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| name = Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School
| name = Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School
| image = Swillancer.png
| image = Swillancer.png
| caption =
| motto = We Strive for the Highest
| address = 1515 Tenth Line Road
| address = 1515 Tenth Line Road
| city = [[Ottawa]]
| city = [[Ottawa]]
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| postcode = [[Postal codes in Canada|K1E 3E8]]
| postcode = [[Postal codes in Canada|K1E 3E8]]
| country = Canada
| country = Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|45.473059|N|75.493391|W|region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}}
| latd = 45.473059 |latNS = N
| longd = 75.493391 |longEW = W
| iso_region = CA-ON
| coordinates_display = title
| schoolboard = [[Ottawa Carleton District School Board]]
| schoolboard = [[Ottawa Carleton District School Board]]
| superintendent = Pino Buffone
| opened = 1966
| trustee = John Shea
| superintendent = Mary Jane Farrish
| principal = Barry Armstrong
| trustee = Keith Penny
| principal = Tim Hawes<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sirwilfridlaurierss.ocdsb.ca/staff | title=Staff }}</ref> |Accessed April 5th, 2024|
| viceprincipal = Kaarina Gagner, Al Penney
| grades_label = [[Education in Canada#Levels in education|Grades]]
| grades_label = [[Education in Canada#Levels in education|Grades]]
| grades = 9-12
| grades = 9–12
| enrollment = 995<ref>https://www.ocdsb.ca/common/pages/DownloadFileByUrl.aspx?key=rFqn4n0OJesyPif1t4Nw29IVLH5bk%2bpRQOasjDygxY%2faJ584NRmzr6bBLPKfsBfo2RMtlbCDwe0ujs1wq4KckPduqO7amoVSmuuNKQ8tCf0%2f69H9RKtM1VwLw9v37Qf%2fwDoB8UaIaIVeB1fyn54DeIBbAejJEOl4EAaekt4i8meK%2b78FvLvC9sZfihuuoMolsTBTa6Td82Jm5AGPXkuasBdevp98%2b4kc%2b14l5if1dFuIyy0uYPJRc0%2bDxMyk4gQ1p18rqg%3d%3d {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> |accessed April 5th, 2024|
| enrollment = 1107
| enrollment_as_of = October 2013
| enrollment_as_of = 2022
| campus = [[Suburb]]an
| campus = [[Suburb]]an
| colours = maroon, white and navy blue {{color box|#660000}}{{color box|white}}
| colours = Maroon, white and navy<br />{{color box|#660000}}{{color box|white}}{{color box|navy}}
| team_name = Lancers
| team_name = Lancers
| feeder_schools = Avalon PS, Dunning-Foubert ES, Fallingbrook CES, Maple Ridge ES, Trillium ES
| feeders = Dunning-Foubert Elementary, Fallingbrook Community Elementary, Maple Ridge Elementary, Trillium Elementary, Summerside Public
| homepage = {{URL|http://sirwilfridlaurierss.ocdsb.ca/}}
| homepage = {{URL|http://sirwil.ca/}}
}}
}}
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'''Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School''' is part of the [[Ottawa-Carleton District School Board]] and it is located in the neighbourhood of Fallingbrook, in the suburb of [[Orléans, Ontario|Orleans]], in [[Ottawa]] [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. The school's current principal is Barry Armstrong.


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'''Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School''' (formerly '''Sir Wilfrid Laurier High School''') is a public high school located in the [[Fallingbrook, Ottawa|Fallingbrook]] neighbourhood within the suburb of [[Orléans, Ontario|Orléans]] in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada. The school is under the jurisdiction of the [[Ottawa-Carleton District School Board]].
==History==
Sir Wilfrid Laurier was originally located on Carson Road in western Gloucester. The original students came primarily from the Carson Road and Pineview neighbourhoods. During the 80s and early 90s, students from Fallingbrook in Orleans were bussed to the school. Eventually, the entire school was home to students bussed from Orleans while a new campus was built at its current location on 10th Line Road. After moving to the new location, students from Pineview/Carson Road attended Gloucester High School and the building was eventually purchased by the French Catholic school board as the new home for Collège Catholique Samuel-Genest.


Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School was originally located on Carsons Road which was then part of the [[Gloucester, Ottawa|City of Gloucester]]. The school primarily served the neighbourhoods of [[Carson Grove]] and [[Pineview, Ottawa|Pineview]]. In 1992, the school relocated to their current location on Tenth Line Road in Orleans which was then part of [[Cumberland, Ontario|Cumberland Township]]. The former location is now used by [[Collège catholique Samuel-Genest]].
== Extra-curricular activities ==
Sir Wilfrid Laurier is one of the schools that broadcasts its morning announcements on television, formerly called "WilTV", and now called "Laurier Live!"
In 2011 the school conducted a trip for students to Las Vegas to attend the National Association of Broadcasters convention.


The school is directly connected to the Ray Friel Recreational Complex which features a swimming pool, skating rink, a branch of the [[Ottawa Public Library]], a branch of the Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre, and the River Heights Children Centre.
The school also has various teams for football, rugby, soccer, swimming, volleyball, basketball, etc..

Each school day consists of four seventy-five minute periods. Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School offers a number of special academic opportunities for students such as a [[co-operative education]] program, Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) programs, and dual course programs with [[Algonquin College]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ocdsb.ca/sch/20102011%20School%20Profile/SWIL.pdf|title=School Profile 2013–2014|website=OCDSB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018065537/http://www.ocdsb.ca/sch/20102011%20School%20Profile/SWIL.pdf|archive-date=2011-10-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> The school also offers special education for students who require additional support including in-class [[Individualized Education Program|IEPs]] and specially trained educators.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School offers a variety of varsity and intramural sports including [[golf]], [[Canadian football|football]], [[cross-country running]], [[basketball]], [[soccer]], [[volleyball]], [[tennis]], [[ultimate (sport)|ultimate]], [[rugby league|rugby]], [[badminton]], [[ice hockey]], [[Cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]], [[curling]], [[downhill skiing]]/[[snowboarding]], [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]], [[Touch football (American)|touch football]], [[track and field]], [[baseball]], and [[softball]].


== Notable alumni ==
== Notable alumni ==
* [[Richard Adu-Bobie]] – Sprinter
* [[Melinda Shankar]] &ndash; Actress on Degrassi, and How to be Indie and other films and shows
* [[Jackson Bennett]] - Football player
* [[Richard Adu-Bobie]] &ndash; A sprinter for team Canada winning a silver medal in the Pan American games as well as being an alternate athlete in the 2004 and 2008 summer olympics
* [[Mark Seale]] &ndash; Professional [[Canadian football]] player
* [[Brendan Gillanders]] – Football player
* [[Kurleigh Gittens Jr.]] - Football player
* [[Obby Khan|Ibrahim "Obby" Khan]] &ndash; Professional [[Canadian football]] player
* [[Obby Khan]] – Football player
* [[Momin Khawaja]] &ndash; First person charged and found guilty under the [[Canadian Anti-Terrorism Act]]
* [[Momin Khawaja]] – Terrorist
* [[Alex Lacasse]]; Canadian singer and songwriter
* [[Alex Lacasse]] – Singer/songwriter
* [[Game of Thrones|Vitaly Gann]]; "Game of Thrones" fan fiction author (also professional disappointment)
* [[Mark Seale]] – Football player
* [[Melinda Shankar]] – Actress


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of high schools in Ontario]]
* [[Education in Ontario]]
*[[List of secondary schools in Ontario]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://sirwilfridlaurierss.ocdsb.ca/ School Website]
*[http://sirwilfridlaurierss.ocdsb.ca/ School Website]
*[http://www.ocdsb.ca/ OCDSB Website]
*[http://www.ocdsb.ca/ OCDSB Website]
*[http://publicapps.ocdsb.ca/PDF%20files/profiles/2009_2010/SWIL.pdf 2009-2010 OCDSB School Profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110706191316/http://publicapps.ocdsb.ca/PDF%20files/profiles/2009_2010/SWIL.pdf 2009–2010 OCDSB School Profile]
*[http://www.ocdsb.ca/sch/20102011%20School%20Profile/SWIL.pdf 2013-2014 OCDSB School Profile]
*[http://www.ocdsb.ca/sch/20102011%20School%20Profile/SWIL.pdf 2013–2014 OCDSB School Profile]


{{OCDSB}}
{{OCDSB}}


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[[Category:High schools in Ottawa]]
[[Category:Educational institutions with year of establishment missing]]
[[Category:Educational institutions in Canada with year of establishment missing]]

Latest revision as of 03:01, 29 September 2024

This article is about a school in Ottawa, Ontario. For the school in London, Ontario, see Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School (London, Ontario).
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School
Address
Map
1515 Tenth Line Road

Ottawa
,
Ontario
,
K1E 3E8

Canada
Coordinates45°28′23″N 75°29′36″W / 45.473059°N 75.493391°W / 45.473059; -75.493391
Information
MottoWe Strive for the Highest
Opened1966
School boardOttawa Carleton District School Board
SuperintendentMary Jane Farrish
Area trusteeKeith Penny
PrincipalTim Hawes[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment995[2] (2022)
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)Maroon, white and navy
   
Team nameLancers
Feeder schoolsDunning-Foubert Elementary, Fallingbrook Community Elementary, Maple Ridge Elementary, Trillium Elementary, Summerside Public
Websitesirwil.ca

Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School (formerly Sir Wilfrid Laurier High School) is a public high school located in the Fallingbrook neighbourhood within the suburb of Orléans in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The school is under the jurisdiction of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School was originally located on Carsons Road which was then part of the City of Gloucester. The school primarily served the neighbourhoods of Carson Grove and Pineview. In 1992, the school relocated to their current location on Tenth Line Road in Orleans which was then part of Cumberland Township. The former location is now used by Collège catholique Samuel-Genest.

The school is directly connected to the Ray Friel Recreational Complex which features a swimming pool, skating rink, a branch of the Ottawa Public Library, a branch of the Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre, and the River Heights Children Centre.

Each school day consists of four seventy-five minute periods. Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School offers a number of special academic opportunities for students such as a co-operative education program, Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) programs, and dual course programs with Algonquin College.[3] The school also offers special education for students who require additional support including in-class IEPs and specially trained educators.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School offers a variety of varsity and intramural sports including golf, football, cross-country running, basketball, soccer, volleyball, tennis, ultimate, rugby, badminton, ice hockey, cross-country skiing, curling, downhill skiing/snowboarding, swimming, touch football, track and field, baseball, and softball.

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Staff".
  2. ^ https://www.ocdsb.ca/common/pages/DownloadFileByUrl.aspx?key=rFqn4n0OJesyPif1t4Nw29IVLH5bk%2bpRQOasjDygxY%2faJ584NRmzr6bBLPKfsBfo2RMtlbCDwe0ujs1wq4KckPduqO7amoVSmuuNKQ8tCf0%2f69H9RKtM1VwLw9v37Qf%2fwDoB8UaIaIVeB1fyn54DeIBbAejJEOl4EAaekt4i8meK%2b78FvLvC9sZfihuuoMolsTBTa6Td82Jm5AGPXkuasBdevp98%2b4kc%2b14l5if1dFuIyy0uYPJRc0%2bDxMyk4gQ1p18rqg%3d%3d [bare URL]
  3. ^ "School Profile 2013–2014" (PDF). OCDSB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-18.
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