Westmount Secondary School
Programs
The school is a member of the Canadian Coalition of Self-Directed Learning. Westmount also offers gifted classes, special education classes, as well as an ESL program
Westmount is a multicultural school. The student population consists of a variety of religions and ethnicities. The school is also home to both Christian and Muslim prayer societies, each meeting occasionally to carry out religious tasks.
It is currently the only secondary school in Hamilton to make it into the Fraser Institute's top 100 High Schools in Ontario, ranked at #84 out of 718.
In 2019, its Reach for the Top team – coached by Jay Misuk – became the first team from Hamilton to qualify for the national championship after finishing second at provincials. The Westmount team subsequently won the national title match against a team from Lisgar Collegiate Institute.
Notable alumni
- Summer Mortimer Paralympic swimmer and world record holder
- Tony Peebles member of Grammy award-winning Pacific Mambo Orchestra
- Elias Dummer member of Juno award-winning The City Harmonic
- Paul Chafe, author/soldier
- Patrick McKenna, actor
- Haydain Neale, musician, with Jacksoul (deceased)
- Wei Chen, Host, CBC Radio One, Ontario Morning
- Jim Witter, Musician
- Michael Simoncic, Professional Football Player, Ottawa Rough Riders 1995-1996, Canadian Football League.
- Jeffery Croonen, Professional Football Player, CFL 1989 to 1993, 2 Grey Cup wins. Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Edmonton Eskimos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts.
- Bruce Boyko, Professional Football Player, CFL 1990 to 1999, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and BC Lions.
- Allan Boyko, Professional Football Player, CFL 1991 to 1997, Saskatchewan Roughriders & Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
- Adam Clarke, musician, Rarity (band)
- Evan Woods, musician, Rarity (band)
See also
References
- ^ Westmount School Profile
- ^ Foundry, The Theme. "Westmount Student Newspaper". Westmount Student Newspaper.
- ^ "Compare academic rankings and ratings of Ontario schools". ontario.compareschoolrankings.org.
- ^ Paddon, Natalie (May 24, 2019). "From 'Harry Potter' to the solar system: Westmount trivia team heads to Reach for the Top national championship". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ "Westmount wins national Reach for the Top competition". Hamilton Spectator. May 28, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ Feiner, Lauren. "Penn alum wins Grammy". www.thedp.com.
- ^ "The City Harmonic Calls It Quits With Benediction Live". www.thespec.com.
- ^ "Haydain Neale". IMDb.
- ^ "Jim Witter's Biography". Archived from the original on 2009-03-22. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ^ 1995 Ottawa Rough Riders season
- ^ "Bruce Boyko". www.cflapedia.com.
- ^ "Allan Boyko". www.cflapedia.com.
Sources
- Hamilton Community Foundation. Protecting Our Environment Together (POET): Youth Focus 2004-2005 Grants. Retrieved June 30, 2005.
- Fitzgerald, Tony: "Westmount students making waves", The Hamilton Spectator, (23 February 2005)
- Eastwood, Joel:"The Spirit of Westmount", The Hamilton Spectator, (17 January 2006)
- Welcome, hwdsb.on.ca, Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- Simoncic, Michael": 1995 Ottawa Rough Riders season", Wikipedia - C.F.L., (28 May 2012)