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Clarington Central Secondary School (CCSS)
Clarington Central Secondary School (CCSS) is located in the city of Bowmanville, just north of Highway 2 on Clarington Boulevard. This public high school was founded in 2005 and is open to grades 9 through 12. CCSS was founded and opened in 2005 and is a part of Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (KPR). Currently, the Principal of the institution is Wilf Gray, and Vice-Principal Laura Doucette. This institution follows their motto ‘Caring Community for Student Success’, and their mission statement ‘CCSS is a caring community of active leaders united in developing character, valuing diversity, and building spirit and pride. We strive to achieve student success and to inspire learning by promoting rich and innovative educational experiences’ ; by doing so they abide by specific practices, responsibilities and behaviour such as what is listed throughout the code of conduct. Additionally they impose various policies and procedures for more specific concerns. As a part of Ontario’s publicly funded education system, Clarington Central practices the standards and systems set out by the province of Ontario.

The students that attend C.C.S.S. for the most part have come from the following elementary school: M.J. Hobbs, Dr. Ross Tiley and Waverly P.S. For those that are in the surrounding geographical area transportation is provided by Student Transportation Services of Central Ontario (STSCO), where bus look-up, safety and cancellation information can be found. These students are given many opportunities at Clarington Central in regards circular and extra-circular activities. The school has been granted to offer students the option of specializing in a subject and completing required courses to obtain a major. The four Specialist High School Majors (SHSM) programs are Video, Communication & Technology, Hospitality Program, Business and Arts, Culture & Musical Theater. Additionally, students are offered other programs such as Hairdressing, Advanced Placement Programs, Learning and Life Skills and International Language Focus. Many other clubs, teams, sports and services that are available at the school are listed below.

School Facilities

 * Triple gymnasium
 * Comm. Tech Lab
 * School Store
 * Music Room
 * 2 Seminar Rooms
 * LLS Six Classes
 * Fitness Centre Lecture
 * Large Library
 * Hospitality Kitchen
 * Lecture Theatre
 * Family Studies Room
 * Asphalt Track/ Playing Field
 * Theatre/ Cafetorium
 * Science Lab Pod
 * 5 Computer Labs
 * 2 Arts Room
 * Hairdressing Salon
 * Career Centre

Student Services

 * Career Centre
 * Cooperative Education
 * Special Education
 * Student Success Programs
 * Credit Recovery
 * Child and Youth Support
 * Lunch Buddies
 * Grade 9 Mentors
 * Caring Coyotes
 * Peer Mediation

Policies and Procedures

 * Code of conduct
 * Community and school climate
 * Safe schools
 * Public address announcements
 * School bus transportation policy
 * Visitors
 * Late policy
 * Attendance policy
 * Electronic devices
 * Dress code
 * Locks and lockers
 * School dances
 * Study periods
 * Student assembly rules
 * Parking
 * Computer etiquette
 * Emergency drills
 * Cafeteria
 * Valuation policy
 * Examination/ evaluation days
 * Missed evaluations and exams
 * Honesty policy
 * Dropping courses
 * Communication and report achievement
 * Learning skills and homework expectations
 * Buy in policy
 * Homework club
 * Curricular
 * Departments
 * The Health & Physical Education Department
 * The Arts department
 * The business department
 * The Canadian and world studies department
 * The cooperative education department
 * The English department
 * The humanities department
 * The languages department
 * The literacy department
 * The library and information services
 * The math department
 * The science department
 * The special education department
 * The student success department
 * The technology department

Councils

 * Student council
 * School advisory council
 * Arts council
 * Athletic council

LOSSA Sports

 * Track and field
 * Boys varsity field lacreosse
 * Girls varsity field lacrosse
 * J./Sr. Boys football
 * Boys soccer
 * Badminton
 * Cross country
 * Golf (stroke play – fall)
 * Boys varsity baseball
 * Girls field hockey
 * Jr./sr. girls baseketball
 * Wrestling
 * Girls softball
 * Jr./sr. boys volleyball
 * Rugby
 * Golf (match play – spring)
 * Jr./sr. boys hockey
 * Girls hock
 * Alpine ski team
 * Jr./sr. boys basketball
 * Jr./sr. girls volleyball
 * Jr./sr. tennis

Clubs & Teams

 * Waterloo match contest club
 * Cheerleading team
 * Dance team
 * Science Olympics
 * Impact
 * Homework club
 * Student leadership
 * Fashion club
 * Ultimate Frisbee
 * Robotics bluc
 * Recycling/environment club
 * Exchange programs
 * O.S.A.I.D.
 * Student news paper
 * Lunch buddies
 * Self-esteem
 * Arts night
 * Jr./sr. School reach
 * Breakfast program
 * Arts council
 * “Howlers” (lunch activities)
 * Gay straight alliance
 * Improv
 * Wind ensemble
 * Earth day
 * Peer mentors
 * Chess club
 * CCSS choir
 * Academic Olympics
 * Fitness club
 * Anger management
 * Prom committee
 * Swing machine (jazz band)
 * Lunch buddy program
 * Community

Media

 * What about us: Clarington students protest bill 115 (Clarington central students walk out with solidarity with teachers)
 * All cheery at Clarington Central Secondary School (cheerleading team wins big event at Canada’s Wonderland)
 * Mark Black history month at Clarington central secondary school
 * Fundraising benefit for former Clarington Central Secondary school student
 * E-waste recycling at Clarington central secondary school
 * 'Buddies' bring students together at Clarington Central Secondary School
 * Hats off to the gable brothers

Ontario’s education system
The province of Ontario supports a publically funded education system. To ensure this program is success the government monitors the state of these institutions. Statistical information about schools population, grade achievement and student population groups can be found through the Ontario Ministry of Education. Alongside the other secondary schools, Clarington Central participates in Education Quality and Accountability Office testing, otherwise known as EQAO. This is a literacy and math test completed by students as an audit by The Ontario Curriculum. An extension of this test is Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT), with both a reading and writing component, which is completed at the end of grade nine. These tests are created for different levels of education to monitor to data amongst students, professors, institutions and boards. With this information, it is believed to assist the province improve the quality in the education system.

When a student is registered in a school in Ontario, they being their Ontario Student Record (OSR). It is a confidential record of the education process of the student, their grade achievements, personal and family information including contact information and health conditions, and their Ontario Student Transcript (OST). Up to the age of 18, students will have the opportunity to make changes to this file if any of the information is deemed incorrect. Otherwise, their transcript will demonstrate their level of courses, credits earned, identify a certificate or diploma, literacy test and number of community involvement hours. If a student leaves secondary school and earns a minimum of 14 credits, half of which are compulsory and the other half optional, they are given an Ontario Secondary School Certificate. If a student completes all the course and credit requirements, and completes years 9 through 12 they will be given an Ontario Secondary School Diploma.