West Carleton Secondary School

Infobox Education in Canada
name=West Carleton Secondary School


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streetaddress=3088 Dunrobin Road, RR2,
city=Dunrobin Ottawa
province=Ontario
postalcode=K0A 1T0
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homepage= http://www.westcarletonss.ca/
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schoolboard= Ottawa Carleton District School Board
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superintendent=Laura McAlister
trustee= Lynn Scott (ZONE 1)
principal=Jean Cory
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viceprincipal= Colin Anderson,
Mary MacEachern
administrator= Rosemary Adams
custodian= Mike Landry
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grades= 9 to 12 (semestered)
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feeders= Fitzroy Centennial Public School,
Stephen Leacock Public School,
Huntley Centennnial Public School ,
W. E. Johnston Public School ,
St. Michael's Elementary School,
Stonecrest Elementary School,
Jack Donohue Public School
campus=Rural, Suburban
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teamname= Wolves
colours= Red, Blue and Grey
founded= 1988
enrollment= 700
enrollment_as_of=2006

West Carleton Secondary School is a high school situated in the rural west end of Ottawa, Ontario. The school is under the jurisdiction of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board.West Carleton Secondary School opened its door to students in September 1988.It serves the rural West Carleton Community and more urban Kanata areas such as Morgan's Grant and Shirley's Brook. As a composite school of approximately 700 students and 60 staff, it offers a full range of program opportunities to is students. With consistently high scores in both Board Wide and Provincial standardized tests, students enjoy a stimulating and challenging academic environment as well as an opportunity to participate in a large variety of optional programs.The school is situated on a large property on Dunrobin Road with access to convert|107|acre|km2|1 of forest, field and wetland and the school incorporates its unique location into its academic program through field trips, outdoor education and the use of its 'outdoor classroom' environment.

Students come from the communities of Morgan's Grant, Constance Bay, Carp, Fitzroy Harbour, Kinburn, Dunrobin, Galetta, Shirleys Bay and the area connecting these communities.

A full range of Technology courses, including the new 'Technical Internship Program' is available.Grade 9 students can choose an Integrated Technology course and students can select Transportation, Construction or Communication Technology in grades ten to twelve.

On October 29, 2007, there was a fire in the school's auto shop. One of the teachers' cars had caught on fire, spreading quickly through different areas of the room. Everyone's childhood dreams of their school burning down (almost) came true. The students of West Carleton stood outside and watched the black smoke rise from their school. There were no injuries, and firefighters managed to control the blaze before other areas of the school caught on fire. Students returned to school the next day with very sour expressions. The auto shop was repaired in time for the second semester of classes.

ee also

* "'Communities
**Morgan's Grant (pop est. 8,000)
**Shirley's Bay (pop. n/a)
**Constance Bay (pop. 2,619)
**Carp (pop. 1,416)
**Fitzroy Harbour (pop. 654)
**Kinburn (pop. 288)
**Dunrobin (pop. 288)
**Galetta (pop. 177)
**Woodlawn (pop. est. 150)

Population numbers are from the City of Ottawa 2004 estimates except for Morgan's Grant and Shirley's Bay.

[http://ottawa.ca/city_services/statistics/data_handbook/who/table_8_en.shtml City of Ottawa 2004 community estimates]

* List of communities in the Ottawa area

External links

* [http://www.westcarletonss.ca/ School Website]
* [http://www.ocdsb.ca/ OCDSB Website]
* [http://www.ocdsb.ca/profiles/2006_2007/WCAR.pdf 2006-2007 OCDSB School Profile]
* [http://www.ocdsb.ca/profiles/2005_2006/WCAR.pdf 2005-2006 OCDSB School Profile]
* [http://www.ocdsb.ca/profiles/2004_2005/WCAR.pdf 2004-2005 OCDSB School Profile]