Eden High School Explained

Eden High School
Address:535 Lake Street
Country:Canada
Coordinates:43.1914°N -79.2529°W
Established:1945
Principal:Kelly Parlatore
Faculty:74
Grades:9 to 12
Enrollment:1,115[1]
Campus:St Catharines
(2000 to present)
497 Scott St, St Catharines
(1997 to 1999)
Locust Grove Estate, Niagara-on-the-Lake
(1945–1996)
Colours: Royal Blue and White
Mascot:Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Yearbook:Eden Echoes

Eden High School, also known simply as Eden, is a public secondary school in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the corner of Lake St. and Linwell Rd. Eden is a part of the District School Board of Niagara (DSBN). The school was founded in 1945 as Eden Christian College.

History

Eden High School is a publicly funded District School Board of Niagara school. It was originally located in the neighbouring town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, but moved to St. Catharines when the school population began to grow. When the school moved to St. Catharines it shared buildings with Lakeport Secondary School until 2011. The roots of Eden High School reach back to the founding of the Virgil-Vineland Bible School Society in 1938, by early Mennonite Brethren settlers in the Niagara Peninsula. The founder of the school was Rev. Isaac Ewert, who began running evening classes under the auspices of the society in late 1938.[2]

Programs

Eden High School has a Specialized School to Community Program (formerly known as Special Needs) with individualized instruction for approximately 40 students. Upon completion of the program, students earn a Certificate of Accomplishment.[3] Eden also offers Specialist High Skills Major programs in Business, Construction, Sport, and Transportation.

Athletics

The Eden Flyers compete in the Niagara Region High School Athletics Association (NRHSAA) region, one of four zones in the Southern Ontario Secondary Schools Association (SOSSA).[4] [5]

Volleyball

The boys' team has won the OFSAA volleyball championship 12 times, including an eight-year win streak from 2006 to 2013 and titles in 2015, 2018 and 2019 in AA, and 2021 in AAA.[6] The girls' volleyball team won the OFSAA title in 2015.[7]

Alumni

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eden High School (907677) . Ontario Ministry of Education . 25 February 2023.
  2. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/V573.html gameo.org
  3. Web site: Specialized School to Community . Eden High School . 25 February 2023.
  4. https://www.nrhsaa.ca/
  5. https://www.sossa.on.ca/html-pages/schools.html
  6. Web site: OFSAA PAST CHAMPIONS BOYS' VOLLEYBALL . 23 February 2023.
  7. Web site: OFSAA PAST CHAMPIONS GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL. 23 February 2023.
  8. Web site: Leithwood . Stephen . 'Nothing else like it' St. Catharines' kok helps Canada win bronze in double sculls . Niagara This Week . 25 February 2023.