Widdifield Secondary School


Widdifield Secondary School is located on Ski Club Road in North Bay, Ontario. It is a member of the Near North District School Board.

Overview

Widdifield's motto is "Mens Quaerens in Corpore Sano," loosely meaning "an inquiring mind in a sound body." Athletes and students at Widdifield are known as the Widdifield Wildcats, and the school colours are red and royal blue.
The school was founded in 1965. Because of the extensive area of the school zone, 35% of the approximately 900 students are bussed.
Widdifield was also the first school in Canada to incorporate the option of receiving the Specialist High Skills Major - Arts and Culture certificate upon graduation.
The school was named after Joseph Henry Widdifield, who was born in 1845, was a physician and a Liberal member of Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing York North.
In September 2017, the Near North District School Board voted to close the school. In January 2018, it was announced the school would close in June 2019.
In September 2018, it was announced that the closure would be delayed by at least one year due to the lack of funding to update the other two high schools.

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