Dundas Valley Secondary School

Em Del Sordo, the principal of the newly named Dundas Valley Secondary School spoke passionately of the new school that will combine the staff and students of Parkside High School and Highland Secondary School in a yet to be built/renovated school at the Highland site on Governor's Road.

The two schools have a great history in Dundas, replete with the passions and traditions built over the years. Em's vision is to work with the social and emotional aspects of closing a school, involving all of the students, staff, parents and feeder schools so that the transition to the new school will provide the best program for the 1100 students. Construction will begin in the spring of 2014 with most students attending Parkside except for those requiring the technical courses that Highland operates. In September of 2015, when construction is expected to be complete, all students will move to the new school, with new school colours, a new mascot, new sports facilities and science labs and maybe even an auditorium to make it truly a school for the entire community.