Banting Memorial High School

Banting Memorial High School

Quacumque optima
Whatsoever is Best
Address
203 Victoria Street East
Alliston, Ontario, L9R 1W7
Information
Type Public, Coeducational
Established 1951
School board Simcoe County District School Board
School number 893464
Principal Jo Shako
Faculty 102
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1600 (September 2016)
Student to teacher ratio 17:1
Language English
Colour(s)                Maroon, White and Baby Blue
Mascot Marauder
Website ban.scdsb.on.ca
Last updated: 2016-31-OCT

Banting Memorial High School is a public secondary institution serving grades 9-12, located in Alliston, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Simcoe County District School Board and currently has a student population of about 1600. The current principal is Jo Shako and vice principals are Nancy Arnold- Sallows, Julie Underhill & Marcell Wolf. The school is named in honour of Sir Frederick Grant Banting, a key member of the Canadian scientific team that discovered how to extract and use insulin for treating diabetes mellitus. Alliston, Ontario, Canada was the home town of Sir Frederick Banting, and is also the foundation of his homestead. Banting Memorial offers attending students programs in Extended French courses and Specialist High Skills Major in Health & Wellness, Horticulture & Landscaping, Agriculture, and Transportation. The school participates in county sporting events under the name of the "Marauders".The school serves students residing in Alliston, Beeton, Tottenham, Hockley Valley and Adjala Township.

Sports

The Banting Marauders Cross Country Team was notably the most dominant Senior Boys team in the GBSSA region of OFSAA, winning the Team title four years in a row (2006–2009) [1][2][3][4] During the 2006 season, the senior boys team became the first Banting Cross Country team to claim the GBSSA title in the school's 55-year history. There is a tradition where legendary runners get the opportunity to sign a pair of vintage maroon running shorts to cement their place in Banting cross country history. Only a select few runners have ever had this special honour. In 2008 they had their best season finishing 7th at OFSAA

The Banting Tennis team has had one of its longest and best runs in the school's history. Capped off on June 1, 2016 with grade 12 student Rebecca Herrington winning the Girls Open Division Gold Medal at OFSSA to become the top female High School player in the Province. She also went undefeated over 4 years at the Georgian Bay Regional s amassing a record of 24 wins and no losses. Other key players that helped put Banting on the tennis radar were Heather Borsos, now a College player in the US and her brother Kevin Borsos. They formed a formidable mixed doubles team and placed 3rd in the Province in 2014.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.trackdatabase.com/viewresults.php?event_no=111&current_meet=zzzz_db118
  2. ↑ http://www.trackdatabase.com/viewresults.php?event_no=111&current_meet=zzzz_db154
  3. ↑ http://www.trackdatabase.com/viewresults.php?event_no=111&current_meet=zzzz_db198
  4. ↑ http://www.trackdatabase.com/viewresults.php?event_no=111&current_meet=zzzz_db248
  5. ↑ feed://ofsaaxc2008sarnia.blip.tv/rss

External links

Coordinates: 44°09′21″N 79°51′33″W / 44.1557°N 79.8591°W / 44.1557; -79.8591


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