Maplewood High School (Toronto)

Maplewood High School (locally known as Maplewood HS, MHS, or Maplewood), formerly Maplewood Vocational School is a specialized public vocational high school managed by the Scarborough Board of Education when it was passed on to the Toronto District School Board upon amalgamation in 1998. The school was founded in 1967 as the second junior vocational school in the former City of Scarborough.

Maplewood High School
Address
120 Galloway Road

West Hill, Toronto, Ontario
,
M1E 1W7

Canada
Coordinates43.7601°N 79.1939°W / 43.7601; -79.1939
Information
Former nameMaplewood Vocational School
School typeVocational school
Public high school
MottoBuilding Futures
Religious affiliation(s)Secular
Established1967
School boardToronto District School Board
(Scarborough Board of Education)
SuperintendentBrendan Browne
LC3, Executive
Shirley Chan
LN16
Area trusteeZakir Patel
Ward 19
School number4136 / 924695
PrincipalAndaluza Nagy
Grades9-12
Enrolment292 (2012-2013)
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)   Green and gold
Team nameMaplewood Wolverines
Public transit accessTTC:
West/East: 86 Scarborough
Rapid Transit: Kennedy
GO Transit:
Train: Kennedy (rush hours)
Websiteschoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/maplewood/

The school offers basic academic and vocational courses with graduates entering post-secondary programs such as college or employment. Maplewood's school motto is Building Futures.

History

Maplewood Vocational School was established on September 5, 1967, using the facilities of Tabor Park Vocational School until the permanent building on a 12-acre property was erected and completed in 1968.[1][2] The two-storey school is designed by the architects Webb, Zerafa and Menkes.[3]

The school celebrated its 50th anniversary on October 21, 2017.[4]

Campus

Maplewood High School is a two-storey 115,477 square feet (10,728.2 m2) building with 12 classrooms, one science lab, five ME/DD (multiple exceptionality/developmentally delayed) classrooms, library, double gymnasium, cafetorium, home economics room, vocational shops for automotive and motor service with paint booth, construction, welding, greenhouse, woodworking, textile, merchandising, assembly and production, bakery, quantity cooking, short order and arts room.

The building's layout from above has the shape of an "M" due to the two court yards from the gymnasium. The elevator was installed in 2019 to connect the academic building on the second floor with the wing from rooms S20 to S23.[5] Hallway lockers are colored teal green and blue. It has 7 fire exits.

Programs

Academics

The school offers grades 9 to 12 in a semester system. It offers basic academic programs for special-needs students with potential knowledge and skills required for work and independent living. The courses consist of English, math, history, geography, science, and law curriculum.

Vocational

Maplewood offers technical and vocational programs including cosmetology, business and computer studies, home economics, parenting, sewing, integrated technology, construction, transportation, horticulture, maintenance, communications tech and woodworking.

Most notably, the food services program runs a professional kitchen and bake shop. Up-to-date equipment is used every day by Maplewood Food School to feed enough students in the cafeteria. Students learn how to work in the hospitality industry by gaining skills that are needed in catering, food preparation and baking. Some of its senior students earn the Food Handler Certificate.[6]

Other

All students in Maplewood participate in the Transition to Work program, in which students gain the employability skills necessary for the world of work through in-school co-op courses and co-op opportunities in the community.

Co-curricular activities meet the diverse needs and interests of the Maplewood student body. Students can choose from any number of clubs in the area of arts, music, dance, fitness and sport. Competitive intramural sports feature interschool leagues and tournaments in team and individual sports.

The school is involved in charitable causes by participating in the Terry Fox Run, the Autism Walk, Special Olympics, Haiti Relief Efforts and the Hospital for Sick Children.

Sports
  • Volleyball
  • Basketball
  • Badminton
  • Soccer,
  • Cross-country running
  • Dodge-ball
  • Track & field
  • Softball
  • Floor hockey

Co-curricular activities
  • Student Council
  • Hip Hop
  • Belly Dancing
  • Drum
  • Band
  • Choir
  • Sewing
  • Pottery
  • Guitar
  • Anime

See also

References
  1. http://www.metropolicyarchive.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/HSS-1146450-1967D_MSBT-Minutes-1967.pdf
  2. "Eloquent Systems Inc - JPEG 2000 Viewer".
  3. Greene, Barnett M. and Parker, Charles W. - Who's who in Canada, Volume 54, 1964 - p. 1502
  4. "The Web site cannot be found" (PDF).
  5. "TDSB Maplewood High School, Scarborough, ON — ENGENICO". Archived from the original on 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  6. http://www3.tdsb.on.ca/SharedApp/SchoolPageLayout/4136_4pageLayout.pdf
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