Earl of March Secondary School
| Earl of March Secondary School | |
|---|---|
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Tuum Est It is Yours | |
| Address | |
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4 The Parkway Ottawa, Ontario, K2K 1Y4 Canada | |
| Coordinates | 45°19′24″N 75°53′42″W / 45.3232°N 75.8951°WCoordinates: 45°19′24″N 75°53′42″W / 45.3232°N 75.8951°W |
| Information | |
| Founded | 6 December 1971 |
| School board | Ottawa Carleton District School Board |
| Superintendent | Olga Grigoriev |
| Area trustee | Christine Boothby (Zone 2) |
| Principal | Jon Harris |
| Vice principal |
Monica Leonhardt Marilyn Englebert Joanne Favell (Intermediate) |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrollment | 1140 (2015) |
| Language |
English French |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colour(s) |
Green, White, Gold, and Black |
| Team name | The Lions |
| Communities served |
Kanata Lakes Beaverbrook Katimavik-Hazeldean |
| Feeder schools |
Katimavik Elementary School (grade 9 only), Stephen Leacock Public School, W. Erskine Johnston Public School |
| Public transit access | Yes (OC Transpo) |
| Website |
www |
Earl of March Secondary School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board secondary school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Earl of March Secondary School, one of the province's top rated public schools,[1] is located in suburban Kanata in the Beaverbrook neighbourhood. The school also serves the neighbourhoods of Kanata Lakes and Katimavik-Hazeldean.
History
Earl of March opened on December 6, 1971 and was the first secondary school built in the area that would eight years later become the City of Kanata (later to be amalgamated within the City of Ottawa). The school took its name from Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Earl of March, who served as Governor General of British North America in the early 19th century. When it opened, Earl of March's catchment area was a large part of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton, encompassing March, Huntley, Torbolton, and Fitzroy townships and part of Goulbourn Township. As such, Earl of March served for many years as the sole high school for Ottawa's then-nascent northwestern suburbs outside the Greenbelt.
The school served grade 9 to grade 12 up to the 2015-2016 school year when a new wing opened to serve grades 7/8. The Earl of March is the first school in the OCDSB to switch from a 9-12 to a 7-12 and the second school to follow the 7-12 model.
Academics
The school was one of the first in the Ottawa area to offer French immersion instruction at the secondary level.
Auditorium
Earl of March features a large 750 seat auditorium. Four sections of the auditorium can be partitioned off into lecture theatres that can be used as class rooms. During the 1970s and 1980s the auditorium was used by the Kanata Theatre before building their own theatre. The auditorium is used for things such as meetings, school assemblies, concert band practices and concerts, as well as the yearly school musical.
Athletics
Earl of March sports teams go by the nickname of the Lions.
Advanced Placement Program
Earl of March currently offers one of the most extensive Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses in Ontario. AP is a program that offers high school students the opportunity to receive university credit for their work during high school.
Notable alumni
- David Ellett, NHL hockey player
- Roger Hardy, founder & CEO of Coastal.com and Owner of Clearly Contacts (Class of 1988)
- Jenn Hanna, curler (Class of 1999)
- Trevor Matthews, founder & CEO, Brookstreet Pictures (Class of 2002)
- Darroll Powe of the Minnesota Wild (Class of 2003)
- Gavin McInnes, cofounder of Vice Magazine
- Jamie Lee Rattray, Canadian Women's National Hockey Team hockey player
See also
References
External links
- Earl of March School Website
- OCDSB Website
- 2006–2007 OCDSB School Profile
- 2005–2006 OCDSB School Profile
- 2004–2005 OCDSB School Profile
