Welcome to Bill Crothers S.S., Home of the Colts
Welcome to Bill Crothers S.S. We are committed to working with families to support student learning, achievement and well-being. Our staff work hard to create safe, caring and inclusive learning environments and opportunities that support student success.
Our goal is to develop in students the love of sport through learning and the love of learning through sport.
We invite you to explore our school website to learn more about our school community.
Mission
Focus on learning through a healthy and active lifestyle; Develop literacy and numeracy for life-long learning; Ensure flexible programs that follow the Ontario Curriculum; Emphasize post-secondary pathways to learning and career choices; Facilitate professional learning and research; Create an athlete-friendly environment of learning; Provide a safe and supportive school environment.
Vision
Bill Crothers Secondary School (BCSS) is an inclusive, character-focused learning environment that links excellence in education and athletics with a commitment to healthy, active living for all students. BCSS is a school for public secondary students across York Region. It will serve as a catalyst for the development of health and physical education programming as well as sport and academic innovation.
To develop in students the love of sport through learning and the love of learning through sport.
History
Bill Crothers SS opened its doors to students in August, 2008. The land where BCSS is located used to be an 18-acre golf course. The school is 32 acres (130,000m2) .
About Bill Crothers
Bill Crothers was born in Markham. At one point, he held the Canadian record in all distances from 400m to 1500m and was the holder of the 800m indoor record. He competed for Canada in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, bringing home a silver medal in the 800m. Crothers was inducted to the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1965, the Canada Sports Hall of Fame in 1972 and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.