West Carleton Secondary School

West Carleton Secondary School
West Carleton Secondary School
Address
	3088 Dunrobin Road, RR2,; Dunrobin Ottawa, Ontario, K0A 1T0
Information
Founded	1988
School board	Ottawa Carleton District School Board
Superintendent	Laura McAlister
Area trustee	Lynn Scott (ZONE 1)
Administrator	Ann Hill
Principal	Colin Anderson
Grades	9 to 12 (semestered)
Enrollment	700 (2006)
Campus	Rural, Suburban
Colour(s)	Red, Blue and Grey
Team name	Wolves
Feeder schools	Fitzroy Centennial Public School,; Stephen Leacock Public School,; Huntley Centennial Public School,; W. E. Johnston Public School,; St. Michael's Elementary School,; Stonecrest Elementary School,; Jack Donohue Public School
Website	http://www.westcarletonss.ca/

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 800 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 107 acres (0.4 km²) 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.

Community

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.

Education

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 one or more of Transportation, Construction, Communication Technology, or Computer Science courses in grades ten to twelve. The school is known to have high averages and scoring in math departments due to a great staff, willing to help students and give them the proper education they need.^{[citation needed]}

Sports

West Carleton has a variety of sports. The school has 2 gyms, one where the home basketball team plays and is called the "wolf's den". Also there are a variety of outdoor fields and facilities, including a football field/rugby pitch, standard sized soccer field, two mini soccer fields, a baseball diamond, a running track, and long jump pit. The school takes pride in its athletics with students and teachers rallying behind the competitors and cheering them on. Along with the school teams, there is also of course; the phys-ed program where students get to learn different sports in a fun environment.
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Clubs

Incidents

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. The students of West Carleton were evacuated as firefighters were called. There were no injuries, and firefighters managed to control the blaze and kept it from spreading to other parts of the school. Students returned to school the next day. The auto shop was repaired in time for the second semester of classes.

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