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Thomas A. Blakelock High School
Thomas A. Blakelock High School
Address
	1160 Rebecca Street; Oakville, Ontario, L6L 1Y9; Canada
Information
School type	High School
Motto	Ad majora natus sum; (Latin: I was born for greater things)
Founded	1957
School board	Halton District School Board
Superintendent	Eleanor McIntosh
Area trustee	Carole Baxter
School number	947539
Principal	Paul Dawson
Grades	9–12
Enrolment	994 (2017-2018)
Language	English, French Immersion
Colour(s)	Green, Black & White
Mascot	Tabbie
Team name	Tigers
Feeder schools	Brookdale, Eastview, Oakwood, Ecole Pine Grove and WH Morden public schools
Website	tab.hdsb.ca

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T.A. Blakelock High School is the second oldest high school in the town of Oakville, Ontario, and has the oldest high school building in Oakville still in use as a school. The school was built in 1957. There are 1,200 students currently^[when?] enrolled at T.A. Blakelock. The school is named after Thomas Aston Blakelock.

The school's athletic teams were originally known as the Tabbies, after the acronym TAB. They are now called the Tigers.

Blakelock is the only public high school in southwest Oakville, after the closure of Queen Elizabeth High School and the transfer of Gordon E. Perdue High School to the Catholic Board in 1990.

The current^[when?] principal is Paul Dawson.

Blakelock is known for having an excellent music program. In 2013, its Senior Wind Ensemble and Grade 12 Percussion Ensemble both won Gold at MusicFest's Canadian National Music Festival. ^[4]

Notable alumni

Dan Ferrone - CFL player, president of CFLPA, Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee (2013)
David Bradstreet - musician
Arlene Duncan - (1974) actress, singer; played Fatima in Little Mosque on the Prairie
Lindy Booth - (1997) actress
Greg Westlake - (2004) ice sledge hockey player

References

External links

Official website

[Ministry-1] "Ontario Ministry of Education Secondary School Profile".

[HDSB-2] "Halton District School Board".

[WOFOS-3] "West Oakville Family of Schools".

[4] ttps://musicfest.ca/results/2013-results/

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 | name = Thomas A. Blakelock High School
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 | schooltype = [[High school (North America)|High School]]
 | motto = ''Ad majora natus sum''
-| motto_translation    = {{lang-la|I was born for greater things}}
+| motto_translation    = {{langx|la|I was born for greater things}}
 | founded = 1957
-| schoolboard = [[Halton District School Board]]<ref name="Ministry">{{Cite web|title=Ontario Ministry of Education Secondary School Profile |url=http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/sift/schoolProfileSec.asp?SCH_NUMBER=947539}}</ref>
+| schoolboard = [[Halton District School Board]]<ref name="Ministry"/>
-| superintendent = Julie Hunt Gibbons
+| superintendent = Eleanor McIntosh
-| trustee = Tracey Ehl Harrison
+| trustee = Carole Baxter
+| number = 947539<ref name="Ministry"/>
-| number = 947539<ref name="Ministry">{{Cite web|title=Ontario Ministry of Education Secondary School Profile |url=http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/sift/schoolProfileSec.asp?SCH_NUMBER=947539}}</ref>
-| principal = Brent Coakwell<ref name="HDSB">{{Cite web|title=Halton District School Board|url=https://www.hdsb.ca/schooldetails/schooldetails.aspx?sc=2037}}</ref>
+| principal = Paul Dawson<ref name="HDSB">{{Cite web |title=Halton District School Board |url=https://www.hdsb.ca/schooldetails/schooldetails.aspx?sc=2037}}</ref>
 | grades_label = [[Education in Canada#Levels in education|Grades]]
 | grades = 9–12
-| enrollment = 994
+| enrolment = 994
+| enrolment_as_of = 2017-2018<ref name="HDSB"/>
-| enrollment_as_of = 2017-2018<ref name="HDSB">{{Cite web|title=Halton District School Board|url=https://www.hdsb.ca/schooldetails/schooldetails.aspx?sc=2037}}</ref>
 | language = [[Canadian English|English]], French Immersion
 | colours = {{Color box|green|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|black|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} Green, Black & White
-| mascot = Tabbie the Tiger
+| mascot = Tabbie
 | team_name = Tigers
-| feeder_schools = [[Brookdale Public School]], [[Eastview Public School]], [[Oakwood Public School]], [[Ecole Pine Grove Public School]], [[WH Morden Public School]]<ref name="WOFOS">{{Cite web|title=West Oakville Family of Schools| url=http://wofos.wordpress.com/about-wofos/}}</ref>
+| feeder_schools = Brookdale, Eastview, Oakwood, Ecole Pine Grove and WH Morden public schools<ref name="WOFOS">{{Cite web |title=West Oakville Family of Schools |url=http://wofos.wordpress.com/about-wofos/}}</ref>
 | homepage = {{URL|http://tab.hdsb.ca/}}
 }}
-'''T.A. Blakelock High School''' is the second oldest high school in the town of [[Oakville, Ontario]], and has the oldest high school building in Oakville still in use as a school. The school was built in 1957. There are 1,100 students at T.A. Blakelock. The school is named after [[Thomas Aston Blakelock]].
+'''T.A. Blakelock High School''' is the second oldest high school in the town of [[Oakville, Ontario]], and has the oldest high school building in Oakville still in use as a school. The school was built in 1957. There are 1,200 students currently{{when|date=February 2024}} enrolled at T.A. Blakelock. The school is named after [[Thomas Aston Blakelock]].
 The school's athletic teams were originally known as the Tabbies, after the acronym TAB. They are now called the Tigers.
-Blakelock is the only public high school in southwest Oakville, after the recent closing of Queen Elizabeth High School and the transfer of [[St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School (Oakville)|Gordon E. Perdue High School]] to the Catholic Board in 1990.
+Blakelock is the only public high school in southwest Oakville, after the closure of Queen Elizabeth High School and the transfer of [[St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School (Oakville)|Gordon E. Perdue High School]] to the Catholic Board in 1990.
-The current principal is Mr. Dean Barnes. Previously, Mr. Kevin Caughlin served as principal.
+The current{{when|date=February 2024}} principal is Paul Dawson.
-In June 2008, the Senior Boys Soccer team won bronze at OFSAA in Thunder Bay. They also won the Halton Championship, going undefeated in this time. They became one of the most successful teams that the school has produced, rivaling the dynasty in sport that Blakelock had in the 1970s when many of its athletes went on to college, university and professional careers.
-Blakelock is also known for having an excellent music program. In 2013 their Senior Wind Ensemble and Grade 12 Percussion Ensemble both won Gold at MusicFest's Canadian National Music Festival.
+Blakelock is known for having an excellent music program. In 2013, its Senior Wind Ensemble and Grade 12 Percussion Ensemble both won Gold at MusicFest's Canadian National Music Festival. <ref>https://musicfest.ca/results/2013-results/</ref>
 ==Notable alumni==
+{{unreferenced|section|date=February 2024}}
-*[[Dan Ferrone]]  CFL player; President of CFLPA; Canadian Football Hall of Fame (2013)
+*[[Dan Ferrone]] - CFL player, president of CFLPA, Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee (2013)
-*[[Arlene Duncan]] – (1974) Actress, Singer played Fatima in ''[[Little Mosque on the Prairie]]''
+*[[David Bradstreet]] - musician
-*[[Lindy Booth]] – (1997) Actress
+*[[Arlene Duncan]] - (1974) actress, singer; played Fatima in ''[[Little Mosque on the Prairie]]''
+*[[Lindy Booth]] - (1997) actress
+*[[Greg Westlake]] - (2004) ice sledge hockey player
 ==See also==
-*[[List of high schools in Ontario]]
+* [[Education in Ontario]]
+* [[List of secondary schools in Ontario]]
 ==References==