Aurora High School (Ontario)
| Aurora High School | |
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155 Wellington Street West Aurora, Ontario, L4G 2P4 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°59′49″N 79°28′47″W / 43.99694°N 79.47972°WCoordinates: 43°59′49″N 79°28′47″W / 43.99694°N 79.47972°W |
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| School type | High school |
| Motto | Nothing But Our Best |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Secular |
| Founded | 1972 |
| School board | York Region District School Board |
| Superintendent | Becky Green |
| Area trustee | Peter Adams-Luchowski |
| School number | 892998 |
| Principal | Mary Lawlis |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1129 (October 2013) |
| Language | English and French immersion |
| Colour(s) | Red and gold |
| Mascot | Golden Eagle |
| Website | www |
| Last updated: June 2015 | |
Aurora High School is one of five 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, and serves as the feeder school for many local French immersion public schools. This includes Aurora, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Oak Ridges, and King City
The original Aurora High School, now Wells Street Public School, was on built on Wells Street in 1888. The second building, which became Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School in 1962, was built in 1952 on Dunning Avenue. The current school building was constructed in 1972.
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.
Former prime minister Paul Martin visited the school on November 9, 2005, to talk about various topics, including Iraq, Afghanistan, and politics. Singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk visited Aurora High in January 2000. She sang the song "Leaving on a Jet Plane" with Aurora band the Amazing Circus Midgets and spoke about her career. John-Michael Scapin, winner of CBC's Triple Sensation, attended this school. Christine Horne attended this school.
In 2005, The Senior Boys Cross Country Team won the gold medal in the OFSAA Championships. This capped an impressive career for the squad which included winning the YRAA gold medals three years running (2003–2005), the most decorated and successful single team in any sport in the recent history of the school.
In 2007, Kaitlyn Oliver won an OFSAA gold medal in cross country. In 2008, she also won an OFSAA gold medal in the 3000m and an OFSAA silver medal in cross country. Rob Denault won OFSAA gold medals in the 1500m in 2009, 2010, and 2011. Collectively, they both won numerous YRAA gold medals in both cross country and track throughout their four years at the school. In Fall 2015, Cameron Ormond was the OFSAA Cross Country Female Champion at the Midget level.
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