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West Park Secondary School is a former secondary school in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It was administered by the District School Board of Niagara from 1969 to 2013. ==History== The opening of the school in September 1969 marked the close of several chapters in the history of education in the City of St. Catharines. For many years, the students from this area had to attend various secondary schools in other parts of the city. They now had their own school in which to build local traditions of excellence in educational achievements. The site on which this school is built was originally part of a 100-acre land grant that was conveyed to John Gould by Letters Patent from the Crown in 1806. He sold off parcels of this land during the succeeding years, and by the time of Confederation it had been fragmented into the hands of fifty-four different owners. Among the names of early settlers of this area are found, as recorded by the Registrar of Deeds, those of: Merritt, Woodruff, Rykert, Macdonald, Mettleberger, Bullivant, Adams and Brown. In 1963, the Board of Education for the City of St. Catharines took steps towards the building of West Park by passing the motion that the Board approve in principle that a secondary school site of approximately fifteen acres be purchased in an area bound by Louth Street, Rykert Street and Powerview Avenue. By arrangement with the City of St. Catharines, through the Parks and Recreation Commission, it was agreed that this area should be developed as a school-recreation-park complex. The Board of Education purchased approximately seven acres, from a private owner. The city made available to the Board about seven acres of the unopened Homeland Plan subdivision, and jointly the Board and the city acquired another acre from the rear of the lots on Louth Street, For the building project the firm of Macbeth, Williams, Woodruff and Hadaway was chosen as architects and the general contract was awarded to Newman Brothers Company Limited. Construction began on October 14, 1967. The total cost of the school was $3,250,943.00 of which $1,985,943.00 was received as federal-provincial grants. The community swimming pool was constructed by the city and designed so that it would be completely integrated with the school proper. At a later date, the swimming pool was enclosed for year-round use. West Park S.S. was more than a school; it was an integral part of the community serving the educational and recreational needs of all families west of Twelve Mile Creek. The school site adjoins the Powerview Park, which, like the swimming pool, is under the Parks and Recreation Commission. West Park students made use of the swimming pool, football and soccer fields, tennis courts and baseball diamond. In 1999, the track and its in-field were brought up to national standards. The combined park-and-school complex occupies a site of 14.5 acres. Athletics using these facilities complemented other athletic programs in rowing, basketball, volleyball, golf, badminton and more. The program of the school led to both university and college post secondary pursuits. The Communication Technology lab and television arts studio provided students with the opportunity to bring together their artistic creativity and academic strengths. In June 2012, Trustees voted to close West Park despite arguments that it is one of the newer schools in The District School Board of Niagara. Trustee Dalton Clark voted against the proposal to close the school stating that "he could not support a recommendation to close West Park, because of the facilities the board would lose.〔(Trustees Vote to Close Kernahan Park, West Park ) ''St. Catharines Standard'', retrieved July 17, 2013〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「West Park Secondary School, (St. Catharines)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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