École secondaire publique De La Salle

École secondaire publique De La Salle
Address
501 Old St-Patrick Street Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 8R3, Canada
Information
School number	907430
School board	CÉPEO
Principal	Marcel Morin
Vice principal	Dominique Vielleuse Christiane Zufferey
Grades	7-12
Language	French
Area	Downtown Ottawa/Sandy Hill
Team name	Les cavaliers de De La Salle
Colours	Burgundy and Silver
Founded	1971
Homepage	www.de-la-salle.cepeo.on.ca

École secondaire publique De La Salle is a French public junior high and high school in downtown Ottawa, Ontario (Grade 7 to Grade 12) under the CÉPEO (Conseil des Écoles Publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario).

History

École secondaire publique De La Salle opened in the fall of 1971 with students from Mont St-Joseph convent, Rideau Street convent and Académie De La Salle. Just like Académie De La Salle, École secondaire publique De La Salle was named after Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle.

In 1982, a study committee recommends the creation of an enrichment centre in Ottawa for gifted students. The committee also recommends that this centre be created and integrated at École secondaire publique De La Salle.

In 1983, De La Salle opened le Centre de Douance (a program for gifted students) and le Centre d'excellence artistique (a program geared towards artistic achievers). De La Salle became the first school in Ontario to offers those programs in French.

In 2003, De La Salle opened its doors to Grades 7-8. Most of the second floor of the school is exclusively for Grades 7-8.

Centre d'excellence artistique

The Centre d'excellence artistique regroups 8 concentrations related to arts from Grade 9 to Grade 12, and a pre-concentration in Grade 7 & 8 to prepare students to the arts concentrations. The concentrations are :

• Mediatic & Visual Arts
• Classic Ballet (linked with Dance concentration)
• Dance (linked with Classic Ballet concentration)
• Writing & Literature
• Theatre
• Instrumental Music
• Vocal Music
• Technique de scene

The Centre d'excellence artistique's concentrations received a lot of awards and won a lot of contests. Most recently, the Vocal Music Senior classes won the first place at the 16th National Vocal Music Contest of CBC/Radio-Canada.

Famous students

• Antonio Seccareccia - Canadian/American musician and composer
• Vincent Poirier - actor in Francophone dramas such as TFO's Francoeur
• Gabriel Bouchard - former lead singer and songwriter for Canadian rock band The Fully Down (2003 - 2006)
• Dan Boyle - defenceman for the San Jose Sharks NHL hockey team (2008 - present)^{[citation needed]}
• Steffi DiDomenicantonio - Canadian Idol participant, season 2006
• Pierre-Luc Lafontaine- actor
• Mireille Eid - won Miss Canada International in 2000^{[citation needed]}
• Noémie Godin-Vigneau - actress^{[citation needed]}
• Diego Ocampo - professional cage fighter
• Martin Perreault - photographer
• Sophie Piché - Miss Teen Ottawa 2008 and model
• Mike Sutherland - former player for the Ottawa Renegades^{[citation needed]}
• Mike Ross (radio host) - host and producer NHL Home Ice, XM Satellite Radio [1]
• Tanya Lapointe - television correspondent and host (Radio-Canada)^[1]
• Nicolas Dromard - Singer/dancer/actor who's performed in Toronto, at the Stratford festival of Canada, in National US tours and on Broadway. [www.nicolasdromard.com]

References

1. ^ Unknown author, "Équipe du lundi au vendredi", Radio-Canada. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

External links

• Official Web site of the school (French)
• Web site of the school board (French)

Coordinates: 45°26′06″N 75°41′05″W / 45.434887°N 75.684847°W / 45.434887; -75.684847