| Georgetown District High School | |
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| GDHS Logo | |
| Address | |
| 70 Guelph Street Georgetown, Ontario, Canada |
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| Information | |
| Opened | 1887 |
| School district | Halton District School Board |
| Principal | Nick Varricchio |
| Vice principal | Carol Davin |
| Vice principal | Todd Hotchkiss |
| Vice principal | Andrea Garner |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Mascot | Rebel |
| Provincial Ranking | 145 / 747 In Secondary Schools |
| Website | http://georgetowndistricthighschool.com// |
Georgetown District High School or better known as GDHS is a high school located in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada. The school is under the jurisdiction of the Halton District School Board. As of the 2008-2009 school year, 1,461 students were enrolled at Georgetown District High School.[1]
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Georgetown High School was first opened on January 3, 1887. At the time, there were a total of 69 students, with 2 teachers.[2]
The school team name, common throughout all sports, is the "Rebels". Georgetown teams have won numerous Halton county titles, GHAC titles and OFSAA titles throughout its history. A total of 57 OFSAA titles since the early 1970's has made the "Rebels" the winningest team in OFSAA sport history.
Georgetown is currently most notable for their swimming team, which has consistently placed in the top 3 or won the OFSAA championships. The Rebel swim program has won 28 OFSAA titles starting in 1981 (second only to W.C.Kennedy of Windsor). The Rebels are the current OFSAA champions (2011) and have won the last three overall titles. The Rebels in 2011 are tied for most overall OFSAA championship banners (10), and Boys Team titles (9) with W.C. Kennedy of Windsor.
The Cross Country team held dominance in the late 70's and 80's taking eighteen titles. While wrestling, volleyball, archery and Track & Field have also won at the OFSAA level.
The Rebel team colors are red, white and blue. The former symbol of the `Rebels' teams were the southern confederate flag. This was removed in the early 1990's for obvious reasons but the name 'Rebels' remains.
The "Field of Dreams" was a development proposed initially by local resident Jamal Mayers in early 2009. It is a multipurpose outdoor field which includes a new track, artificial turf field, lights, electronic scoreboard and seating, started construction in the spring of 2010[3] The field was completed for the start of the 2010/2011 school year and has been renamed "Kiwanis Field"