Markville Secondary School

Markville Secondary School
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Address
1000 Carlton Road Markham, Ontario, L3P 7P5 Canada
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School type	High school
Founded	1990
School board	York Region District School Board
Superintendent	Daniel Wu
Area trustee	Ada Yeung
School number	924849
Principal	Patricia Obadia
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1237 (October 2013)
Language	English
Colour(s)	Blue and Green
Mascot	The Maverick
Team name	Markville Mavericks
Provincial Ranking (2012-13)	4 / 740
Provincial Ranking (5 years)	46 / 691
OSSLT 2013 pass rate (first-time eligible)	97.0%
Website	www.markville.ss.yrdsb.edu.on.ca
Last updated: September 2014

Markville Secondary School (commonly known as MSS or Markville) is a public high school located in the community of Unionville within the city of Markham, Ontario, Canada. It is one of 32 high schools administered by the York Region District School Board.

History

Markville S.S. is located in an area that was developed by the Melchior Quantz family of Germany in the city of Markham who also came to North America with William Berczy. The terrain map of 1860 shows five houses fronting on present day McCowan Road, all of which were inhabited by members of the family, the senior member of which was George B. Quantz and his wife, Jane Bradburn. The original name given to the school was Quantztown Secondary School as well as Melchior Quantz High School around 1990, but was later changed to Markville Secondary School, named after the shopping mall nearby, Markville Shopping Centre.

Markville S.S. was officially opened in 1990. In 1996, an addition to the third floor provided a new math and computer wing. A child-care centre, Markville Child Care Centre, is operated by Family Day Care Services.

Academics

Communications Technology

The CT department of Markville S.S. led by Mr. Wineberg, has won numerous awards, for creating public service announcements regarding topics like drinking and driving. One of these awards was a 25 cent coin that was launched at the school.

History

As of 2009, teachers Adrienne Chong, Rob Cotey and Mark Melnyk have received the Prime Minister's Award of Teaching Excellence. They teach Canadian and World History, World Politics and World Religions in grades 10 to 12. The team gives students a voice while equipping them with the knowledge to become responsible and active citizens both in the school community and the world.

Music

Each year, the music students of Markville compete in several Music Festivals. These include festivals such as OBA (Ontario Band Association), Kiwanis Music Festival, and Music Alive. In addition to these festivals, two concerts are held at the Markham Theatre. The first concert called "Festive Sounds" is during the winter season, while the second concert called "Markville Pops" is during the spring season.

Markville offers many music courses for grades 9 through 12.

• Concert Band/Strings
• Symphonic Band/Strings
• Senior Band/Strings
• Senior String
• Chamber Choir
• Junior Choir
• Senior Choir
• Music Theatre
• Music and Computers
• Jazz Band/Choir
• Keyboard Class
• Guitar Class

Peer tutoring

Markville's own students volunteer to help tutor others in subjects such as French and Math. Markville recognizes students' abilities in academics. Through this program, peer tutors receive volunteer hours which is required in order to graduate from high school, while helping others succeed in their academic learning.

Feeder schools

• Central Park Public School
• James Robinson Public School
• Ramer Wood Public School
• Unionville Public School
• Unionville Meadows Public School

The Grade 8 Gifted students who reside south of 19th Ave., north of Steeles Ave., east of Highway 404, and west of McCowan Road who wish to continue their gifted education will attend Markville.

Notable alumni

• Jason Chan, Hong Kong Canto-pop singer
• Janet Chow, Miss Hong Kong First-Runner Up, 2006 and Hong Kong television actress

See also

• List of high schools in Ontario