Whitchurch Highlands Public School

Infobox Education in Canada
name= Whitchurch Highlands Public School


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streetaddress= 13812 Warden Ave.
city= Whitchurch-Stouffville
province= Ontario
postalcode= L4A 7X5
areacode= 905
phone= [phone]
fax= [phone]
email= [e-mail]
url= [http://www.whitchurchhighlands.ps.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/ Whitchurch Highlands Public School]
schoolnumber= 288
schoolboard= York Region District School Board
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superintendent= Chris Tulley
trustee= Loralea Carruthers
principal= Arnis Pukitis
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administrator=
schooltype= Public Elementary School
grades= Jk-8
language= English, French
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mascot= Wolves
teamname= Whitchurch Wolves
colours= Black, Red, and White
founded= 1968
enrollment= 300+
enrollment_as_of= 2006

Whitchurch Highlands is a public Elementary school of the York Region District School Board. It is located on Warden Avenue (north-west corner of Warden Ave. and Bloomington Road) in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario, Canada, and is situated on 17 acres of land, or more fondly called the 17 Acres Woods, a play on words from the children's books Winnie the pooh. The school's mascot is the wolf. The official opening of Whitchurch Highlands Public School was in 1968, and the school's design was considered revolutionary because its hallways are in a large circle around the gym with the classrooms radiating out from the hallways. Facilities in Whitchurch Highlands include: Music Room, Gym, Classrooms, Computer Lab, Outdoor Fields, Soccer Field, Outdoor Classrooms, Library, and Portables. There are approximately 60 computers in the school, distributed in the computer labs and around the school. As of 2005 there were 15 regular teachers, 2 French teachers, 4 SERT's, 3 CYW's, 2 EA's, and 2 caretakers. There is a strong parent teacher relation in the school.

Clubs & Teams

* Chess Club
* Grade 7 & 8 Band
* Junior/Senior Choir
* Junior and Intermediate Basketball Teams
* Volleyball Team
* Blue Spruce, Silver Birch and Red Maple reading clubs
* Cross Country Team
* Yearbook Committee

Notable Alumni

*Curtis Joseph - NHL Hockey Player

External links

* [http://www.whitchurchhighlands.ps.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/ Whitchurch Highlands Public School]
* [http://www.whsac.ca/ Whitchurch Highlands Parent Council]

ources

*This article includes extracts from the York Region District School Board web site.