Simcoe Composite School
Public high school in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
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Simcoe Composite School is a high school in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
(Not to them but fatherland)
| Simcoe Composite School | |
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40 Wilson Avenue , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 42.841147°N 80.303949°W |
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| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | Non sibi sed patriae and The key to SuCceSs is SCS (Not to them but fatherland) |
| Established | 1893 |
| School board | Grand Erie District School Board (formerly Norfolk Board of Education) |
| Principal | Jennifer Ippolito |
| Grades | 9–12 (formerly 9-13) |
| Enrollment | 890[1] (2012-2013) |
| Language | English |
| Colours | Blue and white |
| Mascot | Sabre |
| Team name | Sabres |
| Website | www |
More than 800 students attend this rural secondary school and courses range from English, French, Art, Music, and Mathematics to Computer Sciences, Business, Athletics, Cosmetology, Tech, World History, Civics, and Drama class. Megan Timpf, a representative for the 2008 Canadian softball team at the Olympic Games in Beijing attended this high school.[2]
Other notable alumni include the late saxophonist Margo Davidson, one of the founding members of The Parachute Club, which achieved international success in the 1980s, and Rick Danko, the bassist of The Band. Rob Blake, the former captain of the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL and Olympic Gold Medal winner for men's ice hockey, also attended Simcoe Composite School starting in 1983 and ending around 1987. Dr. Robert Gardner emigrated to this school from Glasgow, Scotland and graduated as a member of the Class of 1956.