Port Hope High School Explained

Port Hope High School
Address:130 Highland Drive
City:Port Hope
Province:Ontario
Postcode:L1A 2A3
Country:Canada
Coordinates:43.9576°N -78.3094°W
Schooltype:Secondary
Motto:Praevalibit Veritas
Motto Translation:"Truth will prevail"
Founded:1853 (as Port Hope Grammar School)
1871 (as Port Hope High School)
Schoolboard:Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
Principal:Ron Macdonald
Grades Label:Grades
Grades:9 - 12
Language:English, French
Colours:Blue and White
Team Name:Spartans

Port Hope High School is a high school and former Grammar school in Port Hope, Ontario.

History

Founded as Port Hope Grammar School in 1853, it existed as grammar and then as a high school from 1850s to 1870s:[1]

After provincial education reforms in 1871, the old Grammar school broke away from the linked Common school (which then renamed Public School) to become a standalone high school.

The current site was built in 1956 with additions added in 1962 and 1970.

The school's honour roll for those students whom served in World War I and World War II were transferred to Port Hope Archives in 2015.[4]

The school shares its building with Dr. M.S. Hawkins, a middle school for Grades 7-8. The High School inhabits the West area of the building, while the Middle School claims the East.

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://porthopehigh.kprdsb.ca/About%20Us/School%20Information
  2. Web site: Port Hope Historical Sketches.
  3. Web site: Port Hope Historical Sketches.
  4. Book: Port Hope High School Roll of Honour.