Glendale Secondary School
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| Glendale Secondary School | |
| Location | |
| Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | |
| Information | |
| Principal | J. Whitwell |
| School type | Canadian Public Secondary |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Mascot | Glennie The Bear |
| Team name | Bears |
| Colours | Orange and Black |
| Established | 1959 |
| Homepage | http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/glendale/ |
Glendale Secondary School is a Canadian high school located at 145 Rainbow Drive in Hamilton, Ontario. Glendale is part of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. The school is located close to the Hamilton suburb of Stoney creek and services students from there as well as the East Hamilton Region. There are roughly 1100 students enrolled at Glendale from dozens of language and cultural groups. The school is considered to be one of the most ethnically diverse in Hamilton.
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[edit] Academics
Students at Glendale undergo a typical Ontario High School curriculum and are offered courses in departments including Business, Technology (Woodshop, Automotive, Computer Science), The Arts (Music, Drama, Visual), Math, Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) Languages (French and German are offered), English, History, Physical Education, and Geography.
[edit] Clubs
In the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001, after a discussion during which students expressed concerns about the causes of the attacks, Glendale teacher Colin Campbell and members of his senior physics class formed a club to study films on cultural issues. Films studied included Gandhi and Lawrence of Arabia. The group, which now includes students as well as alumni, meets several times throughout the year to enjoy multicultural dining and entertainment, and to discuss current events and issues. The group also manages trips to destinations of cultural and political importance including Ottawa, and Washington, D.C. It is informally known as the Glendale International Club.
Glendale Secondary School has enjoyed a strong enrollment in its music program for several decades. Under conductor Gary Courtemanche, the band travelled to various locations to perform, including, but not limited to: Walt Disney World, Florida (8 times), Disneyland (4 times), New Orleans (3 times), New York City, Washington D.C., Boston, Atlanta, San Diego, Bermuda, Japan, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg, VA. More recently, the conductor's baton has been taken up by Glendale band alumnus-turned-teacher, Paul Borsc, who has brought the band to perform in various cities including New York City.
[edit] Sports
Glendale has historically had a strong football team, and in 2006, had five football players selected by Canadian universities to play football. Kyle Kloosterman and Calvin Murphy enrolled at McMaster University to play for the Mauraders, Jesse Wojciechowski elected to attend Concordia University to play for the Stingers, Ben Lawrence joined the Lions at York University, and Sebastion Kelly was offered a spot at the University of Western Ontario and McMaster University. Josh Burns, the team's quarterback, also received a conditional offer to play at Wilfrid Laurier University or University of Guelph.
Glendale has also supported a strong basketball team through the years, and has hosted the Silver Fox tournament on several occasions.
Glendale hockey has now returned thanks to coaches Mr.Harrison and Mr.LaPorta.
[edit] In the theatre
A movie was shot at Glendale during the summer of 2002. It starred Dolph Lundgren, famous for playing the early Punisher and Ivan Drago (Rocky IV), and was titled Detention. The film portrayed the school as an inner-city school located somewhere in the north-eastern United States, and focused on its position as a central location involved in the distribution of hard drugs. A teacher, Mr. J. Niessen, was honoured in the film as the name plate for the principal's office was replaced with the name plate from the aforementioned's office or desk. The reason for this is yet unknown.
[edit] In the news
Glendale has been featured in the local news twice in 2005-2006. During this school year, the school survived both a tornado, and an attack from a local street gang.
The former was a result of very rare weather patterns for the region, and as the school was not constructed with such winds in mind, severe cosmetic damage was sustained to the exterior of the building, including the main signage.
The latter was never fully revealed, but the common belief is that it had been caused by tensions between two groups as a result of a dispute over a foosball game. The dispute occurred during the common lunch-hour and was seemingly a typical spat amongst competitive players; However, one of the parties involved returned to the school later that evening with a posse of ruffians and they descended on members of the basketball team with weapons including machetes. Police did not reveal any relationship between the foosball game and the attack; however, eight arrests were made. Arrests included seven youth aged 14-17 and one 18-year-old. Charges laid against the individuals include forcible entry, assault with a weapon and weapons dangerous to the public peace. [1]
[edit] References
- Daniel Nolan. "High School Attack", The Spectator, Hamilton, Ont., Nov 22, 2005, p. Local A.01. Retrieved on June 12, 2006.
- Paul Legall, Barb McKay. "Mob attacks hoops practice", The Toronto Star, Toronto, Ont., Nov 23, 2005, pp. News A.04. Retrieved on June 12, 2006.
- Barb Mckay. "Cleanup firms' phones are ringing off the hook", The Spectator, Hamilton, Ont., Nov 12, 2005, pp. Local A.10. Retrieved on June 12, 2006.
- Daniel Nolan. "Eight face charges in attack on students", The Spectator, Hamilton, Ont., Nov 26, 2005. Retrieved on June 21, 2006.
