Athens District High School

Athens District High School or A.D.H.S is a high school under the Upper Canada District School Board. The school is in the small town of Athens, Ontario, Canada. Its website lists many achievements, including winning awards and media competitions, pioneering new systems of education and taking part in extracurricular courses and international student exchanges.[1] The high school has less than 250 students as of 2009/2010.

Athens District High School
Address
21 Church St.

Athens
,
Ontario
,
K0E 1B0

Canada
Coordinates44°37′30.08″N 75°56′50.66″W
Information
School typePublic High school
Founded1876
School boardUpper Canada District School Board
School number892807
AdministratorKaren Earl
PrincipalBrent Brown
Grades7 to 12
Enrollment250 approx. (2008)
LanguageEnglish
AreaAthens
Colour(s)Blue and Gold
MascotWilly the Warrior
Team nameWarriors
Websiteathens.ucdsb.on.ca


The school has a student parliament system in which it takes great pride and encourages students to be involved every year. The parliament consists of two parties, blue and gold. The school's website contains its constitution.[2] The school was recognized in 2008 for its parliament system in an article in Maclean's magazine which said, "Since 1947, the school has held monthly parliamentary sessions(except during the coronavirus 19 pandemic) replete with parties and question periods. It's only an hour from Athens to Ottawa, but Athens high-schoolers don't have to go to the capital to understand our political system."[3] The school is well known for its mathematics program. The school has a mural of the 1921 original school the burned as well as students from the time period. The eyes as well as the car follow you when you walk by the mural. Despite being a small school, it has provided its students with many opportunities to travel all over the world. In 2008, "ADHS visited Europe (France, Belgium, The Netherlands), New York, and British Columbia."[4] The school has many clubs for students, such as work crew, global virtual classroom, formal, world issues, envirothon, tech, chess, mathematics and yearbook.


Christopher Perkins, the gold medal winner in the longbow category at the 2011 World Archery Championships in Turin, Italy, is a former student.

The Spy DuckDude, the famous you tuber who entertains the whole world won a valedictorian at this school and is a former student.

See also

References
  1. "Home". Athens District High School. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. "A.D.H.S Constitution". Archived from the original on December 17, 2006. Retrieved April 10, 2007.
  3. K. Marley (August 23, 2004). "Students Really Count at..." Maclean's. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  4. A Snowdon (2008). ATHENS DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL REMINISCOR. Canada Yearbooks. p. 64.


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