Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School is a high school located in London, Ontario, Canada. It was officially opened in 1969, and has history of excellence in the arts, in sports and in community service. Banting is recognized for having a strong French Immersion program and a music program. The school is named after Sir Frederick Banting, who won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of insulin in 1923. The school participated in CBC's mini-series, "The Greatest Canadian", in which Sir Frederick Banting was nominated. Irene Mathyssen, the current Member of Parliament for London-Fanshawe, taught English
Banting (crater) name the small craters around it with the same name followed by different letters of the alphabet. The new policy allowed deceased scientists who had contributed to biological knowledge, like Dr. Banting – as well as scientists from other fields and contributors to culture and knowledge, such as writers, composers, and artists – to have craters named after them. Previously, only the names of astronomers, others who had made important contributions to astronomy, and historical philosophers had been used. Banting is a "simple" impact crater. It is located in the Sea of Serenity, which is also known as Mare Serenitatis,