Paris District High School

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streetaddress = 231 Grand River North
city = Paris
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schoolboard = Grand Erie District School Board
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principal = Deb McLoughlin
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founded = 1923
enrollment = 1,043
enrollment_as_of = 2004/2005

Paris District High School (PDHS) is a regional high school in Paris, Ontario, Canada. The school itself was built in 1923, and was known officially as Paris High School until a large addition was constructed in the late 1960s.

In 2004, PDHS serves students from Paris and other towns found in the immediate area, including St. George, Drumbo, Burford, Princeton and Glen Morris. The school maintains rigorous academic standards, with over 30% of the Class of 2001 graduating as Ontario Scholars.

Rugby union, basketball and volleyball are popular with both boys and girls, and Paris teams often compete in the annual province wide CWOSSA championships. Outside of school sponsored sports, PDHS students are involved in activities such as ice hockey, ringette, inline skating and skateboarding. Hockey is especially popular, with several PDHS students and youth from the general area advancing to the Ontario Hockey League in recent years.

Notable alumni

PDHS has produced both nationally and internationally recognizable alumni. This includes:

* Syl Apps - Former Olympian, Toronto Maple Leafs player and Member of Provincial Parliament
* Walter Gretzky - Heart and Stroke Foundation spokesperson (father of Wayne Gretzky)
* D. Gregor Hagey, feature film cinematographer
* Sondra Meszaros - Visual artist and University of Windsor professor
* Ted Reader, celebrity chef
* Linda Schuyler, television producer of "Degrassi"
* Barry Silverthorn, documentary producer of "The End of Suburbia"
* Greg Howes, photographer.
* Craig Jones, Hotel Manager

Also, Canadian author D.A. Smith was the principal of PDHS for several years during the 1950s.

External links

* [http://schools.gedsb.net/pdhs/ Paris District High School]
* [http://www.gedsb.on.ca/schools/Schools/paris_district_high.htm Profile of the school]