Heart Lake SS in Brampton. Home of the Hurricanes. Because you know, Brampton is famous for having hurricanes. Nothing to do with alliteration.
Second smallest HS in Brampton. But we did have the Canadian Olympic boxing trials there once for some reason. Brian Williams of the CBC showed up while we were wandering around the gym. We actually got to go into the ring and start doing suplexes and other wrestling moves to each other. We were all shocked by just how soft and forgiving the surface of those rings are.
Also, there was a murder behind the rec. centre our school was connected to at the skate park. But this was after I left and just before my brother graduated. Couple of kids decided to try something out. One kid used the other kid's belt and put it around his neck and strangled him to death.
I guess the only famous alumni is Michael Cera. My sister was in drama class with him and actually did a play with him. He was already in Frequency at this point, which was a good movie but according to my sister, he didn't talk about much if at all and not many people realized. He started filming Superbad and Juno shortly after graduating if I'm not mistaken.
Didn't produce any great athletes but one I do recall playing against us in soccer was Paul Stalteri of St. Augustine, which was the powerhouse of Ontario highschools for a few years. They handed us our biggest home defeat. He went on to win the Bundesliga with Werder Bremen and then play in the Premier League for Spurs.
Geographically it was a nice setting. To the west was trees and bushes where it then dropped down to a path and then to the Etobicoke Creek.
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To illustrate how small my school was, wikipedia only mentions 3 notable alumni, one of which is Michael Cera. But looking at two other highschools I briefly attended, for night school and summer school, Heart Lake's pales in comparison, particularly to Notre Dame, which of course used Fighting Irish for name and logo.
Notre Dame:
Jeff Adams, wheelchair track Canadian Paralympian
Phil Oreskovic, NHL and OHL player
Melissa Grelo, Canadian Television Personality cohost of The Social (Canadian TV series) and Your Morning on CTV
Steven Bednarski, historian and actor
Trey Anthony, executive producer and star of Da Kink In My Hair
Dave Thomas (basketball), former National Basketball League of Canada basketball player
Tory Lanez, rapper/singer
Steven Halko, NHL player
Atiba Hutchinson, professional Canadian soccer player
Fernand Kashama, CFL player
Kalonji Kashama, CFL player
Jerome Messam, CFL player
Zach Pop, Major League Baseball player[9]
Jamaal Westerman, NFL and CFL player
Jabar Westerman, CFL player
Shaquille Johnson, CFL player
* Dave Thomas I met at his house because my dad went to go visit his dad as they were coworkers. When I entered the house there was a pair of massive basketball shoes. Saw a kid couple years old than me watching March Madness so I watched with him. Then I was watching MSU during their NC run in 2000 and saw him on TV. He then went on to represent Canada and I believe still works for Basketball Canada.
St. Thomas Aquinas:
Anthony Gale, Olympic Sledge Hockey, Bronze Medalist, 2014
Luciano Borsato, former professional NHL hockey player
Sean Monahan, NHL hockey player who currently plays for the Montreal Canadiens
David J. Phillips, actor/producer in Hollywood
Jessie Reyez, singer/songwriter[citation needed]
Kwasi Poku, Footballer who currently plays for Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League[citation needed]
Lowell Wright, Footballer who currently plays for York United in the Canadian Premier League[citation needed]
Ezequiel Carrasco, Footballer[citation needed]