Opeongo High School

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Opeongo High School
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Opeongo High School
1990 Cobden Road

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Canada
Coordinates 45°33′48″N76°59′26″W / 45.56321°N 76.99068°W / 45.56321; -76.99068
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School typePublic Secondary
Founded1968
School board Renfrew County District School Board
PrincipalDean Zadow
Grades 9 to 12
LanguageEnglish
Area Renfrew County
Colour(s)Green and Gold
MascotWildcat
Website ohs.rcdsb.on.ca/en/

Opeongo High School is a secondary school in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, that serves the townships of Whitewater Region, Laurentian Valley, Admaston Bromley, Sebastapol, Bonnechere Valley, and North Algona-Wilberforce. It was built in 1968, at a cost of $3.6 million, to accommodate a growing population of students and a change in educational trends. It has a student population of between 400 and 500 students. Its colours are green and gold, and its mascot is the Wildcat.

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