Simcoe Composite School

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Simcoe Composite School is a high school in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.

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Simcoe Composite School
Location
40 Wilson Avenue Simcoe , Ontario , N3Y 2E5 Canada
Coordinates	42°50′28″N 80°18′14″W / 42.841147°N 80.303949°W / 42.841147; -80.303949
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School type	Public high school
Motto	Non sibi sed patriae and The key to SuCceSs is SCS (Not to them but fatherland)
Established	1893
School board	Grand Erie District School Board (formerly Norfolk Board of Education)
Principal	Jennifer Ippolito
Grades	9–12 (formerly 9-13)
Enrollment	890[1] (2012-2013)
Language	English
Colours	Blue and white
Mascot	Sabre
Team name	Sabres
Website	www.granderie.ca/schools/scs/
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More than 800 students attend this rural secondary school and courses range from English, French, Art, Music, and Mathematics to Computer Sciences, Business, Athletics, Cosmetology, Tech, World History, Civics, and Drama class. Megan Timpf, a representative for the 2008 Canadian softball team at the Olympic Games in Beijing attended this high school.^[2]

Other notable alumni include the late saxophonist Margo Davidson, one of the founding members of The Parachute Club, which achieved international success in the 1980s, and Rick Danko, the bassist of The Band. Rob Blake, the former captain of the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL and Olympic Gold Medal winner for men's ice hockey, also attended Simcoe Composite School starting in 1983 and ending around 1987. Dr. Robert Gardner emigrated to this school from Glasgow, Scotland and graduated as a member of the Class of 1956.