South Carleton High School

South Carleton High School is a high school situated in the southwestern sector of the city of Ottawa, in the town of Richmond, Ontario. The school is under the jurisdiction of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. The SCHS attendance boundaries cover a major section of the southern part of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. Students come from all over the southwestern sector of the city but mainly from the communities of Stittsville, Manotick, Richmond, Riverside South, North Gower, Munster, Kars, Fallowfield, Ashton, Burritts Rapids and the area connecting these communities. SCHS feeder schools include Goulbourn Middle School, Kars on the Rideau Public School, and A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School.

The school opened its doors in 1952 to 263 students and 13 teachers under the leadership of its first principal, W.W. Powell. South Carleton's 60th anniversary was celebrated in 2012.

Athletics

South Carleton has a wide range of athletic activities. Its alpine ski team has won 8 OFSAA titles to date, including the boys' team with 2 in 2002 as well as 2008, 2009 and 2015 and their first girls' team title in 2012 with followups in 2014 and 2015. It has collected a grand total of 21 team and 14 individual medals at OFSAA since 1999. The two level 1 teams have now won 5 consecutive NCSSAA titles each with the girls then winning OFSAA slalom in 3 of the last 4 seasons.

Its wrestling program has won the NCSSAA championship for the past several years and produces nearly a dozen OFSAA wrestlers each year. This has led to the coining of the term "wrestle with the best".

The Senior Men's Rugby team was undefeated in regular season in 2007 and 2008, including a 2008 NCSSAA championship win.

South Carleton's varsity swim team was formed during the 2010–11 season, and won two NCSSAA medals, both of which were gold, sending one swimmer to OFSAA. In the 2011–12 season once again one swimmer qualified for OFSAA, winning a bronze medal for SC.

The Storm basketball team has won several city titles in its history, including the most recent visit to the NCSSAA championship in the 2008–09 season.

The South Carleton Junior Boys' soccer team captured the 2008 NCSSAA Gold Medal after an undefeated season.

The Senior Boys' Soccer team won the 2016 NCSSAA final and qualified for OFSAA.

South Carleton's football team had reached the NCSSAA finals in 2006 and 2008, losing both times, and lost in the NCSSAA semi-finals in 2007.

The baseball team captured their 3rd NCSSAA tier 2 title in 4 years in 2012 and have won 4 titles (including a Tier 1 title in 2004) in their 10-year history. In 2013, the team moved back to the OFSAA tier and were undefeated in seasonal play before bowing out in the quarterfinals.

Arts

South Carleton High School is hone to one of the largest arts programs in the OCDSB. All attending students have the opportunity to enroll in Visual Arts, Music, Dance, Drama, and Media Studies.

Dance Shows

The bi-annual dance show is the institution's largest arts display, typically attracting a cumulative 500-600+ audience.

The Fall 2016 Dance Performance was dedicated in honour of Prince under the name of "Tribute to Broadway," and the Spring 2017 Show is expected to pay tribute to the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation.

Bob Erwin Football Field

On October 6, 2005, during half-time at the Senior Football game, the South Carleton Football Field was dedicated to Bob Erwin, teacher and coach at SC for 33 years.

See also

• List of high schools in Ontario
• Communities
  • Stittsville (pop. 18,913)
  • Riverside South (pop est. 8,000)
  • Manotick (pop. 7,545)
  • Richmond (pop. 4,332)
  • North Gower (pop. 1,749)
  • Munster (pop. 1,320)
  • Kars (pop est. 648)
  • Fallowfield (pop. 366)
  • Ashton (pop. 108)
  • Burritts Rapids (pop est. 100)

Population numbers are from the City of Ottawa 2004 estimates except for Sittsville,^[1] Burritts Rapids and Riverside South.

City of Ottawa 2004 community estimates

• List of communities in the Ottawa area

References