Gloucester High School (Ottawa)

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Gloucester High School is a high school in the Beacon Hill, Ottawa, Canada neighbourhood of Gloucester, in the city of Ottawa. Their mascot is the Gator, and the school has approximately 1200 students.

The school was founded in 1965 by the former Carleton Board of Education. 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.

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, basketball, basketball, wrestling, track and field, field hockey, volleyball, golf, and regular intramural sports during lunch.

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.

Notable Alumni

* Aaron Ward - NHL Player for the Boston Bruins
* James Duthie - TSN Anchor
* Mark Hatfield- Miami Dolphins, Houston Oilers, BC Lions football player

External links

* [http://www.gloucesterhs.ocdsb.ca/ Gloucester High School Website]
* [http://www.ocdsb.ca/ OCDSB Website]
* [http://www.ocdsb.ca/profiles/2006_2007/GLOU.pdf 2006-2007 OCDSB School Profile]
* [http://www.ocdsb.ca/profiles/2005_2006/GLOU.pdf 2005-2006 OCDSB School Profile]
* [http://www.ocdsb.ca/profiles/2004_2005/GLOU.pdf 2004-2005 OCDSB School Profile]
* [http://www.gloucesterhigh.ca/ Alumni website]