Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School

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Robert F. Hall
Location
Caledon, Ontario, Canada
Information
School board	Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
Principal	Edward McMahon
School type	Catholic
Grades	9-12
Mascot	The Wolfpack
Colours	Green,Gold(yellow)
Established	September 6, 1992
Enrollment	1,950
Vice Principals	Irene Carvalho Emmanuel Farrugia Linda Gallant
Newspaper	The Howler
Homepage	http://w3.dpcdsb.org/RFHAL/

Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School (sometimes referred to as Hall or abbreviated as RFH) is a catholic school located in Caledon, Ontario, Canada. The school was named after Robert Francis (Bob) Hall (1925-1989), the first lay person after whom a catholic secondary school has been named in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. The patron saint of Hall is St. Francis of Assisi.

1 Enrollment
2 Academics
3 Extracurricular Activities
4 Facebook incident
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Enrollment

As of September 5, 2007, Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School has a total enrollment of 1,950 students (a number which the building has trouble accommodating), . It is open to residents in Caledon, Bolton, Orangeville, Shelburne, and other small villages in the area, and Scooby-Doo. However, an admission fee of $60 (CAD) is required, $20 for the religion retreat, $10 for dress down days, most of what is left goes to the yearbook.

[edit] Academics

Robert F. Hall requires students to go through four or five years of schooling. During these four or five years, a student must accumulate 30 credits to graduate. A credit may be gained by completing a course successfully with a passing mark of 50% or higher. Eighteen of these must be obtained by completing compulsory courses, which include:

The remaining twelve credits must be attained through elective courses, which are of a very wide variety. Robert F. Hall has taken steps to offer courses in unique areas, such as cosmetology and Italian.

[edit] Extracurricular Activities

There are multiple student groups, school clubs and sports teams that are currently active at Robert F. Hall. Most recently, the school implemented the Peer Mentoring program, which gives freshmen a chance to meet with senior students, whom are priorly selected, for some peer guidance.

[edit] Facebook incident

On February 1, 2007, eleven students were suspended for sentences ranging from three to eight days, due to defamatory comments made on the highly popular student network Facebook^[1]^[2]^[3]. Which included the Student Council President, and a large part of the annocenement crew. A student had created a public group, which allowed students to express their personal resentment towards Edward McMahon, the school's principal, whom had been accused of integrating unfavourable policies into the school. After the group had initially come to the attention of school administrators, it was subsequently closed down. Although the story has received some national attention, there has been no indication of any of the board's decisions being negated.