Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School 4.24

Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School, "Gordon Graydon", "GGMSS", or simply "Graydon" for short, is a Canadian high school serving Grades 9 to 12, located at 1490 Ogden Avenue in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Gordon Graydon is best known for housing three Regional Programs and currently stands as one of the top ranking public schools in the Peel board and is home to many national and international awards in DECA and Robotics. The school opened in 1957, and celebrated its 50th anniversary on May 26, 2007. It was named after Gordon Graydon, a Canadian politician who died in 1953. The school's slogan is "Palma Per Ardua": "Success through Hard Work".Gordon Graydon is home to the International Business and Technology Program, the Graphic and Design Management Program, and the Specialist High Skills Major Program. Both the IBT and GDM programs place an emphasis on business, technology, and graphic design skills to supplement students' academic studies. The IBT program emphasizes entrepreneurial and leadership skills, along with intellectual creativity. The school is home of the only Graphic Design and Management Program in Ontario. The school places an emphasis on academic and technological skills, with high involvement in extra curricular activities such as DECA, Robotics, Model UN, Mock Trial and Theatre Graydon.A report by school board staff is proposing that the school be closed in June 2019.On January 24th 2017, the Peel District School Boards Pupil Accommodation Review (PAR), Voted in favour of the school closing in June 2018. In an effort to accommodate the students, Gordon Graydon's vocational and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) programs will be relocate to Glenforest Secondary School for 2018-2019 school year. In addition, Graydon's graphic design and international business programs (GDM/IBT) will be moved to T.L. Kennedy Secondary School for the 2018-2019 school year. Construction at both T.L. Kennedy and Glenforest secondary schools will be needed to accommodate the incoming students The school board plans to re purpose the site in order to make Graydon the new home of the Adult Education Centre, currently on Elm Drive in Mississauga.