Brampton Centennial Secondary School

Brampton Centennial Secondary School is a public high school located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada and is part of the Peel District School Board. In September 2008, BCSS had 1,775 students.

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History

The first secondary school in Brampton opened in 1852 as Brampton High School with three students and its first principal A. Thompson. By 1888 it had an annual budget of $868.25. After a fire, the school building was reconstructed in 1977. Brampton Centennial Secondary School was built in 1967 — the Canadian Centennial year — to replace Brampton High School.

School shooting

On 28 May 1975 Michael Slobodian, a student at the school, brought two rifles to school with the intention of killing two particular teachers and himself. He opened fire, killing one of the teachers and one student, and wounding 13 students before shooting and killing himself. This was only the second school shooting in Canadian history.

Athletics

Brampton Centennial has many athletics programs which are collectively known by students as "Buckland." The schools sports programs include Football, basketball, curling, swimming, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, hockey, baseball, Fast Pitch, cricket, badminton, lacrosse, rugby and soccer.

Recent athletic achievements

South Regionals OFSAA Track and Field Champions
Novice male Track & Field ROPSSAA Champions
Novice Female Track & Field Champions
Senior Boys Basketball ROPSSAA Tier 1 Champions
Varsity Boys Rugby ROPSSAA Tier 2 Champions
Junior Boys Volleyball ROPSSAA Tier 2 Champions
Junior Boys Basketball ROPSSAA TIER I Champions
Junior Boys Basketball ROPSSAA TIER I Champions
Girls Overall First in ROPSSAA Wrestling
Wrestling team won ROPSSAA Championship
Two consecutive undefeated Junior Boys Rugby regular seasons
Reigning Varsity Boys Lacrosse Three-peat Champions
Peel Secondary School Athletic Association Senior Football Champions

Alumni

Chris Cuthbert - TSN Sports Broadcaster
Wayne Middaugh - World and Canadian curling champion
Peter Corner - World and Canadian curling champion
Rick Nash - NHL player for the New York Rangers
Scott Thompson of the Kids in the Hall
Scott Wedgewood - Goalie drafted by the New Jersey Devils in 2010
Matt Petgrave - Defensive ice hockey player
Ken Whillans - Former Mayor of Brampton
Julie White - Olympic high jumper

Ontario Human Rights Tribunal

Former Vice Principal Ranjit Khatkur of South Asian background alleged that her ethnic/racial background was the reason she was overlooked for promotion to principal despite fulfilling all requirements. She launched an Ontario Human Rights Tribunal alleging systematic discrimination in the Peel public board. It eventually culminated in allowing the Turner Consulting Group to release a Research Report on Hiring and Promotion at the Peel District School Board.