Yorkton Regional High School
Address
150 Gladstone Avenue

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Canada
Coordinates51°12′58″N 102°28′35″W / 51.21604°N 102.47626°W / 51.21604; -102.47626
Information
School typeHigh School
MottoA Family of Raiders
Founded1967
School boardGood Spirit School Division
PrincipalMike Haczkewicz
Grades9-12
Enrollment801
LanguageEnglish
AreaYorkton, Saskatchewan
Colour(s)Orange   Brown  
MascotColonel Raider
Team nameRaiders
Websiteyrhs.gssd.ca

Yorkton Regional High School (also known as the YRHS or The Regional) is located in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. The Regional opened its doors on November 10, 1967. As of 2022, the school had a population of 790 students.[1]

The school color is orange, and "Colonel Raider" is the mascot of YRHS.

Extracurriculars

The Yorkton Regional High School has been number 1 in Canada in the QSP Magazine Campaign for 17 years in a row, each year bringing in over $100,000, going directly towards extracurricular activities and events at the school.

The YRHS Marching 100 marching band was the only Canadian representative in the 1998 Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena, CA. The YRHS Jazz 1 band represented the country at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland on July 7, 2006. Just days previous to that, the band took third place in the Vienna International Youth Music Festival.

In 1985, Yorkton Regional High School hosted the very first Canadian Student Leadership Conference (CLSC). This event has taken place every year since and returned to Yorkton in 1995.

References

  1. "Yorkton Regional High School moving to online learning after 70 COVID-19 cases reported in a week". CBC. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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