École secondaire l'Essor

Infobox_Education_in_Canada
name= École secondaire l'Essor


imagesize= 200px
streetaddress= 13605 St. Gregory Road
city= Tecumseh
province= Ontario
postalcode= N8N 3E4
areacode= 519
phone= 519-735-4115
fax= 519-735-5577
url= http://www.csdecso.on.ca/Ecoles/Essor
affiliation=
schoolnumber= 728772
schoolboard= Conseil scolaire de district des écoles catholiques de Sud-Ouest
principal= Bertrand Fournier
viceprincipal= Daniel Mercier
schooltype= High school
grades= 9-12
language= French
colors= Orange, Brown, White (1979-1995) Orange, Black, White (1995 - present)
enrollment= 535
enrollment_as_of=June 2008

École secondaire l'Essor is a French-language high school located in Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada (formerly St. Clair Beach), established in 1979. It serves the Francophone (French speaking) population of
Essex County.

The name "l'Essor" was coined by Florence Limoges is a portmanteau combining Essex and Windsor. It belongs to Conseil scolaire de district des écoles catholiques de Sud-Ouest. "Essor" also refers to the French word "to take flight".

The small school, participates in a lot of local activities in the francophone community. It has a very high percentage of graduates, and high test marks. "L'aigle seul a le droit de fixer le soleil"The mascot is the eagle (translated):"only the eagle has the right to reach for great heights"

The school regularly makes headlines in the local newspapers. In 1994, a student dropped a vial of skunk oil in the school corridors, sending 55 to the hospital and causing C$34,000 in damage. A similar incident occurred in June 2003 when a student released a substance similar to pepper spray in the school. This incident, however, only affected 8 students and one staff who were treated by paramedics on site.

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Famous Alumni

*Kyle Wellwood, NHL hockey player, currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks
*Tara Lynn Wilson, actress, girlfriend of actor Chris Noth, and owner of Once Upon a Teacup in Windsor.napıon berkan ii misn

Alumni in the Canadian Forces

*Cpl Bernard Gaudet CD, Windsor Regiment, 8th Canadian Hussars, Royal Canadian Airforce (Retired) "Class of '80"
*Tpr Joel Marion, Windsor Regiment (Royal Canadian Armoured Corps), Windsor, Ontario (Serving) "Class of '05"
*OCdt Phil Gratton, N/A (Serving) "Class of '06"
*Pte Guy Beaulieu, 21 Service Battalion, Windsor, Ontario (Serving) "Class of '07"
*Katherine Campeau, N/A (Serving) "Class of '06"
*Cpl Devlin Bauer,Windsor Regiment (Royal Canadian Armoured Corps), Windsor, Ontario (Serving) " Class of '03"
*Tpr Adam Girard,Windsor Regiment (Royal Canadian Armoured Corps), Windsor, Ontario (Serving) " Class of '03"
*Cpl Alain St.Pierre, 21 Service Battalion, Windsor, Ontario (Serving) "Class of __"
*J.P Bacon, Windsor ON

Sports and Records

*Sports Include: Football, Hockey, Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, Wrestling, Golf, Tennis, Badminton, Swim, Table Tennis

* FOOTBALL RECORD: Mario Gaudet 15.5 Sacks/Season (2006) 4.5 Sacks/Game (V.S. Essex Red Raiders 2006)

See also

*List of high schools in Windsor and Essex County, Ontario

External links

* [http://www.csdecso.on.ca/Ecoles/Essor Official school site]
* [http://www.csdecso.on.ca Conseil scolaire de district des écoles catholiques du Sud-Ouest]
* [http://compactfish.com/ergo/ "La plume de l'aigle" and "L'ERGO" student newspaper archives]
* [http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=tecumseh,+ontario&ie=UTF8&t=h&om=1&z=17&ll=42.313735,-82.86409&spn=0.005839,0.013497&iwloc=addr Satellite image from Google Maps]
* [http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/local/story.html?id=1bef19ff-e8e7-4df0-aa1b-14e7aba5f34c&k=34451 "Shooting exercise seemed real" The Windsor Star]