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On that first day
of
classes, the 69 students enrolled in the new High
School were instructed by a staff of two teachers. The
new three and a half building site was
purchased and the High School was opened in 1889.
Mr. Edward J. Lennox was the architect of the new
High School. Mr. Lennox was also involved in the
design of Old City Hall, Casa Loma, the King
Edward Hotel and Massey Hall, all present
historical buildings in the City of Toronto.
By
the year 1913 the school had an enrolment of 120 students
taught by 4 staff. The
first major renovations occurred to the High
School in 1953-54 with the construction of the West Wing. In 1958, an East Wing was added
to the structure to accommodate the growing population of the school. In 1959, the
original school building was demolished and
a new building opened in 1960. The years 1962 /
67 saw new additions of areas such as the
Resource Centre, Business and Technical areas, the Cafeteria and
Swimming pool.
In
January 1970, the GDHS
Board was amalgamated with the
Halton Board of Education. Since then the
Resource Centre and Music and Computer areas have
been added to the existing structure. Recent expansion has occurred mainly to
the infrastructure of the building,
permitting the expansion of the school's computer system.
At
present the High School has an enrolment of 1600
students with a teaching staff of 100. |
