Heart Lake Secondary School
Heart Lake Secondary School is a high-school in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
It is located at the corner of Conestoga Drive and Wexford Road.
The International Business program is partnered with Southington High School in Connecticut, United States. The student run a registered Ontario import/export business. According to the Peel Board "Students will export Canadian goods to Southington students who will market and sell the items in Connecticut. In turn, Heart Lake students will import goods from the U.S. through Southington, and market and sell these items in Ontario."
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Campus
Heart Lake was built in 1989 by contractor Bonfield Construction, at a cost of $12.8 million. Donald E. Skinner was its architect.
Students and Faculty
The school houses 1,760 full-time students as of fall 2004, 300 of which are bused. The are 412 Year 1 students, 438 in Year 2, 525 in Year 3, 376 in Year 4, 9 in Year 5. The school currently is so far past its original capacity, that it has 12 portables.
Heart Lake has 133 permanent staff as of 2004.
History
On April 1st, 2003, a grade nine student was killed in the wooded area behind the school. Police charged a 14-year-old boy with first degree murder. According to police, the victim and accused knew each other, and they believe the alleged assailant acted alone. [1]
Alumni
Student Desmond Sargeant, is a major award-winning teen filmmaker.