Souris Regional High School, is a Canadian

Canada

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 secondary school

Secondary school

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 in Souris

Souris, Prince Edward Island

Souris is a Canadian port town in northeastern Kings County, Prince Edward Island. It is located in an area famous for its beaches and potatoes, containing the majority of Prince Edward Island's potato manufacturers.-History:...

 for students from the north eastern part of Kings County, including the town of Souris.

The school is administratively part of the Eastern School District. Its official colours are maroon and gold and the mascot is a Spartan

Sparta

Sparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c...

. The sports teams from SRHS are called the Souris Spartans.

History and characteristics

• In 1961, Souris Regional High was officially opened by Premier Walter R Shaw.

• In 1984, parts of Souris High was tore down and rebuilt, giving the school more classrooms, a new cafetorium, a new gymnasium, and a large, well-equipped spaces for carpentry, welding and motor vehicle repair.

• In 2009, The school started taking in grade 8 students because of the schools in the area that were permanently closed on July 1st.

• In 2011 the government had approved a request from the Eastern School District to build a new school in Souris to accommodate 625 students from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Planning and design for the new facility will be complete during 2011-2012 with construction slated for 2012-2014.

The school is currently the 2nd smallest in the province in terms of student enrollment and smallest in terms of area.

School sports

Sports at SRHS Include:

• boys and girls Basketball
  Basketball
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• boys and girls Rugby
  Rugby football
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• boys and girls Cross Country
  Cross country running
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• boys and girls Soccer
• boys and girls Softball
  Softball
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• boys and girls Track & Field
• boys and girls Badminton
  Badminton
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• boys and girls Powerlifting
  Powerlifting
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• girls Softball
  Softball
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• girls Volleyball
  Volleyball
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Clubs at Souris

Souris Regional High is home to clubs like:

• Blood For Life Club
• Grad Activity Committee
• Prom Committee
  Prom
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• Readers' Circle
• Robotics
• Rotary Youth Parliament
• SADD
• SAVE
• SWITCH