Pickering High School, Ajax Explained

Pickering High School
Motto:Enter to Learn. Go Forth to Serve.
Coordinates:43.8586°N -79.0586°W
Superintendent:Mohamed Hamid
Trustee:Kate Bird
Principal:Eleanor McIntosh
Grades:9–12
Colours:Green and Yellow
Mascot:Trojan
Team Name:Trojans
Website:School website
Address:180 Church Street North
Enrolment:1,840[1]
Enrolment As Of:2019/2020

Pickering High School is a Canadian high school located in Ajax, Ontario, within the Durham District School Board serving the west Ajax and east Pickering area.[2] Specifically, the school is found in historical Pickering Village, Ontario on Church Street. The school has students in grades 9 to 12, and offers gifted, co-op, and special education classes.[3] Some gifted classes include: English, Science, Geography, History, and Mathematics.

History

During the 1960s, Pickering High School was home to its famous rifle club.[4]

In August 2008, Pickering High School completed a 21-million-dollar renovation project.[5]

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.[6]

Notable alumni

Sports

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

OFSAA champions

Provincial track and field titles – OFSAA champions

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.[20]

In February 2022, the school was placed in a Hold and Secure after one of its feeder schools, Alexander Graham Bell Public School, had reported an armed suspect connected to a local drug store robbery.[21]

Feeder schools

Located in Ajax, Ontario

Located in Pickering, Ontario

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pickering High School (935310) . Ministry of Education . 18 June 2021.
  2. Web site: 2019-07-25 . School List . 2022-03-06 . www.ddsb.ca . en.
  3. Web site: 2020-11-04 . Special Education . 2022-03-06 . pickeringhs.ddsb.ca . en.
  4. Web site: Price . Dennis . 2020-04-02 . Pickering High was once home to a Rifle Club . 2022-03-06 . The Chronicle . en-CA.
  5. Web site: A new and improved Pickering High . 2022-03-06 . DurhamRegion.com . en-CA.
  6. http://ontario.compareschoolrankings.org/secondary/Pickering_High_School/Ajax/Report_Card.aspx Fraser Institute
  7. Web site: Seven famous people who attended Pickering High School. 18 May 2016. durhamregion.com. Metroland Media Group Ltd.. 26 October 2016.
  8. Web site: Seven famous people who attended Pickering High School.
  9. News: Part two: Famous people who attended Pickering High School in Ajax. 29 June 2016. Metroland Media Group Ltd.. Ajax News Advertiser. 26 October 2016. durhamregion.com.
  10. Web site: Sara Kaljuvee. Official Canadian Olympic Team Website. Canadian Olympic Committee. 26 October 2016.
  11. http://www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2016/04/20/one-raptors-stamp-all-over-a-pickering-school.html
  12. News: Ajax's Nichelle Prince takes advice from Christine Sinclair to heart. McNair. Brian. 28 June 2016. Metroland Media Group Ltd.. Ajax News Advertiser. 26 October 2016. durhamregion.com.
  13. https://corporate.pickering.ca/PLHCWebLink/0/edoc/170988/139.pdf
  14. News: Pickering High School coach Stan Tzogas headed to first Olympics. McNair. Brian. 30 June 2012. Metroland Media Group Ltd.. Newmarket Era. 26 October 2016. Simcoe.com.
  15. Web site: Volleyball - Boys' Past Champions - Google Drive.
  16. Web site: Rugby - Boys' Past Champions - Google Drive.
  17. Web site: Football - Past Champions old - Google Drive.
  18. Basketball https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12Jz_E74TCr9lXsSQNupdcRBOn9lSWuvNqmbFvYUhOvM/pub?single=true&gid=0&output=html
  19. Web site: Soccer - Girls' Past Champions - Google Drive.
  20. Web site: Police investigate 'whodunnit' MVA, stabbing in Ajax | CTV Toronto News . Toronto.ctv.ca . 2009-02-27 . 2013-09-21.
  21. Web site: 2022-02-24 . Officers monitor Ajax school after allegedly armed suspect spotted on grounds inDurham . 2022-03-06 . insauga Local Online News . en-US.

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