West Hill Secondary School

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West Hill Secondary School
Address
West Hill Secondary School
750 9th Street West

Owen Sound
,
Ontario
,
N4K 3P6

Canada
Coordinates 44°33′54″N80°57′26″W / 44.5650°N 80.9572°W / 44.5650; -80.9572
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MottoSto Pro Veritate
(I Stand For Truth)
Established1960
Closed2016
School boardBluewater District School Board
Color(s)Double blue
Team nameRaiders

West Hill Secondary School (WHSS) was a high school located in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. Built in 1960, the school joined another existing secondary institution in the city - Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute (OSCVI). Serving the community for over half a century, the school closed in 2016 and amalgamated with OSCVI. The building is now used for the current Owen Sound high school, Owen Sound District Secondary School.

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History

Plans to build a new secondary school in Owen Sound began in 1947, with the creation of an expansion program by the Ontario Board of Education. [1] The job of designing the school was given to the architecture firm Jackson, Ypes and Associates of Willowdale, Ontario. [2]

The location of the new school, in a field across from the West Rocks Conservation Area, had once served as pastures for farmers on the west side of Owen Sound. [3] The datestone for the building was laid on June 1, 1960. [1] West Hill was opened to students in September of the same year, with Gordon H. Bailey serving as the first principal. [4]

Amalgamation

The Bluewater Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) began assessing the financial situations of schools in Grey and Bruce counties as early as September 2015. [5]

At a meeting in February 2016, the Bluewater District School Board recommended the consolidation of the two Owen Sound high schools under their jurisdiction - OSCVI and West Hill. [6]

The amalgamation of West Hill and OSCVI was finally approved at a meeting of Bluewater district trustees on April 19, 2016. [7] In September 2016, the new high school, Owen Sound District Secondary School (OSDSS) was opened in the former West Hill building. [8]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 "Date Stone Ceremony At West Hill School Held On Wednesday". The Owen Sound Sun Times. 1960-06-02.
  2. ↑ "$750,000 Owen Sound High School". The Daily Commercial News and Building Record. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 1959-12-08.
  3. ↑ Caravel 1960-61 (Yearbook). Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada: West Hill Secondary School. 1961. p. 22.
  4. ↑ Official Opening of the West Hill Secondary School (Ceremony Program). Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada: West Hill Secondary School. 1960.
  5. ↑ Gowan, Rob (2015-12-03). "West Hill teachers suggest combining high schools". Owen Sound Sun Times. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  6. ↑ Gowan, Rob (2016-02-29). "Board proposes closing 4 Owen Sound-area schools". Owen Sound Sun Times. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  7. ↑ "Accommodation Review - Owen Sound Area". www.bwdsb.on.ca. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  8. ↑ Gowan, Rob (2016-09-01). "High school prepared for students". Owen Sound Sun Times. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
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