Preston High School (Ontario)

Infobox Education in Canada
name= Preston High School


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motto= "Aeterna non caduca.."
motto_translation= "Things that last, don’t perish."
streetaddress= 550 Rose Street
city= Cambridge
province= Ontario
postalcode= N3H 2E6
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schoolnumber= 936480
schoolboard= Waterloo Region DSB
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superintendent=
trustee=
principal= Robert Duff
viceprincipal= Gina Lammel & Rob Sleeman
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schooltype= High School
grades= 9-12
language= English
area= Preston & Doon-Pioneer Park
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teamname= Panthers
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founded= 1934
enrollment= 1253
enrollment_as_of= September 2007
homepage= http://phs.wrdsb.on.ca/

Preston High School, located on the bank of the Grand River in Cambridge, Ontario, first opened in 1934. Feeder schools are William G. Davis, Clemens Mill Public School in Cambridge and Doon Public School in Kitchener. In 2007, approximately 300 students entered grade 9 and the total enrolment was 1 253, which is a low number compared to other schools in the Waterloo region. cite web |url=http://www.wrdsb.on.ca/school_profiles/profile_PHS.pdf |title=School Profile |accessdate=2007-11-22 |format=PDF ]

Curriculum

Preston has programs available in: English, Mathematics, Science, Health and Physical Education, Languages, Geography, History, Family Studies, Business Arts, and Technological Studies. Preston is also an officially designated magnet school for enhanced academic students.

Facilities

Preston's facilities include 58 classrooms, a small cafetorium, 2 gyms - one single, one double - , a library, 2 portables, 6 technological studies rooms, 3 art rooms, and six computer labs. A new science wing with four science labs and a computer room was added in September 2004.

The back campus includes a playing field for football, field hockey, and rugby with access to a smaller practice field. There is also a tennis court. The track and field team practises on a regulation size cinder track. Beside the Grand River and near the school is the Linear Trail, a 3.5 km community trail which the cross country and track and field teams use. Two ice surfaces, the Preston Auditorium and the Homuth Arena, are within walking distance.

Athletics

Preston's sports consist of Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Curling, Ice Hockey, Rugby, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Cross-Country, Track and Field, and Field Hockey.

Football is one of the biggest sports in Preston. The senior football team have been successful over the years and have won the title of WCCSSA Champions in 2003, 2004 and 2006. However in 2007, Preston was upset by Galt Collegiate in the semi-finals of the Playoffs. GO GHOSTS GO

Also Preston has had success with their Cross-Country team and Badminton team. They have won many awards in these categories and sometimes the teams make it to WCCSA and CWOSSA.

Community Involvement

In 2007 Preston High School raised $127,000 for cancer research during the Relay For Life event, more than any secondary school has ever raised in Canada. Over 700 people participated in the event.

Global Outreach

Global Outreach is a program in which students do charity work in different countries. It is run by the Geography Department and all their work is non profit.

2006 - Thailand and Cambodia
2007 - Kenya and Tanzania
2008 - Peru
2009 - China and Vietnam
2010 - India

Notable alumni

* Robin L. Armstrong, FRSC, professor emeritus of physics, University of Toronto cite news |title=Hall of fame inductees |url=http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/cam/sports/sports_776330.html |publisher=Cambridge Times |date=2007-04-27 |accessdate=2007-11-22 |archiveurl=http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:zgvGh4kp7zIJ:www.cambridgetimes.ca/cam/sports/sports_776330.html+http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/cam/sports/sports_776330.html&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=ca |archivedate=2007-11-13 ]
* Jeff Hutcheson, CTV broadcaster and host on Canada AM
* Brenda Irving, CBC TV sports commentator
* Peter Savich, corporate lawyer and Internet software company executive
* Randy Steinman, sports director of CTV Southwestern Ontario

External links

* [http://www.wrdsb.on.ca/school_profiles/profile_PHS.pdf Preston High School Profile]
* [http://www.eqao.com/results/results.aspx?grade=10&year=2006%2C2005%2C2004%2C2003%2C2002%2C2001%2C2000&Lang=E&submit=View+Results Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test results]
* [http://www.phsalumni.ca/ Preston High School Alumni website]
* [http://www.phsglobaloutreach.ca/ Preston High School Global Outreach website]

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