Centre Wellington District High School
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| Centre Wellington District High School | |
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| 905 Scotland Street Fergus, Ontario, N1M 2W5, Canada |
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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 | ~1600 (October 31, 2005) |
| Homepage | http://website.ugdsb.on.ca/cwdhs |
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. It is run by the Upper Grand District School Board
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
As of 2005, CWDHS had approximately 100 teachers and staff.
[edit] Curriculum
[edit] Departments
The CWDHS curriculum is comprised of several departments:
- The Arts
[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:
- Alpine Skiing Team
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Curling
- Field Hockey
- Ice Hockey
- Rugby
- Softball
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Swimming
[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.
The program has been criticized for taking twenty minutes from lessons each day and for being developed more for the male students.
[edit] Extracurricular Activities and Clubs
- Airbands
- Alcohol Awareness
- Amnesty International
- Anime Club
- Assembly Committee
- Astronomy Club
- Band/Vocal
- Battle of the Bands
- C.W.D.H.S. Website
- Choir
- Christian Fellowship
- Coffee House
- Commencement Committee
- Computer Club
- 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
- War Youth and Peace club
- Yoga club
[edit] References
- ↑ Muskoka Woods Outdoor Recreation Program. Retrieved on December 28, 2005.
