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Glendale Secondary School | |
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Address | |
145 Rainbow Dr. , , L8K 4G1 | |
Coordinates | 43°13′31″N79°46′46″W / 43.225188°N 79.779325°W |
Information | |
School type | Public Secondary School |
Motto | Towards Excellence |
Established | 1959 |
School board | Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board |
Superintendent | Estella Jones |
Area trustee | Carole Paikin Miller |
Principal | Dave Schroeder |
Grades | 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 |
Enrolment | 1135 |
Average class size | 21 (06-07) |
Hours in school day | 6.2 |
Campus type | Urban |
Colour(s) | Orange Black |
Song | G.S.S. |
Sports | Football, Soccer, Basketball, Cricket, Rugby |
Mascot | Glennie the Bear |
Team name | Glendale Bears |
EQAO Score - Applied | 38% (2015-17) |
EQAO Score - Academic | 77% (2015-17) |
OSSLT Score | 69% (2015-17) |
Website | hwdsb.on.ca/glendale |
Glendale Secondary School is located at 145 Rainbow Drive in Hamilton, Ontario. The school was founded in 1959 and is a part of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. The school is located close to the Hamilton suburb of Stoney Creek, Ontario and services students from there as well as the East Hamilton Region. There are roughly 1135 students enrolled at Glendale from dozens of language and cultural groups.
Glendale Secondary School has enjoyed a strong enrolment in its music program for several decades. The band has travelled to various locations to perform, including, but not limited to: Walt Disney World, Florida (8 times), Disneyland (4 times), New Orleans (3 times), New York City, Washington D.C., Boston, Atlanta, San Diego, Bermuda, Japan, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, VA, Chicago and Cleveland. More recently, the conductor's baton has been taken up by Glendale band alumnus.
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The movie Detention starring Dolph Lundgren was shot at Glendale during the summer of 2002. The film portrayed the school as an inner-city school located in the north-eastern United States, and focused on its position as a central location involved in the distribution of hard drugs. Along with film portray among the school, Glendale has also held numerous musical theatre plays that have gotten recognition across Ontario such as Tarzan (2015). Many of the students involved in the musical are vocally trained, providing high levels of performance among Glendale's theatre. Due to such high-performance rates among the students, many seniors have received offers from various post-secondary performing arts programs which they were able pursue after graduation.
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