John McCrae Secondary School

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John McCrae Secondary School
Address
103 Malvern Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, K2J 4T2, Canada
Information
School board Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
Principal Glenn Coughtrey
Vice principal Marion Verhallen
Steve Collins
School type Public High School
Grades 9-12
Language English, French
Campus Suburban
Mascot Bulldog
Team name The Bulldogs
Colours Navy, Green, Gold
Founded 1999
Enrollment 1008 (September 2006)
Feeder schools Cedarview Middle School
Homepage http://www.johnmccraess.ocdsb.ca/
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John McCrae Secondary School is a public secondary school in Nepean, Ontario, Canada. It supports grades 9-12. Built in 1999, it was the first public high school in Barrhaven, replacing its predecessor, Confederation High School. John McCrae is attached to the Walter Baker Sports Center. It offers a wide array of activities for students such as squash, swimming, weightlifting and a library. The school is built on a hill in a residential neighbourhood in old Barrhaven.

The school is named for Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae, MD, a Canadian poet and doctor during World War I who wrote the famous war memorial poem "In Flanders Fields".

The school performs a musical every other year. Past years musicals have included "Lucky Stiff" and "Zombie Prom", this year the Bulldog Musical Theatre is producing "High School Musical".

[edit] Sports

John McCrae has many sports teams, including Curling, Field Hockey, Golf, Hockey, Rugby, Soccer, Touch Football,Football, Track & Field, Swimming, Varsity Girls Rugby, Varsity Girls Touch Football, Tennis, Water Polo, Badminton.

[edit] Clubs

  • The grade 12 drama class successfully stages a play each year
  • C.H.I.L.L. (Christian fellowship)
  • Intramural Sports
  • Badminton Club
  • Reach for the Top
  • Jewish Club
  • Human Rights Club
  • Multicultural Club
  • Student Ambassadors
  • Peer Tutoring
  • Scarce Herd (SC, JF, KT, DG, AM, MM, SP)
  • Philosophy Club
  • Expose
  • Student Action Group
  • John McCrae Hopes and Dreams Committee
  • Bulldog Musical Theatre (Musical Production)
  • Student Council
  • Junior Achievement

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