Earl of March Secondary School

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Earl of March Secondary School
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It is Yours
Address
4 The Parkway
Ottawa, Ontario, K2K 1Y4
Canada
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Information
Founded 6 December 1971
School board Ottawa Carleton District School Board
Superintendent Olga Grigoriev
Area trustee Christine Boothby (Zone 2)
Principal Jon Harris
Grades 7–12
Enrollment 1140 (2015)
Language English
French
Campus Suburban, 24 acres
Colour(s) Green, White, Gold, and Black
                
Team name The Lions
Communities served Kanata Lakes
Beaverbrook
Katimavik-Hazeldean
Feeder schools Katimavik Elementary School (grade 9 only),
Stephen Leacock Public School,
W. Erskine Johnston Public School
Public transit access Yes (OC Transpo)
Website www.earlofmarch.com

Earl of March Secondary School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board secondary school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in suburban Kanata in the Beaverbrook neighbourhood. The school also serves the neighbourhoods of Kanata Lakes and Katimavik-Hazeldean. Earl of March is ranked fourth in the province by the Fraser Institute.[1]

History

Governor General of British North America
Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond

Earl of March opened on December 6, 1971 and was the first secondary school built in the area that would eight years later become the City of Kanata (later to be amalgamated within the City of Ottawa). The school took its name from Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Earl of March, who served as Governor General of British North America in the early 19th century. When it opened, Earl of March's catchment area was a large part of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton, encompassing March, Huntley, Torbolton, and Fitzroy townships and part of Goulbourn Township. As such, Earl of March served for many years as the sole high school for Ottawa's then-nascent northwestern suburbs outside the Greenbelt.

The school served grade 9 to grade 12 up to the 2015-2016 school year when a new wing opened to serve grades 7/8. The Earl of March is the first school in the OCDSB to switch from a 9-12 to a 7-12 and the second school to follow the 7-12 model.

Academics

The school was one of the first in the Ottawa area to offer French immersion instruction at the secondary level.

Auditorium

Earl of March features a large 750 seat auditorium. Four sections of the auditorium can be partitioned off into lecture theatres that can be used as class rooms. During the 1970s and 1980s the auditorium was used by the Kanata Theatre before building their own theatre. The auditorium is used for things such as meetings, school assemblies, concert band practices and concerts, as well as the yearly school musical.

Athletics

Earl of March sports teams go by the nickname of the Lions.

Sports

Many sports are offered:[2]

Advanced Placement Program

Earl of March currently offers one of the most extensive Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses in Ontario. AP is a program that offers high school students the opportunity to receive university credit for their work during high school.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fraser Institute School Report Card
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External links

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