West Hill Secondary School | |
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750 9th Street West , , Canada | |
Coordinates | 44°33′54″N 80°57′26″W / 44.5650°N 80.9572°W |
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Motto | Sto Pro Veritate (I Stand For Truth) |
Established | 1960 |
Closed | 2016 |
School board | Bluewater District School Board |
Color(s) | Double blue |
Team name | Raiders |
West Hill Secondary School (WHSS) was a high school located in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. Built in 1960, the school joined another existing secondary institution in the city - Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute (OSCVI). Serving the community for over half a century, the school closed in 2016 and amalgamated with OSCVI. The building is now used for the current Owen Sound high school, Owen Sound District Secondary School.
Plans to build a new secondary school in Owen Sound began in 1947, with the creation of an expansion program by the Ontario Board of Education. [1] The job of designing the school was given to the architecture firm Jackson, Ypes and Associates of Willowdale, Ontario. [2]
The location of the new school, in a field across from the West Rocks Conservation Area, had once served as pastures for farmers on the west side of Owen Sound. [3] The datestone for the building was laid on June 1, 1960. [1] West Hill was opened to students in September of the same year, with Gordon H. Bailey serving as the first principal. [4]
The Bluewater Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) began assessing the financial situations of schools in Grey and Bruce counties as early as September 2015. [5]
At a meeting in February 2016, the Bluewater District School Board recommended the consolidation of the two Owen Sound high schools under their jurisdiction - OSCVI and West Hill. [6]
The amalgamation of West Hill and OSCVI was finally approved at a meeting of Bluewater district trustees on April 19, 2016. [7] In September 2016, the new high school, Owen Sound District Secondary School (OSDSS) was opened in the former West Hill building. [8]
West Hill Secondary School | |
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Address | |
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750 9th Street West , , Canada | |
Coordinates | 44°33′54″N 80°57′26″W / 44.5650°N 80.9572°W |
Information | |
Motto | Sto Pro Veritate (I Stand For Truth) |
Established | 1960 |
Closed | 2016 |
School board | Bluewater District School Board |
Color(s) | Double blue |
Team name | Raiders |
West Hill Secondary School (WHSS) was a high school located in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. Built in 1960, the school joined another existing secondary institution in the city - Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute (OSCVI). Serving the community for over half a century, the school closed in 2016 and amalgamated with OSCVI. The building is now used for the current Owen Sound high school, Owen Sound District Secondary School.
Plans to build a new secondary school in Owen Sound began in 1947, with the creation of an expansion program by the Ontario Board of Education. [1] The job of designing the school was given to the architecture firm Jackson, Ypes and Associates of Willowdale, Ontario. [2]
The location of the new school, in a field across from the West Rocks Conservation Area, had once served as pastures for farmers on the west side of Owen Sound. [3] The datestone for the building was laid on June 1, 1960. [1] West Hill was opened to students in September of the same year, with Gordon H. Bailey serving as the first principal. [4]
The Bluewater Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) began assessing the financial situations of schools in Grey and Bruce counties as early as September 2015. [5]
At a meeting in February 2016, the Bluewater District School Board recommended the consolidation of the two Owen Sound high schools under their jurisdiction - OSCVI and West Hill. [6]
The amalgamation of West Hill and OSCVI was finally approved at a meeting of Bluewater district trustees on April 19, 2016. [7] In September 2016, the new high school, Owen Sound District Secondary School (OSDSS) was opened in the former West Hill building. [8]