T. A. Blakelock High School Explained

Thomas A. Blakelock High School
Address:1160 Rebecca Street[1]
City:Oakville
Province:Ontario
Postcode:L6L 1Y9
Country:Canada
Schooltype:High School
Motto:Ad majora natus sum
Motto Translation:Latin: I was born for greater things
Founded:1957
Schoolboard:Halton District School Board
Superintendent:Eleanor McIntosh
Trustee:Carole Baxter
Number:947539
Principal:Paul Dawson[2]
Grades Label:Grades
Grades:9–12
Enrolment:994
Enrolment As Of:2017-2018
Language:English, French Immersion
Colours: Green, Black & White
Mascot:Tabbie
Team Name:Tigers
Feeder Schools:Brookdale, Eastview, Oakwood, Ecole Pine Grove and WH Morden public schools[3]

T.A. Blakelock High School is the second oldest high school in the town of Oakville, Ontario, and has the oldest high school building in Oakville still in use as a school. The school was built in 1957. There are 1,200 students currently enrolled at T.A. Blakelock. The school is named after Thomas Aston Blakelock.

The school's athletic teams were originally known as the Tabbies, after the acronym TAB. They are now called the Tigers.

Blakelock is the only public high school in southwest Oakville, after the closure of Queen Elizabeth High School and the transfer of Gordon E. Perdue High School to the Catholic Board in 1990.

The current principal is Paul Dawson.

Blakelock is known for having an excellent music program. In 2013, its Senior Wind Ensemble and Grade 12 Percussion Ensemble both won Gold at MusicFest's Canadian National Music Festival.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ontario Ministry of Education Secondary School Profile .
  2. Web site: Halton District School Board .
  3. Web site: West Oakville Family of Schools .