T. A. Blakelock High School

Thomas A. Blakelock High School
Address
Map
1160 Rebecca Street[1]

Oakville
,
Ontario
,
L6L 1Y9

Canada
Information
School typeHigh School
MottoAd majora natus sum
(Latin: I was born for greater things)
Founded1957
School boardHalton District School Board[1]
SuperintendentEleanor McIntosh
Area trusteeCarole Baxter
School number947539[1]
PrincipalPaul Dawson[2]
Grades9–12
Enrolment994 (2017-2018[2])
LanguageEnglish, French Immersion
Colour(s)    Green, Black & White
MascotTabbie
Team nameTigers
Feeder schoolsBrookdale, Eastview, Oakwood, Ecole Pine Grove and WH Morden public schools[3]
Websitetab.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 1,200 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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ontario Ministry of Education Secondary School Profile".
  2. ^ a b "Halton District School Board".
  3. ^ "West Oakville Family of Schools".
  4. ^ https://musicfest.ca/results/2013-results/