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'''D. Roy Kennedy''' is a public elementary and middle school in the [[Bay Ward]] of [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], offering classes from [[kindergarten]] to grade 8. It is located at the corner of Woodroffe Avenue and Lenester Avenue in Ottawa's [[Glabar Park]] neighbourhood. Students come from varied ethnic backgrounds and many speak a third language.
'''D. Roy Kennedy''' is a public elementary and middle school in the [[Bay Ward]] of [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], offering classes from [[kindergarten]] to grade 8. It is located at the corner of Woodroffe Avenue and Lenester Avenue in Ottawa's [[Glabar Park]] neighbourhood. Students come from varied ethnic backgrounds and many speak a third language.
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The school was built in 1954. The school is named after D. Roy Kennedy, who would in later years become a prominent Kiwanian and Ottawa educator.
The school was built in 1954. The school is named after D. Roy Kennedy, who would in later years become a prominent Kiwanian and Ottawa educator.


The CBC reported in January 2010, that two students at Ottawa's D. Roy Kennedy Public School had started a petition to be allowed to play with balls on the playground in winter time. Balls had been banned from D. Roy Kennedy in the winter months due to safety concerns. January 25, 2010 <ref>{{cite web|title=No balls or bikes or skateboards |url=http://www.obesitypanacea.com/2010/01/no-balls-or-bikes-or-skateboards.html }}</ref>
The CBC reported in January 2010, that two students at Ottawa's D. Roy Kennedy Public School had started a petition to be allowed to play with balls on the playground in winter time. Balls had been banned from D. Roy Kennedy in the winter months due to safety concerns. January 25, 2010<ref>{{cite web|title=No balls or bikes or skateboards |url=http://www.obesitypanacea.com/2010/01/no-balls-or-bikes-or-skateboards.html }}</ref>


On Thursday morning, September 26, 2013 D. Roy Kennedy Public School was evacuated after a man with a replica firearm entered the school and pulled the fire alarm.<ref>{{cite web|title= D. Roy Kennedy Public School evacuated Monday, September 23, 2013 |url=http://www.ottawacitizen.com/mobile/news/latest-updates/Ottawa+Citizen+week+photos/8949530/story.html?pg=3&img=32}}</ref>
On Thursday morning, September 26, 2013 D. Roy Kennedy Public School was evacuated after a man with a replica firearm entered the school and pulled the fire alarm.<ref>{{cite web|title= D. Roy Kennedy Public School evacuated Monday, September 23, 2013 |url=http://www.ottawacitizen.com/mobile/news/latest-updates/Ottawa+Citizen+week+photos/8949530/story.html?pg=3&img=32}}</ref>
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Revision as of 19:58, 27 July 2015

D. Roy Kennedy Public School
Address
Map
919 Woodroffe Avenue

Ottawa
,
Ontario
,
K2A 3G9

Canada
Information
FoundedMarch 1966 (built 1954)
School boardOttawa Carleton District School Board
SuperintendentPeter Gamwell Source
Area trusteeDouglas Michael Lloyd Source
AdministratorCeleste Tratch
PrincipalCatherine Donnelly
GradesJK-8
LanguageEnglish & French
Websitewww.droykennedyps.ocdsb.ca

D. Roy Kennedy is a public elementary and middle school in the Bay Ward of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, offering classes from kindergarten to grade 8. It is located at the corner of Woodroffe Avenue and Lenester Avenue in Ottawa's Glabar Park neighbourhood. Students come from varied ethnic backgrounds and many speak a third language.

History

The school was built in 1954. The school is named after D. Roy Kennedy, who would in later years become a prominent Kiwanian and Ottawa educator.

The CBC reported in January 2010, that two students at Ottawa's D. Roy Kennedy Public School had started a petition to be allowed to play with balls on the playground in winter time. Balls had been banned from D. Roy Kennedy in the winter months due to safety concerns. January 25, 2010[1]

On Thursday morning, September 26, 2013 D. Roy Kennedy Public School was evacuated after a man with a replica firearm entered the school and pulled the fire alarm.[2]

Programs

This school offers students a choice of English (with Core French) and French immersion programs as well as specialized instrumental music, visual arts and sports. The school offers Special Education and English Language Support. It has a notable emphasis as well on academics, having produced the "best speller in Canada", the youngest life master in Bridge, and many other academic programmes. In April 2014, Grade 8 student Emma Brownlie was the winner of the Canwest CanSpell National Spelling Bee. She made it to the fourth round on to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.[3]

Graduating grade 8 students attend a number of high schools including Woodroffe High School, Nepean High School, Glebe Collegiate Institute, Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School and Canterbury High School.

Architecture

The building itself is small, but the yard is large. It has a soccer field, two tennis courts, a basketball court, baseball diamond and a multi use field . The soccer field is for multiple purposes, such as Frisbee, track and field and football. The building is basic with a two story design and three main corridors. The gymnasium is small but still holds around 350 people.

Prominent Teachers

  • Paul Dewar, a Canadian Member of Parliament with the New Democratic Party, teacher and former elected representative of the Ottawa Carleton Elementary School Teachers' Federation, taught at D. Roy Kennedy prior to entering politics.[4]

References

  • Cummings, H.R. and W.T. MacSkimming. The City of Ottawa Public Schools: A Brief History. Ottawa: Ottawa Board of Education, 1971.
  1. ^ "No balls or bikes or skateboards".
  2. ^ "D. Roy Kennedy Public School evacuated Monday, September 23, 2013".
  3. ^ "Emma Brownlie was the winner of the Canwest CanSpell National Spelling Bee".
  4. ^ "Paul Dewar biography".
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