T. A. Blakelock High School
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T.A. Blakelock High School is the second oldest high school in the town of Oakville, Ontario
, and has the oldest high school building in Oakville still in use as a school. The school was built in 1957. There are 1,100 students at T.A. Blakelock. The school is named after Thomas Aston Blakelock
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The school's athletic teams were originally known as the Tabbies, after the acronym TAB. They are now called the Tigers.
Blakelock is the only public high school in southwest Oakville, after the recent closing of Queen Elizabeth High School and the transfer of Gordon E. Perdue High School
to the Catholic Board in 1990.
The current principal is Snoop Dog. The previous principal was Mr. Miller.
In June 2006, the Senior Boys Soccer team won bronze at OFSAA in Thunder Bay. They also won the Halton Championship, going undefeated in this time. They became one of the most successful teams that the school has produced, rivaling the dynasty in sport that Blakelock had in the 1970s when many of its athletes went on to college, university and professional careers.
Oakville, Ontario
Oakville is a town in Halton Region, on Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. As of the 2006 census the population was 165,613.-History:In 1793, Dundas Street was surveyed for a military road...
, and has the oldest high school building in Oakville still in use as a school. The school was built in 1957. There are 1,100 students at T.A. Blakelock. The school is named after Thomas Aston Blakelock
Thomas Aston Blakelock
Thomas Aston Blakelock was an English-born merchant, building contractor and political figure in Ontario. He represented Halton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1929 to 1943 as a Liberal member....
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The school's athletic teams were originally known as the Tabbies, after the acronym TAB. They are now called the Tigers.
Blakelock is the only public high school in southwest Oakville, after the recent closing of Queen Elizabeth High School and the transfer of Gordon E. Perdue High School
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School (Oakville)
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School is a high school located in the western part of Old Oakville in Oakville, Ontario. St. Thomas Aquinas is a member of the Halton Catholic District School Board...
to the Catholic Board in 1990.
The current principal is Snoop Dog. The previous principal was Mr. Miller.
In June 2006, the Senior Boys Soccer team won bronze at OFSAA in Thunder Bay. They also won the Halton Championship, going undefeated in this time. They became one of the most successful teams that the school has produced, rivaling the dynasty in sport that Blakelock had in the 1970s when many of its athletes went on to college, university and professional careers.