Georgetown District High School

Georgetown District High School or better known as GDHS is a high school located in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada. The school is under the jurisdiction of the Halton District School Board. As of the 2019-20 school year, approximately 1,500 students were enrolled at Georgetown District High School.[2]

Georgetown District High School
Address
70 Guelph Street

Georgetown
,
Ontario

Canada
Coordinates43.65031°N 79.92098°W / 43.65031; -79.92098
Information
TypePublic
Opened1887
School districtHalton District School Board
PrincipalMike Gallant
Grades9-12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment1,493[1]
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)            
MascotBulldog
Team nameRebels, 87s (as of September 2019)
RivalChrist the King
Provincial Ranking145 / 747 In Secondary Schools
Websitegeorgetowndistricthighschool.com//

History

Georgetown District High School was first opened on January 3, 1887. At the time, there were a total of 69 students, with 2 teachers.[3] In 2012 the school celebrated its 125th anniversary with a ceremony and town festivities. The construction of GDHS cost $12,000, and was designed by a famous Canadian architect, Edward J. Lennox[4]

Sports

The school team name, common throughout all sports, is the 87s. Georgetown teams have won numerous Halton county titles, GHAC titles and OFSAA titles throughout its history. A total of 76 OFSAA titles since the early 1970s has made GDHS the winningest school in OFSAA sport history.

Georgetown is currently most notable for their swimming team, which has consistently placed in the top 3 or won the OFSAA championships. The GDHS swim program has won 49 OFSAA titles starting in 1981. GDHS are the current OFSAA champions (2020) and have won the last twelve overall titles, setting the record for most consecutive OFSAA wins in history, in any sport.[5] In 2012, GDHS surpassed W.C. Kennedy of Windsor as the most successful team in OFSAA sport history.

The Cross Country team held dominance in the late 70's and 80's taking eighteen titles, while wrestling, volleyball, archery and Track & Field have also won at the OFSAA level.

The 87s team colors are red, white and blue. "Inspire Challenge Empower" is the school slogan. The former nickname and symbol of the GDHS teams was “Rebels” and the southern confederate flag. The flag was removed in 1989 by Principal Davies because of threats of lawsuits brought on charges of discrimination. The team name "Rebels" was officially dropped in June 2017.

Field of Dreams

The "Field of Dreams" was a development proposed initially by a local community group led by Mr. Ian Troop in July 2008.[6] It is a multipurpose outdoor field which includes a new track, artificial turf field, lights, electronic scoreboard and seating, started construction in the spring of 2010. [7] The field was completed for the start of the 2010/2011 school year and has been renamed "Kiwanis Field". It is used for soccer, football, rugby and field lacrosse and is the home field of the Rebels, Georgetown Soccer League and the North Halton Crimson Tide Football League.

See also

References
  1. "HDSB Secondary School Enrolment" (PDF). Halton District School Board. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. "HDSB Secondary School Enrolment" (PDF). Halton District School Board. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  3. "GDHS History". Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  4. "GDHS: School History". Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  5. http://www.theifp.ca/sports-story/6413122-georgetown-rebels-reign-over-ofsaa-swimming-continues . Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. http://www.haltonhills.ca/calendars/2009/R-2009-0012.pdf%5B%5D
  7. Ian Troop. "Welcome to the Field of Dreams". Georgetown District High School. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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