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Unionville High School (known locally as UHS) is a public high school of the York Region District School Board in Ontario, Canada. It is located west of the community of Unionville in the city of Markham. The school is located next to the local municipal offices and the Apple Creek Business Park. Unionville High School is most well known for its enriched arts program, Arts Unionville (formerly known as Arts York). The school was purpose-built to house this regional arts program, therefore it has enhanced arts facilities. Arts York is divided into 4 categories: visual arts, music, dance, and drama. In order to gain entry to these unique programs, grade eight to nine students are required to audition. ==History== In the mid-1970s, Superintendent Stephen Bacsalmsi proposed the idea of an advanced arts program for the region. The Ontario government accepted the idea, but needed to wait for a new high school to be built. When Unionville High School was under construction, the government decided it was a prime opportunity to initiate the program. The school was finished and opened to the public in 1985, with the schools ''west wing'' constructed in the Spring of 2002.〔(''Chairs’ Committee: Minutes of Meeting #5 (Public)'' ), York Region District School Board. May 13, 2002. ''(Retrieved 2009-09-08.)''〕〔"(West wing construction )," ''UHS 25th reunion''. ''(Retrieved 2009-09-08.)''〕 Unionville High School also became the first school outside the United States to participate in the Apple Digital Campus Curriculum (ADCC) in 2002. In 2005, Sheila Hetherington and Jerry Berridge, teachers in the history and tech departments, were recipients of the Governor General's Awards for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History.〔“(Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean Speech on the Occasion of the Presentation of the Governor General’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History ),” Governor General of Canada. November 29, 2005. ''(Retrieved 2009-09-08.)''〕 In 2006, the same two teachers later won the Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence.〔“(Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence ),” ''Prime Minister’s Awards''. November 17, 2008. ''(Retrieved 2009-09-08.)''〕 For the 2007-08 teaching year, Donna McAdam was a recipient of the Premier's Awards for Teaching Excellence.〔“(2007-08 Award Recipients ),” ''Premier’s Awards for Teaching Excellence''. Queen’s Printer for Ontario. 2009. ''(Retrieved 2009-09-08.)''〕 The two documentaries created during this course, ''When We Were Young'' and ''Never Shall We Forget'', were of broadcast standard and aired on TVO.〔http://professionallyspeaking.oct.ca/june_2006/war_stories.asp〕〔http://tvo.org/sites/static/pdf/TVOListingsNov07.pdf〕 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「Unionville High School (Ontario)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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