The Hill Academy
The Hill Academy is an independent school in Ontario, Canada, for teenaged student athletes with a focus on hockey and lacrosse.[2][3] It is co-ed, and serves grades 7-12.[4]
The Hill Academy | |
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Canada | |
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Type | independent |
Motto | "No Excuses, No Explanations."[1] |
Established | 2006 |
Founder | Peter Merrill |
Principal | Christy Flynn (Secondary School Principal) |
Principal | Tory Merrill (Junior School Principal) |
Grades | 7-12 |
Gender | co-ed |
Sports | hockey and lacrosse |
Alumni | David Levin, Mitch Marner, Clarke Petterson, Brett Ritchie, Devin Shore, Dillon Ward |
Website | thehillacademy |
History
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 is scheduled to move from Kleinburg into the 134-acre former SGI Canada Caledon Centre for Culture and Education near Alton in Caledon, Ontario.[5]
Curriculum
The Hill Academy offers a curriculum to student-athletes in grades 9 -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
Peter Merrill is the CEO and Founder of Hill.[1][10] Christy Flynn is the Secondary School Principal, and Tory Merrill is the Junior School Principal.[11][12] The school has a sports scientist on staff.[1]
References
- Rice, Nelson (May 4, 2016). "How Canada's Hill Academy became a LAX powerhouse". Sports Illustrated.
- "New home for student-athletes accepting applications for Fall 2006 for budding Canadian student-athletes". OurSports Central. March 27, 2006.
- Brian Lockhart (November 15, 2019). "The Hill Academy is moving to a new location near Alton". Orangeville Citizen.
- "The Hill Academy". SchoolAdvice.
- 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.