John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute
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21 Meyer Drive Guelph, Ontario, N1E 4H1 Canada |
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| School type | Public |
| Motto | Semper Procedere (Always Progressing) |
| Founded | 1956 |
| School board | Upper Grand District School Board |
| Principal | Beth Burns |
| Staff | ≈ 120 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | ≈ 2000 (October 2014) |
| Language | English, French, Japanese |
| Area | North-east Guelph |
| Colour(s) | Blue and double blue |
| Mascot | The Royal |
| Team name | Royals |
| Website | www |
John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute is a grades 9–12 public secondary school in Guelph, Ontario, Canada and is part of the Upper Grand District School Board.
Guelph's largest high school was originally named John F. Ross Vocational School, in honour of John Francis Ross, a highly respected Guelph educator and principal. The school opened its doors in 1956 to 460 students with 25 teachers and Lorne Fox as its principal, under the new name John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute. It celebrated its 50th anniversary with a reunion in May 2006.
John F. Ross is well known for its excellent and diverse academic programs. It is the only high school in the Upper Grand District School Board that offers French Immersion and English as Second Language program (grades 9-12). In addition, Ross offers programs in technology, drama, music, art, science, social sciences and co-op. As part of its standard classes, the school also offers special education classes for exceptional students. It has excellent teachers as well as administrators. Ross also has a strong, co-operative learning program in which local employers are matched with students for on-the-job training.
Students also have many opportunities to learn outside of the school. For example, the Music and Geography departments offer an extended field trip to a major city or destination (i.e., New York City, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Boston) each spring. Annual March Break trips are offered to students as well. Recent trips offered include China in 2011, Eastern Europe in 2011, Africa (Me to We), Greece and Turkey in 2012, France in 2013, and Italy, Switzerland and Austria in March 2014.
The school has the largest population of any school in the Upper Grand District School Board, with an estimated 2000 students (Fall 2014). This is due to its proximity to the downtown core as well as drawing in many students from the surrounding rural areas including nearby towns such as Rockwood.
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