Medway High School (Arva, Ontario)

Medway High School (Arva, Ontario)
Medway High School
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Address
14405 Medway Ontario
Arva, Ontario, N0M 1C0, Canada
Information
School board Thames Valley District School Board
Principal Murray Macdonald
School type Public High school
Grades 9-12
Language English
Team name Cowboys
Colours Scarlet & White         
Founded 1949
Enrolment 1008[1] (31 October 2008)
Homepage http://www.tvdsb.ca/MedwayHighSchool.cfm

Medway High School (Arva, Ontario) is a high school located in Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. Approximately five minutes north of London, Ontario, Canada.

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History

Medway was built in 1949, The original name was East Middlesex High School, but people just called it the Arva School. The name was changed to Medway after the Medway Creek which winds through the area.

Medway was part of the Middlesex County Board of Education. Today it is part of the Thames Valley District School Board., which is the third largest board in Ontario.

Medway's Music Program

A large program involving over 250 students.

In 1996, Ken Fleet conducted London Pro Musica, the Medway Senior Concert Choir, and the Medway Girls Choir in recording seventy-two songs for Nancy Telfer’s Choral Audio Library. The five CDs have been played on national radio in Italy, Israel, Australia, and Argentina, and they have been used extensively at major national and international music conferences.

The Medway Choir also won the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation choral competition for the best youth choir in Canada-1980.

Medway's Chess Team

In the 2009 - 2010 school year, Medway High School's chess team became the first to win every one of the five local tournaments held in Thames Valley District School Board. In the nearly 20 year history of these tournaments, this feat has never before been accomplished. Also, the same chess team was the first to win every game played (20-0-0) in a single tournament.

Sports

  • Jr Football
  • Sr Football
  • Field Hockey
  • Jr Girls Basketball
  • Sr Girls Basketball
  • Jr Boys Volleyball
  • Sr Boys Volleyball
  • Cross Country
  • Golf
  • Girls Hockey
  • Boys Hockey
  • Sr Girls Volleyball
  • Jr Girls Volleyball
  • Sr Boys Basketball
  • Jr Boys Basketball
  • Swimming
  • Badminton
  • Curling
  • Boys Rugby
  • Girls Rugby
  • Track and Field
  • Boys Soccer
  • Girls Soccer
  • Archery
  • Special Olympics
  • Chess

Notable Alumni

References

  1. ^ "Secondary School Student Enrolment". Thames Valley District School Board. 2008-10-31. http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/schools/Secondary_October2008.pdf. Retrieved 2009-02-14. 

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