Georgetown District High School

Georgetown District High School or better known as GDHS is a high school located in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada. The school is under the jurisdiction of the Halton District School Board. As of the 2013-2014 school year, approximately 1,600 students were enrolled at Georgetown District High School.HistoryGeorgetown District High School was first opened on January 3, 1887. At the time, there were a total of 69 students, with 2 teachers. In 2012 the school celebrated its 125th anniversary with a ceremony and town festivities. The construction of GDHS cost $12,000, and was designed by a famous Canadian architect, Edward J. LennoxSportsThe school team name, common throughout all sports, is the "Rebels". Georgetown teams have won numerous Halton county titles, GHAC titles and OFSAA titles throughout its history. A total of 76 OFSAA titles since the early 1970s has made the "Rebels" the winningest school in OFSAA sport history.Georgetown is currently most notable for their swimming team, which has consistently placed in the top 3 or won the OFSAA championships. The Rebels swim program has won 47 OFSAA titles starting in 1981. The Rebels are the current OFSAA champions (2016) and have won the last eight overall titles, setting the record for most consecutive OFSAA wins in history, in any sport. In 2012, the Rebels surpassed W.C. Kennedy of Windsor as the most successful team in OFSAA sport history.The Cross Country team held dominance in the late 70's and 80's taking eighteen titles, while wrestling, volleyball, archery and Track & Field have also won at the OFSAA level.