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{{Infobox school
| name                    = Nelson High School
| image                   = Nelson High School, Front Office, Oct 2015.jpg
| image_size              = 250px
| caption                 = Front of Nelson High School
| logo                    = nelsonlogo.png
| address                 = 4181 New St
| city                    = [[Burlington, Ontario|Burlington]]
| province                = [[Ontario]]
| postcode                = [[Postal codes in Canada|L7L 1T3]]
| country                 = Canada
| coordinates             = {{coord|43.35832|N|79.76572|W|region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}}
| schooltype              = High School
| motto                   = "Diligens Providens"
| founded                 = 1957
| schoolboard             = [[Halton District School Board]]
| principal               = Stephen Sampson
| grades_label            = [[Education in Canada#Levels in education|Grades]]
| grades                  = 9 to 12
| enrolment              = 1396
| enrolment_as_of        = Sept 2022
| language                = [[Canadian English|English]], [[French immersion]]
| colours                 = {{Color box|red|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} Red, Gold and White
| mascot                  = N-Man
| team_name               = Lords
| url                     = {{URL|http://nel.hdsb.ca/}}
}}
'''Nelson High School''' of [[Burlington, Ontario]], [[Canada]], is located in Burlington's South Central area and serves approximately 1392 (2022)<ref>{{cite web|title=Nelson High School|url=https://www.hdsb.ca/schooldetails/schooldetails.aspx?sc=2031|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704024646/http://www.hdsb.ca/schooldetails/schooldetails.aspx?sc=2031|archive-date=4 July 2016|website=hdsb.ca|access-date=9 February 2022}}</ref> students between grades 9 and 12 in the [[Halton District School Board]].
==Basic information==
It was established in 1957 at the intersection of New Street and Belvenia Road. It was named after [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson]], a British admiral who defeated [[Napoleon|Napoleon's]] navy at the [[Battle of Trafalgar]] on October 21, 1805. The school celebrated the 200th year since Nelson's victory in 2005 with colourful events and staff dressed as characters from the day. A [[cubist]] mural of Nelson's ship, {{HMS| Victory}}, painted by artist and former teacher [[Robert Bateman (naturalist)|Robert Bateman]], hangs above a staircase in the school's Canada Foyer.  A scale model of the ship can also be found in the library.
The impetus for naming the school may have come from its close proximity to the former village of Port Nelson, which was incorporated into the City of Burlington in 1874.  The center of Port Nelson was near Guelph Line and Lakeshore Road, only a few kilometers from the school.
Although the school had been the last non-semestered school in the Halton region, it transitioned to the semestered system in September 2006.
In 2020, the nearby [[Robert Bateman High School]] was closed; students and staff were transferred to Nelson. The merger was accompanied by expansion of facilities to accommodate more students as well as additional programs such as the Community Pathways program.  The 11 million dollar update includes a state of the art manufacturing and robotics/engineering lab, autobody shop, stem lab, health care specialist high skills major, hospitality lab and cosmetology classroom.
==Campus==
[[File:Nelson Stadium.JPG|left|thumb|Nelson Stadium]]
Nelson High School is located in south-central Burlington at the corner of New Street and Belvenia Road. The school is a two-story building with a courtyard at the center. Classrooms, offices, and multiple computer labs (rooms) are typical of the school's 1950s design. In 2019, construction was started on a new cafeteria and library. The new facilities entered use in 2021.
School sports and training facilities consist of two gyms; one large and one small, a weight room and a six lane synthetic [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]] track complete with steeple chase equipment. In 2011, a turfed football sports field was completed inside the Nelson Stadium, complementing the Nelson athletics program. In September 2022 the turf field was replaced with the Nelson logo customized on the field.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hdsb.ca/Newsroom/Pages/NelsonHighSchoolreadytocelebrateopeningofnewsportsfield.aspx |title=Nelson High School ready to celebrate opening of new sportsfield |website=www.hdsb.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730132307/http://www.hdsb.ca/Newsroom/Pages/NelsonHighSchoolreadytocelebrateopeningofnewsportsfield.aspx |archive-date=2012-07-30}} </ref>
==Notable alumni==
*[[Brady Heslip]] - NBA/G-League/European League basketball Player
*[[Cory Conacher]] - NHL forward - Tampa Bay Lightning, Ottawa Senators
*[[Mychael Danna]] - Film composer and 2013 Oscar winner for Best Original Score for [[Life of Pi (film)]]
*[[Katie Douglas (actress)|Katie Douglas]] - Actress <ref name="Tor">{{cite web |url=https://www.toronto.com/community-story/4602932-burlington-s-katie-douglas-surprised-by-emmy-nomination/ |title=Burlington's Katie Douglas surprised by Emmy nomination |publisher=toronto.com |date=June 26, 2014}}</ref>
*[[Bruce Dowbiggin]] - journalist and sportscaster
*[[Jordan Hastings]] - Drummer for [[Alexisonfire]]
*[[Graham Hood]] - 1500 meter Olympian
*[[Jesse Lumsden]] - CFL/NFL running back, Olympic bobsledder
*[[Emma Maltais]] - Canadian Hockey Player
*[[Trevor Meier]] - Hockey player
*[[Konrad Ng]] - Brother-in-law to former U.S. President, [[Barack Obama]]
*[[Adrianne Pieczonka]] - World renowned opera soprano
*John Priestner - Professional football player LB - NFL [[Baltimore Colts (1953–1983)|Baltimore Colts]], CFL [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://chatt.hdsb.ca/~brockj/Alumni.htm |title= Nelson Lords Football - Notable Alumni |accessdate= 2011-02-03 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101021061148/http://chatt.hdsb.ca/~brockj/Alumni.htm |archivedate= 2010-10-21 }}</ref>
*[[Josh Ross]] - Canadian country music singer
*[[Patty Sullivan]] - TV personality
==See also==
* [[Education in Ontario]]
* [[List of secondary schools in Ontario]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:High schools in Burlington, Ontario]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Ontario]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1957]]