Accomplishments
During the 1998/1999 school year Teachers were in a legal strike position when Iroquois Ridge students rallied together to organize a sit in support of the hard working teachers. This peaceful protest was held in the front hall of the school with encouraging speeches with local media covering the events. During the school year of 2004-2005, the school was in the CTV late night news for collecting over $800 in under 20 minutes for tsunami relief help. The school's Global Issues Council runs the Halloween 4 Hunger Food Drive, which collects over 3,000 non-perishable food items for the Oakville Fairshare Foodbank each year. The Council also runs World Vision's 30 Hour Famine and raises more than $10,000 each year. In October 2006, the school set a world record for the most number of people "standing against something" (part of the school's "Stand for Sudan" project), which was published in the 2007 edition of the Guinness World Records. In 2007, Stephen Lewis came to Iroquois Ridge to honor the students for raising $21,000 towards the Stephen Lewis foundation. In the year 2009/2010, with a $6.2-million infusion from the Province, Iroquois Ridge became one of the first High Schools in Ontario with the installation of 25 large solar panels on the roof of the school. This was the '09/'10 grade 12 gift. In May 2011, the school raised $48,000 during its Relay For Life event for cancer.
The Original Pink Football Game started at Iroquois Ridge.
Overall, Iroquois is focused on academic and athletic achievements but also to contributing to a larger community, whether it be a town, a country, or the world.
As of 2009-2010, Iroquois Ridge High School is ranked #16 out of the 727 public secondary schools in Ontario, and #1 in the Halton District.
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