Dan Knott Junior High

Dan Knott Junior High
Address
1434-80 Street Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates	53°26′42″N 113°27′11″W / 53.445°N 113.453°W / 53.445; -113.453Coordinates: 53°26′42″N 113°27′11″W / 53.445°N 113.453°W / 53.445; -113.453
Information
School board	Edmonton Public Schools
Superintendent	Edgar Schmidt
Principal	Mr. Brent Billey
Vice principal	Mr. Clinton Preeper Mrs. Dena Davis
School type	Public
Grades	7-9
Language	English
Mascot	Dragon
Team name	Dan Knott Dragons
Enrolment	500+

Dan Knott Junior High is a middle school in Edmonton, Alberta in the Knottwood community. The school is highly respected by the city of Edmonton for its focus on academics and learning. Today's Parent Magazine named it in the top 40 schools in Canada in the rising to the challenge section.[1]

The school is well known for its leadership program, Dragonfire, and its grade 8 counterpart, Dragonflame. The school is also known for its pre-advanced placement program in all grades. The school's Provincial Achievement Test results have consistently placed above the provincial average. Dan Knott is named after former Edmonton mayor Dan Knott, who was also the first principal of the school.

Athletics

Dan Knott is also well known for its athletics program. The following teams were, or have been active at Dan Knott:

• Sr. Boys & Sr. Girls Volleyball
• Wrestling
• Boys & Girls Soccer
• Sr. and Jr. Badminton
• Jr. Boys & Jr. Girls Volleyball
• Sr. Boys & Jr. Boys Basketball
• Sr. Girls & Jr. Girls Basketball
• Track Team

External links

• Dan Knott Jr. High School