Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School
| Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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105 Braemore Avenue[1] , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 45°37′23″N 62°00′25″W / 45.623°N 62.007°W |
| Information | |
| School type | High school |
| Founded | 1970 |
| School board | Strait Regional Centre for Education |
| Principal | Darryl Breen [1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 758[2] (2012–2013) |
| Language | English |
| Area | Antigonish Town and County |
| Colour(s) | Blue and red |
| Mascot | Roy the Bumblebee and Tay May the Pictou County Stray Kitty |
| Team name | Royals |
| Website | drjhg |
Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School (often referred to as The Regional) is a secondary school located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is attended by approximately 775 students in grades 9 to 12. The school used to fall under the jurisdiction of the Strait Regional School Board, until the school board system was cancelled on the 2018-19 school year. Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School was ranked fourth among Nova Scotian schools in 2009.[citation needed]
Name
The school was formerly known as Antigonish Regional High School, but the name was changed in the mid 1980s to honour a superintendent forced into retirement due to illness.[3]
Sports
The school's sports teams are nicknamed the Royals or sometimes the Regional Royals, and since the school name change that came into effect in 1985, the school is often referred to as Doctor J. Two programs, women's basketball and X-Country, have been especially successful over the years.[citation needed]
International Baccalaureate Programme
The school began teaching the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program in September 2007. It has been an IB World School since April 2007 (IB World School Code 002932). Currently, it offers Biology HL/SL Chemistry HL/SL, English Literature HL, German Literature SL, Korean Literature SL, French B HL/SL, History HL/SL, Mathematics SL, Physics HL/SL, Economics HL, Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Visual Arts HL/SL, Music HL/SL.[4]
Notable former pupils
- Eric Gillis, athlete[citation needed]
- Al MacIsaac, ice hockey executive and former player[citation needed]
- Paul MacLean (ice hockey), ice hockey coach and former player[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "Our School | Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School". Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ Strait Regional School Board, September 30 Enrolments 2012-2013 Archived March 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Accessed September 16, 2013
- ^ "School Community and History". Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ "IB School Dr John Hugh Gillis High School". Retrieved 18 February 2016.
External links
- Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School Official Website
- Strait Regional School Board Website
- Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional Link to the school's page on the IB website