One of the many exciting developments in secondary education in Ontario over the past several years has been the introduction of the Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program - a ministry-approved specialized program that allows students to focus their learning on a specific economic sector while meeting the requirements to graduate from secondary school. It also assists in the transition after graduation to apprenticeship training, college, university, or the workplace. I.E. Weldon Secondary School in Lindsay offers three SHSMs – one each in Construction, Transportation, and Arts and Culture.