White Oaks Secondary School
Address
1330 Montclair Drive Oakville, Ontario, L6H 1Z5, Canada
Information
School board	Halton District School Board
Religious affiliation	none
Superintendent	Suzanne Moffatt
Area trustee	Kelly Amos
Principal	John Stieva
Vice principal	Kelli Pfeiffer Claire Ailey Nicholas Varricchio
School type	High school
Grades	9-12
Language	English French immersion
Mascot	Wild Cats
Colours	Blue and Gold
Founded	1965
Enrollment	1,589 [1] (September 2008)
Homepage	http://www.wossweb.com/

White Oaks Secondary School (WOSS) is a Secondary School located in the Greater Toronto Area suburb of Oakville, in Ontario, Canada.

The school has both north and south campuses, across the road from each other. The north campus was formerly known as General Wolfe High School, and is attended by students who have different levels and types of learning capabilities than those of the south campus. The north campus offers hands on technical programs such as hairdressing, child care, autobody and carpentry as well as classes for students with a wide range of disabilities and English as a Second Language programs (ESL). It is also the location for recognized Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Programs (OYAP) and the Ford Academy of Manufacturing Sciences (FAMS). White Oaks secondary school is one of the most widely known schools in Ontario because it offers many different courses and programs.

White Oaks now offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme.^[2]

Contents 1 Notable alumni 2 References 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Notable alumni

• Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian to walk in space, spent four years at White Oaks Secondary School before attending Milton District High School for his OAC. (Source: The Spectator. Hamilton, Ont.: Oct 16, 1999. pg. N.6)

• Mike Vanderjagt, ex-NFL kicker, graduated from White Oaks Secondary School.

• Shane Told, the lead singer of the mainstream band Silverstein.

• Shawn Stasiak, real name Shawn Stipich, WCW/WWF/WWE Professional Wrestler. ^[3]

• Tony Mandarich, NFL Green Bay Packers #1 Draft Pick graduated from White Oaks Secondary School

• Diana Matheson, Canadian Women's Soccer Team, Graduated from White Oaks Secondary School

• Mark Melymick, former drama teacher active in TV and Film acting and producing. [1]

• Geri Hall, actor on Canadian comedy show "This Hour has 22 Minutes", popular TV commercial actor. [2]

[edit] References

1. ^ http://hdsb.ca/Schools/Pages/SchoolDetails.aspx?sc=2041
2. ^ White Oaks Secondary School
3. ^ SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: Shawn Stasiak

[edit] External links

• White Oaks Secondary School website

[edit] References

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