Lively District Secondary School

Lively District Secondary School
Address
265 Fifth Avenue
Lively, Ontario, P3Y 1N1, Canada
Information
School board Rainbow District School Board
Superintendent Bruce Bourget
Area trustee Gord Santala
Principal Leslie Mantle
Vice principal Darren Wilson
School type High school
Grades 7–12
Language English
Team name Hawks
Colours Black and gold         
Founded April 8, 1957
Enrollment 413
Homepage Official Website

Lively District Secondary School is a high school located in the community of Lively, Ontario, Canada, within the city of Greater Sudbury. Overseen by the Rainbow District School Board, it offers six different programs which focus on mining and health and wellness, among others. It has both grade 7 and 8 as well as the high school. LDSS is known for its athletic success in such sports as football, flag football, volleyball, gymnastics, hockey and track and field.

History

The construction of Lively District Secondary School started in the spring of 1956. It wasn't ready for occupancy until February 1957. The official school opening was April 8, 1957.

There were only one hundred and twenty students between grade nine and thirteen on the first day of classes in 1957. The enrollment for the 1999-2000 school year was about five hundred and fifty students. Additions weren't started until 1964-1965 and the major additions weren't done until 1970. These additions added a major part of the school as it stands today. During the tornado of August 1970, the west wing that was under construction was blown down and had to be rebuilt.

In May 1972, the name Lively High School was changed to Lively District Secondary School. The school added a restaurant style cafeteria in January 1997 where hot food is served daily including fries and soup. It was named the "Cyber Caf".


A panoramic shot of the front of Lively District Secondary School.

Athletics

In 1999, the LDSS boys hockey team went from city champs to NOSSA tournament champs after defeating St.Mary's in the NOSSA finals. The boys went all the way to OFSAA before being defeated. This has been Lively Hockey's biggest victory in over 22 years.

In 2003-04, the Lively Boys Hockey Team went undefeated in both the regular season and playoffs.

In 2013-14, The Senior Boys Football Team won the city championships.

In 2014-15, The Junior Boys Football team won the city championships.


Media

The School is home to the Shorties Film Festival, an annual festival that showcases the work of secondary and elementary students in Northern Ontario.


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Coordinates: 46°26′12.17″N 81°8′29.09″W / 46.4367139°N 81.1414139°W