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==Allegations==
==Allegations==


In June 2022, students at Hillcrest posted a petition to remove the principal over allegations of racism.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ottawa high school students petition to remove principal over alleged racism|url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-high-school-students-petition-to-remove-principal-over-alleged-racism-1.5963933|date=June 26, 2022|publisher=CTV News|access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref> The Principal and other teaching staff are alleged to have singled-out Black and Arab students for discipline, including monitoring washrooms for vaping, subjecting them to searches, and following procedures set by the board for mandatory police contact. The [[Ottawa-Carleton District School Board]] have determined school staff followed required policies and procedures.
In June 2022, students at Hillcrest posted a petition to remove the principal over allegations of racism.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ottawa high school students petition to remove principal over alleged racism|url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-high-school-students-petition-to-remove-principal-over-alleged-racism-1.5963933|date=June 26, 2022|publisher=CTV News|access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref> The Principal and other teaching staff are alleged to have singled-out Black and Arab students for discipline, including monitoring washrooms for vaping, subjecting them to searches, and following procedures set by the board for mandatory police contact. The [[Ottawa-Carleton District School Board]] have determined school staff followed required policies and procedures. A new principal began in September 2022.


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==

Revision as of 01:39, 16 November 2022

Hillcrest High School
Address
Map
1900 Dauphin Road

Ottawa
,
Ontario
,
K1G 2L7

Canada
Coordinates45°23′55″N 75°38′22″W / 45.39861°N 75.63944°W / 45.39861; -75.63944
Information
Founded1961
School boardOttawa Carleton District School Board
PrincipalDinu Chande
Staff50 (2022)
Grades9-12
Enrollment460[citation needed] (2022)
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)blue, red and gold    
MascotHawk
Team nameHawks
Websitehillcresths.ocdsb.ca

Hillcrest High School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in the Elmvale Acres neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in School Zone 9. The school was opened in 1961. Its sports teams are nicknamed "The Hawks". Its exclusive catchment area covers the neighbourhoods of Riverview, Faircrest Heights, Playfair Park, Elmvale Acres, while its shared catchment area covers parts of Old Ottawa South and Old Ottawa East (with Glebe Collegiate Institute), and Urbandale Acres, Urbandale, Hawthorne Meadows, Sheffield Glen, Hunt Club Park and part of Greenboro (with Canterbury High School).[1]

Hillcrest High School is an ethnically diverse school. The surrounding area includes significant Black Canadian, Arab-Canadian, Indian-Canadian, and Somali Canadian communities, among others. Hillcrest also offers a full-immersion French program.

Sports

Hillcrest has a long history of success in sports. The school has won numerous boys' rugby, basketball and hockey championships. The senior boys' rugby team was considered the top in the city, years 2006–08. The junior basketball team was considered the top in the city in the year 2008–09. Hillcrest's varsity girls' hockey team claimed the tier 2 championship, two years in a row 08-09 and 09–10. Also notable is their track team's long history of success at the city and provincial levels. In the past, players on the Ottawa 67's attended Hillcrest during the season (prior to changes to the cross-boundary transfer process).

Allegations

In June 2022, students at Hillcrest posted a petition to remove the principal over allegations of racism.[2] The Principal and other teaching staff are alleged to have singled-out Black and Arab students for discipline, including monitoring washrooms for vaping, subjecting them to searches, and following procedures set by the board for mandatory police contact. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board have determined school staff followed required policies and procedures. A new principal began in September 2022.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ https://cdn5-ss13.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_55394/File/About%20Us/Contact%20Us/Our%20Schools/Student%20Transcript/OCDSB%20-%20Schools/Secondary%20Attendance%20Boundary%20Maps/Updated/HILL_ENG_IMM_9to12.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Ottawa high school students petition to remove principal over alleged racism". CTV News. June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Hillcrest High School". hillcrest-ottawa-alumni.myevent.com.
  4. ^ Campbell, Don (October 26, 2011). "Four 67's to Face Russian Team". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  5. ^ Hillcrest High School Year Book, 2003-04
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