| Glendale Secondary School | |
| Streetaddress: | 145 Rainbow Dr. |
| Postalcode: | L8K 4G1 |
| Coordinates: | 43.2252°N -79.7793°W |
| Superintendent: | Estella Jones |
| Trustee: | Carole Paikin Miller |
| Principal: | Dave Schroeder |
| Avg Class Size: | 21 http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/schools/average_class/pdfs/06_07_average_class_size_secondary.pdf (06-07) |
| Enrolment: | 1135 https://eqaoweb.eqao.com/eqaoweborgprofile/profile.aspx?_Mident=4834&Lang=E |
| Grades: | 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 |
| Campus Type: | Urban |
| Hours In Day: | 6.2 |
| Song: | G.S.S. |
| Motto: | Towards Excellence |
| Mascot: | Glennie the Bear |
| Sports: | Football, Soccer, Basketball, Cricket, Rugby |
| Team Name: | Glendale Bears |
| Established: | 1959 |
| Free Label: | EQAO Score - Applied |
| Free Text: | 38% https://eqaoweb.eqao.com/eqaoweborgprofile/profile.aspx?_Mident=4834&Lang=E (2015-17) |
| Free Label1: | EQAO Score - Academic |
| Free Text1: | 77% https://eqaoweb.eqao.com/eqaoweborgprofile/profile.aspx?_Mident=4834&Lang=E (2015-17) |
| Free Label2: | OSSLT Score |
| Free Text2: | 69% https://eqaoweb.eqao.com/eqaoweborgprofile/profile.aspx?_Mident=4834&Lang=E (2015-17) |
| Homepage: | hwdsb.on.ca/glendale |
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 1135 students enrolled at Glendale from dozens of language and cultural groups.
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.
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.
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.
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.