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) |
| School district | The Lambton-Kent District School Board |
| 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
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
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 preform in an assembly. Most years the school also puts on a dramatic musical production.
The school has a group of singers in its very own vocals class. The singers of the class often put on shows for the community to come watch usually for a small price.
Notable graduates
- 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
- ^ 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.