Gloucester High School (Ottawa)
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Gloucester High School is a high school in the Beacon Hill, Ottawa, Canada neighborhood of Gloucester
, in the city of Ottawa
. Their mascot is the Gator
, and the school can harbor approximately 2000 students. As of 2010, They have roughly 750 students.
The school was founded in 1963 by the former Gloucester High School Board, and until 1969 was operated by the former Collegiate Institute Board of Ottawa. In 1969 the Carleton Board of Education was formed, and Gloucester High School came under its ownership and management. Since the amalgamation of the Ottawa area English public school boards in 1998, it has operated under the jurisdiction of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
.
Gloucester High School provides education to grade 9 through 12 through a semestered curriculum as established by the Ontario Ministry of Education
.
Gloucester boasts a very diverse student body and a wide array of clubs, organisations and groups. These include Gators for Ghana
, ICU/AREE, Junior and Senior Band
, Peer Action, Peer Mediation, an annual student-led Leadership Camp, Reach for the Top
, GHS Radio, Fashion Club, school newspaper (the "Gator Gazette"), and the Gator Athletic Society. 2008-2009 was the first year Gloucester High School saw GTV, or Gator Television. With big-screen televisions in the lobby, Gators get many episodes weekly with sports updates and other school events. The school also has a well supported group, The Link Crew, who help new gators
Gloucester's has many successful sports teams. Their cheerleading squad has won many awards, both the men's and women's senior soccer teams have participated at OFSAA in recent years and the Nordic Ski and Cross Country Running teams send many members to OFSAA annually. Other athletic teams include Gator Football,Gator Rugby, Senior and Junior basketball, wrestling, track and field, field hockey, volleyball, golf, and regular intramural sports during lunch. 2008-2009 marks the first men's Gator hockey team in several years. In 2009, the Gloucester Field Hockey team won 1st place in the Tier 2 city championships. In the 2008/2009 Rugby Season, the Senior Rugby went undefeated and won the City Championship in Tier 2.
The 06/07 season was the first for the wrestling team in several years. The team had two wrestlers who qualified for OFSSA and nine players that made it to the city finals. The team participated in many other tournaments, all which they performed exceedingly well.
On October 25/06, the Gloucester mens football team won their first regular match game in two years.
In 2010, Gloucester's Reach for the Top
came 3rd in the regional competitions. They qualified for provincials and came first, thus qualifying for national. The team, coached by Andrew Jeacle, came 4th at the national finals.
Gloucester, Ontario
Gloucester is a suburb of and within the City of Ottawa. Gloucester Township was established in 1792 and originally included lands east of the Rideau River from the Ottawa River south to Manotick. It was incorporated as a township in 1850 and became a city in 1981...
, in the city of Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
. Their mascot is the Gator
Gator
Gator is often used as an aphaeresis of the word "alligator".Gator may refer to:*Gator , a 1976 action movie starring and directed by Burt Reynolds*Gator , a swimming pool game*Gatorade, a popular brand of sports drink...
, and the school can harbor approximately 2000 students. As of 2010, They have roughly 750 students.
The school was founded in 1963 by the former Gloucester High School Board, and until 1969 was operated by the former Collegiate Institute Board of Ottawa. In 1969 the Carleton Board of Education was formed, and Gloucester High School came under its ownership and management. Since the amalgamation of the Ottawa area English public school boards in 1998, it has operated under the jurisdiction of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board refers to both the institution responsible for the operation of all English public schools in the city of Ottawa, Ontario and its governing body. Like most school boards, the OCDSB is administered by a group of elected trustees and one director selected...
.
Gloucester High School provides education to grade 9 through 12 through a semestered curriculum as established by the Ontario Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education (Ontario)
The Ministry of Education is the agency of the Ontario government in the Canadian province of Ontario responsible for government policy, funding, curriculum planning and direction in all levels of public education, including elementary and secondary schools.This Ministry is responsible for...
.
Gloucester boasts a very diverse student body and a wide array of clubs, organisations and groups. These include Gators for Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, ICU/AREE, Junior and Senior Band
Concert band
A concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, wind ensemble, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family, and percussion instrument family.A...
, Peer Action, Peer Mediation, an annual student-led Leadership Camp, Reach for the Top
Reach for the Top
Reach for the Top is a Canadian game show in which teams of high school students participate in local, provincial and eventually national trivia tournaments...
, GHS Radio, Fashion Club, school newspaper (the "Gator Gazette"), and the Gator Athletic Society. 2008-2009 was the first year Gloucester High School saw GTV, or Gator Television. With big-screen televisions in the lobby, Gators get many episodes weekly with sports updates and other school events. The school also has a well supported group, The Link Crew, who help new gators
Gloucester's has many successful sports teams. Their cheerleading squad has won many awards, both the men's and women's senior soccer teams have participated at OFSAA in recent years and the Nordic Ski and Cross Country Running teams send many members to OFSAA annually. Other athletic teams include Gator Football,Gator Rugby, Senior and Junior basketball, wrestling, track and field, field hockey, volleyball, golf, and regular intramural sports during lunch. 2008-2009 marks the first men's Gator hockey team in several years. In 2009, the Gloucester Field Hockey team won 1st place in the Tier 2 city championships. In the 2008/2009 Rugby Season, the Senior Rugby went undefeated and won the City Championship in Tier 2.
The 06/07 season was the first for the wrestling team in several years. The team had two wrestlers who qualified for OFSSA and nine players that made it to the city finals. The team participated in many other tournaments, all which they performed exceedingly well.
On October 25/06, the Gloucester mens football team won their first regular match game in two years.
In 2010, Gloucester's Reach for the Top
Reach for the Top
Reach for the Top is a Canadian game show in which teams of high school students participate in local, provincial and eventually national trivia tournaments...
came 3rd in the regional competitions. They qualified for provincials and came first, thus qualifying for national. The team, coached by Andrew Jeacle, came 4th at the national finals.
Notable alumni
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- international speaker, author of Do Good DesignDo Good DesignDo Good Design: How Design Can Change The World is a book by Canadian designer David B. Berman, with a foreword by Erik Spiekermann, published by Peachpit Press in January 2009... - James DuthieJames Duthie (sportscaster)James "Boom Boom" Duthie is an Ottawa-born Canadian sportscaster for TSN. He is currently the host of The NHL on TSN. In the past, he has hosted CFL Live, NBA in the Paint and SportsCentre. He also writes a column for TSN.ca called The Good the Bad the Duthie...
- TSNThe Sports NetworkThe Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
Anchor - Parul SharmaParul SharmaParul Sharma is a former beauty queen, singer, songwriter, philanthropist and social media heavyweight. She was crowned Miss India-Canada 2004, where she performed her original song for the talent segment....
- Miss India-Canada 2004, singer-songwriter - Aaron Ward - NHL Player for the Boston Bruins
- Norm MacdonaldNorm MacDonaldNorman Gene "Norm" Macdonald is a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He is best known for his five seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, which included anchoring Weekend Update for three years...
- genius comedian, former SNL news anchor - Matthew Crosier - CKCU 93.1 FM Station Manager, Radio Personality