Lisgar Collegiate Institute
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Lisgar Collegiate Institute is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
secondary school
in Ottawa
, Ontario
, Canada
.
Lisgar Collegiate Institute, one of the country's best regarded public schools, is located in downtown Ottawa by the Rideau Canal
and is only a few blocks from Canada's Parliament Hill
. The school serves the neighbourhoods of Sandy Hill, New Edinburgh, Centretown
, and Rockcliffe Park, and has many students transferring from other areas, attracted by the school's reputation and prestige. In previous years, parents and students have camped out overnight to secure a "coveted transfer spot" to Lisgar, causing some controversy in the news. Lisgar is known for its gifted student program, and has been ranked number one for public schools in Ottawa and 12th in the province by the Fraser Institute
in 2008. Its Reach for the Top
team won the Canadian national finals in the 2008 season. Lisgar's Improv team is also well known for its continued excellence in the Canadian Improv Games
, making it to the Canadian National tournament every year since 2004. Lisgar is also home to the OCESS, a student-run Space Simulation program.
In 1843, a grammar school
with 40 paying students was opened in the Sandy Hill area of Ottawa in a house at the corner of Waller Street and Daly Avenue. In 1859, the school became one of the first in Ontario to admit girls. The school changed locations several times in the first few years, and was renamed first Bytown Grammar School and later Ottawa Grammar School. In 1871 the school was raised to a high school and in 1873 to a collegiate institute
, becoming Ottawa Collegiate Institute.
The school found a permanent home in 1873 when a lot at what was then the southern edge of the city was purchased. The school board acquired the land on Biddy Street for $3,200 and paid a squatter $100 to give up any claims on the land. Biddy Street was renamed Lisgar Street in 1880 after Lord Lisgar
Canada's second Governor-General
. A Gothic Revival style structure, designed by W.T. Thomas and W. Chesterton, was built at a cost of $26,000. Governor General Lord Dufferin
laid the cornerstone and the school opened in 1874.
In 1892, the school became the first public secondary school in Ontario to hire a female teacher. Four new classrooms were added on the south side in 1892, but a fire in 1893 caused the school to be temporarily closed. In 1903, the east wing was built with eight new classrooms and a west wing with laboratories and an auditorium was added in 1908. A rifle range for the cadet corps, in the fourth-floor attic, was added in 1912, and a basement cafeteria in 1923. After the school was split in 1922 to form Glebe Collegiate Institute
, OCI was renamed Ottawa Lisgar Street Collegiate Institute, which was soon shortened to Lisgar Collegiate Institute. Officially, the school remained OCI for several decades. Since the split, Glebe and Lisgar have been traditional rivals.
In 1951, a new gymnasium was built across the street with a tunnel connecting it to the main building. This building was enlarged in 1962. The old gym was turned into what is now the cafeteria. The two buildings are now referred to as the North and South buildings.
In 1957, Lisgar was the first school in Ontario to introduce a special program for gifted students.
In the 1970s, a cash-strapped Ottawa Board of Education
decided to close the school and sell its valuable downtown real estate. This action was blocked by community members and alumni, and the school would be completely renovated instead.
In 1996, the third floor of the building was completely renovated and the science labs were modernized. In March 2003, parts of the first and second floors and the basement of the main building were damaged by a water main break that closed the school for a number of days. Some minor changes were made to the first floor in the reconstruction.
Students have frequently placed highly in mathematics competitions. For instance, they have frequently placed in the top ten amongst Canadian Mathematical Olympiad Winners.
Lisgar has been the home of the Ottawa-Carleton Educational Space Simulation
since 1990. The school is the only one in the region and one of the few in Canada to run such a program. Lisgar was also one of the original members of the now-defunct International Student Space Simulation.
It is rumoured that Lisgar has two ghosts, which is why the top floor is closed off. One girl was killed in the 1940s by a fall of ice from the roof, and a janitor died when he fell off the roof in an unrelated incident. Now Lisgar is a part of the Haunted Walk, a "ghost tour" of downtown Ottawa. The top floor of the North Building was originally closed due to changes to the fire code that prevented its use (there exists only one exit point), and is now unusable because the ceilings of the fourth floor were raised into it.
For a complete list of Lisgar's qualities and test results and other information visit the OCDSB's school profile.
(Space Sim), and Kiwanis Educating Youth (KEY). Lisgar's Student Council consists of nine committees that oversee events throughout the school year, some of which include the well-known Annual United Way Pancake Breakfast and the Canned Food Drive for the Ottawa Centretown Food Bank.
In 2006, the school's Reach for the Top
team became the first Canadian team to participate in the NAQT High School National Championships, placing 25th. In 2008, the Lisgar Reach team became the first team to qualify for both the Canadian Reach for the Top finals and the NAQT High School National Championships in Chicago
, placing second in Ontario
for Reach and first in their qualifying division (Ottawa) for NAQT. Electing to attend the Reach Nationals in Edmonton
, Lisgar came from behind to beat two-time champion University of Toronto Schools
420-415 for the national title. In 2010, Lisgar was able to qualify two teams for the NAQT Chicago tournament.
Lisgar's Improv Team, affectionately known as 'Jimmy', has a reputation for being of the highest calibre. Regular attendees of the National Festival of the Canadian Improv Games
, Jimmy has been a pillar of the Ottawa Improv community for years.
For a complete list of clubs see the school's website.
For a list of club heads and their contact information, see website.
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board refers to both the institution responsible for the operation of all English public schools in the city of Ottawa, Ontario and its governing body. Like most school boards, the OCDSB is administered by a group of elected trustees and one director selected...
secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Lisgar Collegiate Institute, one of the country's best regarded public schools, is located in downtown Ottawa by the Rideau Canal
Rideau Canal
The Rideau Canal , also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario. The canal was opened in 1832 as a precaution in case of war with the United States and is still in use today, with most of its...
and is only a few blocks from Canada's Parliament Hill
Parliament Hill
Parliament Hill , colloquially known as The Hill, is an area of Crown land on the southern banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. Its Gothic revival suite of buildingsthe parliament buildings serves as the home of the Parliament of Canada and contains a number of architectural...
. The school serves the neighbourhoods of Sandy Hill, New Edinburgh, Centretown
Centretown
Centretown is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Canada defined by the city as "the area bounded on the north by Gloucester Street and Lisgar Street, on the east by the Rideau Canal, on the south by the Queensway Freeway and on the west by Bronson Avenue." Traditionally it was all of Ottawa west of the...
, and Rockcliffe Park, and has many students transferring from other areas, attracted by the school's reputation and prestige. In previous years, parents and students have camped out overnight to secure a "coveted transfer spot" to Lisgar, causing some controversy in the news. Lisgar is known for its gifted student program, and has been ranked number one for public schools in Ottawa and 12th in the province by the Fraser Institute
Fraser Institute
The Fraser Institute is a Canadian think tank. It has been described as politically conservative and right-wing libertarian and espouses free market principles...
in 2008. Its Reach for the Top
Reach for the Top
Reach for the Top is a Canadian game show in which teams of high school students participate in local, provincial and eventually national trivia tournaments...
team won the Canadian national finals in the 2008 season. Lisgar's Improv team is also well known for its continued excellence in the Canadian Improv Games
Canadian Improv Games
The Canadian Improv Games is an education based format of improvisational theatre for Canadian high schools. To participate in the games, high school students form teams of up to 8 players and are required to pay a registration fee. The teams compete in regional tournaments, organized and...
, making it to the Canadian National tournament every year since 2004. Lisgar is also home to the OCESS, a student-run Space Simulation program.
History
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
with 40 paying students was opened in the Sandy Hill area of Ottawa in a house at the corner of Waller Street and Daly Avenue. In 1859, the school became one of the first in Ontario to admit girls. The school changed locations several times in the first few years, and was renamed first Bytown Grammar School and later Ottawa Grammar School. In 1871 the school was raised to a high school and in 1873 to a collegiate institute
Collegiate institute
A collegiate institute is a term that can refer to a school either of secondary education or of higher education. It has a complex definition that varies regionally, and has been largely unused outside of Canada since the early 20th century.-Canada:...
, becoming Ottawa Collegiate Institute.
John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar
John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar, Bt, GCB, GCMG, PC was the second Governor General of Canada, in office from 1869 to 1872.-Biography:...
Canada's second Governor-General
Governor General of Canada
The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
. A Gothic Revival style structure, designed by W.T. Thomas and W. Chesterton, was built at a cost of $26,000. Governor General Lord Dufferin
Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, KP, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC was a British public servant and prominent member of Victorian society...
laid the cornerstone and the school opened in 1874.
In 1892, the school became the first public secondary school in Ontario to hire a female teacher. Four new classrooms were added on the south side in 1892, but a fire in 1893 caused the school to be temporarily closed. In 1903, the east wing was built with eight new classrooms and a west wing with laboratories and an auditorium was added in 1908. A rifle range for the cadet corps, in the fourth-floor attic, was added in 1912, and a basement cafeteria in 1923. After the school was split in 1922 to form Glebe Collegiate Institute
Glebe Collegiate Institute
Glebe Collegiate Institute is a high school in the Glebe neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Administered by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Glebe Collegiate Institute has approximately 1,500 students; students and sports teams are referred to as "Gryphons".The school offers many...
, OCI was renamed Ottawa Lisgar Street Collegiate Institute, which was soon shortened to Lisgar Collegiate Institute. Officially, the school remained OCI for several decades. Since the split, Glebe and Lisgar have been traditional rivals.
In 1957, Lisgar was the first school in Ontario to introduce a special program for gifted students.
In the 1970s, a cash-strapped Ottawa Board of Education
Ottawa Board of Education
The Ottawa Board of Education was the public school board for Ottawa from 1970 to 1998. The board was created as part of a province-wide reorganization of the public education system. Previously, elementary schools had been supervised by the Ottawa Public Board of Education, while secondary...
decided to close the school and sell its valuable downtown real estate. This action was blocked by community members and alumni, and the school would be completely renovated instead.
In 1996, the third floor of the building was completely renovated and the science labs were modernized. In March 2003, parts of the first and second floors and the basement of the main building were damaged by a water main break that closed the school for a number of days. Some minor changes were made to the first floor in the reconstruction.
Students have frequently placed highly in mathematics competitions. For instance, they have frequently placed in the top ten amongst Canadian Mathematical Olympiad Winners.
Lisgar has been the home of the Ottawa-Carleton Educational Space Simulation
Ottawa-Carleton Educational Space Simulation
The Ottawa-Carleton Educational Space Simulation , unofficially known as "Spacesim", is a student-run organization within the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board that operates primarily out of Lisgar Collegiate Institute...
since 1990. The school is the only one in the region and one of the few in Canada to run such a program. Lisgar was also one of the original members of the now-defunct International Student Space Simulation.
It is rumoured that Lisgar has two ghosts, which is why the top floor is closed off. One girl was killed in the 1940s by a fall of ice from the roof, and a janitor died when he fell off the roof in an unrelated incident. Now Lisgar is a part of the Haunted Walk, a "ghost tour" of downtown Ottawa. The top floor of the North Building was originally closed due to changes to the fire code that prevented its use (there exists only one exit point), and is now unusable because the ceilings of the fourth floor were raised into it.
For a complete list of Lisgar's qualities and test results and other information visit the OCDSB's school profile.
Advanced Placement Courses
Lisgar Collegiate Institute offers many Advanced Placement courses. Apart from Advanced Placement Latin: Vergil and Advanced Placement Spanish, students taking AP courses take an advanced form of a regular course, which provides them with an Ontario Credit, as well as taking the AP exam in May.- Music Theory - part of the theory curriculum of wind and string music courses.
- European History
- Calculus AB
- Statistics
- English Literature - Grade 12 English is mandatory and this course provides both and AP and a mandatory credit for graduation
- English Language - This course is known as The Writer's Craft
- French Language - The grade 11 extended French course
Clubs
Lisgar has a wide variety of clubs available to students. The school's best-known clubs throughout the city are Amnesty International [AI] Lisgar's Environmental Action Force (LEAF), Ottawa-Carleton Educational Space SimulationOttawa-Carleton Educational Space Simulation
The Ottawa-Carleton Educational Space Simulation , unofficially known as "Spacesim", is a student-run organization within the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board that operates primarily out of Lisgar Collegiate Institute...
(Space Sim), and Kiwanis Educating Youth (KEY). Lisgar's Student Council consists of nine committees that oversee events throughout the school year, some of which include the well-known Annual United Way Pancake Breakfast and the Canned Food Drive for the Ottawa Centretown Food Bank.
In 2006, the school's Reach for the Top
Reach for the Top
Reach for the Top is a Canadian game show in which teams of high school students participate in local, provincial and eventually national trivia tournaments...
team became the first Canadian team to participate in the NAQT High School National Championships, placing 25th. In 2008, the Lisgar Reach team became the first team to qualify for both the Canadian Reach for the Top finals and the NAQT High School National Championships in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, placing second in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
for Reach and first in their qualifying division (Ottawa) for NAQT. Electing to attend the Reach Nationals in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Lisgar came from behind to beat two-time champion University of Toronto Schools
University of Toronto Schools
The University of Toronto Schools is an independent secondary day school affiliated with the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
420-415 for the national title. In 2010, Lisgar was able to qualify two teams for the NAQT Chicago tournament.
Lisgar's Improv Team, affectionately known as 'Jimmy', has a reputation for being of the highest calibre. Regular attendees of the National Festival of the Canadian Improv Games
Canadian Improv Games
The Canadian Improv Games is an education based format of improvisational theatre for Canadian high schools. To participate in the games, high school students form teams of up to 8 players and are required to pay a registration fee. The teams compete in regional tournaments, organized and...
, Jimmy has been a pillar of the Ottawa Improv community for years.
For a complete list of clubs see the school's website.
For a list of club heads and their contact information, see website.
Notable alumni
- Paul AnkaPaul AnkaPaul Albert Anka, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor.Anka first became famous as a teen idol in the late 1950s and 1960s with hit songs like "Diana'", "Lonely Boy", and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder"...
- Singer - Dan AykroydDan AykroydDaniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM is a Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, musician, winemaker and ufologist. He was an original cast member of Saturday Night Live, an originator of The Blues Brothers and Ghostbusters and has had a long career as a film actor and screenwriter.-Early...
- Comedian, actor, screenwriter, and musician - Omar Al-Mufti - Chief Ottawa Petroleum Geologist
- Faye Beale (née Doyle, 1928–2011) - one of the early female Chartered AccountantChartered AccountantChartered Accountants were the first accountants to form a professional body, initially established in Britain in 1854. The Edinburgh Society of Accountants , the Glasgow Institute of Accountants and Actuaries and the Aberdeen Society of Accountants were each granted a royal charter almost from...
s in Canada; the only female in Canada to qualify as a Chartered Accountant in 1953 - Henry BotterellHenry BotterellHenry John Lawrence Botterell was a Canadian fighter pilot who served in the Royal Naval Air Service and then in the Royal Air Force during World War I...
- World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
Canadian Fighter Pilot - Desmond T. BurkeDesmond T. BurkeDesmond T. Burke was a Canadian marksman who is the youngest ever to win The King's Prize at the Bisley shooting competitions....
- Canada's Sports Hall of Fame marksman - Adrienne ClarksonAdrienne ClarksonAdrienne Louise Clarkson is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation....
- noted broadcaster and 26th Governor General of Canada - Eugene ForseyEugene ForseyEugene Alfred Forsey, served in the Canadian Senate from 1970 to 1979. He was considered to be one of Canada's foremost constitutional experts.- Biography :...
- Former Canadian Senator, constitutional expert - Lorry GreenbergLorry GreenbergLawrence "Lorry" Greenberg was Mayor of Ottawa, Ontario from 1975 to 1978.He graduated from Lisgar Collegiate in 1952.jl He was one of the founding members of Minto Developments Inc., but left the company in 1960...
- Former Ottawa mayor - Lorne GreeneLorne GreeneLorne Greene , was the stage name of Lyon Himan Green, OC, a Canadian actor.His television roles include Ben Cartwright on the western Bonanza, and Commander Adama in the science fiction movie and subsequent TV Series Battlestar Galactica...
- Newsreader, actor, and Star of TV's BonanzaBonanzaBonanza is an American western television series that both ran on and was a production of NBC from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 430 episodes, it ranks as the second longest running western series and still continues to air in syndication. It centers on the... - Bruce HallidayBruce HallidayBruce Halliday, MD, CCFP was a Canadian physician and federal politician.-History:Born in Woodstock, Ontario, Halliday was a physician before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons from the Ontario riding of Oxford in the 1974 federal election.Halliday spent his early years in Ottawa,...
- Physician and Member of Parliament - Laura HannantLaura HannantLaura Kerstin Hannant is a youth activist and former Chairwoman of the International Children's Jury.In 2000, she nominated the late Iqbal Masih to receive the first World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child...
- Child activist - Ann Heggtveit - World and Olympic ski champion
- Lieutenant Alexis Helmer - Inspiration for the poem In Flanders FieldsIn Flanders Fields"In Flanders Fields" is one of the most notable poems written during World War I, created in the form of a French rondeau. It has been called "the most popular poem" produced during that period...
- Sergeant Edward J.B. Holland VCEdward James Gibson HollandMajor Edward James Gibson Holland VC was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.- Early life :Holland was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and attended Lisgar...
- a member of the Royal Canadian Dragoons who won the Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
for valour during the Battle of LeliefonteinBattle of LeliefonteinThe Battle of Leliefontein was an engagement between Canadian/British and Boer forces during the Second Boer War on 7 November 1900, at the Komati River south of Belfast at the present day Nooitgedacht Dam....
on November 7, 1900, in the Second Boer WarSecond Boer WarThe Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State... - Donald JacksonDonald JacksonDonald George Jackson, CM is a retired Canadian figure skater. He captured four Canadian titles and a bronze medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics...
- World champion figure skater, first to perform a triple lutz jumpLutz jumpThe Lutz is a figure skating jump, named after Alois Lutz, an Austrian skater who performed it in 1913. It is a toepick-assisted jump with an entrance from a back outside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot.- Lutz technique:... - Peter JenningsPeter JenningsPeter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings, CM was a Canadian American journalist and news anchor. He was the sole anchor of ABC's World News Tonight from 1983 until his death in 2005 of complications from lung cancer...
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, professional soccer player, full back for Welsh soccer team Cardiff City. - Evelyn LambartEvelyn LambartEvelyn Lambart was a Canadian animator and technical director with the National Film Board of Canada, known for her early collaborations with Norman McLaren as well as her later films, as sole director....
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- CBC News Africa Correspondent - Susan McMasterSusan McMasterSusan McMaster is a Canadian poet, literary editor, and spoken word/performance poet who lives in Ottawa, Ontario. She is currently President of the League of Canadian Poets....
- Poet, performance poet - Kagher Neiber-ShiegKagher Neiber-ShiegKagher Neiber-Shieg was a Canadian-born German fighter ace.-Birth and early life:Neiber-Shieg was born to a German family in downtown Ottawa. His father worked in an industrial plant, while his mother lived at home. For three years, 1912-1915, he attended Lisgar Collegiate Institute, where he was...
- World War I German fighter ace - Matthew PerryMatthew Perry (actor)Matthew Langford Perry is a Canadian-American actor and comedian, best known for his Emmy-nominated role as Chandler Bing on the popular, long-running NBC television sitcom Friends...
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- "King" of Wikipedia - Shelagh RogersShelagh RogersShelagh Rogers, OC is a Canadian radio broadcaster. She is currently the host of CBC Radio One's The Next Chapter.Rogers grew up in Ottawa, Ontario. She was the "Head Girl" at her high school, Lisgar Collegiate Institute. She played in the Ottawa Youth Orchestra and was a spare on the Reach for...
- Journalist, host of Sounds Like CanadaSounds Like CanadaSounds Like Canada was a Canadian radio program, which aired weekday mornings on CBC Radio One from 2002 to 2008. Until the end of May 2008, the program was hosted by the award-winning broadcaster Shelagh Rogers, and in the summers by a rotating series of guest hosts... - Mike ShaverMike ShaverMike Shaver is currently the Engineering Director at Facebook. He is known for his work on several other open source projects as well...
- Software developer - Max ValiquetteMax ValiquetteMax Valiquette is a Toronto-based youth culture and pop culture expert. He is the president of Youthography, a Canadian youth marketing agency, as well as the host of TVOntario's VoxTalk, a youth-issues talk show. He is a speaker on issues pertaining to youth culture in Canada and around the world,...
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See also
- List of Ottawa, Ontario schools
- Ottawa-Carleton Educational Space SimulationOttawa-Carleton Educational Space SimulationThe Ottawa-Carleton Educational Space Simulation , unofficially known as "Spacesim", is a student-run organization within the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board that operates primarily out of Lisgar Collegiate Institute...
- List of designated heritage properties in Ottawa
External links
- School Website
- Lisgar Alumni Association
- OCDSB Website
- 2006-2007 OCDSB School Profile
- 2005-2006 OCDSB School Profile
- 2004-2005 OCDSB School Profile
- More Information on Lisgar
- Lisgar's Sports Site
- The CEMC Waterloo Math Contest Website
- Lisgar Environmental Action Force
- Science Teachers at Lisgar
- Picture Peter Jennings in Lisgar
- Ottawa Citizen on Fraser Institute Secondary School Rankings for 2008