West Carleton Secondary School
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West Carleton Secondary School is a high school situated in the rural
west end of Ottawa
, Ontario
.
The school is under the jurisdiction of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board.
West Carleton Secondary School opened its door to students in September 1988.
It serves the rural West Carleton Community and more urban Kanata areas such as Morgan's Grant and Shirley's Brook.
As a composite school of approximately 800 students and 60 staff, it offers a full range of program opportunities to is students.
With consistently high scores in both Board Wide and Provincial standardized tests, students enjoy a stimulating and challenging academic environment as well as an opportunity to participate in a large variety of optional programs.
The school is situated on a large property on Dunrobin Road with access to 107 acre (0.43301402 km²) of forest, field and wetland and the school incorporates its unique location into its academic program through field trips, outdoor education and the use of its 'outdoor classroom' environment.
, Constance Bay
, Carp
, Fitzroy Harbour
, Kinburn, Dunrobin
, Galetta
, Shirleys Bay Brookside
and the area connecting these communities.
Grade 9 students can choose an Integrated Technology course and students can select one or more of Transportation, Construction, Communication Technology, or Computer Science courses in grades ten to twelve. The school is known to have high averages and scoring in math departments due to a great staff, willing to help students and give them the proper education they need.
Sports are:
Rural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
west end of 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....
.
The school is under the jurisdiction of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board.
West Carleton Secondary School opened its door to students in September 1988.
It serves the rural West Carleton Community and more urban Kanata areas such as Morgan's Grant and Shirley's Brook.
As a composite school of approximately 800 students and 60 staff, it offers a full range of program opportunities to is students.
With consistently high scores in both Board Wide and Provincial standardized tests, students enjoy a stimulating and challenging academic environment as well as an opportunity to participate in a large variety of optional programs.
The school is situated on a large property on Dunrobin Road with access to 107 acre (0.43301402 km²) of forest, field and wetland and the school incorporates its unique location into its academic program through field trips, outdoor education and the use of its 'outdoor classroom' environment.
Community
Students come from the communities of Morgan's GrantMorgan's Grant
Morgan's Grant is a suburban neighbourhood located in Kanata, north of the Kanata North Business Park. It is found west of March Road, and north of Terry Fox Drive...
, Constance Bay
Constance Bay, Ontario
Constance Bay, Ontario is a village of approximately 3,000, part of the municipality of Ottawa and is situated 20 minutes from Kanata. As of 2005, the village consisted of 30% cottage/seasonal housing; 70% year round...
, Carp
Carp, Ontario
Carp is a large village west of urban Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.The village takes its name from the Carp River which runs through the village.The main street was formerly a section of the Trans-Canada Highway and carried much of the traffic coming from the west into Ottawa...
, Fitzroy Harbour
Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario
Fitzroy Harbour is a small village within the city of Ottawa in eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Ottawa River at the mouth of the Carp River. A branch of the Mississippi River, known as the Snye, also empties into the Ottawa to the west of the village.The town was founded by Charles...
, Kinburn, Dunrobin
Dunrobin, Ontario
Dunrobin is a rural village located about 22 miles north west of Downtown Ottawa, Canada. Dunrobin lies within a valley, nestled between the Ottawa River and the Carp escarpment, and is located at 45.18° latitude and 75.55° longitude. As a part of West Carleton Township, Dunrobin was amalgamated...
, Galetta
Galetta, Ontario
Galetta is a village in eastern Ontario, Canada, located on the Mississippi River near its mouth in the Ottawa River. Once part of Fitzroy Township and later West Carleton, it is now part of the city of Ottawa.The area was first settled in 1823...
, Shirleys Bay Brookside
Brookside
Brookside is a defunct British soap opera set in Liverpool, England. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003...
and the area connecting these communities.
Education
A full range of Technology courses, including the new 'Technical Internship Program' is available.Grade 9 students can choose an Integrated Technology course and students can select one or more of Transportation, Construction, Communication Technology, or Computer Science courses in grades ten to twelve. The school is known to have high averages and scoring in math departments due to a great staff, willing to help students and give them the proper education they need.
Sports
West Carleton has a variety of sports. The school has 2 gyms, one where the home basketball team plays and is called the "wolf's den". Also there are a variety of outdoor fields and facilities, including a football field/rugby pitch, standard sized soccer field, two mini soccer fields, a baseball diamond, a running track, and long jump pit. The school takes pride in its athletics with students and teachers rallying behind the competitors and cheering them on. Along with the school teams, there is also of course; the phys-ed program where students get to learn different sports in a fun environment. In the 2010-2011 season, the junior boys basket-ball team, led by all-stars Corey Johnson and Andrew Baker, placed 1st place - tier 1 for the first time in the school's history. Other contributions were also included from; Liam Smedley, Puthi Jeyapalasingham, Josh Kelly, Ralph Dartey, Chris Hue, Aidan Murray, Kounver Dhillon, Malik Chasse, Hans St. Preux, Hector Hutagaol, Ryan David, Jasdeep Grewal and Christopher Tuy.Sports are:
- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- RugbyRugby footballRugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
- VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- HockeyHockeyHockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
- BadmintonBadmintonBadminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
- Soccer
- Field HockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
- Touch FootballTouch footballTouch football may refer to:* Touch football , a variant of American football where players touch, rather than tackle, their opponents* Touch rugby, games derived from rugby football in which players touch, rather than tackle, their opponents...
- Track and FieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
- Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
Clubs
- Art Club
- Anime ClubAnime clubAn anime club is an organization that meets to discuss, show, and promote anime in a local community setting and can also focus on broadening Japanese cultural understanding. Anime clubs are increasingly found at universities and high schools. Organizers may also utilize public meeting spaces such...
- Athletics Association
- Concert BandConcert bandA concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, wind ensemble, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family, and percussion instrument family.A...
- Disappearing Kimonos
- Diversity Club
- Environmental Club
- Improv Team
- Jazz BandJazz bandA jazz band is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. Jazz bands usually consist of a rhythm section and a horn section, in the early days often trumpet, trombone, and clarinet with rhythm section of piano, banjo, bass or tuba, and drums.-Eras:SwingDuring the swing era in the mid-twentieth...
- March Break Trip to Europe
- Newspaper Club - The West Carleton Echo
- Social Justice Club