annual Green Tie Gala that took place in 2012 earned approximately $3500. Since, Nantyr Shores Secondary School has raised the $30,000 required and now has an array of solar panels on its roof. In the news Nantyr Shores Secondary School has been talked about on national TV on two separate occasions. The first taking place in 2013, after YouTube Video "Hallway Swimming" went viral, afterwards making appearances on talk shows such as The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The second event took place in June 2017, when Nantyr became one of the first High Schools in North America to have a transgender prom king. Nantyr Student RJ Smith, won the title of Prom King after a joke by their friend took off. See also List of high schools in Ontario References External links Nantyr Shores Secondary School High schools in Simcoe County Educational institutions established in 2000 2000 establishments in Ontario