Dan Knott Junior High

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Dan Knott Junior High
Address
1434-80 Street Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Information
School board	Edmonton Public Schools
Superintendent	Edgar Schmidt
Principal	Mrs. Janet Hancock
Vice principal	Mr. Dale Cooper
School type	Public
Grades	7-9
Language	English
Mascot	Dragon
Team name	Dan Knott Dragons
Enrollment	400+

Dan Knott Junior High is a middle school in Edmonton, Alberta in the Knottwood community. The school is highly respected by the city of Edmonton for its focus on academics and learning. Todays Parent Magazine named it in the top 40 schools in Canada in the rising to the challenge section.[1]

The school is well know for its leadership program, Dragonfire, and its grade 8 counterpart, Dragonflame. The school is also known for its pre-advanced placement program in all grades. The school's Provincial Achievement Test results have consistently placed above the provincial average. Dan Knott is named after former Edmonton mayor Dan Knott, who was also the first principal of the school.

[edit] Athletics

Dan Knott is also well known for its athletics program. The following teams were, or have been active at Dan Knott:

• Sr. Boys & Sr. Girls Volleyball
• Wrestling
• Boys & Girls Soccer
• Sr. and Jr. Badminton
• Jr. Boys & Jr. Girls Volleyball
• Sr. Boys & Jr. Boys Basketball
• Sr. Girls & Jr. Girls Basketball
• Track Team

[edit] External links

• Dan Knott Jr. High School