- Diamond Jenness Secondary School
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Diamond Jenness Secondary School 
Address 58 Woodland Drive
Hay River, Northwest Territories, X0E 0R7, CanadaCoordinates 60°48′38″N 115°47′06″W / 60.81056°N 115.785°WCoordinates: 60°48′38″N 115°47′06″W / 60.81056°N 115.785°W Information School board Hay River District Education Authority,
South Slave Divisional Education CouncilArea trustee David MacDonald (Chair Hay River DEA) Principal Paul Theriault Vice principal Lynne Beck
Joe LeBlancStaff 29 Funding type Public Grades 8-12 Language English, Slavey, French Founded 1973 Enrolment 330 (2009) Homepage www.ssdec.nt.ca/dj Diamond Jenness Secondary School is a high school in Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada. The school is operated by the Hay River District Education Authority,[1] and is part of the South Slave Divisional Education Council.[2]
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Background
In 2009 the school had about 330 students[3] and 29 staff members, and Paul Theriault is the current principal.[4] According to the Divisional Education Council the school has the largest percentage of students in the Schools North Apprenticeship Program and "...maintains high academic standards and expectations for student attendance and achievement."[3]
The staff is presently working on a plan for a multi-million dollar retrofit that will include the establishment of a new Trades centre.[5]
The purple coloured school, chosen by the students in a vote,[6] is located in the South Slave Region and the South Slave Divisional Education Council includes other schools in the communities of Fort Smith, Fort Resolution, Lutselk'e, and Kátlodééche First Nation (Hay River Reserve) as well as Hay River.[7]
History
The current school, opened in 1972, replaced the old Federal School that had been located on Vale Island. It was designed by Calgary born Métis/Blackfoot architect, Douglas Cardinal, who also designed the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the original Edmonton Space Science Centre.[6]
The school was named in honour of New Zealand born anthropologist, Diamond Jenness, who along with Vilhjalmur Stefansson, spent several years in the Arctic region of the NWT, especially the Coronation Gulf area studying the Copper Inuit.[6]
Asbestos
In February 2008 a substance was found below a heating pipe. The substance, which had fallen from the wrap used to insulate the pipes, was thought to be asbestos. The school was closed for several days while the material, air samples and some of the insulation were tested.[8][9] According to a follow-up report by CBC North, the pipe insulation, the air samples and the material did not contain asbestos.[10] However, a March report by Northern News Services stated that during the spring break a work crew had replaced all 300 pipe elbows because the insulating wrap contained asbestos.[11]
References
- ^ Hay River District Education Authority (DEA)
- ^ Council Members
- ^ a b Diamond Jenness High School Hay River
- ^ DJSS staff
- ^ NWT Legislative Assembly Hansard
- ^ a b c About Our School
- ^ South Slave Divisional Education Council
- ^ Asbestos scare closes school
- ^ Hay River school closed during asbestos tests
- ^ No asbestos in Hay River school's air, tests show
- ^ Asbestos threat removed from Hay River high school
Categories:- High schools in the Northwest Territories
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