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{{Infobox school
| name                  = Huron Heights Secondary School
| image                 = Huron Heights Scool logo.png
| image_size            = 100px
| caption               =
| address               = 40 Huron Heights Dr.
| city                  = [[Newmarket, Ontario|Newmarket]]
| province              = [[Ontario]]
| postcode              = [[Postal codes in Canada|L3Y 3J9]]
| country               = Canada
| coordinates           = {{coord|44|3|51|N|79|26|43|W|region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}}
| schooltype            = [[High school (North America)|High School]]
| motto                 = ''Reach for the Heights''
| religious_affiliation = Secular
| established           = 1962
| schoolboard           = [[York Region District School Board]]
| superintendent        = Drew McNaughton
| trustee               = Loralea Carruthers<br />Martin Van Beek
| principal             = Erik Gordon
| enrolment            = 1513<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yrdsb.ca/AboutUs/DirectorsAnnualReport/Documents/2013-14-Sec.pdf|title=York Region District School Board - Monthly Enrolment Report|publisher=[[York Region District School Board]]|date=12 December 2013|access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref>
| enrolment_as_of      = October 2013
| team_name             = Warriors
| website               = {{URL|http://www.huronheights.ss.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/}}
| lastupdate            = September 2014
}}
'''Huron Heights Secondary School''' is a public [[high school]] in the [[York Region District School Board]] which opened in 1962.  Additions were added in 1965 and 1969. It is located in [[Newmarket, Ontario]], [[Canada]] and serves students from the Newmarket and [[East Gwillimbury, Ontario|East Gwillimbury]] area.
The name comes from the [[First Nations in Canada|First Nation]] that inhabited the area and the height of land on which the school is located in the northwest part of the town. It also began to share the Newmarket-area enrichment program with [[Newmarket High School]] in 2000.
The 2005 student population was approximately 1,850, in grades 9-12. The floor area is approximately 20 900 m².
==Feeder schools==
*Glen Cedar Public School
*Meadowbrook Public School
*Prince Charles Public School
*Mount Albert Public School
*Sharon Public School
''(Among Others)''
==Notable alumni==
*[[Jeff Beukeboom]], former Stanley Cup winning NHL defenseman attended Huron Heights while playing for the Newmarket Flyers of the Ontario Provincial Junior "A" league
*[[Veronica Brenner]], a graduate, won a [[silver medal]] in [[freestyle skiing]] at the [[Freestyle skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics#Women.27s aerials|2002 Winter Olympics]]
*[[Jim Brennan]], professional Football (soccer) player, member of the [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada national team]], first player of the [[Toronto FC]] franchise, and played in the [[FA Premier League]]
*[[Curtis Joseph]], long-time NHL goalie
*[[Sam Reid (musician)|Sam Reid]], songwriter producer was the keyboard player for [[Glass Tiger]]
*[[Dhane Smith]], professional lacrosse player for the [[Buffalo Bandits]] of the [[National Lacrosse League|NLL]]
*[[Tyler Stewart]] of the band [[Barenaked Ladies]] attended Huron Heights between 1980 and 1986, and was Head Boy and active in various school bands and the music program.
*Matt Sweeney and Travis Stokl, founding members of indie pop band, [[The Elwins]]
*[[Corey Watman]], professional CFL football player, 2-time Grey Cup champion.
*Greg Alsop, professional drummer and member of the band [[Tokyo Police Club]]
*[[Peter McGillivray]], Operatic Baritone and winner of the 2003 [[CBC Music|CBC]]/Radio-Canada Young Performers Award
==See also==
* [[Education in Ontario]]
*[[List of secondary schools in Ontario]]
* [[St. Elizabeth Catholic High School]]
* [[Westmount Collegiate Institute]]
* [[Unionville High School (Ontario)|Unionville High School]]
* [[York Region District School Board]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.huronheights.ss.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/ Huron Heights Secondary School]
* [http://www.huronheights.ss.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/hhss.sc/ Huron Heights School Council]
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[[Category:York Region District School Board]]
[[Category:High schools in the Regional Municipality of York]]
[[Category:Education in Newmarket, Ontario]]
[[Category:1962 establishments in Ontario]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1962]]