Iroquois Ridge High School

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Iroquois Ridge High School is a secondary school located in the suburbs of Oakville, Ontario. It is often referred to as "IRHS" or "The Ridge."LayoutIroquois Ridge High School has three stories, each of which are dedicated to a particular academic field. The first floor is dedicated to courses relating to business studies, the arts, technologies, and physical education. The second floor is devoted almost entirely to modern languages, social studies, and computer sciences, and is also home to the library and three computer labs. The third floor holds mathematics classrooms and science labs.The school's main hallway is a large atrium which extends up all three stories, and has a large skylight which covers the entire ceiling. It is nicknamed "The Street" because of its planted trees, old-fashioned street lights, and the fact that the classroom windows on either side make it seem as though one is walking between two buildings.The school has three primary staircases that go from the first floor up to the third, which are located in the center of "The Street" and at the front and back doors. There is also a staircase in "The Street" going directly to the second floor, and one in the back going from the second floor down to the football field on the east side of the building.The school has eleven exits, which are located in the front and back entranceways, a Personal and Career Counselling (PCC) office, a daycare, a Communications Technology (CommTech) lab, two art rooms, an art hallway entrance, a cafeteria, and two exits to the field.The school also has various concealed exits used during emergencies.FacilitiesFor recreation, Iroquois Ridge High School has a large gymnasium, a soccer/football field surrounded by a 400m track with a long jump pit, and a fitness centre. Across from the school is the Iroquois Ridge Community Centre, which houses a 25m swimming pool and the public library. There are also two lit baseball parks behind the school that are maintained by the Town of Oakville. A field hockey/soccer field and a tennis court are located adjacent to the school and are also maintained by the Town of Oakville. The school itself also houses a library, two art rooms, two music rooms, an auto workshop, a construction workshop, a theatre, a cafeteria, and numerous computer and science labs.