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The West Park property and nearby mall was once a railway yard on the intersection of Bloor and Dundas. It was redeveloped when the school was built and opened in 1968. The school had extensive features including several classrooms, library, cafeteria, couple of art and drama rooms, 600 seat auditorium, 25m swimming pool, weight room, gymnasium, outdoor track and field, and a handful tech-equipped vocational shops.{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}} The school was designed by Abram and Ingleson Architects. |
The West Park property and nearby mall was once a railway yard on the intersection of Bloor and Dundas. It was redeveloped when the school was built and opened in 1968. The school had extensive features including several classrooms, library, cafeteria, couple of art and drama rooms, 600 seat auditorium, 25m swimming pool, weight room, gymnasium, outdoor track and field, and a handful tech-equipped vocational shops.{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}} The school was designed by Abram and Ingleson Architects. |
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In 1985, Cathy McPherson, the coordinator of the PUSH Central Region, stated that West Park and five other schools were listed as having "excellent" access for disabled persons by the [[Toronto Board of Education]] continuing education program.<ref>Brett, Mary Ann. "[ |
In 1985, Cathy McPherson, the coordinator of the PUSH Central Region, stated that West Park and five other schools were listed as having "excellent" access for disabled persons by the [[Toronto Board of Education]] continuing education program.<ref>Brett, Mary Ann. "[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/435332535.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug%2026,%201985&author=Mary%20Ann%20Brett&pub=Toronto%20Star&edition=&startpage=&desc=Schools%20don%27t%20make%20grade%20on%20access%20for%20the%20disabled Schools don't make grade on access for the disabled]." ''[[Toronto Star]]''. August 26, 1985. Life p. C3. Retrieved on August 22, 2013.</ref> |
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Decrease in enrollment had the [[Toronto Board of Education]] announced in 1986 that it planned to close the West Park facility by 1988.<ref name=Contentawantstake>Contenta, Sandro. "[ |
Decrease in enrollment had the [[Toronto Board of Education]] announced in 1986 that it planned to close the West Park facility by 1988.<ref name=Contentawantstake>Contenta, Sandro. "[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/475696961.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+17%2C+1986&author=Sandro+Contenta+Toronto+Star&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Catholic+board+wants+to+take+over+Toronto%27s+West+Park+Secondary&pqatl=google Catholic board wants to take over Toronto's West Park Secondary]." ''[[Toronto Star]]''. December 17, 1986. News p. A7. Retrieved on July 23, 2013. "The Metro Separate School Board is eager to take over Toronto's West Park Secondary School - due to be closed in 1988 - in a bid to accommodate the board's growing student population.[...]A Toronto Board of Education committee has recommended that the full[...]" and "West Park students are expected to end up in Brockton High School, on Croatia St., south of Bloor St. W. "</ref> Irene Atkinson, the trustee of Ward 2, said in 1986 that it would likely be the first Toronto (Old Toronto) school closed due to declining enrollment. A task force recommended that the student body is transferred to [[Brockton High School (Toronto)|Brockton High School]].<ref>"[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/435535178.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec%2016,%201986&author=&pub=Toronto%20Star&edition=&startpage=&desc=West%20Park%20school%20to%20be%20closed%20by%201988 West Park school to be closed by 1988]." ''[[Toronto Star]]''. December 16, 1986. News p. A7. Retrieved on September 28, 2013. "The task force recommends that West Park start "merging" with Brockton High School, on Croatia St. south of Bloor St. W., in the 1987-88 school year."</ref> That year, the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' wrote that West Park students were expected to be transferred to Brockton.<ref name=Contentawantstake/> The Metropolitan Separate School Board (now the [[Toronto Catholic District School Board]]) offered to take over the campus and make it into a Roman Catholic separate school.<ref name=Contentawantstake/> The MSSB's [[Bishop Francis Marrocco Catholic High School]] on St. Clair/Dufferin area was over capacity, and the separate school board wanted additional space. There was a proposal stating that both public secular and public separate schools could share the same building.<ref>"[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/472770381.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+30%2C+1987&author=&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Public+and+Catholic+students+to+share+west-end+high+school&pqatl=google Public and Catholic students to share west-end high school]." ''[[Toronto Star]]''. May 30, 1987. News A6. Retrieved on July 23, 2013. "For the past year, Bishop Marrocco students have been sharing an elementary school with 500 of younger pupils. It's so overcrowded, students in the same class have to write exams in shifts. And with high school enrolment{{sic}} expected to jump to 328 in September, Catholic educators faced an accommodation crisis.[...]"</ref> |
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On January 7<!--Yesterday from January 8-->, 1988, Ned McKeown, the director of the TBE, recommended that West Park be transferred to the MSSB.<ref>Contenta, Sandro. "[ |
On January 7<!--Yesterday from January 8-->, 1988, Ned McKeown, the director of the TBE, recommended that West Park be transferred to the MSSB.<ref>Contenta, Sandro. "[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/473176451.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+08%2C+1988&author=Sandro+Contenta+Toronto+Star&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=2+Toronto+schools+set+for+transfer+to+Catholics&pqatl=google 2 Toronto schools set for transfer to Catholics]." ''[[Toronto Star]]''. January 8, 1988. News p. A1. Retrieved on July 23, 2013.</ref> On March 7,<!--Yesterday from March 8--> 1988, the MSSB accepted taking the West Park facility. Sandro Contenta of the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' stated that the TBE was not willing to pay the funds to make the West Park building shareable between the two school boards.<ref>Contenta, Sandro. "[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/473403461.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+08%2C+1988&author=Sandro+Contenta+Toronto+Star&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Separate+board+takes+two+schools+rejects+one&pqatl=google Separate board takes two schools rejects one]." ''[[Toronto Star]]''. March 8, 1988. News p. A6. Retrieved on July 23, 2013. "Humbergrove Secondary School in Etobicoke and West Park Secondary School in Toronto's west end were accepted yesterday during negotiations on the transfer or sharing of schools under Bill 30, the legislation extending full government funding to Roman Catholic high schools." and "However, it would cost up to $4 million to make the building suitable for sharing and the Toronto board will not pick up those costs."</ref> The transfer became effective July 1, 1988. |
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It was reopened as [[Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School]] in September 1988, which they were once called Bishop Francis Marrocco Catholic High School (opened in 1986) and St. Joseph Commercial School (founded by the [[Sisters of St. Joseph]] in 1880 and was renamed to [[Thomas Merton]] Academy in 1985).<ref>http://www.umanitoba.ca/colleges/st_pauls/ccha/Back%20Issues/CCHA2006/Smyth.pdf</ref> |
It was reopened as [[Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School]] in September 1988, which they were once called Bishop Francis Marrocco Catholic High School (opened in 1986) and St. Joseph Commercial School (founded by the [[Sisters of St. Joseph]] in 1880 and was renamed to [[Thomas Merton]] Academy in 1985).<ref>http://www.umanitoba.ca/colleges/st_pauls/ccha/Back%20Issues/CCHA2006/Smyth.pdf</ref> |
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| West Park Secondary School | |
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| Address | |
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1515 Bloor Street West , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 43°39′23″N 79°27′04″W / 43.65639°N 79.45111°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public High School Vocational High School |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Secular |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Status | Leased out |
| Closed | 1988 |
| School board | Toronto District School Board (Toronto Board of Education) |
| Oversight | Toronto Lands Corporation |
| Superintendent | Curtis Ennis |
| Area trustee | Irene Atkinson |
| School number | 951765 |
| Principal | Ronald Kendall |
| Grades | 9-13 |
| Enrollment | 1158 |
| Language | English |
| Schedule type | Semestered |
| Colour(s) | Brown, Orange and White |
| Team name | West Park Vikings |
| Public transit access | TTC: North/South: 40 Junction West/East: 504 King Rapid Transit: Dundas West |
West Park Secondary School (WPSS, West Park) is a former public high school operated from 1968-1988 by the Toronto Board of Education (merged into the Toronto District School Board in 1998). The property is currently owned by the Toronto Lands Corporation (a real estate division of the TDSB).[1]
History
The West Park property and nearby mall was once a railway yard on the intersection of Bloor and Dundas. It was redeveloped when the school was built and opened in 1968. The school had extensive features including several classrooms, library, cafeteria, couple of art and drama rooms, 600 seat auditorium, 25m swimming pool, weight room, gymnasium, outdoor track and field, and a handful tech-equipped vocational shops.[citation needed] The school was designed by Abram and Ingleson Architects.
In 1985, Cathy McPherson, the coordinator of the PUSH Central Region, stated that West Park and five other schools were listed as having "excellent" access for disabled persons by the Toronto Board of Education continuing education program.[2]
Decrease in enrollment had the Toronto Board of Education announced in 1986 that it planned to close the West Park facility by 1988.[3] Irene Atkinson, the trustee of Ward 2, said in 1986 that it would likely be the first Toronto (Old Toronto) school closed due to declining enrollment. A task force recommended that the student body is transferred to Brockton High School.[4] That year, the Toronto Star wrote that West Park students were expected to be transferred to Brockton.[3] The Metropolitan Separate School Board (now the Toronto Catholic District School Board) offered to take over the campus and make it into a Roman Catholic separate school.[3] The MSSB's Bishop Francis Marrocco Catholic High School on St. Clair/Dufferin area was over capacity, and the separate school board wanted additional space. There was a proposal stating that both public secular and public separate schools could share the same building.[5]
On January 7, 1988, Ned McKeown, the director of the TBE, recommended that West Park be transferred to the MSSB.[6] On March 7, 1988, the MSSB accepted taking the West Park facility. Sandro Contenta of the Toronto Star stated that the TBE was not willing to pay the funds to make the West Park building shareable between the two school boards.[7] The transfer became effective July 1, 1988.
It was reopened as Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School in September 1988, which they were once called Bishop Francis Marrocco Catholic High School (opened in 1986) and St. Joseph Commercial School (founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1880 and was renamed to Thomas Merton Academy in 1985).[8]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.torontolandscorp.com/images/pdfs/Toronto_Lands_Corp_Properties.pdf
- ^ Brett, Mary Ann. "Schools don't make grade on access for the disabled." Toronto Star. August 26, 1985. Life p. C3. Retrieved on August 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c Contenta, Sandro. "Catholic board wants to take over Toronto's West Park Secondary." Toronto Star. December 17, 1986. News p. A7. Retrieved on July 23, 2013. "The Metro Separate School Board is eager to take over Toronto's West Park Secondary School - due to be closed in 1988 - in a bid to accommodate the board's growing student population.[...]A Toronto Board of Education committee has recommended that the full[...]" and "West Park students are expected to end up in Brockton High School, on Croatia St., south of Bloor St. W. "
- ^ "West Park school to be closed by 1988." Toronto Star. December 16, 1986. News p. A7. Retrieved on September 28, 2013. "The task force recommends that West Park start "merging" with Brockton High School, on Croatia St. south of Bloor St. W., in the 1987-88 school year."
- ^ "Public and Catholic students to share west-end high school." Toronto Star. May 30, 1987. News A6. Retrieved on July 23, 2013. "For the past year, Bishop Marrocco students have been sharing an elementary school with 500 of younger pupils. It's so overcrowded, students in the same class have to write exams in shifts. And with high school enrolment [sic] expected to jump to 328 in September, Catholic educators faced an accommodation crisis.[...]"
- ^ Contenta, Sandro. "2 Toronto schools set for transfer to Catholics." Toronto Star. January 8, 1988. News p. A1. Retrieved on July 23, 2013.
- ^ Contenta, Sandro. "Separate board takes two schools rejects one." Toronto Star. March 8, 1988. News p. A6. Retrieved on July 23, 2013. "Humbergrove Secondary School in Etobicoke and West Park Secondary School in Toronto's west end were accepted yesterday during negotiations on the transfer or sharing of schools under Bill 30, the legislation extending full government funding to Roman Catholic high schools." and "However, it would cost up to $4 million to make the building suitable for sharing and the Toronto board will not pick up those costs."
- ^ http://www.umanitoba.ca/colleges/st_pauls/ccha/Back%20Issues/CCHA2006/Smyth.pdf