- Osgoode Township High School
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Osgoode Township High School Address 2800 8th Line Road
Ottawa, Ontario, K0A 2P0, CanadaInformation School board Ottawa Carleton District School Board Superintendent Walter Piovesan Area trustee Mark Fisher Principal Nancy Girozan Vice principal Paul Martin,
Kerry WiltseAdministrator Gayle Luth, Kim Stanzel, Brenda Reaney Chief custodian Barry Stone Grades 9 to 12 (semestered) Area Osgoode Township Campus Rural, Suburban Mascot Panther Team name The Panthers Colours Double Blue Founded 1954 Enrolment 677 (2010-2011) Communities served Metacalfe and surrounding area Feeder schools Metcalfe Public, Castor Valley Homepage http://www.oths.ocdsb.ca/ Osgoode Township High School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the rural town of Metcalfe. The school was opened in 1954 as part of the Carleton Board of Education. It joined the new OCDSB in 1998 when the Carleton Board of Education merged with the Ottawa Board of Education.
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Catchment area
The student body is drawn from the communities of Greely, Osgoode, Metcalfe, Carlsbad, Vernon, Edwards, Kenmore, portions of Manotick and the area surrounding these communities.
Extra Curricular
There is a strong music program at OTHS. The school has both a concert and a jazz band and allows students to join for pleasure or to earn academic credits. The concert band often goes on a trip during March Break. Recent destinations have included New York City, London (Ontario), Boston, and England.
Despite its small size, the school has a strong athletics program. It has had successful ventures in both boys and girls curling, girls basketball and hockey, jr. girl's touch football, rowing, track, girls rugby, and boys rugby, bringing several teams to OFSAA in recent years. The famous hockey player and coach Larry Robinson attended OTHS in the 1960s.The school's primary sports teams are known as the "Panthers".
Programs offered
In addition to the regular English Ontario school curriculum, OTHS also offers:
- Cooperative Education
- Composite High School
- Late French Immersion
- Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program
Fundraisers
There are many fundraisers through the year to support many important organizations. Some examples are: The annual Mini fair (just before the Metcalfe Fair, just across the road) raises money for the United Way. The Mini Fair was founded in 2006 by Student Council Co-Presidents Colleen Magee and Jenna James to complement the 150th Anniversary of the Metcalfe Fair as well as to fundraise for a good cause. The annual Band-a-Thon raises money for different organizations every year. In 2005 they raised money for the Red Cross organization, and in 2006 raised money for the Cancer Foundation. Leadership Class has helped plan and run many successful events, Panther Prowl, which raises money for CHEO, this past year (2007) raised $3,000. The school holds a Relay for Life event annually and overall they have raised $100,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society in the few years they have done it.
See also
- Communities
Population numbers are from the City of Ottawa 2004 estimates except for Edwards.
City of Ottawa 2004 community estimates
- List of communities in the Ottawa area
External links
- School Website
- OCDSB Website
- 2006-2007 OCDSB School Profile
- 2005-2006 OCDSB School Profile
- 2004-2005 OCDSB School Profile
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Schools Secondary schools A. Y. Jackson Secondary School · Adult High School · Bell High School · Brookfield High School · Cairine Wilson Secondary School · Canterbury High School · Colonel By Secondary School · Earl of March Secondary School · Glebe Collegiate Institute · Gloucester High School · Hillcrest High School · John McCrae Secondary School · Lisgar Collegiate Institute · Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School · Merivale High School · Nepean High School · Osgoode Township High School · Ottawa Technical Learning Centre · Rideau High School · Ridgemont High School · Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School · Sir Robert Borden High School · Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School · South Carleton High School · West Carleton Secondary School · Woodroffe High SchoolMiddle schools Cedarview Middle School · D. Aubrey Moodie Intermediate School · Emily Carr Middle School · Fisher Park Public School · Glashan Public School · Goulbourn Middle School · Greenbank Middle School · Henry Munro Middle School · J. H. Putman Public School · Rideau Valley Middle School · Sir Winston Churchill Public School · Summit Alternative SchoolElementary and
middle schoolsA. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School · Alta Vista Public School · Blossom Park Public School · Bridlewood Community Elementary School · Broadview Public School · Carleton Heights Public School · Castlefrank Elementary School · Castor Valley Elementary School · D. Roy Kennedy Public School · Dunning-Foubert Elementary School · Elizabeth Park Public School · Fallingbrook Community Elementary School · Featherston Drive Public School · Fielding Drive Public School · Fitzroy Centennial Public School · Glen Cairn Public School · Hawthorne Public School · Henry Larsen Elementary School · Heritage Public School · Hopewell Avenue Public School · Huntley Centennial Public School · Jack Donohue Public School · Katimavik Elementary School · Maple Ridge Elementary School · Metcalfe Public School · Pinecrest Public School · Queen Elizabeth Public School · Roberta Bondar Public School · Sawmill Creek Elementary School · Stephen Leacock Public School · Stonecrest Elementary School · Terry Fox Elementary School · Trillium Elementary School · Vincent Massey Public School · W. Erskine Johnston Public School · W.O. Mitchell Elementary School · York Street Public SchoolElementary schools Adrienne Clarkson Elementary School · Agincourt Road Public School · Arch Street Public School · Barrhaven Public School · Bayshore Public School · Bayview Public School · Bells Corners Public School · Berrigan Elementary School · Briargreen Public School · Cambridge Street Community Public School · Carson Grove Elementary School · Centennial Public School · Century Public School · Charles H. Hulse Public School · Churchill Alternative School · Clifford Bowey Public School · Connaught Public School · Convent Glen Elementary School · Crystal Bay Centre for Special Education · Devonshire Community Public School · Dunlop Public School · Elgin Street Public School · Elmdale Public School · Farley Mowat Public School · First Avenue Public School · Forest Valley Elementary School · General Vanier Public School · Glen Ogilvie Public School · Grant Alternative School · Greely Elementary School · Hilson Avenue Public School · Jockvale Elementary School · John Young Elementary School · Kars Public School · Knoxdale Public School · Lady Evelyn Alternative School · Lakeview Public School · Le Phare Elementary School · Leslie Park Public School · Manor Park Public School · Manordale Public School · Manotick Public School · Mary Honeywell Elementary School · McGregor Easson Public School · Meadowlands Public School · Munster Elementary School · Mutchmor Public School · North Gower/Marlborough Public School · Orleans Wood Elementary School · Osgoode Public School · Parkwood Hills Public School · Pleasant Park Public School · Queen Mary Street Public School · Queenswood Public School · Regina Street Public School · Richmond Public School · Riverview Alternative · Robert Bateman Public School · Robert E. Wilson Public School · Robert Hopkins Public School · Roch Carrier Elementary School · Rockcliffe Park Public School · Roland Michener Public School · Severn Avenue Public School · Steve MacLean Public School · Stittsville Public School · Viscount Alexander Public School · W.E. Gowling Public School · Woodroffe Avenue Public SchoolSecondary alternative
program sitesElizabeth Wyn Wood Secondary Alternative Program Site · Frederick Banting Secondary Alternative Program Site · Norman Johnston Secondary Alternative Program Site · Richard Pfaff Secondary Alternative Program SiteCoordinates: 45°13′43″N 75°28′11″W / 45.228618°N 75.469819°W
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