Alta Vista Public School

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name= Alta Vista Public School


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motto= Striving For Excellence
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streetaddress= 1349 Randall Avenue
city= Ottawa
province= Ontario
postalcode= K1H 7R2
phone= 613-733-7124
fax= 613-733-2730
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url= [http://www.altavistaps.ocdsb.ca/ Alta Vista Public School]
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schoolboard= Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
superintendent= Mike Neill [http://www.ocdsb.edu.on.ca/board/DCS.htm Source]
trustee= Bronwyn Funiciello (ZONE 6) [http://www.ocdsb.edu.on.ca/Board/Trustees/Bronwyn_Funiciello/Bronwyn_Funiciello.htm Source]
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principal= Barbara Campbell (2007-08)
viceprincipal= Micheline Grondin (2007-08)
administrator= Lynette Beck
custodian=Ray Tchorznickis
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grades= JK-8
language= English, Early French Immersion, Late French Immersion
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founded= 1949
enrollment= 600 students
enrollment_as_of= February, 2007

Alta Vista Public School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board elementary school in the Alta Vista neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It first opened its doors to the community in 1949.

At present, 600 students are enrolled at this triple-track school.The school offers the regular English Program (JK-8), the Early French Immersion Program (SK-8), and the Late French Immersion Program (Grade 7 & 8).Students may also be involved in a variety of clubs and sports outside of the regular program, and in the Student Ambassadors, a program much like a leadership program.

Alta Vista has two gyms: the Mr. J. Gym, dedicated to a former teacher at Alta Vista, and the Martin Pelton Gym, dedicated to one of the former principals. The school also has a fully equipped science room.

The Grade 7-8 English teachers at Alta Vista are: Chris Seeley (art and health), Sandy Walker (mathematics, physical education and science), Lia Rizzi (core French), Peter Knight (English), and Michael Yates (music).

Alta Vista is one of the three schools that offer a music strings program; the others are Lisgar Collegiate Institute and Canterbury High School. Michael Yates is the teacher and conductor of the strings orchestra.

Alta Vista has a diverse culture and is one of the friendliest schools in Ottawa (quoted by Barbara Campbell, the school principal).

Graduating students attend a number of high schools including Hillcrest, Brookfield, Canterbury, Ridgemont, and the Ottawa Technical Learning Centre.

Extra-curricular

Student David Campion-Smith championed a cause to raise funds for Free The Children to help children in developing countries and, in 2006, raised $4400, enough to purchase 88 goats.cite web|url=http://www.altavistaps.ocdsb.ca/extra/david_dream.html|title=David's Dream|publisher=Alta Vista Public School|accessdate=2008-06-14] cite news|url=http://www.freethechildren.com/letter/jun2006/youthinmedia.html|title=Student finds a practical way to help: Fund-raiser helps buy goats for families in impoverished nations|last=Czekaj|first=Laura|date=2006-06-01|publisher=Ottawa Sun|accessdate=2008-06-14] [cite news|url=http://ottawastart.com/story/4021.php|title=David’s Dream – Changing “Me” to “We”|date=2006-05-13|publisher=Ottawa Start|accessdate=2008-06-14] Campion-Smith's efforts saw him compared to child activist Craig Kielburger and awarded the KidsWorld 2006 Community Spirit, Student of the Year Award. [cite web|url=http://www.kidsworld-online.com/pages/page_243.asp|title= 2006 Student of the Year Winner|publisher=KidsWorld-Online.COM|accessdate=2008-06-14|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061031145122/http://www.kidsworld-online.com/pages/page_243.asp|archivedate=2006-10-31] In 2007, the school was challenged to build a school through Free The Children and an anonymous donor would match up to $7000 of funds raised. The school successfully raised $7700 and a school is planned for Kono District of Sierra Leone.

References

External links

* [http://www.ocdsb.edu.on.ca/profiles/2005_2006/AVIS.pdf Alta Vista Public School Profile]
* [http://www.altavistaps.ocdsb.ca/ Alta Vista Public School Website]