Banting Memorial High School
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Banting Memorial High School | |
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Address | |
203 Victoria St E Alliston , , L9R 1G5 | |
Coordinates | 44°09′19″N 79°51′33″W / 44.1553°N 79.8593°WCoordinates: 44°09′19″N 79°51′33″W / 44.1553°N 79.8593°W |
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Funding type | Public |
School board | Simcoe County District School Board |
Superintendent | Dean Maltby |
Area trustee | Sarah Beitz |
School number | 894060 |
Principal | Nancy Arnold-Sallows |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1370[1] (2020–21) |
Color(s) | Maroon, Baby Blue & White |
Team name | Banting Marauders |
Website | ban |
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 has a student population of 1370. The principal is Nancy Arnold-Sallows.
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.
As of 2018 the school board has recognized Banting Memorial as a priority school due to aging infrastructure, current recommendations are in place to renovate or rebuild the school building.
The school's cheer is “Deep in the Heart of the Banting Jungle You can Hear Marauders rumble”.
Feeder Schools[]
- Alliston Union PS
- Adjala Central PS
- Baxter Central PS
- Boyne River PS
- Cookstown Central PS
- Ernest Cumberland ES
- Tecumseth Beeton PS
- Tecumseth South PS
- Tottenham PS
Schools with similar names[]
- Banting and Best Public School in Toronto, Ontario
- in Ottawa, Ontario
- Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School in London, Ontario
See also[]
- List of high schools in Ontario
References[]
- ^ "About Us". Banting Memorial High School. Banting Memorial High School. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
External links[]
- High schools in Simcoe County
- Ontario school stubs