Eden High School, also known simply as Eden, is a public secondary school in St. Catharines,

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, Canada. It is located on the corner of Lake St. and Linwell Rd. Eden is a part of the

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(DSBN). The school was founded in 1945 as Eden Christian College.

History

Eden High School was originally located in the neighbouring town of

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, but moved to St. Catharines when the school population began to grow. When the school moved to St. Catharines it shared buildings with Lakeport Secondary School until 2011. The roots of Eden High School reach back to the founding of the Virgil-Vineland Bible School Society in 1938, by early

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settlers in the

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. The founder of the school was Rev. Isaac Ewert, who began running evening classes under the auspices of the society in late 1938.gameo.org
Redekopp, Alf. "Virgil Bible School (Virgil, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1999. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 27 January 200

/ref> The school was officially founded in 1945 by an act of the Bible Society of Virgil as a private day and boarding school, Eden Christian College.
Friesen, C. Alfred. "Eden High School (Virgil, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. January 2002. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 27 January 200

/ref> It was discussed at the Ontario Conference of Mennonite Brethens throughout the 1970s and 1980s as running the school took more than two-thirds of its operating budget. The student population was split between those who adhered to Mennonite Brethen and United Mennonite teachings. In 1988, Eden was included as an alternative trial school under the Lincoln County Board of Education, which caused student enrollment to grow as tuition fees were eliminated. Eden secondary school operates through the DSBN and receives public school funding and is fully deemed a public school.

Athletics

Athletically, Eden is best known for having strong volleyball programs. Eden won the AA OFSAA title in 2015. Also, a small number of Eden graduates have studied abroad on rowing scholarships and medalled in the

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. Melanie Kok Winner of two

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gold medals and Olympic bronze.Olympics.thestar.com
Beijing Athletes, 2008

References

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History

Athletics

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