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Rick Hansen Secondary School (RHSS) is a public high school located in the south-eastern edge of Streetsville, a community in Mississauga, Ontario. Rick Hansen is the home to graduates from Fallingbrook Middle School, Fairwind Senior Public School, and Hazel McCallion Senior Public School. The school opened in 1999, and in 2002, the school expanded with a new wing on the west side of the school, which added 14 classrooms, 2 dance studios, and 2 art rooms. Nearly 2,000 students attend this school. Many athletic programs are present in the school, and the name of the mascot is Stormy. Their volleyball team has produced powerhouse teams within the past 10 year. Their elaborate technology program allows students to major in manufacturing- and robotics-related courses. They also have two successful FIRST Robotics teams, known as THEORY6 and The Big Bang,〔(Theory 6 )〕 as well as many smaller, but still successful, VEX Robotics teams. Other extra-curricular activities include the Drama Council, the Peer Mentors, DECA and STEM Club. The school is a sister school to Rick Hansen Secondary School in Abbotsford, British Columbia. ==History== When the school opened on September 7, 1999, it was named East Credit Secondary School, and it was one of the first schools where the administrative staff helped create the blueprint of the school. It was the first public high school to open in Peel in ten years. Many names of many Canadian icons were suggested for the school, but the Peel District School Board chose Rick Hansen Secondary School. Rick Hansen granted permission to the Peel District School Board to use his name for the school, saying that he was "delighted that your school will be part of my heritage and to carry the history of the Man in Motion tour by being a barrier-free school."〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher = Rick Hansen Secondary School )〕 The school's architects implemented a wheelchair-friendly and barrier-free design by doing the following: *All floor tiles were in a special color scheme that assisted students with visual impairments *Disabled parking spots were relocated into a more accessible location *All furniture in every classroom was barrier-free *There was a specialized door system that made hallways fully accessible to students *Handles on all doors in the school were lowered for accessibility *Push buttons were installed in every drinking fountain *The library shelves were spaced enough for a wheelchair to go through *Disabled showers were realigned to better suit the use of students In the first school year, there were only 655 students and 53 staff members in the school. At the time, the school only taught ninth and tenth graders. The first two floors of the school were occupied by the ninth and tenth graders and the third floor was used by elementary school students, due to the fact that the neighboring Swinbourne Public School was still under construction at the time. In 2002, the school initiated the Rammed Earth project, which began as a vision of the school's Arts department. The idea was to create three rammed earth sculptures in the front of the school to bring art, culture, and community together. Students have worked together to blend 15 cubic yards of clay soil with cement, sand, and pigment. The students also hand tamped over a hundred layers of soil. They put a personal artifact into the sculptures. This project was supported by the Ontario Arts Council, Toemar Garden Centre, Rona, and ABCO Construction Inc.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher = Lois Dellert )〕 The sculptures were removed after the 2011-2012 school year began. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rick Hansen Secondary School (Mississauga)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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