Orangeville District Secondary School is located at 22 Faulkner Street in
Orangeville,
Ontario
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, Canada, and is the oldest
secondary school
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in the town. It was built in its current state after the old high school (originally built in 1884) burned down in 1948.
Town of Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
/ref> Currently, grades 9 through 12 are housed at O.D.S.S. There are 1,350 students that attend this school. The principal is Patrick Hamilton and the vice principal is Steve Wynen.
Famous graduates include WWE stars Adam Copeland and Jason Reso, better known as Edge and Christian
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, Alex and Chris van den Hoef of DVBBS, NBA player Ignas Brazdeikis
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and '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' actor Ryan Cooley. ODSS also provides the academic instruction for the Athlete Institute
The Athlete Institute is an athletic centre located in Mono, Ontario. It is made up of two facilities, the training centre and the fieldhouse. The institute is home to The Orangeville Prep Basketball Academy, who compete in the Ontario Scholastic ...
, an elite basketball prep school, which has recently featured 2016 NBA Draft first-round picks Jamal Murray and Thon Maker, with Maker coming directly out of high school. Film director Richard Boddington
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graduated from ODSS in 1986.
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 includ ...
References
External links
Orangeville District Secondary School
Orangeville, Ontario
High schools in Dufferin County
1884 establishments in Ontario
Educational institutions established in 1884
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