Parry Sound High School (PSHS) is located in the town of Parry Sound, Ontario

Parry Sound, Ontario

Parry Sound is a town in Central Ontario, Canada, located on Parry Sound on the eastern shore of Georgian Bay. Parry Sound is located south of Sudbury and north of Toronto. It is the seat of Parry Sound District, a popular cottage country region for Southern Ontario residents. It is also the...

, Canada

Canada

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 serves students from several of the surrounding elementary schools. The school is one of the largest in the Near North District School Board

Near North District School Board

The Near North District School Board administers public education in an area of Ontario that is includes all of Parry Sound District, plus a northerly portion of Muskoka District and the western portion of Nipissing District...

 and serves as the only high school in Parry Sound.

Parry Sound High School's motto is Omnia Vestigia Prorsum which translates to "All Steps Forward". Athletes and students at PSHS are known as the PSHS Panther

Panthera

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s, and the school colours are red and grey.

The school was founded in 1951.

Programs and Learning

Parry Sound High School offers a large variety of programs for students, these include numerous applied and tech courses such as, Woodshop, Autoshop, Design Tech, Marine Mechanics, and Cooking. Also the school has many academic programs available and serves students all levels of education ranging from Special Education to Locally Developed programs to Applied/College Level programs to University prep programs.

The school also opened a room called the "Hub" in the 2010/2011 school year which is a place students may go during focus or on spare with teacher permission to study and get help with their classes from teachers in the hub.

Focus Period

Parry Sound High School has two half hour focus periods Focus A and Focus B. One is in the morning and extends period 2 classes by a half hour. The second is in the afternoon, Focus B, and extends Period 3 classes by half hour. Morning and afternoon classes rotate to allow a focus period in each class every second day.

Extra Curricular Programs

Parry Sound High School offers several extra curricular programs to it students. Some of the most popular include:

• Student Council
• Enviroclub
• Band
• Character Development
• Glee Club
• Improv
• PARTY SOUND (Preventing Alcohol and Risk related Trauma in Youth, Students Out to Undermine Nonsense Drinking)
• Anthropology Club

Sports

PSHS offers many sports for students to be involved in they include but are not limited to:

• Hockey
• Badminton
• Volleyball
• Basketball
• Running
• Soccer
• Skiing
• Track and Field

The school also received funding to replace its track facility in 2008. The school now has a brand new track and field for sports. The school also has three gyms that can be used to host and practice sports. In 2010 the school opened its new Weight-room, which is used as a place for students and staff to work out and encourage fitness. The school offers a "Weight-room Training Certificate" to students and staff which allows them to use the Weight-room independently.