École L'Odyssée
Encyclopedia
École L'Odyssée is a public francophone
high school in Moncton, New Brunswick
, Canada
. It is part of the province's District 01
, offering education to students from grade nine to twelve. The school opened on September 30, 2005 as part of a $24.2 million project, alongside the adjoining middle school, École Le Mascaret
. École L'Odyssée was conceived as a way to alleviate the overcrowding problem at École Mathieu-Martin
in nearby Dieppe
, a problem the district has had in the past. The Odyssée-Mascaret project, as well as the future Carrefour de l'Acadie
middle school, replaced the former École Beauséjour and École Vanier complexes. This move allowed the Moncton Hospital to expand, while the Vanier establishment made way for medical offices. On September 9, 2009, the school was given permission to begin an $884,000 expansion for its far side, allowing for a larger space to be reserved for its infirmary and orientation center.
As of September 2010, the school holds 767 students out of its capacity of 850, compared to 971 students at École Mathieu-Martin. It is the only French high school in Moncton.
On January 12, 2004, the two schools were revealed to be attached side-to-side, occupying a combined area of 16,000 square meters (16000 square metres (172,222.6 sq ft) square feet) about 2.5 kilometres (2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) miles) from the nearby Université de Moncton
. When commenting on the new facility, New Brunswick Premier
Bernard Lord
said that "[this] project offers numerous advantages, from several points of view", and that "it reflects [the government's] commitment to equipping New Brunswick with a high-calibre education system." The names for the two schools were picked from submissions sent by the education councils of District 01 and District 03
on March 14, 2005. Both schools were announced to be replacing École Beauséjour and École Vanier, two francophone middle schools, which made way for the expansion of the Moncton Hospital and for medical offices, respectively.
A final $11.2 million was allocated on January 6, 2005, which was 23.3% of the $48 million Department of Education budget for that fiscal year. On July 15, 2005, the school was awarded a $60,000 federal fund for energy efficiency 39% below the national energy threshold; this would save the New Brunswick government $115,193 per year, or an eventual $2 million over 20 years. The province's educational minister, Madelaine Dubé, said: "It is good to know that our schools can also contribute to protecting our environment." The school held its inauguration ceremony with Bernard Lord present on September 30, 2005, despite its delayed opening a few days after the beginning of the 2005–06 school year. Lord spoke of his government's intention to add schools to the growing number of Francophone institutions in New Brunswick, as well as advancing the state of the province's education. "Today's inauguration represents an historic moment for Moncton's Francophone community," he said in his speech. "Parents, students and teaching staff now have modern, state of the art facilities. I feel very proud about this project and I am delighted that it is now a reality." On September 9, 2009, a new, $884,100 permit was awarded to extend L'Odyssée's total area by 390 m² (4,197.9 sq ft) for the expansion of its new infirmary and orientation center.
The city went under scrutiny after the death on November 30 of Erika Frenette, a student at L'Odyssée, who was struck by a car after crossing an intersection near the school in poor weather conditions. Parents began petitions to install street lights near what they deemed to be a "dangerous [street corner]", and on May 4, the request was approved.
, Esperanto, German
, Auto mechanics, carpentry
, entrepreneurship
, world religions
, cooperative education
, and leadership
. L'Odyssée also offers exclusive courses in work-life development and speaking Acadian.
A partnership with the Université de Moncton
and CCNB Dieppe allows students to take and be credited for select courses off-campus one period per semester at no cost during their senior year. Additionally, Cisco
offers a course in server and information sustainment, and the school offers access to ten online courses, including astronomy
and world geography
. Sports programs are available and credited, including hockey
and soccer.
There are two curricular programs, called "Volets", for students wishing to graduate with honours in science
and engineering
or art
and social sciences
.Although the volet is on the list of programs, it was removed in early 2009 due to lack of participation. The main differences between the standard curriculum and the two "Volet" programs are the addition of mandatory courses in the domain of the chosen program, and the requirement to complete thirty hours of volunteer duty. A student must gain an average of 80% in the additional mandatory courses to graduate with honours.
École L'Odyssée operates on a modified version of the controversial concept of block scheduling. Instead of the traditional seven- or eight-period school day, every day students attend four out of the five classes for that semester. The following semester, students attend their remaining five courses in the same fashion, totalling ten courses per year. School days are labelled 1 to 5, instead of Monday to Friday, with each "day" having a predetermined layout. This type of scheduling prevents courses being cancelled for holidays and school vacations, since in such a case, the schedule resumes with the days shifted forward by the length of the school break. For example, if Monday was designated as Day 1, and Tuesday was a holiday, Wednesday would be Day 2, and Thursday would be Day 3. This type of scheduling, however, does not cover unexpected school cancellations (for example, school closure due to poor weather), due to problems it would cause with the predetermined calendar.
Wednesdays, regardless of the "day", are cut by one hour throughout the district to compensate for Community of Practice
(French: , or "CAP") meetings between teachers at the end of the day, to "direct [the district's efforts] towards the educational success of students." Study hall
(known as the "PAAQ" period, which stands for "") is reserved between the first and second period of the day, except for Wednesdays, where the period is removed to compensate for the CAP meetings.
Another difference between L'Odyssée and other schools is the amount of time allotted between classes. Instead of the usual five-minute intermission, students are given 14 minutes between every period – except for the intermission between the first period and PAAQ, and between lunch and the third period, where students are given five minutes. They receive 57 minutes for their lunch every day, except for Wednesdays, when they get a 55-minute lunch (both excluding the five-minute intermission).
Although the schedule is identical throughout the school, students must fill in their courses – A through E – as defined by their schedule:
In 2005, the province began including the school in their reports on student dropout
rates. At the time, its rates were the highest in the province, with a total of six dropouts for every 100 students enrolled. In contrast, the district average was 0.9 dropouts per 100 enrolments, and the provincial average was 2.4 dropouts. The following year, the school's rate dropped to 5.4, remaining three percentage points above the provincial average. In 2007, it fell 2.2 points, down to 3.2 dropouts per 100 students, and finally settled at 2%, 0.2 percentage points below the provincial average of 2.2%.
In terms of academic performance, the province releases report cards based on yearly exams to track the progress toward a goal set for 2013. The exams are held for English classes in the tenth grade, for French classes in the eleventh grade, and for mathematics in the eleventh grade. The report card rates schools based on how many students pass each exam, instead of rating on the average mark on the exam. L'Odyssée, according to the report, is below both the district and the provincial success rate:
).
teams, male and female, are required to practice every first period of the first semester in a credited course. Students participate in up to three tournaments before the provincials and over 30 games in total. The 2009–10 female team finished second in the provincial finals versus the Riverview
Blackhawks.
team at L'Odyssée has been the recipient of several provincial titles since 2006. Team members have included Geneviève Lalonde (7-time champion with six provincial records in the 800 m, 1,500 m, and 3,000 m from 2006 to 2009), Jessica Chamberland (6-time champion with one provincial record in the shot put
from 2006 to 2009), and Alexandre Coholan (2-time champion in the 100 m and 200 m, as well as a silver medal in the triple jump
).
Asterisk (*) denotes NBIAA record holding score as of 2010.
team, a softball
and baseball
team, two Basketball
teams, a golf
team, a football
team, a swimming
team, three curling
teams, a badminton
team, and a rugby union
team. In 2010, the school's wrestling
team featured a provincial winner in the girls' 60 kg class. The senior female volleyball
team took the silver medal in the 2010 provincial tournament.
and Harmony
teams, led by instructor Charles Arseneau, act as a side project for the school's existing music course and has participated in every yearly Heritage Festival
since 2005. The team won a competition in New York in 2009 and six Maestro awards
, including the "Outstanding Band Award", and "Best Solo". The following year, the team placed second and garnered one Maestro award in Washington.
competitions in the 2009–10 season. The team also participated in the "" competition, a provincial tournament, and took first place. Sebastien Richard earned the "Most Starred Player" award, while Julie Frigault won MVP.
championship in Caraquet
. The team of three received the gold prize on March 22, 2010 against École Mathieu-Martin in the finals.
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
high school in Moncton, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, 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...
. It is part of the province's District 01
New Brunswick School District 01
District scolaire 01 is a Canadian school district in New Brunswick.District 01 is a Francophone district operating 13 public schools in Albert, Westmorland, Saint John, Charlotte, Kings, Queens, Sunbury, and York counties.Current enrollment is approximately 7,050 students and 445 teachers...
, offering education to students from grade nine to twelve. The school opened on September 30, 2005 as part of a $24.2 million project, alongside the adjoining middle school, École Le Mascaret
École Le Mascaret
École Le Mascaret is a middle school located in Eastern Moncton. Le Mascaret shares the same building as École L'Odyssée, a public francophone high school.Le Mascaret accommodates 575 students from grades 6 to 8...
. École L'Odyssée was conceived as a way to alleviate the overcrowding problem at École Mathieu-Martin
École Mathieu-Martin
École Mathieu-Martin is a Francophone high school located in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. With an enrollment of close to 1025, the school is the largest of the French-language high schools in the Moncton area. The current principal is Michel Power.-History:...
in nearby Dieppe
Dieppe, New Brunswick
Dieppe is a Canadian city in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.-Geography:Dieppe is located on the Petitcodiac River east of the adjacent city of Moncton...
, a problem the district has had in the past. The Odyssée-Mascaret project, as well as the future Carrefour de l'Acadie
École Carrefour de l'Acadie
École Carrefour de l'Acadie is a Francophone middle school located in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. With an enrollment of up to 570.-External links:*...
middle school, replaced the former École Beauséjour and École Vanier complexes. This move allowed the Moncton Hospital to expand, while the Vanier establishment made way for medical offices. On September 9, 2009, the school was given permission to begin an $884,000 expansion for its far side, allowing for a larger space to be reserved for its infirmary and orientation center.
As of September 2010, the school holds 767 students out of its capacity of 850, compared to 971 students at École Mathieu-Martin. It is the only French high school in Moncton.
History
As Moncton's population grew over the years, overcrowding in high schools soon became a problem: in the 2004–05 school year, École Mathieu-Martin – the sole francophone high school in the area – had an enrolment of 1,609 students, well above the 2009–2010 enrolment of 1,025. When the city's growth rate climbed from 5% in the years 1991–96 to 6.5% in the years 2001–06, the problem became even more apparent. In fact, prior to construction, the idea of a second francophone complex had been in the minds of the New Brunswick Department of Education since as early as December 20, 2002. This idea was later confirmed in New Brunswick's record-breaking $809 million budget for the 2003–04 fiscal year, where $100,000 was allocated to "develop the educational specifications" of the complex. Originally, the project was code named "Moncton School Complex" .On January 12, 2004, the two schools were revealed to be attached side-to-side, occupying a combined area of 16,000 square meters (16000 square metres (172,222.6 sq ft) square feet) about 2.5 kilometres (2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) miles) from the nearby Université de Moncton
Université de Moncton
The Université de Moncton is a French language university located in Moncton, New Brunswick serving the Acadian community of Atlantic Canada...
. When commenting on the new facility, New Brunswick Premier
Premier
Premier is a title for the head of government in some countries and states.-Examples by country:In many nations, "premier" is used interchangeably with "prime minister"...
Bernard Lord
Bernard Lord
Bernard Lord, ONB, QC, is a Canadian politician and lobbyist. Lord served as the 30th Premier of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2006.-Early life:...
said that "[this] project offers numerous advantages, from several points of view", and that "it reflects [the government's] commitment to equipping New Brunswick with a high-calibre education system." The names for the two schools were picked from submissions sent by the education councils of District 01 and District 03
New Brunswick School District 03
District scolaire 03 is a Canadian school district in New Brunswick.District 03 is a Francophone district operating 21 public schools in Carleton, Victoria, Madawaska and Restigouche counties....
on March 14, 2005. Both schools were announced to be replacing École Beauséjour and École Vanier, two francophone middle schools, which made way for the expansion of the Moncton Hospital and for medical offices, respectively.
A final $11.2 million was allocated on January 6, 2005, which was 23.3% of the $48 million Department of Education budget for that fiscal year. On July 15, 2005, the school was awarded a $60,000 federal fund for energy efficiency 39% below the national energy threshold; this would save the New Brunswick government $115,193 per year, or an eventual $2 million over 20 years. The province's educational minister, Madelaine Dubé, said: "It is good to know that our schools can also contribute to protecting our environment." The school held its inauguration ceremony with Bernard Lord present on September 30, 2005, despite its delayed opening a few days after the beginning of the 2005–06 school year. Lord spoke of his government's intention to add schools to the growing number of Francophone institutions in New Brunswick, as well as advancing the state of the province's education. "Today's inauguration represents an historic moment for Moncton's Francophone community," he said in his speech. "Parents, students and teaching staff now have modern, state of the art facilities. I feel very proud about this project and I am delighted that it is now a reality." On September 9, 2009, a new, $884,100 permit was awarded to extend L'Odyssée's total area by 390 m² (4,197.9 sq ft) for the expansion of its new infirmary and orientation center.
The city went under scrutiny after the death on November 30 of Erika Frenette, a student at L'Odyssée, who was struck by a car after crossing an intersection near the school in poor weather conditions. Parents began petitions to install street lights near what they deemed to be a "dangerous [street corner]", and on May 4, the request was approved.
Academics
Curriculum
The school's curriculum is based on a 30-credit system, requiring a student to receive all 17 mandatory credits and seven optional credits to graduate. Examples of notable courses are lawLaw
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
, Esperanto, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, Auto mechanics, carpentry
Carpentry
A carpenter is a skilled craftsperson who works with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects. The work, known as carpentry, may involve manual labor and work outdoors....
, entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can be defined as "one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods". This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response...
, world religions
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
, cooperative education
Cooperative education
Cooperative education is a structured method of combining classroom-based education with practical work experience. A cooperative education experience, commonly known as a "co-op", provides academic credit for structured job experience...
, and leadership
Leadership
Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Other in-depth definitions of leadership have also emerged.-Theories:...
. L'Odyssée also offers exclusive courses in work-life development and speaking Acadian.
A partnership with the Université de Moncton
Université de Moncton
The Université de Moncton is a French language university located in Moncton, New Brunswick serving the Acadian community of Atlantic Canada...
and CCNB Dieppe allows students to take and be credited for select courses off-campus one period per semester at no cost during their senior year. Additionally, Cisco
Cisco
Cisco may refer to:Companies:*Cisco Systems, a computer networking company* Certis CISCO, corporatised entity of the former Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation in Singapore...
offers a course in server and information sustainment, and the school offers access to ten online courses, including astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
and world geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
. Sports programs are available and credited, including hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
and soccer.
There are two curricular programs, called "Volets", for students wishing to graduate with honours in science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
or art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
and social sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
.Although the volet is on the list of programs, it was removed in early 2009 due to lack of participation. The main differences between the standard curriculum and the two "Volet" programs are the addition of mandatory courses in the domain of the chosen program, and the requirement to complete thirty hours of volunteer duty. A student must gain an average of 80% in the additional mandatory courses to graduate with honours.
Schedule
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Wednesday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00–10:15 | A | C | A | A | A | 9:00–10:08 | |
| 10:20–10:45 | PAAQ | PAAQ | PAAQ | PAAQ | PAAQ | No PAAQ | |
| 10:59–12:14 | B | B | C | B | B | 10:22–11:30 | |
| 1:16–2:31 | D | E | D | C | E | 12:30–1:38 | |
| 2:45–4:00 | E | D | E | D | C | 1:52–3:00 |
École L'Odyssée operates on a modified version of the controversial concept of block scheduling. Instead of the traditional seven- or eight-period school day, every day students attend four out of the five classes for that semester. The following semester, students attend their remaining five courses in the same fashion, totalling ten courses per year. School days are labelled 1 to 5, instead of Monday to Friday, with each "day" having a predetermined layout. This type of scheduling prevents courses being cancelled for holidays and school vacations, since in such a case, the schedule resumes with the days shifted forward by the length of the school break. For example, if Monday was designated as Day 1, and Tuesday was a holiday, Wednesday would be Day 2, and Thursday would be Day 3. This type of scheduling, however, does not cover unexpected school cancellations (for example, school closure due to poor weather), due to problems it would cause with the predetermined calendar.
Wednesdays, regardless of the "day", are cut by one hour throughout the district to compensate for Community of Practice
Community of practice
A community of practice is, according to cognitive anthropologists Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger, a group of people who share an interest, a craft, and/or a profession. The group can evolve naturally because of the members' common interest in a particular domain or area, or it can be created...
(French: , or "CAP") meetings between teachers at the end of the day, to "direct [the district's efforts] towards the educational success of students." Study hall
Study Hall
Study hall or study period is a term for a place and/or time during the school day where students are assigned to study when they are not scheduled for an academic class. They are most commonly found in high schools and some middle schools, especially in the United States...
(known as the "PAAQ" period, which stands for "") is reserved between the first and second period of the day, except for Wednesdays, where the period is removed to compensate for the CAP meetings.
Another difference between L'Odyssée and other schools is the amount of time allotted between classes. Instead of the usual five-minute intermission, students are given 14 minutes between every period – except for the intermission between the first period and PAAQ, and between lunch and the third period, where students are given five minutes. They receive 57 minutes for their lunch every day, except for Wednesdays, when they get a 55-minute lunch (both excluding the five-minute intermission).
Although the schedule is identical throughout the school, students must fill in their courses – A through E – as defined by their schedule:
| First semester | Course | Second semester |
|---|---|---|
| Math | A | Math |
| Physical Education | B | Health Education |
| French | C | French |
| Science | D | World History |
| English | E | Biology |
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Wednesday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00–10:15 | Math | Fr. | Math | Math | Math | 9:00–10:08 | |
| 10:20–10:45 | PAAQ | PAAQ | PAAQ | PAAQ | PAAQ | No PAAQ | |
| 10:59–12:14 | P.E. | P.E. | Fr. | P.E. | P.E. | 10:22–11:30 | |
| 1:16–2:31 | Sc. | Eng. | Sc. | Fr. | Eng. | 12:30–1:38 | |
| 2:45–4:00 | Eng. | Sc. | Eng. | Sc. | Fr. | 1:52–3:00 |
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Wednesday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00–10:15 | Math | Fr. | Math | Math | Math | 9:00–10:08 | |
| 10:20–10:45 | PAAQ | PAAQ | PAAQ | PAAQ | PAAQ | No PAAQ | |
| 10:59–12:14 | H.E. | H.E. | Fr. | H.E. | H.E. | 10:22–11:30 | |
| 1:16–2:31 | Hist. | Bio. | Hist. | Fr. | Bio. | 12:30–1:38 | |
| 2:45–4:00 | Bio. | Hist. | Bio. | Hist | Fr. | 1:52–3:00 |
Rankings
Outside rankings for the school have been low compared to the district's average. In 2010, a report published by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies put L'Odyssée at the bottom of the district's 22-school list overall (one school being unranked), based on data from 2005 to 2008.In 2005, the province began including the school in their reports on student dropout
Dropping out
Dropping out means leaving a group for either practical reasons, necessities or disillusionment with the system from which the individual in question leaves....
rates. At the time, its rates were the highest in the province, with a total of six dropouts for every 100 students enrolled. In contrast, the district average was 0.9 dropouts per 100 enrolments, and the provincial average was 2.4 dropouts. The following year, the school's rate dropped to 5.4, remaining three percentage points above the provincial average. In 2007, it fell 2.2 points, down to 3.2 dropouts per 100 students, and finally settled at 2%, 0.2 percentage points below the provincial average of 2.2%.
In terms of academic performance, the province releases report cards based on yearly exams to track the progress toward a goal set for 2013. The exams are held for English classes in the tenth grade, for French classes in the eleventh grade, and for mathematics in the eleventh grade. The report card rates schools based on how many students pass each exam, instead of rating on the average mark on the exam. L'Odyssée, according to the report, is below both the district and the provincial success rate:
| 2008 rate | 2009 rate | 2010 rate | District rate | Provincial rate | Goals for 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 95% | 97% | 94% | 96% | 67% | 70% |
| French | 72% | 58% | 58% | 61% | 56% | 85% |
| Mathematics | 60% | 59% | 53% | 61% | 46% | 85% |
Athletics
L'Odyssée offers spots in nearly every NBIAA-organized sport. Players participating under the school's name are given the nickname "" (English: OlympianOlympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
).
Hockey
The hockeyIce hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
teams, male and female, are required to practice every first period of the first semester in a credited course. Students participate in up to three tournaments before the provincials and over 30 games in total. The 2009–10 female team finished second in the provincial finals versus the Riverview
Riverview, New Brunswick
Riverview is a Canadian town in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.Riverview is located on the south side of the Petitcodiac River, across from the cities of Moncton and Dieppe. Riverview has an area of , and a population density of...
Blackhawks.
Soccer
The school has four soccer teams: two juniors and two seniors. The male junior team placed first in the 2009 provincial championships.Track and field
The track and fieldTrack and field
Track 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...
team at L'Odyssée has been the recipient of several provincial titles since 2006. Team members have included Geneviève Lalonde (7-time champion with six provincial records in the 800 m, 1,500 m, and 3,000 m from 2006 to 2009), Jessica Chamberland (6-time champion with one provincial record in the shot put
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
from 2006 to 2009), and Alexandre Coholan (2-time champion in the 100 m and 200 m, as well as a silver medal in the triple jump
Triple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...
).
Asterisk (*) denotes NBIAA record holding score as of 2010.
| Placement | Name | Event | Final | Year | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Naomi Bourgeois | Girls' 400 m Hurdles (17–18 yrs) | 77.73 | 2010 | |
| |
Geneviève Lalonde | Girls' 400 m Dash (17–18 yrs) | 59.10 | 2009 | |
| |
Geneviève Lalonde | Girls' 1,500 m Run (17–18 yrs) | 4:36:13* | 2009 | |
| |
Jessica Chamberland | Girls' Shot Put (17–18 yrs) | 11.32 m* | 2009 | |
| |
Jessica Chamberland | Girls' Discus Throw (17–18 yrs) | 30.66 m | 2009 | |
| |
Alexandre Coholan | Boys' 100 m Dash (15–16 yrs) | 11.68 | 2009 | |
| |
Alexandre Coholan | Boys' 200 m Dash (15–16 yrs) | 23.92 | 2009 | |
| |
Geneviève Lalonde | Girls' 800 m Dash (17–18 yrs) | 2:13:90* | 2008 | |
| |
Geneviève Lalonde | Girls' 3,000 m Run (17–18 yrs) | 9:52:63* | 2008 | |
| |
Jessica Chamberland | Girls' Shot Put (17–18 yrs) | 10.59 m | 2008 | |
| |
Jessica Chamberland | Girls' Discus Throw (17–18 yrs) | 29.47m | 2008 | |
| |
Geneviève Lalonde | Girls' 3,000 m Run (15–16 yrs) | 10:04:18* | 2007 | |
| |
Geneviève Lalonde | Girls' 800 m Dash (15–16 yrs) | 2:17:68* | 2007 | |
| |
Geneviève Lalonde | Girls' 1,500 m Run (15–16 yrs) | 4:49:24* | 2006 | |
| |
Jessica Chamberland | Girls' Shot Put (15–16 yrs) | 9.50 m | 2006 | |
| |
Jessica Chamberland | Girls' Discus Throw (15–16 yrs) | 21.12 m | 2006 | |
 |
Alexandre Coholan | Boys' Triple Jump (17–18 yrs) | 10.98 m | 2010 | |
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Alexandre Coholan | Boys' 100 m Dash (17–18 yrs) | 12.07 | 2010 | |
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Erika Ermen | Girls' Shot Put (17–18 yrs) | 9.63 m | 2010 | |
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Nikki Leblanc | Girls' 3,000 m Run (15–16 yrs) | 11:16:57 | 2006 |
Other sports
L'Odyssée is home to a cross-countryCross country running
Cross 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...
team, a softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team, two Basketball
Basketball
Basketball 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...
teams, a golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
team, a football
Canadian football
Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
team, a swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
team, three curling
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
teams, a badminton
Badminton
Badminton 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...
team, and a rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
team. In 2010, the school's wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
team featured a provincial winner in the girls' 60 kg class. The senior female volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball 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...
team took the silver medal in the 2010 provincial tournament.
Jazz / Harmony
The JazzJazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and Harmony
Harmony
In music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches , or chords. The study of harmony involves chords and their construction and chord progressions and the principles of connection that govern them. Harmony is often said to refer to the "vertical" aspect of music, as distinguished from melodic...
teams, led by instructor Charles Arseneau, act as a side project for the school's existing music course and has participated in every yearly Heritage Festival
Heritage Festival
Heritage Festival refers to one of a number of musical festivals held throughout America where high school-aged musical ensembles are ranked on an international standard. These groups include choirs, bands, and orchestras as well as color guard and majorette competitions...
since 2005. The team won a competition in New York in 2009 and six Maestro awards
Maestro
Maestro is a title of extreme respect given to a master musician. The term is most commonly used in the context of Western classical music and opera. This is associated with the ubiquitous use of Italian vocabulary for classical music terms...
, including the "Outstanding Band Award", and "Best Solo". The following year, the team placed second and garnered one Maestro award in Washington.
Improvisation
L'Odyssée participated in the regional ImprovisationImprovisation
Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment and inner feelings. This can result in the invention of new thought patterns, new practices, new structures or symbols, and/or...
competitions in the 2009–10 season. The team also participated in the "" competition, a provincial tournament, and took first place. Sebastien Richard earned the "Most Starred Player" award, while Julie Frigault won MVP.
Debate club
The school was among the first to participate in the debut of the provincial debateDebate
Debate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
championship in Caraquet
Caraquet, New Brunswick
Caraquet is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.-Location:Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for meeting of two rivers...
. The team of three received the gold prize on March 22, 2010 against École Mathieu-Martin in the finals.
See also
- École Le MascaretÉcole Le MascaretÉcole Le Mascaret is a middle school located in Eastern Moncton. Le Mascaret shares the same building as École L'Odyssée, a public francophone high school.Le Mascaret accommodates 575 students from grades 6 to 8...
- École Mathieu-MartinÉcole Mathieu-MartinÉcole Mathieu-Martin is a Francophone high school located in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. With an enrollment of close to 1025, the school is the largest of the French-language high schools in the Moncton area. The current principal is Michel Power.-History:...
- New Brunswick School District 01New Brunswick School District 01District scolaire 01 is a Canadian school district in New Brunswick.District 01 is a Francophone district operating 13 public schools in Albert, Westmorland, Saint John, Charlotte, Kings, Queens, Sunbury, and York counties.Current enrollment is approximately 7,050 students and 445 teachers...
- List of schools in New Brunswick