Almonte and District High School (ADHS) is a public high school in the

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. It is located in

Almonte, Ontario Almonte ( ; ) is a former mill town in Lanark County, in the eastern portion of Ontario, Canada. Formerly a separate municipality, Almonte is a ward of the town of Mississippi Mills, which was created on January 1, 1998, by the merging of Almont ...

, which since 1998 has been a ward of the town of Mississippi Mills. Its catchment area includes Almonte itself and most of rural Mississippi Mills.

History

A local historian states that ADHS opened in 1875, although a cornerstone on the building bears the date 1876. An early and illustrious ADHS student was

James Naismith James Naismith (; November 6, 1861November 28, 1939) was a Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, and sports coach, best known as the inventor of the game of basketball. After moving to the United States, he wrote ...

, the inventor of basketball. Naismith entered ADHS in 1875 but left in 1877 to work for several years. He returned in 1881 and graduated in 1883.Naismith Museum website
, retrieved May 22, 2010.

Present day

The ADHS football team is called th
Almonte Thunderbolts
In 2003 the Thunderbolts finished on top of the province-wide

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league. They have won 27 regional championships since 1990. The Almonte Thunderbolts also took home another OFSAA win with their junior football team during the 2015 football season. The Almonte Thunderbolts won OFSAA basketball with their senior team during the 2018-19 season. Th
SchoolBOX
charitable organization was created by ADHS alumnu

SchoolBOX builds schools for children in Central America, and many of its volunteers are ADHS students

On March 20, 2013

Rick Mercer Richard Vincent "Rick" Mercer (born October 17, 1969) is a Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist, and author. He is best known for his work on the CBC Television comedy shows ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' and '' Rick Merc ...

went to ADHS to film a clip for the

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as a part of the

Spread the Net Spread the Net is a charitable organization that aims to reduce malaria in African nations. It was co-founded by Rick Mercer, a Canadian satirist, and Belinda Stronach, a former Canadian Member of Parliament and philanthropist. A partnership wit ...

campaign. The school raised a total of $5,854.05 for the campaign, which was the most among Canadian secondary schools. The clip aired on CBC television on April 2, 2013 at 8:00PM

Notable alumni

- The Inventor of

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Perianne Jones Perianne Jones (born 18 February 1985 in Almonte, Canada) is a Canadian cross-country skier who between 2002 and 2015. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the women's individual sprint classic and 15km pursuit competitio ...

- An Olympic cross country skier

References

External links

ADHS website

Almonte website

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