior Spartan teams won their respective ROPSSAA championships. Also in 2014, the Junior Spartan team won the Barbarian Cup for the first time in Lorne Park history.

Women's Lacrosse

In 2007 there were two teams, Seniors and Juniors. Both won ROPSSAA. The Seniors placed 13th in Midwest Schools Lacrosse Association (MSLA) at Erie and won Bronze in the (OFSAA-sanctioned) Provincial Cup in Peterborough. In 2006 and 2005 Lorne Park's Varsity, Junior Varsity and Rookie teams all swept ROPSSAA. As well, Varsity came 4th in the Provincial Cup tournament in both years and in 2006 also placed 8th in the MSLA at Detroit. 2008 saw a rebirth of the rookie team. 80 girls played on all 3 teams with the Varsity team winning their 4th ROPSSAA title in a row. The junior "A" team repeated as the Jr. Varsity Champions after an undefeated season while the junior "B" team won the bronze medal.

Baseball

Lorne Park's varsity baseball team won OFSAA baseball's Prentice Cup in 2005, competing at the Rogers Centre against top teams from across the province. This victory came after a defeat in the Prentice Cup Semi-Finals the year before.

Notable alumni

Acedemia

Arts

Broadcast Journalism

Government

  • Bev Oda, former federal politician and cabinet minister
  • Stephen Crawford, member of Ontario's Provincial Parliament

Sports

Technology

See also

References

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