Turner Fenton Secondary School Explained

Turner Fenton Secondary School
Streetaddress:	7935 Kennedy Road South
Country:	Canada
Motto:	Remis velisque
Schoolnumber:	918440
Endowment:	$2 million
Superintendent:	Donna Ford
Trustee:	Kathy McDonald Susan Benjamin
Principal:	Kevin Williams^[1]
Principal1:	Chris Kelman Brianne Manning Shanae Valor Christopher Greenfield Sarka Kubelikova^[2]
Principal Label1:	Vice principals
Grades:	9-12+
Team Name:	Trojans
Colours:	Royal Blue, Black, White and Silver
Newspaper:	Turneround (1977–2014)^[3] Trojan Times (2014–)^[4]
Founded:	1992 merger (1972, 1974)
Enrolment:	1390
Enrolment As Of:	September 7, 2023

Turner Fenton Secondary School is a high school in the Peel Region, located in Brampton, Ontario, operated by the Peel District School Board. Turner Fenton Secondary School's name is inherited from two schools that were later merged, which were named after J. A. Turner, the first director of the Peel board, and W. J. Fenton, a pioneer educator.^[5] Turner Fenton offers the International Baccalaureate program.^[6]

History

Turner Fenton Secondary School is composed of two buildings, called the North Hall and the South Hall. Until 1992, the two buildings were each schools in their own right, the North being J. A. Turner SS, and the South being W. J. Fenton SS.

Notable alumni

• Charles Allen, Olympic hurdler and sprinter
• Aaron Ashmore, actor (Smallville)
• Shawn Ashmore, actor (X-Men, X2, Terry)
• Navdeep Bains, Liberal MP for Mississauga—Malton, and Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development^[7]
• Rupan Bal, Punjabi actor
• Vic Dhillon, former member of Provincial Parliament
• Matt Duchene, Forward, Nashville Predators
• Paul Ferreira, former Member of Provincial Parliament
• Jonita Gandhi, Canadian Bollywood Singer^[8]
• Allison Higson, swimmer and Olympic bronze medallist in the 1988 Seoul Games.
• Rupi Kaur, poet & writer
• Rob Maver, Punter, Calgary Stampeders
• Anna Mather, NDP candidate
• Johnny Reid, country singer
• Jason Spezza, Center, Toronto Maple Leafs
• Courtney Stephen, defensive back, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• Raffi Torres, Left Wing, Toronto Maple Leafs
• Kate Van Buskirk, cross-country runner
• Roy Woods, musician

See also

• Education in Ontario
• List of secondary schools in Ontario

External links

• Turner Fenton Secondary School, official website
  • eksmultani.github.io, Map of Turner Fenton

Notes and References

1. Web site: School Website.
2. Web site: School Website.
3. Web site: Turneround E-zine. Turneround E-zine. 22 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122313/http://www.turnerfenton.com/departme/zine/. 4 March 2016.
4. Web site: November Issue 2014. TFSS Trojan Times. 22 December 2014.
5. Web site: New to Turner Fenton? (Student Project).
6. Web site: International Baccalaureate (IB) - Secondary . 2024-07-31 . Turner Fenton Secondary School . en.
7. News: Rosella. Louie. Mississauga-Malton MP Navdeep Bains named to Trudeau's cabinet. 24 October 2016. The Mississauga News. 4 November 2015.
8. News: Bollywood is a roller-coaster ride, says Mississauga's Jonita Gandhi. Khalil. Nouman. The Mississauga News. July 26, 2018. en-CA.