Lorne Park Secondary School (often abbreviated as LP or LPSS) is a publichigh school located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It serves the Lorne Park neighbourhood, as well as a larger catchment area for the Extended French program for all of southern Mississauga. Lorne Park is well known in the Peel region for both its academic rigor and the successful sports teams from which many professional athletes have emerged.[2]
History
When the population of Peel County began experiencing a population explosion in the 1950s, the secretary-treasurer for the South Peel Board of Education began negotiations to purchase land for a new school to be built on a 13½ acre site at the price of $32,469. Construction on the school began in 1957, and the total cost of the school (including the land) was $752,569.
Billed as a very modern design when the school opened for students in January 1958, the main feature of the school, facing south onto Lorne Park Road, was a suspended concrete canopy with two-story windows. The school opened with 272 students and 16 teachers.
The school went through a series of upgrades in the first 20 years of its existence. In 1962, a cafeteria was built on the South-East of the building. In 1964, the school underwent a major construction project in which a second, larger gymnasium, weight rooms, technology shops and classrooms as well as a completely new section to the north which housed 2 floors of classrooms were constructed. The 1964 upgrades raised the student capacity from 300 to 1800. In 1972, a library and lecture hall was erected to East side of the main building.
While not in use presently, a firing range exists in the basement of the school (beneath the small gymnasium). It was built in order to secure extra funding during the Cold War period and so that students could have a suitable area to practice in. When such a use became obscure, the firing range housed the drama department's props and costumes. It was listed as permanently closed and removed from official architectural plans in the 2000s through it is still used to store theatrical props.
In 1973, Lorne Park was the first school in the Peel Board of Education to offer full-credit semestering.[3] The success of the experiment led to the extension of semestering to most schools in Peel by 1976.
The school population peaked in 1979, when Lorne Park had a teaching staff of 92 and 1,647 students.
As of 2016, Lorne Park was expending around $800,000 in annual operational costs including roughly $150,000 in utilities alone. In the 2015-16 school year, the school spent $786 per student per year in facility costs.[4]
Student life
Lorne Park Secondary students enjoy a variety of school activities, extracurriculars, teams and clubs. These range from the Model United Nations club, math club, and 3D printing and Computer Aided Design clubs to the programming club and school theatrical productions. Students are allowed to use the school facilities such as the library, gymnasium, track, field, and weight rooms outside of class.
Lorne Park's Football team currently competes in the Region of Peel Secondary Schools Athletic Association (ROPSSAA) at the Tier 1 level. The program conducts both Senior and Junior (now termed "Varsity" and "Junior Varsity", respectively) football programs. Both teams have been consistently competitive within the region since the programs' inception in the late '50s. At the Junior Varsity level, the program boasts 21 regional championships and 1 provincial championship. At the Varsity level, Lorne Park has 20 regional championships and 5 provincial championships.
Lorne Park's football program also allowed over 30 players to progress to the NCAA level, and graduates have also gone on to play in the CFL and in the NFL, where the accolades of our former student athletes have continued to display.
More recently, Brent Urban was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL draft. Due to a bicep injury, Urban did not play most of his rookie season. Upon his return in week 12 however, Urban, in his first pro game, delivered a game saving field goal block as time expired while teammate Will Hill recovered it and returned it for the game-winning touchdown.
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Super Bowl High School Honour Roll
In anniversary of Super Bowl 50 in 2015, the NFL created a "Super Bowl High School Honor Roll". This was an initiative which gave recognition to high schools across the world which produced alumni who later went on to win the Super Bowl. Due to Klaus Wilmsmeyer success at the pro level, Lorne Park was among those recognized and were subsequently awarded a commemorative golden football by the NFL. The Lorne Park Spartans football program was 1 of 15 high schools in all of Canada to have received the honour.[9] The football currently stands in the school's football trophy display case.
Football Championships
Lorne Park has a hallway dedicated towards football championships. Donned as the "football wing", the school features numerous posters of all former championship winning teams. Below is a list of all teams which are featured (asterisk denotes a provincial championship).
Junior Varsity
1959
1961
1965
1971
1978
1979
1980
1982
1983
1986
1989
1996
1997
1999
2001
2004
2006
2008
2011
2012
2017*
Varsity
1965
1969
1977
1980
1981
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1989
1994
1999
2000*
2001
2002
2013*
2014*
2017*
2018*
Provincial and National Ranking
Lorne Park's dominance on the football field has resulted in numerous top football rankings over the years. For instance, in 2000, the year the Spartans won the Metro Bowl championship, CityNews ranked Lorne Park as the #1 team provincially. Lorne Park's rating has also peaked in recent years on a national scale. In 2015 Canada Football Chat (CFC) ranked Lorne Park as the 6th[10] best Varsity football program in all of Canada.
Currently, at the conclusion of the most recent (2019) season, CFC ranks Lorne Park as the 44th best team nationally.
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Spartan Football Alumni
LAST
FIRST
UNIVERSITY TEAM
POST-SECONDARY LEAGUE
PROFESSIONAL TEAM
PRO LEAGUE
ACKROYD
STEVE
WESTERN MUSTANGS
CIS
TORONTO ARGONAUTS
CFL
AIKMAN
MARK
CARLETON RAVENS
CIS
AIRD
STU
WESTERN MUSTANGS
CIS
ARDILL
KYLE
WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS
CIS
ARMSTRONG
JOHN
MANSFIELD MOUNTIES
NCAA
ATKINSON
DAVE
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS
CIS
BALDWIN
BILL
WASHBURN STATE ICHABODS
NCAA
BARRATT
JEFF
WESTERN MUSTANGS
CIS
BATSON
ANDRE
YORK YEOMEN
CIS
TORONTO ARGONAUTS
CFL
BELL
DAVE
WINDSOR LANCERS
CIS
BINNENDYK
CHRIS
TORONTO VARSITY BLUES
CIS
BINNENDYK
PAUL
TORONTO VARSITY BLUES
CIS
BIRCH
RILEY
WATERLOO WARRIORS
CIS
BIRD
STEVE
QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS
CIS
BLACK
ADAM
QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS
CIS
BOLT
PETER
QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS
CIS
BOONE
MIKE
QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS
CIS
OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS
CFL
BOULAZREG
SAMIR
YORK LIONS
CIS
BOWMAN
JUSTIN
QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS
CIS
BROOKS
DOUG
YORK YEOMEN
CIS
BROWN
TAD
WESTERN MUSTANGS
CIS
BUCKLEY
JEREMY
WESTERN MUSTANGS
CIS
BUTLER
LEIGHTON
WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS
CIS
BYNOE
RAWLE
LOUISVILLE CARDINALS
NCAA
HAMILTON TIGER CATS
CFL
CAMPBELL
GRANVILLE
BISHOPS GATORS
CIS
CARLTON
MIKE
TORONTO VARSITY BLUES
CIS
CASSAR
JACK
CARLETON RAVENS
CIS
TORONTO ARGONAUTS
CFL
CAUSER
EJAZ
QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS
CIS
CAUSER
SALMAN
QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS
CIS
CHAMPAGNIE
MARC
CONCORDIA STINGERS
CIS
CHAPMAN
CAM
YORK YEOMEN
CIS
CHATHAM
KEITH
WATERLOO WARRIORS
CIS
CHLEBOWSKI
TREVOR
WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS
CIS
CLARKE
AARON
MCMASTER MARAUDERS
CIS
CONDLLN
DEVIN
GUELPH GRYPHONS
CIS
CORBETT
DOUG
QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS
CIS
CALGARY STAMPEDERS
CFL
CRANMER
PAUL
WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS
NCAA
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS
CFL
CREWS
JEFF
WESTERN MUSTANGS
CIS
CROOK
SIMON
MCMASTER MARAUDERS
CIS
CROOKS
VINTON
ALBRIGHT LIONS
NCAA
CURITTI
MIKE
MCMASTER MARAUDERS
CIS
D'ARCY
BRENDAN
MOUNT ALLISON MOUNTIES
CIS
DAVIDSON
RYAN
MOUNT ALLISON MOUNTIES
CIS
DAVIS
SEAN
CENTRAL FLORIDA KNIGHTS
NCAA
DEVEAUX
PAT
WATERLOO WARRIORS
CIS
DETLOR
TOMMY
OTTAWA GEE-GEES
CIS
DIXON
ADAM
MCMASTER MARAUDERS
CIS
DOTY
TOBIN
TORONTO VARSITY BLUES
CIS
DOUGLAS
ADAM
QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS
CIS
DOUGLAS
MIKE
QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS
CIS
DOWD
BRYAN
MCMASTER MARAUDERS
CIS
DUNCAN
CAL
QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS
CIS
DUTCHER
KEVIN
WATERLOO WARRIORS
CIS
ELIOPOULOUS
ALEX
ST MARY'S HUSKIES
CIS
OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS
CFL
ENNEST
BILL
ST MARY'S HUSKIES
CIS
ENNEST
SHANE
YORK YEOMEN
CIS
EVANSON
JASON
MCMASTER MARAUDERS
CIS
FAHEY
SEAN
MCMASTER MARAUDERS
CIS
FERENCIC
DOM
ST FRANCIS XAVIER X-MEN
CIS
FINLAY
MATT
EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES
NCAA
MONTREAL ALOUETTES
CFL
FORD
MIKE
WESTERN MUSTANGS
CIS
FORD
PAUL
WESTERN MUSTANGS
CIS
FREEMAN
MACE
TOLEDO ROCKETS
NCAA
HAMILTON TIGER CATS
CFL
FREZER
ANDREW
ACADIA AXEMEN
CIS
GABLER
WALLY
CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS
NCAA
GABURA
ANDREW
ACADIA AXEMEN
CIS
GAUER
BRYAN
MCMASTER MARAUDERS
CIS
GAUER
DAVID
YORK LIONS
CIS
GOLDSPINK
ELLIOT
QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS
CIS
GREGORIS
PETER
TORONTO VARSITY BLUES
CIS
GRIMARD
SIMON
ACADIA AXEMEN
CIS
GROBAN
ED
WATERLOO WARRIORS
CIS
GUTHRIE
COLIN
WATERLOO WARRIORS
CIS
HAGGART
CHRIS
WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS
CIS
HAIST
BEN
WATERLOO WARRIORS
CIS
HAMILTON
DAVID
TORONTO VARSITY BLUES
CIS
HARRISON
MATT
CORNELL BIG RED
NCAA
HART
STEVE
YORK YEOMEN
CIS
HISLOP
SCOTT
GUELPH GRYPHONS
CIS
HOLMES
GREG
CARROLL FIGHTING SAINTS
NCAA
TORONTO ARGONAUTS
CFL
HORNER
CHRIS
BISHOPS GATORS
CIS
HOWARD
MATT
MCMASTER MARAUDERS
CIS
HUDSON
CORY
WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS
CIS
HUDSON
WILL
SHIPPENSBURG RAIDERS
NCAA
HUGHES
STEVE
CARLETON RAVENS
CIS
INGRAM
JEFF
MCMASTER MARAUDERS
CIS
ISMAIL
FERAS
MCMASTER MARAUDERS
CIS
ST. GALLEN VIPERS
NLA
JOHNS
TONY
HENDERSON STATE REDDIES
NCAA
MONTREAL ALOUETTES
CFL
JOHNSTON
JEFF
WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS
CIS
JOHNSTON
GARY
SIMON FRASER CLANSMEN
NCAA
JOLIC
DAN
HENDERSON STATE REDDIES
NCAA
KELLY
RON
WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS
NCAA
HAMILTON TIGER CATS
CFL
KINZIE
DAVID
BOWLING GREEN FALCONS
NCAA
TORONTO ARGONAUTS
CFL
KO
TERRY
CARLETON RAVENS
CIS
KOLADICH
MIKE
WESTERN MUSTANGS
CIS
OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS
CFL
KOSEC
JASON
WESTERN MUSTANGS
CIS
EDMONTON ESKIMOS
CFL
KUDU
MATT
EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES
NCAA
TORONTO ARGONAUTS
CFL
LAINGE
TRACE
NORTHERN MICHIGAN WILDCATS
NCAA
TORONTO ARGONAUTS
CFL
LAVRIC
ALEX
OTTAWA GEE-GEES
CIS
LEROY
JEFF
WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS
CIS
LEWIS
RICHARD
WESTERN MUSTANGS
CIS
LIPPERT
JOEL
MCMASTER MARAUDERS
CIS
LOVE
STEVE
WESTERN MUSTANGS
CIS
LOWRANCE
BRIAN
WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS
CIS
LUISSER
FRANK
BRITISH COLUMBIA THUNDERBIRDS
CIS
MACDONALD
COLIN
YORK LIONS
CIS
MACNEIL
DAVE
GUELPH GRYPHONS
CIS
MALTBY
BRYAN
GUELPH GRYPHONS
CIS
OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS
CFL
MARTELL
JASON
YORK YEOMEN
CIS
MARTIN
ERROL
UTAH UTES
NCAA
EDMONTON ESKIMOS
CFL
MCBURNEY
SEAN
WESTERN MUSTANGS
CIS
MCCLOSKEY
JAMES
WESTERN MUSTANGS
CIS
MCGIVERN
RUAIRI
GUELPH GRYPHONS
CIS
MCGUIRE
SCOTT
ACADIA AXEMEN
CIS
MCKEE
STEVE
GUELPH GRYPHONS
CIS
HAMILTON TIGER CATS
CFL
MCKENZIE
STU
WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS
NCAA
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS
CFL
MIDGHALL
PAUL
BISHOPS GATORS
CIS
MIGHTON
MARK
WINDSOR LANCERS
CIS
MILAZZO
CURTIS
CONCORDIA STINGERS
CIS
MOULTON
JAY
ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE REDMEN
CIS
MUSSELMAN
JOHN
MOUNT ALLISON MOUNTIES
CIS
HAMILTON TIGER CATS
CFL
NAPIER
BARCLAY
ST FRANCIS XAVIER X-MEN
CIS
NEITA
KHARI
YORK YEOMEN
CIS
NIKOULINE
ANTON
WESTERN MUSTANGS
CIS
OAKLEY
ED
LENOIR RHYNE BEARS
NCAA
OLEXA
RICH
MOUNT ALLISON MOUNTIES
CIS
PALMER
JOHN
WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS
CIS
PARSONS
GRAEME
QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS
CIS
PEARSON
CHRIS
TOLEDO ROCKETS
NCAA
PEREZ
JOSH
GUELPH GRYPHONS
CIS
PETRIE
BOB
WESTERN MUSTANGS
CIS
MONTREAL ALOUETTES
CFL
PORTWOOD
CHRIS
GUELPH GRYPHONS
CIS
POZAK
NEIL
CALGARY DINOSAURS
CIS
RAHAM
MIKE
TORONTO VARSITY BLUES
CIS
CALGARY STAMPEDERS
CFL
REYNOLDS
KEVIN
GUELPH GRYPHONS
CIS
ROBINSON
BRAD
TORONTO VARSITY BLUES
CIS
ROSEN
DAN
MCGILL REDMEN
CIS
SAMPSON
D'ANTAL
QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS
CIS
SAMPSON
DEVANTE
MOUNT ALLISON MOUNTIES
CIS
SANAGAN
TJ
WATERLOO WARRIORS
CIS
SCHWED
SHARMA
AARON
BISHOPS GATORS
CIS
SHAVER
TODD
WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS
CIS
SOMMERVILLE
KYLE
WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS
CIS
SPECK
ROB
CARLETON RAVENS
CIS
STANSBURY
TODD
GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS
NCAA
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS
CFL
STEELE
SCOTT
MCMASTER MARAUDERS
CIS
STEPHENS
MATTHEW
CARLETON RAVENS
CIS
STEWART
IAN
QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS
CIS
STOLARSKI
STU
MOUNT ALLISON MOUNTIES
CIS
SUFFIELD
DAVE
MANITOBA BISON
CIS
SUZUKI
MATT
GUELPH GRYPHONS
CIS
SYMONDS
JORDAN
WESTERN MUSTANGS
CIS
TAUSKELA
NOAH
QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS
CIS
TOPLEY
JESSE
QUEENS GOLDEN GAELS
CIS
TULLETT
CRAIG
WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS
CIS
TURLEY
DAVE
MCMASTER MARAUDERS
CIS
TURNER
MARK
MIAMI UNIVERSITY REDHAWKS
NCAA
BC LIONS
CFL
URBAN
BRENT
VIRGINIA CAVALIERS
NCAA
BALTIMORE RAVENS
NFL
VALENTINI
VINCE
WESTERN MUSTANGS
CIS
VENTO
FRANK
MCMASTER MARAUDERS
CIS
VU
RICHARD
WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS
CIS
WHELAN
RICH
WESTERN MUSTANGS
CIS
WILLIAMS
ANDREW
ST FRANCIS XAVIER X-MEN
CIS
WILLIAMSON
JAMIE
YORK YEOMEN
CIS
TORONTO ARGONAUTS
CFL
WILMSMEYER
KLAUS
LOUISVILLE CARDINALS
NCAA
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
NFL
WILSON
MIKE
WESTERN MUSTANGS
CIS
WILTSHIRE
ISAIAH
OLIVET COMETS
NCAA
YACK
PETER
WATERLOO WARRIORS
CIS
YEOMANS
BOB
WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS
CIS
YEOMANS JR
ROB
YORK LIONS
CIS
ZAREMBA
MIKE
MCMASTER MARAUDERS
CIS
ZAREMBA
ANDY
CALIFORNIA VULCANS
NCAA
ZAREMBA
PAUL
BRITISH COLUMBIA THUNDERBIRDS
CIS
ZIMMER
WAYNE
GUELPH GRYPHONS
CIS
Note: Lorne Park's alumni records date back to 1983 so there are unfortunately dozens of players missing from this list.
Men's Rugby
Lorne Park had multiple Ropssaa championships at both Junior and Senior levels as well as tournament wins in the Red Hot Rugby Tournament and the 7's tournament held at Fletcher's Fields. In 2009, after winning the Region of Peel Championships (ROPSSAA) the Senior Spartan team lost in the finals of the OFSAA (Ontario) championships to Lindsay C.I. In 2010, the Spartans returned as Peel Champions. After going through most of the season ranked #4 in Ontario, the Spartans achieved the #1 ranking going into the OFSAA championships. In the 3 day tournament the Lorne Park Spartans ultimately defeated Uxbridge in the finals to win the OFSAA title. This senior team had a 2-year record of 43-1. Some of the players from this team represented Ontario and Canada in National and International competitions. The team was recognized by the Mississauga Sports Council annual Sports Dinner as the High School Team of the Year for their accomplishments in 2010.[12]
In 2011, the Junior Spartans won the ROPSSAA championship against Streetsville with a score of 10-8.
In 2013 and 2014 both Junior and Senior Spartan teams won their respective ROPSSAA championships. Also in 2014, the Junior Spartan team won the Barbarian Cup for the first time in Lorne Park history.
Lorne Park Spartans 2010 OFSAA Rugby Champions
Lorne Park Spartans 2009 OFSAA Silver Medalist
Women's Lacrosse
In 2007 there were two teams, Seniors and Juniors. Both won ROPSSAA. The Seniors placed 13th in Midwest Schools Lacrosse Association (MSLA) at Erie and won Bronze in the (OFSAA-sanctioned) Provincial Cup in Peterborough. In 2006 and 2005 Lorne Park's Varsity, Junior Varsity and Rookie teams all swept ROPSSAA. As well, Varsity came 4th in the Provincial Cup tournament in both years and in 2006 also placed 8th in the MSLA at Detroit.
2008 saw a rebirth of the rookie team. 80 girls played on all 3 teams with the Varsity team winning their 4th ROPSSAA title in a row. The junior "A" team repeated as the Jr. Varsity Champions after an undefeated season while the junior "B" team won the bronze medal.
Baseball
Lorne Park's varsity baseball team won OFSAA baseball's Prentice Cup in 2005, competing at the Rogers Centre against top teams from across the province. This victory came after a defeat in the Prentice Cup Semi-Finals the year before.