Aurora High School (Aurora, Ontario)

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name= Aurora High School


motto= "Nothing But Our Best"
streetaddress= 155 Wellington Street West
city= Aurora
province= Ontario
postalcode= L4G 2P4
areacode= 905
phone= 727-3107
fax= 727-5804
email= [e-mail]
url= [http://www.aurorahigh.ca/school/ http://www.aurorahigh.ca/school/]
schoolnumber= 892998
schoolboard= York Region District School Board
superintendent=Dennis Connor
trustee= Gord Kerr
affiliation= Secular
principal= Mr.Hart
viceprincipal= Mrs.Olteanu
Mr.Freeman
schooltype= High school
grades= 9-12
language= English and French immersion
mascot= Golden Eagle
colours= Red and gold
founded= 1972
enrollment= 1450 (2007-2008)
lastupdate= March 23 2006
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Aurora High School is one of four 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, serving as the feeder school for many local French immersion public schools.

History

The original Aurora High School, with origins to 1888 was renamed Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School in 1962 and continues to operate under that name on Dunning Ave. The school now called Aurora High School was built in 1972.

chool 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 9th 2005 to talk about various topics, including Iraq, Afghanistan and politics. Singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk attended Aurora High.Andrew Gerrits, Canadian race car driver, attended this school.John-Michael Scappin, winner of CBC's 'Triple Sensation', attended this school.

Clubs and departments

The school has a very strong arts program, though most of the focus is set on its music program. The music department has several ensembles:
*Choir (Led by Ms. Fowler)
*Grade Nine Concert Band
*Grade Nine Jazz Band
*Grade Ten Jazz Band
*Grade Ten Concert Band
*Grade Eleven Band
*Senior Stage Band
*Grade Twelve Band
*Senior Jazz BandIn 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:
*Drama Council
*Art Council
*Anime Club
*Robotics/Computers Club
*Youth Alive

Aurora High School also has a wide range of athletics acitivites and teams such as:
*Lacrosse
*Skiing and Snowboarding
*Soccer
*Track/Cross country
*Field Hockey
*Rock Climbing
*Canada's first High School Adventure Racing team

ee also

*York Region District School Board
*Aurora, Ontario

External links

* [http://www.aurora.hs.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/ Aurora High School website]