Vellore Woods Public School

Vellore Woods Public School
Address
115 Starling Blvd. Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada York Region Woodbridge, Ontario, L4H 2T9 Canada
Information
School type	Public
Religious affiliation(s)	None
School board	York Region District School Board
Superintendent	Jackie Young, J. Parappally, Dianne Hawkins
Area trustee	Anna DeBartolo
Principal	Mrs Gates
Vice principal	Mrs Lau
Grades	JK-8
Language	English
Hours in school day	8:40a.m. - 3:00p.m.
Colour(s)	Silver, Blue
Mascot	Vellore Wolves
USNWR ranking	777/2714 (Ontario, 2012), 725/2268 (Ontario, past 5 years average)
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Vellore Woods Public School is an elementary school in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada. It was opened in 2002 in the community of Vellore Woods. The school is a continuation of two other schools, one a log cabin one-room schoolhouse built in the 1830s, and the second a more impressive structure which, although closed in 1957, was an operating school from the 1860s and is still standing today. The community itself was named after the town of Vellore in India, site of a British victory in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

The school has several sports teams including : Volleyball Team (Both genders, separate teams and a junior mixed team) Basketball Team (Both genders, separate teams) Boys Soccer Team, Cross-Country Team (Both genders together) Track and Field Team (Both genders together)

The school mascot is a wolf. The school is often referred as "Vellore Wolves" or "The Wolves"

The school's current principal is Mr. David Moore, and the current vice-principal is Ms. Mona Bongard.

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Vaughan

Municipality	Vaughan Concord Kleinburg Maple Thornhill Woodbridge Regional Municipality of York

Culture and services	Vaughan Public Libraries Binder Twine Festival Boyd Conservation Area Canada's Wonderland Kortright Centre for Conservation McMichael Canadian Art Collection Reptilia Malls: The Promenade Shopping Centre Vaughan Mills

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Government	Vaughan City Council Mayors Municipal elections (2006, 2010) Electoral districts: Thornhill (federal, provincial) Vaughan (federal, provincial) Defunct: Vaughan—King—Aurora York North

Transportation	Overview Barrie line (Maple GO Station, Rutherford GO Station) York Region Transit (previously Vaughan Transit; Promenade Terminal, Vaughan Mills Terminal, Wonderland Terminal) Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (TTC) Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Maple Airport

Sport	Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame Toronto Nationals (1970–80) Vaughan Flames Vaughan Vipers York Region Shooters

Town People

Elementary schools in York Region, Ontario

East Gwillimbury:	Holland Landing P.S.

Markham:	All Saints Catholic E.S. Armadale P.S. Ashton Meadows P.S. Boxwood Public School Buttonville Public School Central Park P.S. Coledale Public School David Suzuki Public School E.T Crowle Public School Franklin Street Public School John McCrae Public School Legacy Public School Little Rouge Public School Mother Teresa C.E.S. Reesor Park Public School Roy H. Crosby Public School San Lorenzo Ruiz C.E.S. St. Benedict Catholic Elementary School St. Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary School Unionville Public School Unionville Meadows Public School William Berczy P.S. William Armstrong Public School

Richmond Hill:	Académie de la Moraine Academy for Gifted Children Crosby Heights P.S.

Thornhill:	Associated Hebrew School Forest Run P.S Henderson Avenue P.S. Pushkin Private School Rosedale Heights P.S. St. Michael Catholic Academy Westminster P.S. Yorkhill E.S.

Aurora:	Aurora Senior P.S.

Whitchurch–Stouffville:	Whitchurch Highlands P.S.

Woodbridge:	Vellore Woods P.S. Woodbridge P.S.

Coordinates: 43°50′17″N 79°33′21″W / 43.838077°N 79.555698°W / 43.838077; -79.555698