Science Department Information
Science Teachers
Mr. F. Allen (Department Head)
Mr. G. Connor
Ms. E. Faccio
Ms. T. Ham
Mr. R. Humpartzoomian
Ms. C. Krol
Ms. J. Quinn
The Health & Wellness Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM)
The Health & Wellness SHSM program caters to students who are interested in pursuing health care studies after graduation. It gives students an advantage through the “red seal” that appears on the student transcript. Through courses geared toward health care, various certifications (e.g. First Aid, CPR, etc.), experiential learning (e.g. job shadowing), and “reach ahead” activities (e.g. various field trips), North Park students receive many opportunities to explore the field of health care before graduation from high school.
Science Contests
North Park science students have many opportunities each year to participate in academic contests through institutions such as: the University of Waterloo, the University of Windsor, the University of Toronto and the Ontario Association of Physics Teachers.
Biology
- The University of Toronto’s National Biology Competition (grade 11 and 12 students). See www.biocomp.utoronto.ca for more information.
Chemistry
- The University of Waterloo’s Avogadro Chemistry Examination (grade 11). See www.chemistry.uwaterloo.ca/about/outreach/exams for more information.
- The University of Waterloo's Chem 13 News Exam (grade 12). See www.chemistry.uwaterloo.ca/about/outreach/exams for more information.
Physics
- The Ontario Association of Physics Teachers (OAPT) Physics Contest (grade 11). See www.oapt.ca/grade_11_contest/index.html for more information.
- The University of Waterloo’s Sir Isaac Newton (SIN) Physics Examination (grade 12). See www.sin.uwaterloo.ca for more information.
The Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair (BASEF)
The Bay Area Science & Engineering Fair (BASEF) is one of the oldest and largest science fairs in Canada. For almost 60 years, BASEF has provided a forum for students to develop their scientific skills and prepare for national and international competition.
BASEF draws students from grades 7 through 12 from the City of Hamilton (including Ancaster, Dundas and Stoney Creek) and the Regional Municipality of Halton (including Burlington, Oakville and Milton) in Southern Ontario. Students from Haldimand, Norfolk and Brant
Counties have participated since 2003.
Participating students begin working on their projects in September - at the beginning of a new school year. The actual science fair takes place over the course of four days in March, starting with project set up on Wednesday, student activities and judging on Thursday, and culminating with the public viewing on Saturday followed by the awards ceremony a few days later. Top winners go on to compete at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair and the Canada-Wide Science Fair.
Two types of awards are presented at BASEF: “Special Awards” given out by various companies, universities/colleges, and other sponsors and “Merit Awards” in the form of bronze, silver and gold medals awarded by BASEF judges and based on points acquired by the projects. Students from North Park have been participating at BASEF since 2004 and we have a great history of many awards, medals and students who have gone on to the Canada-wide and international science fairs!
We are looking forward to a strong BASEF Team from NPC in the next school year!
If you are interested in participating, speak with your science teacher!
Also, see www.basef.ca for more information.
Click here for a list of our previous BASEF winners and their projects.
The James Hillier Foundation Scholarships
The very prestigious James Hillier Foundation scholarships ($20 000 per student) are awarded each year to select graduates of Brant County secondary schools who are pursuing postsecondary studies in science, math or technological areas. Applicants must have a graduating average of at least 90% in six of their “grade 12" subjects (including at least two sciences). Many North Park students have won this award!
Learn more at: www.jameshillierfoundation.com
The following NPC students are recipients of the James Hillier Foundation Scholarship:
Lara Tran (2001)
Eric Mills (2002)
Jeffrey Malins (2003)
Heather Sangster (2003)
Ryan Murchie (2004)
Brandon Shiplo (2005)
Chris Foster (2006)
Xiong Zhao (2006)
Victoria Yum (2007)
Xinyi Zhao (2007)
Michelle Reid (2008)
Leah O’Shea (2009)
Riley Easveld (2010)
Sara Abu-obaid (2011)
Hilary Mann (2011)
Liam Flannigan (2013)
Josh Mitchell (2014)
Noah Kunej (2015)
Joel Ruhland (2015)
Grace Zhou (2016)
Jack Buckley (2017)
Markus Kunej (2018)
Jacob Meleka (2019)
Gurnirmal Kaur (2022)
Cordelia Simmons (2024)
Lily Song (2024)
If you would like to be considered for a Hillier Foundation Scholarship, be sure to listen for the morning announcement in the spring so you can put your name forward. Every school is permitted to submit the names of two applicants per year.
Pathways in Science
