The Hill Academy
| The Hill Academy | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Canada | |
| Coordinates | 43°52′43″N 80°04′38″W / 43.8787°N 80.0773°W |
| Information | |
| Type | independent |
| Motto | "Where Sport is a Laboratory for Life."[1] |
| Established | 2006 |
| Founder | Peter Merrill |
| Principal | Christy Flynn (Secondary School Principal) |
| Principal | Tory Merrill (Junior School Principal) |
| Grades | 5-12 |
| Gender | co-ed |
| Sports | hockey and lacrosse |
| Alumni | David Levin, Mitch Marner, Clarke Petterson, Brett Ritchie, Devin Shore, Dillon Ward, Laura Stacey |
| Website | thehillacademy |
The Hill Academy is an independent school in Ontario, Canada, for student athletes in Grades K -12/PG with a focus on hockey, lacrosse and golf.[2][3] It is co-ed, and serves grades K-12.[4]
History
[edit]The Hill Academy was founded in 2006 by the Merrill family, for “dedicated student-athletes.”[1][5][6]
In 2006 it had 16 student-athletes and held classes at a conference center in Orangeville, Ontario, north-west of Toronto.[2][1] By 2017 it relocated to three houses in the village of Kleinburg.[1][7] The 24 students practiced at a community park, and trained at a local gym.[1] In 2010 it had 85 students.[8]
In 2016 Hill Academy had 185 student-athletes divided among four lacrosse teams—three boys’ and one girls’—and three hockey teams.[1] Their classrooms were located next to the Vaughan Sports Village in Vaughan, Ontario.[3][1] They were ranked the world’s No. 1 high school lacrosse team.[1][9]
In September 2020 The Hill Academy moved into its new campus on the 134-acre former SGI Canada Caledon Centre for Culture and Education near Alton in Caledon, Ontario.[5] The campus has a turf field named in Honour of former student-athlete Jamieson Kuhlmann - The Jamieson Kuhlmann Legacy Field.
Curriculum
[edit]The Hill Academy offers a curriculum to student-athletes in grades K -12. It also offers a post-graduate year called "The Breakaway Year," with a stated goal of raising the profile of student-athletes in order to open doors for their future.[2]
Staff
[edit]Peter Merrill is Founder of The Hill Academy.[1][10] Christy Flynn is the Director, Academics, and Tory Merrill is the Principal.[11][12] The school has a sports scientist on staff, professional coaches, and academic faculty.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rice, Nelson (May 4, 2016). "How Canada's Hill Academy became a LAX powerhouse". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ a b c "New home for student-athletes accepting applications for Fall 2006 for budding Canadian student-athletes". OurSports Central. March 27, 2006.
- ^ a b Brian Lockhart (November 15, 2019). "The Hill Academy is moving to a new location near Alton". Orangeville Citizen.
- ^ "The Hill Academy". SchoolAdvice.
- ^ a b Martin-Robbins, Karen (November 5, 2019). "Hill Academy founded by Orangeville's Merrill family moving lacrosse, hockey prep school to Caledon". CaledonEnterprise.com.
- ^ Joyce, Gare (2019). Most Valuable: How Sidney Crosby Became the Best Player in Hockey's Greatest Era and Changed the Game Forever. Penguin. ISBN 9780735237933 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Hill Academy has got game; New home at future multi-sport facility takes learning to next level". YorkRegion.com. November 21, 2007.
- ^ David Grossman (February 4, 2010). "Hill Academy defends practice of 'borrowing' players". The Star.
- ^ Casey Vock (June 28, 2016). "Boys Lacrosse Team of the Year: Hill Academy (Ontario)". USA Today.
- ^ Josh Schafer (April 11, 2018). "For The Hill Academy lacrosse players, No. 45 isn't just a jersey. It's a way of life". The Daily Orange.
- ^ "Our School". The Hill Academy.
- ^ Ontario, Government of. "Private Elementary and Secondary Schools". www.edu.gov.on.ca.