Great Lakes Secondary School
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| Great Lakes Secondary School | |
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| Address | |
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340 Murphy Road , Lambton County , Ontario Canada | |
| Information | |
| School type | Secondary School |
| Status | Functioning |
| School board | Lambton Kent District School Board (LKDSB) |
| Principal | Derek Stenton |
| Staff | 95 |
| Grades | 9-12, Optional 13th Grade |
| Age range | 13-18 |
| Enrolment | Approximately 1000 students[1] |
| Language | English, French, and Ojibwe |
| Colour(s) | light blue, silver, black[2] |
| Athletics | Basketball, Baseball, Badminton, Golf, Tennis, Rugby, Soccer, Cross Country, Track and Field, Volleyball, Football |
| Nickname | GLSS |
| Team name | Great Lakes Wolfpack |
| Communities served | Sarnia, Point Edward, Corunna |
| Feeder schools | Lansdowne, Confederation Central, High Park, Colonel Cameron, P.E. McGibbon, London Road, Sir John Moore |
| Website | www |
Great Lakes Secondary School (GLSS) is a high school in Sarnia, Ontario. It was previously named St. Clair Secondary School, and it was renamed after being consolidated with Sarnia Collegiate Institute and Technical School. It is managed by the Lambton Kent District School Board. [3]
Team name: Wolfpack
School colours: light blue, silver and black[2]
Grades: 9–12
Sports[edit]
Great Lakes Secondary School has teams that are competitive at the board, regional, provincial, and national level. Teams include:(1)
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Basketball (Girls AA OFSAA Silver 2009,2010)
- Cross Country Running
- Football(2015 OFSAA 8-man Champs)
- Golf
- Hockey
- Reach For The Top (Trivia)
- Rugby (Girls AA OFSAA Bronze 2010)
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Music[edit]
GLSS has strong instrumental and vocal music programs. The bands (Grade 9, Junior, Senior, and Jazz) compete at local and out of town music festivals. They also go to every school in the county once a year to play in an assembly. Most years the school puts on a dramatic musical production.
The school has a group of singers in its vocals class. They often put on shows for the community to for a small price.
Music is common in the Great Lakes Revue, an annual fundraising event where different students and groups of students perform for anyone who buys a ticket.
Notable graduates[edit]
- Kim Mitchell, Canadian rock artist **
- Mike Weir, professional golfer **
- Nail Yakupov, professional hockey player **
**graduated when school's name was St. Clair Secondary School
References[edit]
- ^ Dobson, Cathy (January 6, 2018). "New Great Lakes school project taking shape on Murphy". thesarniajournal.ca. The Sarnia Journal. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Q&A About Great Lakes Secondary School (GLSS)" (PDF). Lambton-Kent District School Board. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ Bowen, Neil (August 30, 2017). "Great Lakes Secondary renovation beginning". theobserver.ca. Sarnia Observer. Retrieved 19 January 2018.