Port Perry High School
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Port Perry High School is located in Port Perry, Ontario
within the administrative responsibilities of the Durham District School Board
. Port Perry High School is the only composite secondary school in the Township of Scugog, in the northern part of Durham Region.
Grammar School opened in the second-floor room of the Common School located on Ottawa Street in Port Perry, with an enrollment of 24 boys and 2 girls. Between 1868 and 1873, enrollment fluctuated between 23 and 64 students, with a maximum of 6 girls during that period.
In 1871, as a result of "An Act to Improve the Common and Grammar Schools of Ontario", the name of the Grammar School was changed to Port Perry High School. In 1873, construction began on the Port Perry Union School, a facility that would house the Public and the High School in a single location. When the new building opened at the corner of Queen and Rosa Streets, 64 students were enrolled in the Classical and the English programs offered at the High School.
From 1874 to 1926, the population of the High School varied substantially, with a high of 127 students in 1880. Several Port Perry High School students fought in the Great War of 1914-18; ten students died in action during the war. A plaque was erected to honour them by the staff and students of PPHS in June, 1919. It was recently restored and is located at the south parking lot entrance of the school, outside the Library-Resource Centre.
In April, 1926, a massive fired destroyed the 50 year-old structure. Lost in the flames were the entire archives of school records dating to the opening of the Grammar School in 1868 and the Common School of 1858. As well, generations of school photographs were not only lost, but probably stoked the fire that completely engulfed the school. The site of the building is commemorated by a plaque located on High School Hill, the park located at the corner of Queen and Rosa streets in Port Perry.
In May, 1927, a new facility for Port Perry Public and High School opened on Rosa Street, a few steps north of the Union School site. The new school featured 11 classrooms, six for the High School and five for the Public School. The building also featured a gymnasium (the Senior Developmental classroom is now located in this space), and an assembly hall (the Drama Room currently occupies this space). The cost of construction for the "New School" was $100,000.
Eight Port Perry High School students sacrificed their lives during the Second World War. A commemmorative plaque in recognition of their valiant efforts also sits outside the school's Library-Resource Centre. Many of the High School's students contributed at home as well, working tirelessly on farms across Scugog and Reach Townships to contribute to the war effort.
By 1952, the cornerstone to a new Public School in Port Perry was laid on Queen Street, just west of Ottawa Street. The movement of public school students to what is now R.H. Cornish Public School opened several classrooms to students enrolled in the High School's programs. However, the existing school facility did not meet the needs of the community or of the growing enrollment Port Perry High School was experiencing. Under Principal Grant MacDonald's leadership, an aggressive expansion program brought a new wing north of the existing building (with a combined gymnasium/auditorium) in 1961 and a second addition which included a second smaller gymnasium, central offices, a cafeteria, classrooms and a full technical facility in 1967.
In 1998, a third phase of expansion brought a modern music education facility to PPHS (located in the old 1967 Library), and a brand new Library/Resource Centre was erected south of the 1927 building.
, who graduated in 1885, was a World War I surgeon to the British Armies in France, a founder of Wellesley Hospital in Toronto, the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario from 1932-1937, and the M.P for the riding of Toronto-Parkdale from 1940-1946. John Ross Roach
, who attended the High School during World War I, was an NHL goaltender with the Toronto St. Pats (Maple Leafs), the Detroit Red Wings and the New York Rangers from 1921 to 1934. The "Port Perry Cucumber" led the St. Pats to the Stanley Cup in 1922.
Several Port Perry High School Graduates are leaders in Canadian business and industry. These include George Cope
, 1981 (President and CEO, Bell Canada Entreprises); Wade Oostermann, 1981 (President, Bell Mobility and Residential); Tye Burt, 1975 (President and CEO, Kinross Gold); and Keith Calder, 1981 (President and CEO, Walter Energy).
Some former students have distinguished themselves in the world of athletics. Jim Zoet
, 1973, played NCAA basketball at Kent State University and in the NBA with the Detroit Pistons. Jim played with the Canadian National team as well as professionally in Europe and South America. George Burnett has had a notable coaching career in the AHL (Binghampton; Cape Breton, Calder Cup Champions- 1993), the NHL (Edmonton Oilers; Anaheim Ducks) and the OHL (Niagara Falls, Oshawa, Guelph, Belleville).
In the world of science, the neurologist Vladimir Hachinski, 1968, is an international authority on stroke prevention. He was named a Member of the Order of Canada
in 2008 "for his contributions to the field of neurology, notably as a clinician and researcher in the field of stroke and dementia."
In the world of entertainment, several PPHS Graduates have made a mark. Musicians such as Pete Smith, 1985 (Jazz saxophonist), Leslie Ann Bradley, 1996 (Opera), and Melinda Delorme, 1998 (Opera) are graduates of Port Perry High School's Music Program. In fashion design, Tracy Doyle, 1996, is a leading fashion photographer and marketing executive, while Brad Goreski, 1995 is one of Hollywood's leading fashion stylists and will host his own reality television program "It's a Brad, Brad World" on Bravo during the 2011-2012 season. In broadcasting, Kate Beirness
, 2003 is an anchor with TSN
, one of Canada's top television sports broadcasters.
Finally, Kent (Gerrow) Farndale, graduated from Port Perry High School in 1951. Mrs. Farndale is well-known for her fundraising efforts for Lakeridge Health Corporation
-Port Perry (the local hospital) and the gallery that bears her name at the Scugog Memorial Public Library. But those are two of the many instances of community volunteerism that Mrs. Farndale has engaged in locally. She has been chair of the official board of the Port Perry United Church, past president of the Community Memorial Hospital Foundation, past chair of the hospital board, on the fund-raising committee for Town Hall 1873 (a community performing arts centre in Port Perry), and a founding member of the Scugog Choral Society and the Scugog Council for the Arts. She was the founder, Director and Curator of the Kent Farndale Gallery, 1982-1992. At the regional and provincial level, Mrs. Farndale was heavily involved with the building of the Durham Regional Cancer Centre at the Lakeridge Health Corporation-Oshawa Hospital site, and has had a long involvement with the Ontario Crafts Council
as a member of the Board of Directors, chair of the Patrons' Dinner, and member of the fund-raising and regional regeneration committees. She is the co-author of "Stitches in Time", a book about the history of Port Perry's Community Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Farndale has been the recipient of many awards: the Ontario Crafts Council John Mather award for Lifetime Achievement; a 10-year volunteer service award winner from the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Communications; the Paul Harris Fellow Award winner from the Rotary International
Club of Port Perry; a 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
and an International Year of the Volunteer Certificate of Honour recipient from Lakeridge Health Corporation. The Kent Farndale Bursary for the Arts, an annual award for emerging artists and performers in the Scugog community, was named in her honour in 1992. Over the past four decades, Mrs. Farndale has continued her association with PPHS as a patron of the Arts at the High School.
. The school is a hub for French Immersion students from Scugog and Brock
Townships, and provides a Gifted Program for students from all three North Durham townships. Port Perry High School also provides a variety of Special Education programs, including Modified, Multiple Exceptionalities, Practical Learning Program, Senior Associated and Senior Developmental classes.
The Scugog community has recognized some outstanding academic and co-curricular programs offered at the High School. These include programming in Mathematics, Science and Technology, Canadian and World Studies, Co-operative Education and the Fine Arts. Mathematics students have fared well in the Pascal, Cayley and Fermat contests sponsored by the University of Waterloo's "Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing". Since the mid-1960's, PPHS has offered a wide variety of Technology programs, including Communications Technology , Horticulture, Automotive, Manufacturing, Hospitality and Cosmetology, Health Care, and Carpentry. Science and Technology students have, along with main corporate sponsor General Motors Canada
Engineering sponsored the FIRST
Robotics team known as Fast Eddie Robotics, or Team 1006. Fast Eddie won the 2004 Greater Toronto Regional Chairman's Award, and the 2005 Waterloo Regional Chairman's Award. Fast Eddie Robotics has participated in Regional tournaments across the United States and Canada, and won the 2006 Arizona Regional. In 2011, Fast Eddie Robotics competed in the Championship Match at the Greater Toronto Regional event, meriting a Silver Medal. Team 1006 has been invited on four occasions to travel to the FIRST
World Championships, participating on three occasions in these competitions at the Georgia Dome
in Atlanta. Specialist High-Skills Major programs in Automotive Tech, Hospitality and Tourism, Culture and the Arts and Environmental Studies have been a recent addition to these diverse offerings. The Canadian and World Studies program offers an innovative, double-credit Outdoor Education program that combines in-class certification and training in canoe/kayak, cycling and first aid with practical experiences in the field completing wilderness hiking, winter camping and canoe trips. The Co-operative Education program offers innovative placements in such popular workplaces as home building sites in Brooklin, Ontario
, the Canadian Armed Forces Militia in Oshawa, Ontario
, TVOntario
and the Royal Ontario Museum
in Toronto, Ontario.
The school has been internationally-recognized for a strong Music program. Many of the school's ensembles have achieved Gold Medal standards at music festivals across Canada. Performance ensembles include a range of guitar, vocal and instrumental groups. Port Perry High School's Music Program has traveled extensively over the past three decades, including tours to Austria/Hungary and Germany, Chicago, Washington, Cleveland, Banff, Vancouver/Victoria, Ottawa/Kingston, Boston, and Montreal. The Visual Arts Program offers studies in studio art and photography, and shows student artworks at several community events, including an annual exhibit of student works at the Kent Farndale Gallery at Scugog Memorial Library in Port Perry. Over the past decade, students in the Visual Arts program have travelled annually to New York City to visit the city's major museums and galleries. The Port Perry High School Drama program has fielded several successful Improv teams over the past decade, and sponsors an annual Drama production in the Spring each year.
Port Perry High School has a long record of student leadership. The school's Student Council is active with annual fund-raising activities benefiting children and youth in Canada and around the World. The school's Athletic Council provides an intramural sports program for students. The school also has a Gay-Straight Alliance, an Ambassadors Program, a MADD Chapter, an Environmental Club, a Christian Youth group, a Gaming Club, and a Reach for the Top Team. Students who are active with these groups are encouraged to attend PPHS's annual Leadership Camp, which takes place in May each year.
.
The Boys' and Girls' wrestling teams have won several individual OFSAA medals in the past decade. Larissa D'Alleva, a highly-decorated local wrestler, has competed on the world stage as a member of Canada's National Junior team, and has been a distinguished wrestler with the OUA University of Western Ontario Mustangs. Recently, the school's track team has also received special attention - particularly its middle distance and cross-country runners, and its field event participants. Several have been OFSAA Track and Field finalists over the past decade.
The Rebels Senior football team has had great success. The team posted a 9-0 perfect season in 2010 while on their way to their second LOSSA Tier 2 Championship in the last 5 years. The Girls' and Boys' Volleyball teams have also enjoyed significant success in the past 2 years. The Senior Boys were LOSSA Champions in 2009 and LOSSA Finalists in 2010, while the Junior Boys have been crowned LOSSA Champs back-to-back in 2009 and 2010. The Junior Girls merited a LOSSA Championship in 2011.
ceremonies, celebrations and parades. The Corps has also been recognized for their environmental initiatives around the Township.
Port Perry, Ontario
Port Perry is a community located in Scugog Township, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. The town is located east of Uxbridge and southwest of Peterborough. Many residents commute to Toronto on a daily basis. Port Perry's municipal website reported a population of just over 9,500 in 2010.Port Perry...
within the administrative responsibilities of the Durham District School Board
Durham District School Board
The Durham District School Board is a public school board in Ontario, Canada. The DDSB serves most of the Regional Municipality of Durham, except for schools within the Municipality of Clarington, which belongs to the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board...
. Port Perry High School is the only composite secondary school in the Township of Scugog, in the northern part of Durham Region.
History
Some accounts suggest the intent to establish a high school in Port Perry dates to January, 1868, when James R. Youmans corresponded with the Chief Superintendent of Education for Upper Canada, Edgerton Ryerson, regarding the appropriate textbooks required to conduct instruction of grammar school students. In September, 1868, Port PerryGrammar School opened in the second-floor room of the Common School located on Ottawa Street in Port Perry, with an enrollment of 24 boys and 2 girls. Between 1868 and 1873, enrollment fluctuated between 23 and 64 students, with a maximum of 6 girls during that period.
In 1871, as a result of "An Act to Improve the Common and Grammar Schools of Ontario", the name of the Grammar School was changed to Port Perry High School. In 1873, construction began on the Port Perry Union School, a facility that would house the Public and the High School in a single location. When the new building opened at the corner of Queen and Rosa Streets, 64 students were enrolled in the Classical and the English programs offered at the High School.
From 1874 to 1926, the population of the High School varied substantially, with a high of 127 students in 1880. Several Port Perry High School students fought in the Great War of 1914-18; ten students died in action during the war. A plaque was erected to honour them by the staff and students of PPHS in June, 1919. It was recently restored and is located at the south parking lot entrance of the school, outside the Library-Resource Centre.
In April, 1926, a massive fired destroyed the 50 year-old structure. Lost in the flames were the entire archives of school records dating to the opening of the Grammar School in 1868 and the Common School of 1858. As well, generations of school photographs were not only lost, but probably stoked the fire that completely engulfed the school. The site of the building is commemorated by a plaque located on High School Hill, the park located at the corner of Queen and Rosa streets in Port Perry.
In May, 1927, a new facility for Port Perry Public and High School opened on Rosa Street, a few steps north of the Union School site. The new school featured 11 classrooms, six for the High School and five for the Public School. The building also featured a gymnasium (the Senior Developmental classroom is now located in this space), and an assembly hall (the Drama Room currently occupies this space). The cost of construction for the "New School" was $100,000.
Eight Port Perry High School students sacrificed their lives during the Second World War. A commemmorative plaque in recognition of their valiant efforts also sits outside the school's Library-Resource Centre. Many of the High School's students contributed at home as well, working tirelessly on farms across Scugog and Reach Townships to contribute to the war effort.
By 1952, the cornerstone to a new Public School in Port Perry was laid on Queen Street, just west of Ottawa Street. The movement of public school students to what is now R.H. Cornish Public School opened several classrooms to students enrolled in the High School's programs. However, the existing school facility did not meet the needs of the community or of the growing enrollment Port Perry High School was experiencing. Under Principal Grant MacDonald's leadership, an aggressive expansion program brought a new wing north of the existing building (with a combined gymnasium/auditorium) in 1961 and a second addition which included a second smaller gymnasium, central offices, a cafeteria, classrooms and a full technical facility in 1967.
In 1998, a third phase of expansion brought a modern music education facility to PPHS (located in the old 1967 Library), and a brand new Library/Resource Centre was erected south of the 1927 building.
Notable graduates
Several distinguished individuals have graduated from Port Perry High School since its inception in 1868. Herbert Alexander BruceHerbert Alexander Bruce
Herbert Alexander Bruce , served as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada, from 1932 to 1937....
, who graduated in 1885, was a World War I surgeon to the British Armies in France, a founder of Wellesley Hospital in Toronto, the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario from 1932-1937, and the M.P for the riding of Toronto-Parkdale from 1940-1946. John Ross Roach
John Ross Roach
John Ross Roach was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League. Roach was known for his acrobatic style of goaltending. He was a First Team All-Star during the 1932–33 NHL season. He won a Stanley Cup in 1922...
, who attended the High School during World War I, was an NHL goaltender with the Toronto St. Pats (Maple Leafs), the Detroit Red Wings and the New York Rangers from 1921 to 1934. The "Port Perry Cucumber" led the St. Pats to the Stanley Cup in 1922.
Several Port Perry High School Graduates are leaders in Canadian business and industry. These include George Cope
George Cope
George A. Cope is the CEO of BCE/Bell Canada, achieving that position aged 47 as part of the thirty five billion dollar leveraged buyout led by Providence Equity and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Fund in 2008. He led a competitor, Telus Mobility, before becoming President at Bell in 2005. He...
, 1981 (President and CEO, Bell Canada Entreprises); Wade Oostermann, 1981 (President, Bell Mobility and Residential); Tye Burt, 1975 (President and CEO, Kinross Gold); and Keith Calder, 1981 (President and CEO, Walter Energy).
Some former students have distinguished themselves in the world of athletics. Jim Zoet
Jim Zoet
Jim Zoet is a former National Basketball Association player.Zoet's college career consisted of playing time both in the USA for Kent State University and in Canada for Lakehead University...
, 1973, played NCAA basketball at Kent State University and in the NBA with the Detroit Pistons. Jim played with the Canadian National team as well as professionally in Europe and South America. George Burnett has had a notable coaching career in the AHL (Binghampton; Cape Breton, Calder Cup Champions- 1993), the NHL (Edmonton Oilers; Anaheim Ducks) and the OHL (Niagara Falls, Oshawa, Guelph, Belleville).
In the world of science, the neurologist Vladimir Hachinski, 1968, is an international authority on stroke prevention. He was named a Member of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
in 2008 "for his contributions to the field of neurology, notably as a clinician and researcher in the field of stroke and dementia."
In the world of entertainment, several PPHS Graduates have made a mark. Musicians such as Pete Smith, 1985 (Jazz saxophonist), Leslie Ann Bradley, 1996 (Opera), and Melinda Delorme, 1998 (Opera) are graduates of Port Perry High School's Music Program. In fashion design, Tracy Doyle, 1996, is a leading fashion photographer and marketing executive, while Brad Goreski, 1995 is one of Hollywood's leading fashion stylists and will host his own reality television program "It's a Brad, Brad World" on Bravo during the 2011-2012 season. In broadcasting, Kate Beirness
Kate Beirness
Kate Beirness is a Canadian television sportscaster, currently working as a host for SportsCentre on TSN. Since March 2011, Beirness has filled in for Jennifer Hedger, who went on maternity leave...
, 2003 is an anchor with TSN
The Sports Network
The Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
, one of Canada's top television sports broadcasters.
Finally, Kent (Gerrow) Farndale, graduated from Port Perry High School in 1951. Mrs. Farndale is well-known for her fundraising efforts for Lakeridge Health Corporation
Lakeridge Health Corporation
The Lakeridge Health Corporation is the governing body of hospitals in the Ontario towns of Oshawa, Whitby, Scugog and Clarington. The organization was created in November 1997 to oversee Memorial Hospital Bowmanville, North Durham Health Services , Oshawa General Hospital and Whitby General...
-Port Perry (the local hospital) and the gallery that bears her name at the Scugog Memorial Public Library. But those are two of the many instances of community volunteerism that Mrs. Farndale has engaged in locally. She has been chair of the official board of the Port Perry United Church, past president of the Community Memorial Hospital Foundation, past chair of the hospital board, on the fund-raising committee for Town Hall 1873 (a community performing arts centre in Port Perry), and a founding member of the Scugog Choral Society and the Scugog Council for the Arts. She was the founder, Director and Curator of the Kent Farndale Gallery, 1982-1992. At the regional and provincial level, Mrs. Farndale was heavily involved with the building of the Durham Regional Cancer Centre at the Lakeridge Health Corporation-Oshawa Hospital site, and has had a long involvement with the Ontario Crafts Council
Ontario Crafts Council
The Ontario Crafts Council is a member-based, not-for-profit arts service organization based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The organization is dedicated to promoting the recognition and appreciation of craft and craftspeople in Ontario and beyond....
as a member of the Board of Directors, chair of the Patrons' Dinner, and member of the fund-raising and regional regeneration committees. She is the co-author of "Stitches in Time", a book about the history of Port Perry's Community Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Farndale has been the recipient of many awards: the Ontario Crafts Council John Mather award for Lifetime Achievement; a 10-year volunteer service award winner from the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Communications; the Paul Harris Fellow Award winner from the Rotary International
Rotary International
Rotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help...
Club of Port Perry; a 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
The 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal is a commemorative medal struck by the Royal Canadian Mint celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada...
and an International Year of the Volunteer Certificate of Honour recipient from Lakeridge Health Corporation. The Kent Farndale Bursary for the Arts, an annual award for emerging artists and performers in the Scugog community, was named in her honour in 1992. Over the past four decades, Mrs. Farndale has continued her association with PPHS as a patron of the Arts at the High School.
Academics and Extra-Curricular Programs
Port Perry High School has provided strong and diverse academic and extra-curricular programs for much of its existence as a secondary school. Nearly 75% of Port Perry High School's students come from small hamlets and communities in the Township of Scugog that surround Port Perry, including Greenbank, Seagrave, Blackstock, Epsom, Nestleton, Utica and RaglanRaglan, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario
Raglan is a community in Ontario. It is famous for the country store and farm on the corner of Simcoe and Raglan Road. White Feather Farms first started in the 60s when a former dutch settler purchased the property. The farm is now under management by the second generation and has expanded...
. The school is a hub for French Immersion students from Scugog and Brock
Brock, Ontario
Brock is a township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada. Brock Township is also a former municipality and geographic township prior to the amalgamation that formed the current municipality.-History:...
Townships, and provides a Gifted Program for students from all three North Durham townships. Port Perry High School also provides a variety of Special Education programs, including Modified, Multiple Exceptionalities, Practical Learning Program, Senior Associated and Senior Developmental classes.
The Scugog community has recognized some outstanding academic and co-curricular programs offered at the High School. These include programming in Mathematics, Science and Technology, Canadian and World Studies, Co-operative Education and the Fine Arts. Mathematics students have fared well in the Pascal, Cayley and Fermat contests sponsored by the University of Waterloo's "Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing". Since the mid-1960's, PPHS has offered a wide variety of Technology programs, including Communications Technology , Horticulture, Automotive, Manufacturing, Hospitality and Cosmetology, Health Care, and Carpentry. Science and Technology students have, along with main corporate sponsor General Motors Canada
General Motors Canada
General Motors of Canada Limited is General Motors' Canadian division. Its national headquarters office, Canadian Regional Engineering Centre, and main manufacturing plants are located in Oshawa, Ontario. GM Canada is 100% owned by GM.As of Apr...
Engineering sponsored the FIRST
First
First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one.First or 1st may also refer to:* First , minor summit below the Schwarzhorn in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland* First , mountain in Bernese Alps in Switzerland...
Robotics team known as Fast Eddie Robotics, or Team 1006. Fast Eddie won the 2004 Greater Toronto Regional Chairman's Award, and the 2005 Waterloo Regional Chairman's Award. Fast Eddie Robotics has participated in Regional tournaments across the United States and Canada, and won the 2006 Arizona Regional. In 2011, Fast Eddie Robotics competed in the Championship Match at the Greater Toronto Regional event, meriting a Silver Medal. Team 1006 has been invited on four occasions to travel to the FIRST
First
First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one.First or 1st may also refer to:* First , minor summit below the Schwarzhorn in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland* First , mountain in Bernese Alps in Switzerland...
World Championships, participating on three occasions in these competitions at the Georgia Dome
Georgia Dome
The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the...
in Atlanta. Specialist High-Skills Major programs in Automotive Tech, Hospitality and Tourism, Culture and the Arts and Environmental Studies have been a recent addition to these diverse offerings. The Canadian and World Studies program offers an innovative, double-credit Outdoor Education program that combines in-class certification and training in canoe/kayak, cycling and first aid with practical experiences in the field completing wilderness hiking, winter camping and canoe trips. The Co-operative Education program offers innovative placements in such popular workplaces as home building sites in Brooklin, Ontario
Brooklin, Ontario
Brooklin is a community in the Town of Whitby, Ontario, Canada. It is located,North of the urban area of Whitby,at the South junction of Ontario Highways 12 and 7....
, the Canadian Armed Forces Militia in Oshawa, Ontario
Oshawa, Ontario
Oshawa is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario approximately 60 kilometres east of downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of both the Greater Toronto Area and the Golden Horseshoe. It is now commonly referred to as the most...
, TVOntario
TVOntario
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and the Royal Ontario Museum
Royal Ontario Museum
The Royal Ontario Museum is a museum of world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. With its main entrance facing Bloor Street in Downtown Toronto, the museum is situated north of Queen's Park and east of Philosopher's Walk in the University of Toronto...
in Toronto, Ontario.
The school has been internationally-recognized for a strong Music program. Many of the school's ensembles have achieved Gold Medal standards at music festivals across Canada. Performance ensembles include a range of guitar, vocal and instrumental groups. Port Perry High School's Music Program has traveled extensively over the past three decades, including tours to Austria/Hungary and Germany, Chicago, Washington, Cleveland, Banff, Vancouver/Victoria, Ottawa/Kingston, Boston, and Montreal. The Visual Arts Program offers studies in studio art and photography, and shows student artworks at several community events, including an annual exhibit of student works at the Kent Farndale Gallery at Scugog Memorial Library in Port Perry. Over the past decade, students in the Visual Arts program have travelled annually to New York City to visit the city's major museums and galleries. The Port Perry High School Drama program has fielded several successful Improv teams over the past decade, and sponsors an annual Drama production in the Spring each year.
Port Perry High School has a long record of student leadership. The school's Student Council is active with annual fund-raising activities benefiting children and youth in Canada and around the World. The school's Athletic Council provides an intramural sports program for students. The school also has a Gay-Straight Alliance, an Ambassadors Program, a MADD Chapter, an Environmental Club, a Christian Youth group, a Gaming Club, and a Reach for the Top Team. Students who are active with these groups are encouraged to attend PPHS's annual Leadership Camp, which takes place in May each year.
Rebels Athletics
The Rebels Boys' and Girls' rugby teams are often contenders at the provincial level. The Senior Boys' team won an OFSAA Championship in 1999 and an OFSAA Bronze Medal in 2006. The Junior Boys' team earned a Barbarian Cup Silver Medal in 1996 and 1997. The Junior Girls' rugby team won a LOSSA Gold Medal in both 2009 and 2010. The Senior Girls' team was an OFSAA participant in 2005. Both programs frequently undertake International tours, particularly to the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
The Boys' and Girls' wrestling teams have won several individual OFSAA medals in the past decade. Larissa D'Alleva, a highly-decorated local wrestler, has competed on the world stage as a member of Canada's National Junior team, and has been a distinguished wrestler with the OUA University of Western Ontario Mustangs. Recently, the school's track team has also received special attention - particularly its middle distance and cross-country runners, and its field event participants. Several have been OFSAA Track and Field finalists over the past decade.
The Rebels Senior football team has had great success. The team posted a 9-0 perfect season in 2010 while on their way to their second LOSSA Tier 2 Championship in the last 5 years. The Girls' and Boys' Volleyball teams have also enjoyed significant success in the past 2 years. The Senior Boys were LOSSA Champions in 2009 and LOSSA Finalists in 2010, while the Junior Boys have been crowned LOSSA Champs back-to-back in 2009 and 2010. The Junior Girls merited a LOSSA Championship in 2011.
Army Cadets
Port Perry High School is home to Army Cadet Corps #41. No significant records exist prior to a newspaper report about the Cadets in 1936. During 1950s, the Cadet Corps became a compulsory program at PPHS, and each student was issued a uniform and expected to participate in formal drills and routines on Friday nights. The Cadets, which have counted up to 60 members during their most recent existence at the High School, are active at events in the Scugog community, particularly at Remembrance DayRemembrance Day
Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War I to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty. This day, or alternative dates, are also recognized as special days for war remembrances in many non-Commonwealth...
ceremonies, celebrations and parades. The Corps has also been recognized for their environmental initiatives around the Township.