Heart Lake Secondary School, commonly known as HLSS or Heart Lake, is a public secondary school in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the corner of Conestoga Drive and Wexford Road. The school was founded in 1988 and is a part of the Peel District School Board. The school has 1150 students enrolled as of September 2019. Heart Lake has two SHSM programs in Arts & Culture and Information & Communication technology, as well as both extra curricular band, drama and athletics programs. The school has a strong relationship with its many feeder schools, including Robert H. Lagerquist Senior Public School, Alloa Public School and Cheyne Public School, working together for annual events and other activities throughout the year. History Heart Lake Secondary School was founded in 1988. The school is named after the nearby Heart Lake Conservation Area. Timeline of School History 2005 - Changed from yearbooks to "yeardiscs" 2006 - Heart Lake wins the Canadian Environmental Award Green Team Challenge 2006 - Graduating students create first "Underground Yearbooks" September 2008 - New principal replaces the old for the first time since 1999 2008 - HLSS becomes the first certified Ecoschool in Peel, achieving silver status for its environmental efforts 2008 - Dawar Siddiqui is elected as the president of the newly formed DECA-based Business Club created within the school. 2009 - School's first ever eco fashion show was held 2009 - Yearbooks return to Heart Lake 2010 - 1st Semi-Formal. Annual events Carnival Most years towards the end of the school year the Student Activity Council holds the school's annual Carnival. The event generally contains large inflatables, games, popcorn, cotton candy, music, and other fun activities. During the 2018/2019 school year the Student Activity Council was able to offer the Carnival free of charge to the entire student body. Semi-Formal Since 2010 Heart Lake's Student Activity Council has held its annual Semi-Formal with varying themes each year. The only exception was the 2018/2019 school year when sales were too low and the Semi-Formal had to be canceled. Talent Show Annual Heart Lake Talent Show occurs every April, and tryouts happen two months before in February. Students may pay $2 to attend, which also allows them to miss their period 4 class on that day. Unlike buyouts, even those students who have paid cannot leave the school property and must attend the talent show. Students who have teachers