Glashan Public School

Glashan Public School is an Ottawa, Ontario junior high school teaching grade seven and grade eight. It is located in the Centretown neighbourhood between Kent Street and Bank Street.

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name= Glashan Public School


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streetaddress= 28 Arlington Avenue
city= Ottawa
province= Ontario
postalcode= K2P 1C2
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fax= 563-2955
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url= http://www1.ocdsb.edu.on.ca/glasweb/
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schoolboard= Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
superintendent= Cathy Nevins
trustee= Jennifer Mackenzie
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principal= Marina Saulig
vice principal= Carrie Bastas
administrator= Patricia Fulsom
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schooltype= English (core French), Late French Immersion, Congregated Gifted
grades= 7-8
language= mostly English, with French programs
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teamname= Glashan Spikers, Glashan Gators
colours= Black, gold
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It was originally founded as the school for the small community of Orangeville to the south of Ottawa. It was known as Hugh Street School, as Kent Street was then named Hugh Street. In 1889 the town was amalgamated with Ottawa, and its one room school house became part of the Ottawa school board. This part of the city was rapidly growing, and in 1889 the one room one teacher school was overcrowded with 99 students. Thus in 1897 four rooms were added, and in 1905 another four. The school was also renamed Glashan PS, after J.C. Glashan, Chief Inspector of Ottawa Public Schools from 1876 to 1910. The school was expanded again in 1922 and 1931. In 1931 it became one of a group of Ottawa schools to switch to the pioneering intermediate school format, and has remained a junior high school ever since.

In 1979-1980 the old school was demolished and the current one erected. This was one of only a few Ottawa Board of Education projects in that era of shrinking demographics. The school today offers a number of programs. It is home to gifted, core French, late french immersion, and ESL programs. It is also well known for its excellent volleyball teams. One disadvantage of the school's downtown location is that there is no room for a playing field attached to the school, and students are forced to walk two blocks to a field south of the Queensway.

Glashan Public School is proudly known as a popular volleyball school.Fact|date=August 2008 Mr. Rick Desclouds is the current coach of the Glashan Boys Spikers, Glashan's A team. They have won the provincial championships for two straight years now. A Math Olympic team coached by Mrs. Sarah Roberts won the provincial Math Olympiad in May 2008.

External links

* [http://www.glashanps.ocdsb.ca/ Official site]

References

*Cummings, H.R. and W.T. MacSkimming. "The City of Ottawa Public Schools: A Brief History." Ottawa: Ottawa Board of Education, 1971.