École secondaire publique De La Salle

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École secondaire publique De La Salle
Address
501 Old St-Patrick Street Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 8R3, Canada
Information
School number	907430
School board	CÉPEO
Principal	Rachid El-Keurti
Vice principal	Guy Bertrand Chantal Proulx
Grades	7-12
Language	French
Area	Downtown Ottawa/Sandy Hill
Team name	Les cavaliers de De La Salle
Colours	Burgundy and Silver
Founded	1971
Homepage	www.de-la-salle.cepeo.on.ca

École secondaire publique De La Salle is a French public junior high and high school in downtown Ottawa, Ontario (Grade 7 to Grade 12) under the CÉPEO (Conseil des Écoles Publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario).

Contents 1 History 2 Centre d'excellence artistique 3 Centre de douance 4 Famous students 5 External links

[edit] History

École secondaire publique De La Salle opened in the fall of 1971 with students from Mont St-Joseph convent, Rideau Street convent and Académie De La Salle. Just like Académie De La Salle, École secondaire publique De La Salle was named after Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle.

In 1982, a study committee recommends the creation of an enrichissement center in Ottawa for gifted students. The committee also recommends that this center be created and integrated at École secondaire publique De La Salle.

In 1983, De La Salle opened le Centre de Douance (a program for gifted students) and le Centre d'excellence artistique (a program geared towards artistic achievers). De La Salle became the first school in Ontario to offers those programs in French.

In 2003, De La Salle opened its doors to Grades 7-8. Most of the second floor of the school is exclusively for Grades 7-8.

[edit] Centre d'excellence artistique

The Centre d'excellence artistique regroups 7 concentrations related to arts from Grade 9 to Grade 12, and a pre-concentration in Grade 7 & 8 to prepare students to the arts concentrations. The concentrations are :

• Mediatic & Visual Arts
• Classic Ballet (linked with Dance concentration)
• Dance (linked with Classic Ballet concentration)
• Writing & Literature
• Theatre
• Instrumental Music
• Vocal Music

The Centre d'excellence artistique's concentrations received a lot of awards and won a lot of contests. Most recently, the Vocal Music Senior classes won the first place at the 16th National Vocal Music Contest of CBC/Radio-Canada.

[edit] Centre de douance

Le Centre de Douance is fully integrated with the rest of De La Salle while having a separate structure. The program offers help to gifted students when they can experience difficulties of self-esteem, perfectionism and low performance.

[edit] Famous students

• Dan Boyle - Defenceman for the Tampa Bay Lightning NHL hockey team (2001 - present)^{[citation needed]}
• Steffi DiDomenicantonio - Canadian Idol participant, season 2006
• Mireille Eid - won Miss Canada International in 2000^{[citation needed]}
• Noémie Godin-Vigneault - Actress^{[citation needed]}
• Martin Perreault - Photographer
• Mike Sutherland - Player for the Ottawa Renegades^{[citation needed]}
• Mike Ross (radio host) - Host and producer Home Ice, XM Satellite Radio, [[1]]

[edit] External links

• Official Web site of the school (French)
• Web site of the school board (French)