Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School

Infobox Education in Canada
name=Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School
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imagesize=127px
motto=Carpe diem
motto_translation=Seize the day
streetaddress=1206 Snyder’s Road West
city=Baden
province=Ontario
postalcode=N3A 1A4
areacode=519
phone=634-5441
fax=
email=
url=http://wodss.wrdsb.on.ca
schoolnumber=00420
schoolboard=Waterloo Region District School Board
affiliation=
|trustee=
principal=Ed Doadt
viceprincipals=T. Gilmore
C. Wynn|administrator=
schooltype=Public
grades=9-12
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mascot=Chubby the Crusader|teamname=Crusaders
colours=Green, black, white
founded=1955
enrollment=1,244
enrollment_as_of=2005-06

Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School is a high school just outside Baden, Ontario, Canada operated by the Waterloo Region District School Board. It opened in 1955 and is the only rural high school in Waterloo Region. W-O serves a student population of 1,244 (2005-06), primarily from Waterloo Region, Oxford County, and Perth County. Its sports teams are called the Crusaders, with colours of green, black, and white.

At the time of Waterloo-Oxford's 50th reunion in 2005, it was estimated that 10,000 alumni had graduated from the school. [ "Waterloo-Oxford set for 50th reunion," "The Record" May 30, 2005]

In 1999, the school—situated on a rural highway—applied for an exemption from the Ontario legislation banning smoking on school property. ["Tobacco road: Baden school seeks alternative to smoking area near highway," Prithi Yelaja, "The Record", December 8, 1999, p. B3.] ["Baden school won't get smoking exemption," Prithi Yelaja, "The Record", December 10, 1999, p. B5.] The request was denied, but in 2000 the Township of Wilmot agreed to lease a piece of land on school property, allowing students to smoke some distance away from highway traffic, without contravening the smoking ban. ["Exception made for rural school," Barbara Aggerholm, "The Record", October 7, 2000, p. H2]

In 2006 Waterloo Oxford held its first Relay for Life event in coordination with the Canadian Cancer society and raised over $50 000. The next event, planned for May 23-24 2008, has a fundraising goal of $75 000

Notable alumni

*Harold Albrecht, MP for the riding of Kitchener—Conestoga
* Bob Schlegel & Myrna Schlegel, who made a $2 million donation to Wilfrid Laurier University in 1998 to create the Schlegel Centre for Entrepreneurship
*Christina Schmidt, actor and plus size model, ""
*Graeme Smith, correspondent for the Globe and Mail
* Jarrett Rudy, Professor of History, Director of the Quebec Studies Program, McGill University

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