| Preston High School | |
| Aeterna non caduca.. 'Things that last, never perish.' |
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| Address | |
| 550 Rose Street Cambridge, Ontario, N3H 2E6, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School number | 936480 |
| School board | Waterloo Region DSB |
| Principal | William Lemon[1] |
| Vice principal | Gina Lammel, John Thompson, & Tim Tonner |
| School type | High School |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Area | Preston & Doon-Pioneer Park |
| Team name | Panthers |
| Colours | Maroon and Gray |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Enrolment | 1253 (September 2007) |
| Homepage | http://phs.wrdsb.ca/ |
Preston High School, located on the bank of the Grand River in Cambridge, Ontario, first opened in 1934. Feeder schools are William G. Davis, Clemens Mill Public School and Silverheights Public School in Cambridge and Doon Public School in Kitchener. It is one of sixteen secondary schools in the Waterloo Region District School Board. In 2007, approximately 300 students entered grade 9 and the total enrolment was 1 253, which is a low number compared to other schools in the Waterloo region.[2]
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Preston has programs available in: English, mathematics, science, health and physical education, languages (Spanish, German, and French), geography, history, family studies, business arts, visual arts (including photography), dramatic arts, music, and technological studies. Preston is also an officially designated magnet school for enhanced academic students.[2]
Preston's facilities include 58 classrooms, a small cafetorium, 2 gyms – one single, one double – , a library, 6 technological studies rooms, 3 art rooms, and six computer labs. A new science wing with four science labs and a computer room was added in September 2004.
The back campus includes a playing field for football, field hockey, and rugby with access to a smaller practice field. There is also a tennis court. The track and field team practices on a regulation size cinder track. Beside the Grand River and near the school is the Linear Trail, a 3.5 km community trail which the cross country and track and field teams use. Two ice surfaces, the Preston Auditorium and the Homuth Arena, are within walking distance.[2]
Preston's sports consist of football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, curling, ice hockey, rugby, golf, soccer, tennis, cross-country, track and field, and field hockey.
Football is one of the biggest sports at Preston. The senior football team have been successful over the years and have won the title of WCCSSA Champions in 2003, 2004 and 2006. However in 2007, Preston was upset by Galt Collegiate Institute in the semi-finals of the playoffs.
Preston has also had success with their cross-country, badminton, and curling teams. They have won many awards in these sports and sometimes the teams make it to WCCSSA and CWOSSA.
Preston High School has consistent achievement in the Arts departments. Each year, students in visual arts participate in the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery's student-only "Expressions" exhibit, and those in the photographic classes contribute to PhotoSensitive projects.
In Drama, Preston's Improv Team has finished within the top 3 teams in the Guelph/Niagara Region for the past 10 years in the Canadian Improv Games, and placed top 5 overall in Canada in 2010.
The music department offers many traditional big band instruments, with a new addition of acoustic guitars. Senior Band, Intermediate Band, Jazz Band, Chamber Choir and Concert Choir are all extracurricular opportunities.[2]
Global Outreach is a program in which students do charity work in different countries. It is run by the Geography Department and all their work is non profit.
2006 - Thailand and Cambodia
2007 - Kenya and Tanzania
2008 - Peru
2009 - China and Vietnam
2010 - India (but, due to travel advisories the trip was been canceled)
2011 - TBA