Yorkton Regional High School

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High school in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada

Yorkton Regional High School

Address

150 Gladstone Avenue

Yorkton

Saskatchewan

S3N 2A8

Canada

Coordinates| 51°12′58″N 102°28′35″W﻿ / ﻿51.21604°N 102.47626°W﻿ / 51.21604; -102.47626
Information
School type| High School
Motto| A Family of Raiders
Founded| 1967
School board| Good Spirit School Division
Principal| Dr. Brandon Needham
Grades| 9-12
Enrollment| 801
Language| English
Area| Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Colour(s)| Orange  Brown
Mascot| Colonel Raider
Team name| Raiders
Website| yrhs.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

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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

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

## External links

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* Yorkton Regional High School Website