Burlington Central High School


Burlington Central High School is a public middle school and high school in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, in the Halton District School Board. Enrollment was 686 students in September 2008. The current school building was constructed in 1922 and has been added to extensively over the years. The last major addition was made in the 1965, which added a new technical wing and gymnasiums. In 2012 the auditorium was upgraded with new seats and equipment. Spearheaded by business and tech teacher Todd Ford, the school raised funds through community donations and fundraisers. Now the theatre is a state of the art facility with IMAX speakers, industry standard lighting console and optimal acoustics. Originally called "Burlington High School", it is the oldest operating high school in Burlington.
The longest serving principal, J. M. Bates, started at the school in 1929 and served until 1964.
Many B.C.H.S. students fought in the Second World War and are commemorated in the school's War Memorial.
Academically, Burlington Central High School was ranked as the #1 high school in Burlington, according to the 2011 Fraser Institute Report.
The parents and students of Burlington Central High School mounted a substantial campaign in October 2016 when the Preliminary Report of the Director of Education of the Halton District School Board made the recommendation to Burlington Central High School along with Lester B. Pearson High School. The #CentralStrong campaign rallied the support of families and businesses, local media, and gathered reams of information to substantiate the financial and community costs of closing Burlington's downtown high school In the Director's final , the recommendation to close BCHS was dropped, and in May 2017 following a "Program Accessibility Review Committee" process, the Board's trustees voted instead to close Lester B. Pearson and Robert Bateman High Schools

Athletic Hall of Fame

This list is not complete. There have been many other championships over the 97-year history of the school.
Mr. Chris Arnold - Manufacturing;
Mr. Shawn Clement - Computer Tech, Film Studies, Woodshop;
Ms. Barbara Porecki - Science, Philosophy;
Mr. Todd Ford - Media Arts, Game Design, Computer Tech, Business;
Mrs. Janet Juby - Head Of High School Math Department;
Mr. Steven O’Donnell - Woodshop, Art;
Mr. Barry Glass - Grade 8 Homeroom, Phys Ed, English, Health;
Mr. Mike Denault - Grade 7&8 Core French;
Mrs. Jennifer Wilson - English, Business;
Mr. Kent Burns - Head Of Phys Ed;
Mr. Spencer Rhodes- Science;
Mr. Bill Strachan - Co-Op;
Mr. Shayne LaPlante - Head Of Business Department, Law, Math;
Mr. James Lang - Grade 8 Homeroom, Math, Science;
Mrs. Lisa Thompson - Grade 7 Homeroom;
Mrs. Kelly Kokerus- Grade 7 Homeroom;
Mr. Matt Baxter - Music, English, Foods, English, Civics;
Mr. Robert Radway - History;
Mr. Warren Goldblatt - Business, Spanish;
Mr. A. Mihalis- Special Ed
Mr. D. Parker - English
Mr. Nicolas Kurtz - French
Mme. Helene Ally - French
Mr. Jesse Wren - Phys Ed
Mrs. Tara Campbell - Phys Ed
Mr. Paul Turcotte - Woodshop
Mrs. Annette Headly - Music
Mr. Marty Chennette
Mr. Tyler Paroshy - Art
Mrs. Tracy McColl - Grade 7 & 8 Art
Mr. Steve Spisak - Math
Mrs. Brenda Celi - Law
Mr. Andrew Currie - Special Ed
Mrs. Darla Siez - French, Geography
Mr. A. Neal - Math
Mrs. Leanne McConnell - English