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Frank Panabaker Elementary School

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Frank Panabaker Elementary School
Address
Map
295 Nakoma Road

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Canada
Information
School typePublic, Elementary School
Established2019
School boardHamilton-Wentworth District School Board
SuperintendentBill Torrens
Area trusteeAlex Johnstone
School number018961[1]
AdministratorJoanne Lewis
PrincipalJenny Seto-Vanderlip
GradesJK–8
Enrollment460 (2021-2022)
LanguageEnglish
AreaAncaster
Colour(s)Blue and Yellow    
Team namePumas
Websitewww.hwdsb.on.ca/frankpanabaker/

Frank Panabaker Elementary School (formerly known as Ancaster Senior Public School and Fessenden Elementary School) is an elementary school in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board.

Athletics

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Frank Panabaker is known for many successful sports teams including baseball, track and field, cross country, soccer, basketball, floorball, volleyball, golf, water polo, swimming, flag football, and ice hockey team.[2]

History

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The school was named after Canadian landscape artist and Ancaster resident, Frank Panabaker.[3] The elementary school re-opened as Frank Panabaker Elementary School in September 2019, after combining it's predecessors; Ancaster Senior Public School (ASPS), and Fessenden Elementary School. The south campus occupies the former Ancaster Senior Public School building, and the north campus occupies the former Fessenden Elementary School.[3] Frank Panabaker is considered a feeder school for Ancaster High School.

The former Ancaster Senior Public School was founded in 1968[4] teaching grades 7-8, while Fesseden Elementary School was founded in 1959 which taught grades JK-6.

References

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  1. ^ "Ancaster Senior Public School". Elementary School Profile. Ontario Ministry of Education. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  2. ^ "2014 ASPS Ice Hockey Teams Lawn Golf". Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
  3. ^ a b Newman, Mark (2019-09-12). "Ancaster's Frank Panabaker is new/old school". Ancaster News. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  4. ^ "2010 / 2011 Ancaster Senior School Profile". School Profile. Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
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