Pickering High School, Ajax

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.

Pickering High School
Address
180 Church Street North

Ajax
,
Ontario
,
L1T 2W7

Canada
Coordinates43°51′31″N 79°3′31″W
Information
School typePublic Secondary School
MottoEnter to Learn. Go Forth to Serve.
Founded1951 (1951)
School boardDurham District School Board
SuperintendentCamille Taylor
Area trusteePatrice Barnes
PrincipalRandy Tennant
Grades9–12
Enrollment2029 (2014)
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Green and Yellow
  
MascotTrojan
Team nameTrojans
WebsiteSchool website

Rankings

Pickering High School was ranked 222nd 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.[1]

Notable alumni

Sports

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

  • John Martini – a former CFL player
  • Stan Tzogas – an Olympic wrestler and Canadian Olympic Coach[8]
  • Jens Kraemer – played for Hamburg SV

OFSAA champions
  • 1965 Boys' Volleyball [9]
  • 1986 Boys' Rugby [10]
  • 1990 Boys' Rugby [10]
  • 2005 Boys' Football (Golden Horseshoe Bowl) [11]
  • 2007 Boys' Basketball [12]
  • 2008 Boys' Basketball [12]
  • 2013 Girls' Soccer [13]
  • 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.[14]

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
  • Michaëlle Jean 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

See also

References
  1. Fraser Institute
  2. "Seven famous people who attended Pickering High School". durhamregion.com. Metroland Media Group Ltd. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. http://www.durhamregion.com/whatson-story/6498784-seven-famous-people-who-attended-pickering-high-school/
  4. "Part two: Famous people who attended Pickering High School in Ajax". Ajax News Advertiser. Metroland Media Group Ltd. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016 – via durhamregion.com.
  5. "Sara Kaljuvee". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. http://www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2016/04/20/one-raptors-stamp-all-over-a-pickering-school.html
  7. McNair, Brian (28 June 2016). "Ajax's Nichelle Prince takes advice from Christine Sinclair to heart". Ajax News Advertiser. Metroland Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 26 October 2016 – via durhamregion.com.
  8. McNair, Brian (30 June 2012). "Pickering High School coach Stan Tzogas headed to first Olympics". Newmarket Era. Metroland Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 26 October 2016 – via Simcoe.com.
  9. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b66OPKPeC4bRWwUAssUoHlmueBe8MldYy-wlhM0dnzk/pub?single=true&gid=0&output=html
  10. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m0yfhsOKy2NV6XYFV6OAf7SAA0AE7M8-MxOCv97kwlE/pub?single=true&gid=0&output=html
  11. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pPrMkONX_AxZstK-DzUOEOnvXRMPhhks6LVmEZeKu0I/pub?single=true&gid=0&output=html
  12. Basketball https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12Jz_E74TCr9lXsSQNupdcRBOn9lSWuvNqmbFvYUhOvM/pub?single=true&gid=0&output=html
  13. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19Q-rMWhvM3-J6qArpIsC8pGJcJgngmH6fWA2PSiejQI/pub?single=true&gid=0&output=html
  14. "Police investigate 'whodunnit' MVA, stabbing in Ajax | CTV Toronto News". Toronto.ctv.ca. 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
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