Centre Wellington District High School
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| Centre Wellington District High School | |
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| Address | |
| 905 Scotland Street Fergus, Ontario, N1M 2W5, Canada |
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| Website | |
| http://website.ugdsb.on.ca/cwdhs | |
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| School number | 909831 |
| School board | Upper Grand District School Board |
| Religious affiliation | none |
| Superintendent | Dave Euale |
| Area trustee | Bud Fauteux |
| Principal | Karen Welch |
| Vice principal | Brian Serafini Deidre Wilson |
| School type | High school |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | Freddy the Falcon |
| Team name | Falcons |
| Colours | Black, red, gold |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Enrollment | 1522 (October 31, 2005) |
Centre Wellington District High School, or CWDHS, is a fully composite high school located in Fergus, Ontario. The school was originally called Fergus High School and was constructed in 1928. Later, two additions were built, but eventually, the number of students exceeded the capacity of the building. As a result, a brand new school was built which opened in September 2004.
The school's educational philosophy is centered around three core principles: learning, respect, and community.
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[edit] Students
CWDHS, as it is commonly known, has an enrollment of over 1500 students. It serves the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Elora and Fergus.
[edit] Teachers and staff
[edit] Curriculum
[edit] Departments
The CWDHS curriculum is comprised of several departments:
- The Arts
- Business Studies
- Canadian & World Studies; Family Studies
- Computer Studies
- English
- Guidance and Career Education
- COOP
- Languages
- Mathematics
- Science
- Special Education
- Technological Studies
[edit] Athletic Program
Similar to most high schools, CWDHS has a vast extra-curricular athletic program in which teams comprised of students travel to surrounding schools to compete.
Sports include the following:
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Curling
- Field Hockey
- Boys and Girls Ice Hockey
- Rugby
- Softball
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
[edit] R.A.R.A.
At CWDHS, an innovative program called "R.A.R.A." (Read Anything, Read Anywhere) involves every student and staff member taking time out of each day to read. It commenced in September, 2005.
[edit] Criticism
Criticism of the program includes the loss of twenty minutes from a lesson each day, and details that the program was developed specifically for the male population of the school.
[edit] Muskoka Woods
A summer camp located in the Muskokas, Muskoka Woods in the CWDHS setting refers to a yearly three-day Outdoor Recreation Program for grade nines at the summer camp. Aided by senior students who help organize and run activities as well as monitor the junior students, the program is a sports-centered alternative education setting designed to enhance leadership, cooperation, and community among the students. Primarily an outdoor program, activities included archery, hockey, basketball, volleyball, high ropes, rock climbing, giant swing and more.
The original idea for an activity for Grade 9's took place in the spring of 2005 at the original high school.
[edit] Extracurricular Activities and Clubs
- Airbands
- Alcohol Awareness
- Amnesty International
- Assembly Committee
- Astronomy Club
- Band/Vocal
- Battle of the Bands
- Commencement Committee
- Choir
- Christian Fellowship
- Computer Club
- Coffee House
- Dance Dance Revolution Club
- Debating Club
- Drama - CWDHS Presents
- Encounters with Canada
- Environment Club
- Exchanges - Rotary
- Falconstock
- G.S.A club (Gay-Straight Alliance)
- Games Club
- Guitar Club
- Language Department Exchanges
- Literacy Committee
- Martial Arts Club
- Mathematics Contests
- Mountain Bike Club
- Peer Helping
- Reach For The Top (also known as "School Reach")
- School Council
- Skills Canada
- Stage Crew
- C.W.D.H.S. Website
- War Youth and Peace club
- Yoga club
[edit] References
- ↑ Muskoka Woods Outdoor Recreation Program. Retrieved on December 28, 2005.
