Aurora High School (Ontario)

For other uses, see Aurora High School (disambiguation).
Aurora High School

Nothing But Our Best
Address
155 Wellington Street West
Aurora, Ontario, L4G 2P4, Canada
Information
School number 892998
School board York Region District School Board
Religious affiliation Secular
Superintendent Leslie Johnstone
Area trustee Pete Adams-Luchowski
Principal Maria Maibato
Vice principal
John Sebastiano
School type High school
Grades 9-12
Language English and French immersion
Mascot Golden Eagle
Colours Red and gold
Founded 1969
Enrollment 1129[1] (October 2013)
Homepage Aurora High School

Aurora High 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. It serves students from Grades 9 to 12. Aurora High School has a strong French immersion program, and serves as the feeder school for many local French immersion public schools.

History

The original Aurora High School, now Wells Street Public School, was on built on Wells Street in 1888. The second building, which became Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School in 1962, was built in 1952 on Dunning Avenue. The current school building was constructed in 1972.

School colours and mascot

The school colours are red and gold, and the mascot is an eagle. The original mascot of the school was the Golden Gopher but the gopher was buried in the back field and replaced by the eagle in June 1985.

Interesting facts

Former prime minister Paul Martin visited the school on November 9, 2005, to talk about various topics, including Iraq, Afghanistan, and politics. Singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk visited Aurora High in January 2000. She sang the song "Leaving on a Jet Plane" with Aurora band the Amazing Circus Midgets and spoke about her career. John-Michael Scapin, winner of CBC's Triple Sensation, attended this school. Christine Horne attended this school.

Singer Chantal Kreviazuk

In 2005, The Senior Boys Cross Country Team won the gold medal in the OFSAA Championships. This capped an impressive career for the squad which included winning the YRAA gold medals three years running (2003–2005), the most decorated and successful single team in any sport in the recent history of the school.

In 2009, 2010, and 2011, the Varsity Women's Ice Hockey team qualified for OFSAA.

Since 2007, the Varsity Alpine Ski and Snowboard Team has secured numerous York Region Championships and three OFSAA Gold Team Championships. In 2008, the Varsity Boys Snowboard Team won Gold at OFSAA and in both the 2010 and 2011 season, the Varsity Boys Level One Alpine Ski Team won Gold at OFSAA. In 2010, the Varsity Girls and Boys Snowboard Team took Bronze at OFSAA and in 2012, the Varsity Boys Snowboard Team took Silver. Prior to this stellar history, the last time that the Alpine Team won at OFSSA was in 2000, when the Level One Boys Alpine Ski Team took Gold at OFSAA.

In 2012, the Robotics club won second place in the 2012 Robofest World championship in the Senior Exhibition division.[2]

Student Council

The school has a very strong and influential Student Council, reelected each year by the student body. The Student Council is elected in two stages. The first being by the students of Aurora High and the other within the current council and the newly elected council.

Clubs and departments

The school has a very strong arts program, though most of the focus is on its music program. The music department has several ensembles:

In addition to these ensembles, the music department also has a Music Council, in which students and teachers plan for music-related events that the department has to offer.

The school's other clubs include:

Aurora High School has a wide range of athletics activities and teams such as:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "York Region District School Board - Monthly Enrolment Report". York Region District School Board. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Robofest 2012 winner sheet".

Coordinates: 43°59′49″N 79°28′47″W / 43.99694°N 79.47972°W