Glendale Secondary School

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Glendale Secondary School
Address
145 Rainbow Dr. Hamilton , Ontario , L8K 4G1 Canada
Coordinates	43°13′31″N 79°46′46″W / 43.225188°N 79.779325°W / 43.225188; -79.779325
Information
School type	Public Secondary School
Motto	Towards Excellence
Established	1959
School board	Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Superintendent	Estella Jones
Area trustee	Carole Paikin Miller
Principal	Dave Schroeder
Grades	9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Enrolment	1135 [1]
Average class size	21 [2] (06-07)
Hours in school day	6.2
Campus type	Urban
Colour(s)	Orange   Black
Song	G.S.S.
Sports	Football, Soccer, Basketball, Cricket, Rugby
Mascot	Glennie the Bear
Team name	Glendale Bears
EQAO Score - Applied	38% [3] (2015-17)
EQAO Score - Academic	77% [4] (2015-17)
OSSLT Score	69% [5] (2015-17)
Website	hwdsb.on.ca/glendale

Glendale Secondary School is located at 145 Rainbow Drive in Hamilton, Ontario. The school was founded in 1959 and is a part of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. The school is located close to the Hamilton suburb of Stoney Creek, Ontario and services students from there as well as the East Hamilton Region. There are roughly 1135 students enrolled at Glendale from dozens of language and cultural groups.

Glendale Secondary School has enjoyed a strong enrolment in its music program for several decades. The band has travelled to various locations to perform, including, but not limited to: Walt Disney World, Florida (8 times), Disneyland (4 times), New Orleans (3 times), New York City, Washington D.C., Boston, Atlanta, San Diego, Bermuda, Japan, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, VA, Chicago and Cleveland. More recently, the conductor's baton has been taken up by Glendale band alumnus.

Along with several programs and courses provided throughout Glendale, the Secondary school also provides an annual Special Olympics event. The event focuses on providing Thames Valley students with developmental disabilities the ability to participate in an athletic event hosted at the TD Waterhouse Stadium. The event provides challenges involving track and field events along with various other modified activities such as wheelchair races that students can participate in.

The movie Detention starring Dolph Lundgren was shot at Glendale during the summer of 2002. The film portrayed the school as an inner-city school located in the north-eastern United States, and focused on its position as a central location involved in the distribution of hard drugs. Along with film portray among the school, Glendale has also held numerous musical theatre plays that have gotten recognition across Ontario such as Tarzan (2015). Many of the students involved in the musical are vocally trained, providing high levels of performance among Glendale's theatre. Due to such high-performance rates among the students, many seniors have received offers from various post-secondary performing arts programs which they were able pursue after graduation.

The Glendale Bears are known for their sports teams among football and basketball. The Senior boys' football team has had enormous growth within specific seasons. In 2017, the senior boys' football team held a first-place record as well as a 4-0 record among Division II action. During this season, the Bears also outscored apposing teams 71 to 15, creating a huge win for the team.

• Ian Astbury Lead singer of the 1980s rock band The Cult^[1]
• Wayne Boden, serial killer
• Milan Borjan, goalkeeper for Canada men's national soccer team
• Rudy Florio player and coach, went on with a 8 year career in the CFL
• Rob Hitchcock, football player^[2]

• Education in Ontario
• List of secondary schools in Ontario

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• Detention at IMDb