Pickering High School, Ajax

Pickering High School, Ajax

Pickering High School is a Canadian high school located in Ajax, Ontario within the Durham District School Board. Specifically, the school is found in historical Pickering Village, Ontario. The school has students in grades 9-12, and offers both Gifted and French immersion classes.

The school is traditionally known for its excellent academics, strong football, basketball, and track & field teams.

Pickering High is also well known for its great achievements in a low violence rating. In 2002, a student fired a shot at the front wall of the school. No one was hurt and the student was charged and expelled. In October 2007, a portable was set on fire. Again, no one got hurt.

Sports

Pickering High's senior football team won the 2005 Metro Bowl, making them the best high school football team in Ontario. At the 2006 Metro Bowl, the team lost to the Kerry Blues of St. Michael, who they lost to in 2004.The Pickering High senior football team is considered best in the Durham Region, according to an article in the Toronto Star (2007).

In 2007 the senior boys Basketball team won gold 47-52 against Eastern Commerce in Hamilton at the OFSAA campionships.

The Pickering High sports teams have produced many professional and Olympic athletes. The school has many former professional and former Olympic athletes as coaches:
*Mr. Martini - a former CFL player
*Mr. Tzogas - an Olympic wrestler and Canadian Olympic Coach
*Mr. Kraemer - Played for a Hamburg B Squad

Provincial Track & Field Titles - OFSAA Champions

*2008 Midget Boys
*2007 Overall Girls
*2007 Combined Co-Ed
*2007 Midget Girls
*2003 Junior Boys
*2002 Overall Boys
*2002 Midget Boys
*1998 Overall Boys
*1998 Midget Boys
*1997 Overall Boys
*1997 Midget Boys
*1992 Overall Boys
*1992 Senior Boys
*1991 Overall Boys
*1987 Junior Boys
*1969 Junior Meet

Notable alumni

*Neil Young [ref required ] , famous guitar player and singer of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
*Cone McCaslin, of the group Sum 41
*Eon Sinclair, of the group Bedouin Soundclash
*Charlotte Arnold, Actress Naturally, Sadie
*Sara Ghulam, Miss World Canada 2007
*Glenn Healy, NHL Hockey Plug

External links

* [http://programs.durham.edu.on.ca/schools/pickering/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=161/ Pickering High Official Website]


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