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Pickering High School, Ajax

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Founded
  
1951 (1951)

Area trustee
  
Patrice Barnes

Phone
  
+1 905-683-4760

Province
  
Ontario

Superintendent
  
Camille Taylor

Principal
  
Randy Tennant

Mascot
  
Trojan

Pickering High School, Ajax

School type
  
Public Secondary School

Motto
  
Enter to Learn. Go Forth to Serve.

Address
  
180 Church St N, Ajax, ON L1T 2W7, Canada

District
  
Durham District School Board

Similar
  
Pine Ridge Secondary School, St Mary Catholic Secondar, J Clarke Richardson Collegiate, Durham District School B, Sinclair Secondary School

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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 to 12, and offers gifted and French immersion classes.

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Rankings

Pickering High School was ranked 222th of 740 schools in a study of Ontario high schools in 2015/2016. It obtained an overall score of 7/10 in 2016, up from 6.5 in 2012 and 5.2/10 in 2009. Scores are based on academic performance of students on grade 9 mathematics and the OSSLT. In 2012, Pickering HS rose in rank for the last three years, having been ranked 528th overall in 2009. The study was conducted by the Fraser Institute, which conducts studies on educational policy across Canada.

Notable alumni

  • Charlotte Arnold, actress—class of 2007
  • Munro Chambers, actor—class of 2008
  • Sara Ghulam, Miss World Canada 2007—class of 2007
  • Mark Spicoluk, musician
  • Jesse Colburn, guitarist
  • Glenn Healy, NHL player
  • Nichelle Prince, Canadian women's soccer player
  • Sara Kaljuvee, Olympic bronze medalist for Rugby Sevens
  • Matthew Samuels (Boi-1da), Grammy Award winning hip hop producer
  • Tyler Williams (T-Minus), Grammy nominated hip hop producer
  • Cory Joseph, NBA player for the Toronto Raptors
  • Devoe Joseph, professional basketball player
  • Neil Young, musician

    • Sports

    Pickering High has many former professional and former Olympic athletes as coaches:

  • Mr. John Martini – a former CFL player
  • Mr. Stan Tzogas – an Olympic wrestler and Canadian Olympic Coach
  • Mr. Jens Kraemer – played for a Hamburg B Squad

    • OFSAA champions

  • 1965 Boys' Volleyball
  • 1986 Boys' Rugby
  • 1990 Boys' Rugby
  • 2005 Boys' Football (Golden Horseshoe Bowl)
  • 2007 Boys' Basketball
  • 2008 Boys' Basketball
  • 2013 Girls' Soccer

    • •2017 Girls Wrestling

    Provincial track and field titles – OFSAA champions

  • 1987 Junior Boys
  • 1991 Overall Boys
  • 1992 Senior Boys
  • 1997 Overall Boys
  • 1998 Midget Boys
  • 1998 Ovelol
  • 2002 Midget Boys
  • 2002 Overall Boys
  • 2003 Junior Boys
  • 2007 Midget Girls
  • 2007 Overall Combined Co-Ed
  • 2007 Overall Girls
  • 2008 Midget Boys
  • 2009 Junior Boys
  • 2009 Overall Boys
  • 2009 Overall Combined Co-Ed
  • 2009 Overall Girls
  • 2010 Overall Boys
  • 2010 Overall Combined Co-Ed
  • 2010 Overall Girls

    • News Stories

    In February 2009 the school was placed in lock down after a stabbing and ensuing motor vehicle accident occurred several blocks away, at a nearby park.

    Feeder schools

    Located in Ajax, Ontario

  • Alexander Graham Bell Public School
  • Cadarakque Public School
  • Eagle Ridge Public School
  • Lincoln Alexander Public School
  • Lincoln Avenue Public School
  • Roméo Dallaire Public School (
  • Vimy Ridge Public School
  • Westney Heights Public School
  • Roland Michener Public School
  • Applecroft Public School

    • Located in Pickering, Ontario

  • Frenchman's Bay Public School
  • William Dunbar Public School
  • High Castle Public School

    • References

    Pickering High School, Ajax Wikipedia
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