Caledonia High School (Ontario)
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Caledonia High School was a public high school
located in Caledonia, Ontario
. Caledonia High School was built overlooking the Grand River in 1924. High school students before that were enrolled at the old Caledonia Public School, once located behind the Caledonia Presbyterian Church.
Caledonia High School's mascot was the "blue devil" and the school colors were blue and gold.
A movement started to have a new building, and though there was some opposition, a site on the south side of the river was chosen, with a beautiful view of the Grand River. Caledonia High School opened in 1924.
In September 1924, the Sachem said this: " The Caledonia Public School re-opened on Mon. Sept. 2 with an enrolment of over two hundred pupils. This will give each of the six rooms between thirty and forty pupils.”
"The old high school will be occupied by the first book scholars with Miss Laird as teacher, the third with Miss Gordon and the fourth Mr. Ferguson. In what was formerly the Public School will be the Primary Class with Miss Hull, the Junior Second with Miss Taylor and the Senior Second and Junior Third with Miss M.B. Patterson. (And that makes six rooms) This re-arrangement will eliminate the overcrowding which has been such a detriment to the school for the past four years.
The original CHS building consisted of 3 floors with 8 classrooms was upgraded in the 1950s to have a "new wing". This consisted of 8 extra classrooms, and the library. The two sections where connected by the breezeway.
Grade nine students would have half lockers in the old building, grade 12 and 13 students would get assigned full lockers in the new wing, and any thing left would go to the grade 11 then grade 10 students.
The lyrics to Lynyrd Skynyrd
's Sweet Home Alabama would be the changed to Sweet Home Caledonia, where the Devils are Blue during High School dances during Football Season. The Blue Devils were the football champions in the School year 1991/1992.
The entire student body would be photographed from the roof of the school on the front lawn for the center of the yearbook.
The final graduating year consisted of 378 students with 67 Graduates, 74 in Grade 12, 87 in Grade 11, 72 in Grade 10 and 78 in Grade 9.
In May 1992, the students were allowed to write their final exams early to provide enough time for the renovations to be finished for September when the school would reopen as River Heights Elementary School. Also in September, McKinnon Park Secondary School
would be the new home of the blue devils.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Caledonia, Ontario
Caledonia, Ontario
Caledonia is a small riverside community and former town located on the Grand River in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada. Haldimand County is in the western part of the Niagara Peninsula, and had a population of 43,280 in 2001. The current mayor of Haldimand County is Ken Hewitt; Caledonia is...
. Caledonia High School was built overlooking the Grand River in 1924. High school students before that were enrolled at the old Caledonia Public School, once located behind the Caledonia Presbyterian Church.
Caledonia High School's mascot was the "blue devil" and the school colors were blue and gold.
History
In 1877, four rooms were added to the public school to accommodate Caledonia's first high school students. This facility was such that it became a "Model School", where teachers received a diploma to teach for a three year period.A movement started to have a new building, and though there was some opposition, a site on the south side of the river was chosen, with a beautiful view of the Grand River. Caledonia High School opened in 1924.
In September 1924, the Sachem said this: " The Caledonia Public School re-opened on Mon. Sept. 2 with an enrolment of over two hundred pupils. This will give each of the six rooms between thirty and forty pupils.”
"The old high school will be occupied by the first book scholars with Miss Laird as teacher, the third with Miss Gordon and the fourth Mr. Ferguson. In what was formerly the Public School will be the Primary Class with Miss Hull, the Junior Second with Miss Taylor and the Senior Second and Junior Third with Miss M.B. Patterson. (And that makes six rooms) This re-arrangement will eliminate the overcrowding which has been such a detriment to the school for the past four years.
The original CHS building consisted of 3 floors with 8 classrooms was upgraded in the 1950s to have a "new wing". This consisted of 8 extra classrooms, and the library. The two sections where connected by the breezeway.
Grade nine students would have half lockers in the old building, grade 12 and 13 students would get assigned full lockers in the new wing, and any thing left would go to the grade 11 then grade 10 students.
The lyrics to Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band prominent in spreading Southern Rock during the 1970s.Originally formed as the "Noble Five" in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1964, the band rose to worldwide recognition on the basis of its driving live performances and signature tune, Freebird...
's Sweet Home Alabama would be the changed to Sweet Home Caledonia, where the Devils are Blue during High School dances during Football Season. The Blue Devils were the football champions in the School year 1991/1992.
The entire student body would be photographed from the roof of the school on the front lawn for the center of the yearbook.
The final graduating year consisted of 378 students with 67 Graduates, 74 in Grade 12, 87 in Grade 11, 72 in Grade 10 and 78 in Grade 9.
In May 1992, the students were allowed to write their final exams early to provide enough time for the renovations to be finished for September when the school would reopen as River Heights Elementary School. Also in September, McKinnon Park Secondary School
McKinnon Park Secondary School
McKinnon Park Secondary School is a high school in the town of Caledonia, Ontario. It replaced Caledonia High School for the school year 1992/1993, which was converted into River Heights Public School. The school contains a gymnasium, cafeteria, workshop, library, day care centre, and three...
would be the new home of the blue devils.