Hillfield Strathallan College

Hillfield Strathallan College

Velle est Posse and Excelsior[1]
Location
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada
Information
Type (Co-ed)
Established 1901
Grades Montessori Toddler and Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12
Enrollment 1200
Mascot The Trojan
Website www.hsc.on.ca

Hillfield Strathallan College is a Canadian private, co-educational day school in Hamilton, Ontario. The academic program runs from Montessori Toddler and Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12. The current Head of College is Mr. Marc Ayotte, and their Educational Director is Brenda Zwolak.

Hillfield Strathallan College is divided into 4 unique schools – Montessori, Junior, Middle, and Senior School.

History

Postcard of Highfield School, circa 1910

Founded in 1901 as Highfield School for Boys, this school was the first private residential and day school for boys in the city of Hamilton. It was a prep school for boys planning to enter the Royal Military College of Canada. Many graduates played key roles in the Canadian military. A series of name changes, reconstructions, new construction, and amalgamations with other institutions have since occurred, resulting in a single modern co-educational facility. Strathallan College was a school for girls nearby. Eventually, the two schools merged and began a co-education program. Alumni from all founding organizations attended the centennial celebration in 2001.

Timeline

Mission statement

Learn with Joy. Live with Purpose.

The College's buildings

The buildings have all been named after staff or benefactors who contributed to the development of the College.

Building names

The House system

For generations, the HSC House system has provided a forum for friendly sporting competition, charitable work, and spirit-building. Every student and faculty member is a member of a house. The House system gives students a sense of belonging to a small cross-grade group within the school community and promotes school spirit.

Houses are familial tradition, so if the child of an Old Boy or Old Girl attends Hillfield Strathallan College, that child will be placed in the same house as their parent. However, if both parents attended the College, children will be placed in the house of their father.[3] House loyalty is very strong, and lives on through competitions for Old Boys and Old Girls at annual Homecoming celebrations.

Here are the brother/sister houses and the corresponding house colours:

The Brother Houses are named after trees and their Sister Houses take their names from lakes in Scotland. Students wear house ties that combine their house colours with the traditional Hillfield green. Students hold weekly House Meetings, and participate in house competitions throughout the year. As well some houses fund raise for various charities by hosting bake sales and grub days. Upper-year students are chosen as House Captains in a vote of the entire house, and senior faculty members are appointed as House Masters or House Mistresses.

HSC Camps

For many years, Hillfield has provided co-educational summer camps for children aged 3-15. Summer camps last for full days (9am-4pm) over the course of one week, and consist of a variety of activities that keep children both physically and mentally active. Parents may choose to opt-in to a lunch program, in which they can pay extra online for their child to be provided with hot lunches during their time at camp. [4]

Theatre

Hillfield Strathallan College has been known for its dramatic productions and musicals. Plays are performed in the fall term, and musicals take place in the spring. All theatrical performances take place in the College's auditorium, "The Virtue-Fitzgerald Centre for the Arts."

The Virtue-Fitzgerald Centre for the Arts is also the venue for the Concert Series, which promotes Canadian talent through the presentation of outstanding vocal and instrumental performances to audiences in the Hamilton area.

Crescendo Concert Series

The Crescendo Concert Series, currently comprising three concerts per academic year, supports the College’s Arts Scholarship program. Scholarship Recipients:

Notable alumni

Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

The Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (HPYO) recently celebrated its 40th anniversary, still operating under the baton of the orchestra's founder, Dr. Glen Allan Mallory, who has since retired. The HPYO is the "Orchestra in Residence" at Hillfield . Approximately 55 young musicians aged 9 to 44 are a part of the orchestra. For a number of years, this orchestra has used Hillfield Strathallan College's music facilities to conduct their rehearsals and also frequently as a venue for their concerts. Under Dr. Mallory's guidance, The Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra has performed in many cities, including Carnegie Hall in New York City, Rome, Ottawa, Montreal, Banff, Alabama & Northampton, England.

References

  1. ↑ Gageworth, Cresswell: Hillfield Strathallan College: The First Hundred Years pp. 12, 23
  2. ↑ http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=8252 War Memorial plaque
  3. ↑ Schneidenheim, Klaus-Helmutt (2001). Hillfield Strathallan College: An Illustrated History. Hillfield Strathallan Press. pp. iv–v, 3–5. ISBN 978-1-4033-8062-3.
  4. ↑ "Hillfield Strathallan College | HSC Camps". www.hsc.on.ca. Retrieved 2016-09-23.

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