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Peninsula Shores District School
Peninsula Shores District School serves students in Wiarton in Bruce County, Ontario, and is managed by the Bluewater District School Board. It has classes for Junior Kindergarten through grade 12, so it is a combined elementary and secondary school. It opened for the 2006–07 school year, replacing Wiarton District High School The Wiarton District High School was a high school in Wiarton, Ontario, which was operated from 1892 to 2006. It was replaced with Peninsula Shores District School beginning in the 2006–07 school year. Among the high school's graduates of note, ... and Wiarton Public School. The school's features include a 400-seat auditorium, gymnasium and computer labs. Peninsula Shores offers a variety of programs and extra curricular activities to its students, and has a hot lunch program 5 days per week. Among its various academic programs, the school offers a Specialist High Skills Major program in Hospitality and Tourism to students in grades 11 and 12. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiarton, Ontario
Wiarton () is a community in the town of South Bruce Peninsula, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the western end of Colpoys Bay, an inlet off Georgian Bay, on the Bruce Peninsula. Wiarton is notable for the Wiarton Willie Festival, in February each year (starting in 1956), when national and international media cover Wiarton Willie and his Groundhog Day prediction. In the summer, Wiarton hosts the Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race. History Wiarton was built on lands acquired from the First Nations in the area. It was named after the birthplace of Sir Edmund Head, the Governor General of Canada from 1854 to 1861. In 1880, Wiarton was incorporated as a village, then with a population of 750. By 1894, Wiarton had become an incorporated town. The Government of Ontario has erected two historic plaques in Wiarton, offering a glimpse into the past of this area. The first discusses the fact that the Bruce Peninsula is a barrier to water transportation between Lake Huron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluewater District School Board
Bluewater District School Board (known as English-language Public District School Board No. 7 prior to 1999) is a school board in the Canadian province of Ontario, with jurisdiction for the operation of schools in Bruce and Grey Counties. Its head office is located in Chesley, in the Municipality of Arran-Elderslie of Bruce County. Bluewater District School Board has approximately 16,500 students in 41 elementary schools and nine secondary schools. The BWDSB has approximately 3,000 permanent and casual staff, including teachers. There are nine elected trustees on the board and one appointed First Nations trustee. Early years of education in Bruce and Grey Bruce County The county's first school was established in Kincardine in 1851, followed by Southampton and Walkerton in 1852. At that time, the United Counties of Huron and Bruce comprised one school district, but Bruce County would receive its own superintendent in 1853, and the county itself would be divided into three schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce County
Bruce County is a county in Southwestern Ontario, Canada comprising eight lower-tier municipalities and with a 2016 population of 66,491. It is named for James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, sixth Governor General of the Province of Canada. The Bruce name is also linked to the Bruce Trail and the Bruce Peninsula. It has three distinct areas. The Peninsula is part of the Niagara Escarpment and is known for its views, rock formations, cliffs, and hiking trails. The Lakeshore includes nearly 100 km of fresh water and soft sandy beaches. Finally, the Interior Region has a strong history in farming. History Cessions of First Nations lands The territory of the County arose from various surrenders of First Nations lands. The bulk of the land arose from the Queen's Bush, as a result of the 1836 Saugeen Tract Agreement. This was followed by the cession of the Indian Strip in 1851, for a road between Owen Sound and Southampton that was never constructed. Fricti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiarton District High School
The Wiarton District High School was a high school in Wiarton, Ontario, which was operated from 1892 to 2006. It was replaced with Peninsula Shores District School beginning in the 2006–07 school year. Among the high school's graduates of note, is Lenore Keeshig-Tobias.Armstrong, Jeannette; Grauer, Lalage; Grauer, Lally (2001). ''Native Poetry in Canada: A Contemporary Anthology''. Broadview Press. pp. 137–148. See also *List of high schools in Ontario The following is a list of secondary schools in Ontario. Secondary education policy in the Canadian province of Ontario is governed by the Ministry of Education. Secondary education in Ontario includes Grades 9 to 12. The following list include ... References High schools in Ontario {{Ontario-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Schools In Ontario
High may refer to: Science and technology * Height * High (atmospheric), a high-pressure area * High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory * High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift took or takes place * Substance intoxication, also known by the slang description "being high" * Sugar high, a misconception about the supposed psychological effects of sucrose Music Performers * High (musical group), a 1974–1990 Indian rock group * The High, an English rock band formed in 1989 Albums * ''High'' (The Blue Nile album) or the title song, 2004 * ''High'' (Flotsam and Jetsam album), 1997 * ''High'' (New Model Army album) or the title song, 2007 * ''High'' (Royal Headache album) or the title song, 2015 * ''High'' (EP), by Jarryd James, or the title song, 2016 Songs * "High" (Alison Wonderland song), 2018 * "High" (The Chainsmokers song), 2022 * "High" (The Cure song), 1992 * "High" (David Hallyday song), 1988 * "H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
