Glendale Secondary School
Glendale Secondary School is located at 145 Rainbow Drive in Hamilton, Ontario. The school was founded in 1959 and is a part of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. The school is located close to the Hamilton suburb of Stoney Creek, Ontario and services students from there as well as the East Hamilton Region. There are roughly 1200 students enrolled at Glendale from dozens of language and cultural groups.
| Glendale Secondary School | |
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| Address | |
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145 Rainbow Dr. , , L8K 4G1 | |
| Coordinates | 43.225188°N 79.779325°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Secondary School |
| Motto | Towards Excellence |
| Established | 1959 |
| School board | Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board |
| Superintendent | Jeff Gilles |
| Area trustee | Todd White |
| Principal | Barry Smith |
| Grades | 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| Enrolment | 808 |
| Average class size | 20.90 (06-07) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Orange Black |
| Song | G.S.S. |
| Sports | Football, Soccer, Basketball, Hockey, Cricket, Rugby |
| Mascot | Glennie the Bear |
| Team name | Glendale Bears |
| EQAO Score - Applied | 38% (2015-17) |
| EQAO Score - Academic | 77% (2015-17) |
| OSSLT Score | 69% (2015-17) |
| Website | hwdsb.on.ca/glendale |
Curriculum
Students at Glendale undergo a typical Ontario high school curriculum and are offered courses in departments including business, technology (wood shop, automotive and computer science), arts (music, drama and dance), math, science (physics, chemistry and biology) and languages (French), English, history, physical education, and geography.
Program Highlights and Student Support Programs
- On and off campus Alternative Education programs
- Complete-a-credit/Credit Recovery programs (non-credit summer programs)
- Experiential Learning program
- At-chicken coop program
- Caring Adult Program
- Transition Support
- Sheltered Instruction
- AWE
- Learning Resource
- ESL Resource
- After school literacy
- Math Lab
- Full range of academic and optional courses, including OSSLC
- Full range ELL program, including Sheltered Instruction
- Pathways programs leading to apprenticeships, articulation with Mohawk College or certification
- Full range Co-operative education/ Experiential Learning program
- Interdisciplinary Studies courses
- Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week
School clubs / Supporters
- Science Club
- Homework Club
- Student Activity Council (SAC)
- Leaders Today
- Current Affairs
- G-Link
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cricket
- Cross country
- Soccer
- Track and field
- Tennis
- Badminton
- Floor Hockey
- Football
- Ultimate Disc
- Pickleball
Overview
Glendale Secondary School has enjoyed a strong enrolment in its music program for several decades. The band has travelled to various locations to perform, including, but not limited to: Walt Disney World, Florida (8 times), Disneyland (4 times), New Orleans (3 times), New York City, Washington D.C., Boston, Atlanta, San Diego, Bermuda, Japan, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, VA, Chicago and Cleveland. More recently, the conductor's baton has been taken up by Glendale band alumnus.
Glendale High School Website
Glendale Secondary also has two school websites that can be accessed, the first being through the TVDSB website and the second being through HWDSB. The website through TVDSB provides information stemming from the years 2019-2021 along with specific months and dates can be found surrounding the highlights of the school. The months provided also state the amount of information that can be found within each month. The information varies from programs and courses provided to parent-teacher meeting nights and school formals. Most of the information provided is for the benefit of the students who are currently enrolled, plan on being enrolled and parents of students in order to stay up to date with the latest news about the high school.
The second website provided for Glendale's updates is through the HWDSB portal. The HWDSB website provides more insight regarding school policies, calendars, transportation, student absence as well as contact information. The website also holds sections specific to relevant news and events that pertain to the school with dates attached.
Glendale's Special Olympics
Along with several programs and courses provided throughout Glendale, the Secondary school also provides an annual Special Olympics event. The event focuses on providing Thames Valley students with developmental disabilities the ability to participate in an athletic event hosted at the TD Waterhouse Stadium. The event provides challenges involving track and field events along with various other modified activities such as wheelchair races that students can participate in.
In the theatre
The movie Detention starring Dolph Lundgren was shot at Glendale during the summer of 2002. The film portrayed the school as an inner-city school located in the north-eastern United States, and focused on its position as a central location involved in the distribution of hard drugs. Along with film portray among the school, Glendale has also held numerous musical theatre plays that have gotten recognition across Ontario such as Tarzan (2015). Many of the students involved in the musical are vocally trained, providing high levels of performance among Glendale's theatre. Due to such high-performance rates among the students, many seniors have received offers from various post-secondary performing arts programs which they were able pursue after graduation.
Glendale Bears Football
The Glendale Bears are known for their sports teams among football and basketball. The Senior boys' football team has had enormous growth within specific seasons. In 2017, the senior boys' football team held a first-place record as well as a 4-0 record among Division II action. During this season, the Bears also outscored apposing teams 71 to 15, creating a huge win for the team.
Glendale Hall of Fame
Glendale has also had a high success rate surrounding alumni who have pursued their sports career outside the high school. In May 2012, the second annual hall of fame night was hosted for the schools Athletic Hall of Fame, where four new members were inducted. The four new members that were inducted consisted of Ruby Florio (football), Donna Forbes (hockey), Frank Marof (football) and Jean Donaldson (field hockey/badminton).
Alumni
- Hamilton Tiger-Cat Rob Hitchcock Wall of Honour Recipient and CFL All-Star.[1]
- Jean Donaldson contributor towards the athletic program who helped Glendale win numerous championships among field hockey.
- Milan Borjan, goalkeeper for Canada men's national soccer team
- Rudy Florio player and coach, went on with a 8 year career in the CFL.
- Donna Forbes player, World Champion and current head coach of the Canadian Women's Inline Hockey Team
- Ian Astbury Lead singer of the 1980s rock band The Cult, attended the school after his family moved from the U.K. to Hamilton when he was 11.
- Frank Marof, former CFL player with the Calgary Stampeders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Grey Cup winner
- Larry Jusdanis, former CFL player with the Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Trevor Shaw, former CFL player with the British Columbia Lions and Hamilton Tiger-Cats
See also
References
Sources
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