Milliken Mills High School

Milliken Mills High School
Address
7522 Kennedy Road

Markham
,
Ontario
,
L3R 9S5

Canada
Coordinates43°50′15″N 79°18′12″W / 43.83750°N 79.30333°W / 43.83750; -79.30333
Information
School typeHigh school
MottoTomorrow Today
Opened1988
School boardYork Region District School Board
SuperintendentLaura Leesti
Area trusteeJenny Chen
School number926817
PrincipalChristopher Hilmer
Grades9-12
Enrolment1249[1] (October 2021)
LanguageEnglish
MascotKnights
Websitemillikenmills.hs.yrdsb.ca
Last updated: August 2023

Milliken Mills High School is a high school in the city of Markham, Ontario, Canada. Milliken Mills High School is one out of the 33 high schools in the York Region District School Board[2] and is situated in ward 8 of Markham, Ontario. The high school is located on the border of the Milliken Mills West and the Milliken Mills East neighbourhoods and is located next to Milliken Mills Community Center.

Its service boundary area stretches north from Steeles Avenue, west to Warden Avenue, south from the 14th Avenue, and east to McCowan Road. Milliken Mills High School is a multicultural school at the level of both students and staff with over 30 cultural groups.[3]

As of June 2013, the school is equipped with over 300 computer workstations.[4]

History

Milliken Mills High School's construction was not scheduled to finish until January 1989 because of a construction worker strike. Milliken Mills High School's students were sent to Unionville High School in September 1988 for the first semester of the school year. Unionville High students went to school from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, and the Milliken Mills students went to school from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm. Milliken Mills was fully operational in Spring, 1989.

In 2002, an additional building was added to Milliken Mills High School which provided an additional 12 classrooms, teacher workrooms, and seminar space.[3]

IB Programme

Milliken Mills High School is 1 out of the 5 secondary schools in the York Region District School Board that offer the IB Diploma Programme alongside Maple High School, Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School, Bayview Secondary School, and Alexander Mackenzie High School.[5]

Students that are in 8th grade and in York Region can apply for the pre-IB program at Milliken Mills High School. As of November 2022, the application process includes a mathematics, English, and French assessments in addition to the submission of a personal portfolio and the final 7th grade report card.[6] The applications for the 2023-2024 pre-IB school year opened on October 14 and close on November 7.[7]

IB Programme Fees

As of August 2023, a one time payable fee is required for admission to the IB Program at Milliken Mills High School. These fees cover operating costs including affiliation fees, registration fees, teacher training fees, resources and extra course materials, and external examination fees.

For the 2023 – 2024 school year, the program fee for 9th grade is CAN$257.50 and CAN$360.50 for 10th grade. The program fee for 11th and 12th grade is CAN$1236 per year.[6]

Enrolment

Year Enrolment Source
2013 1223 [7]
2014 1072 [8]
2015 995 [9]
2016 965 [10]
2017 1003 [11]
2019 1133 [12]
2021 1249 [13]
2022 TBD TBD
2023 ~1500 [14]

Feeder schools

  • Aldergrove Public School
  • Highgate Public School
  • Milliken Mills Public School
  • Randall Public School
  • Wilclay Public School

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ "York Region District School Board - Monthly Enrolment Report" (PDF). ww2.yrdsb.ca. October 21, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Secondary School Programs at a Glance". York Region District School Board. 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  3. ^ a b "Pages - Our School". www.yrdsb.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  4. ^ "Milliken Mills High School". Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  5. ^ "International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme". York Region District School Board. 2020-01-19. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  6. ^ a b "INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMME INFORMATION PRESENTATION" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on May 30, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "York Region District School Board - Monthly Enrolment Report" (PDF). York Region District School Board. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  8. ^ "York Region District School Board - Monthly Enrolment Report" (PDF). York Region District School Board. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  9. ^ "York Region District School Board - Monthly Enrolment Report" (PDF). York Region District School Board. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  10. ^ "York Region District School Board - Monthly Enrolment Report Secondary" (PDF). York Region District School Board. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  11. ^ "York Region District School Board - Monthly Enrolment Report Secondary" (PDF). York Region District School Board. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  12. ^ "York Region District School Board Monthly Enrolment Secondary Central, East, North, West" (PDF). ww2.yrdsb.ca. October 31, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  13. ^ "York Region District School Board - Monthly Enrolment Report" (PDF). ww2.yrdsb.ca. October 21, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  14. ^ "Pages - Principal's Message". www.yrdsb.ca. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  15. ^ Siekierska, Alicja (16 September 2016). "Andre De Grasse gets hero's welcome at Markham school". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  16. ^ Hayakawa, Michael (October 14, 2011). "Kottaras digs deep for Brewers". Newmarket Era. yorkregion.com. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  17. ^ "Steve Shurina Announces David Berghoefer Has Signed a National Letter of Intent". Western Carolina University. April 15, 2002. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.

External links

Media related to Milliken Mills High School at Wikimedia Commons

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