Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School
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| Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School | |
 'A sound mind in a sound body' |
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| Address | |
| 39 Dunning Avenue Aurora, Ontario, L4G 1A2, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School board | York Region District School Board |
| Religious affiliation | Secular |
| Superintendent | Dennis Connor |
| Area trustee | Susan Plamondon |
| Principal | Tod Dungey |
| Vice principals | David Freeman John MacNeil |
| School type | Public |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Team name | Williams Wildcats |
| Colours | Blue and Grey |
| Founded | 1888 (As A.H.S.) |
| Enrollment | 1350 (December 21, 2005) |
| Homepage | Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary |
Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School is one of five high schools in Aurora, Ontario and is one of two under the jurisdiction of the York Region District School Board. In 2005 there were approximately 1350 students from Grades 9 to 12.
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[edit] History
The school started in 1888 as Aurora High School in the building now occupied by the Aurora Museum on Church Street. The current building on Dunning Avenue was opened in 1952. Additions were placed on the Dunning Avenue school in 1954, 1958, 1967, and 1998. In 1961 the school was renamed Dr. G. W. Williams Secondary School in honour of Dr. David Garnet Wolsley Williams, a local medical doctor and former trustee of the school board. The school's chief rival is Aurora High School.
Williams has a number of athletic teams, from football to curling, as well as active intermural clubs.
[edit] Events From the Past
- Free Hamburger/Hot-dog Day - A large cookoff at the end of the school year before summer break where staff give each student either a free hamburger or hot-dog.
[edit] Trivia
- The school colours were formerly double blue and the teams were nicknamed "Warriors". The teams current name is "Wild Cats."
- A band competition in 1983 yielded the top 10 ska-rap hit "The Etiquette Police."
- The school had no football team starting in 1979, however it was restored thanks to tireless student and staff efforts, in 1984.
[edit] Famous Alumni
- Gregg Lawless - Singer
- Harold Cotton - Military Genius
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
| York Region District School Board Secondary Schools |
| Town: School(s) |
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| Aurora: Aurora H.S. • Dr. G.W. Williams S.S. |
| Keswick: Keswick H.S. | King City: King City S.S. | Maple: Maple H.S. |
| Markham: Markham District H.S. • Markville S.S. • Middlefield C.I. • Milliken Mills H.S. • Pierre Elliott Trudeau H.S. • Unionville H.S. |
| Newmarket: Dr. John M. Denison S.S. • Huron Heights S.S. • Newmarket H.S. • Sir William Mulock S.S. |
| Richmond Hill: Alexander Mackenzie H.S. • Bayview S.S. • Langstaff S.S • Richmond Green S.S. • Richmond Hill H.S. |
| Stouffville: Stouffville District S.S. | Sutton: Sutton District H.S. |
| Thornhill: Thornhill S.S. • Thornlea S.S. • Vaughan S.S • Westmount C.I. |
| Vaughan: Emily Carr S.S. • Stephen Lewis S.S. • Woodbridge College |
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