École secondaire du Versant
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| Ecole secondaire du Versant | |
| Address | |
| 808 Boulevard de la Cite Gatineau, Quebec, J8R 3S8, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School board | Commission Scolaire des Draveurs |
| Principal | Francois Berube |
| Vice principal | Claire Le May, Jocelyne Leblanc & Gilles Morisset |
| School type | High school |
| Grades | Secondary 1-5 |
| Language | French |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Enrollment | about 1000 students |
| Homepage | http://www.csdraveurs.qc.ca/versant/index.htm |
Ecole secondaire du Versant (English: du Versant Secondary School) is a public secondary school located in Gatineau, Quebec. It is located on Boulevard de la Cite at the corner of Boulevard La Verendrye in the Gatineau sector and is operated by the Commission Scolaire des Draveurs school board.
The school is the most recent Francophone high school built in the city. The move was to reduced over-population at other Gatineau sector schools particularly at the Polyvalente Le Carrefour located a few minutes south and Polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau located a few minutes to the east. The school board chose a large vacant land currently under development near the Gatineau Hospital to built the new high school and opened on November 12, 2002 with initially 825 students. Initially, students from du Versant started the 2002-2003 school year at the Polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau before moving to their new location.[1][2] The current student enrollment is approximately 1 000 students and the school has a capacity of about 1 500 students.
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[edit] Logo & Name designation
The name of the school was chosen following a contest involving the population within the Commission Scolaire des Draveurs jurisdiction territory (the Gatineau sector)in which they suggested different names for the new school. The suggestion Versant from a Polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau Secondary 4 student was chosen for geographical reasons as the school's location on a steep cliff gives a great view of most of the city of Ottawa just across the Ottawa River.
The school's logo was design by an info graph student at the Centre Competence Outaouais, an institution giving professional and technical formation.
[edit] Facts
- Sante Plein Air and Arts de la Rue are two concentration programs for high-skilled students
- Due to the proximity of the school near a large artery, there were safety concerns due to the high speed limit of 70 KM/H. It was reduced to 50 KM/H, with school signs and traffic lights added eight months after its opening. Temporary lights were installed for a certain period[3]
- Each December, there is an annual dinner organized by the city's media community including members of CHOT-TV television station. Proceeds from the event goes to local charities across the Outaouais region.
- Each April, the school organized a homelessness night in which students werebuilding cardboard houses outside to sleep for one night to initiate people on the issues of poverty and homelessness.
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[edit] References
- ^ Belanger, Matthieu. "L'école du Versant ouvrira ses portes le 12 novembre (New School will open on November 12)", Le Droit, October 24, 2002, p. 4.
- ^ Bertrand, Jean-Francois. "L'école du Versant a été bien accueillie à Nicolas-Gatineau (du Versant school warmly greeted at Nicolas-Gatineau)", Le Droit, September 5, 2002, p. 18.
- ^ Boivin, Mathieu. "L'école du Versant attendra huit mois avant d'avoir son feu de circulation (Du Versant will wait eight months before having a traffic light signal)", Le Droit, November 22, 2002, p. 11.
