Colonel Gray Sr. High School (CGHS), colloquially referred to as "The Gray", is a Canadian

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. Its zone includes students from the central parts of Queens County, in the City of Charlottetown. The school is administratively part of the Public Schools Branch. Its official colours are Burgundy and Gray and the mascot is a

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. The sports teams from "The Gray" are called the Colonel Gray Colonels.

History and characteristics

*In 1966 Colonel Gray opened, named after Colonel John Hamilton Gray, former Premier of Prince Edward Island (1863–1865) and chairman of the Confederation conference of 1864. *In 2008, Colonel Gray received a $40,000 HP grant to improve teaching by using technology. The grant was used to enhance teaching math and science at The Gray. *In 2009, Colonel Gray High School became an IB World School offering the IB Diploma Programme to students. IB Subjects Offered: * Biology Higher Level * English A1 Higher Level * History Higher Level * Chemistry Standard Level * French B Standard Level * French Ab Initio Standard Level * Math Standard Level * Visual Arts Standard Level The school has 80 staff members who offer instruction in grades 10, 11 and 12 for approximately 1000 students. The high school offers both French and English-language instruction and the

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Facilities

* Over one hundred classrooms most of which contain Smart Boards * A chemistry lab * A biology lab * An automotive shop * A carpentry shop * A Student Council office for Student Event planning * A kitchen used to supply many in-school events or public speakers or organizations visiting the high school * A lecture theatre * Four computer labs * A library * A gymnasium with a fitness centre * Cafeteria * Specialist instruction space

School sports

Sports at Colonel Gray today

Colonel Gray is home to many sports. Colonel Gray has fields for the following sports:

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

rugby Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Rugby union: 1 ...

and

softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

. The fields are shared with Simmons Sports Arena and Queen Charlotte Intermediate School which are both within walking distance. The school is also within walking distance of the Victoria Park tennis courts, outdoor pool, and baseball fields. Sports offered at Colonel Gray include: *boys and girls

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

*boys and girls

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

*boys and girls

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

*boys and girls

*girls

*boys and girls

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

*boys and girls cross country *boys and girls

golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

*boys and girls

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

Sports tournaments

The Wall of Fame Cup

A men's and women's volleyball and soccer tournament hosted in October. Each year several notable Colonel Gray alumni athletes are inducted into the Colonel Gray Wall of Fame at a Dinner hosted at the

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Culinary Center.

The Colonel Gray Classic

A Women's basketball tournament hosted in early December by Colonel Gray High which draws schools competing from across the Maritime provinces.

The Gray Cup

A Men's basketball tournament hosted in early December by Colonel Gray High which draws schools competing from across the Maritime provinces.

Intramurals

* Major League Dodgeball Association (run by the Student Council) * Colonel Gray Ball Hockey Association (run by the Student Council) * Speed Ball Tournament (run by Colonel Gray Leadership Club)

Notable alumni

Robert Ghiz Robert Watson Joseph Ghiz (born January 21, 1974) is a Canadian politician who served as the 31st premier of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2015. He is the son of the 27th premier, Joe Ghiz. On November 13, 2014 Ghiz announced he would be re ...

, former

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, Canadian actress * Clifford Lee, former

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* Heather Morrison,

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* Andrew Simmons, Account Executive at Interfolio

References

External links

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History and characteristics

Facilities

School sports

Sports at Colonel Gray today

Sports tournaments

The Wall of Fame Cup

The Colonel Gray Classic

The Gray Cup

Intramurals

Notable alumni

See also

References

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