Amherstview Public School or AVPS is a Canadian public, comprehensive school

Comprehensive school

A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...

 located in Amherstview, Ontario

Amherstview, Ontario

Amherstview is a community in Loyalist Township, Ontario.It is located on the north shore of Lake Ontario and has a population of approximately 10,000. It is adjacent to the city of Kingston, and considered part of the greater Kingston area. Amherstview is named for Amherst Island, located directly...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. The school serves about 300 students from Loyalist Township

Loyalist, Ontario

Loyalist is a township in central eastern Ontario, Canada on Lake Ontario. It is in Lennox and Addington County and consists of two parts: the mainland and Amherst Island. It was named for the United Empire Loyalists, who settled in the area after the American Revolution.-Communities:The primary...

 and Stone Mills, Ontario

Stone Mills, Ontario

Stone Mills is a township located east of Greater Napanee in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario. According to the 2006 Canadian Census, the township has a population of 7,568.-Communities:...

. The town

Town

A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

 is in the eastern Ontario county of Lennox and Addington approximately 10 kilometers west of the city of Kingston, Ontario

Kingston, Ontario

Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...

. The school offers classes for students in grades JK through grade 8 and is a member school of the Limestone District School Board

Limestone District School Board

Limestone District School Board is a public district school board encompassing the City of Kingston and the counties of Frontenac and Lennox and Addington in Eastern Ontario, Canada. The board was founded in a 1998 provincial reorganization of Ontario school boards, and was an amalgamation of the...

. The school offers French immersion for students JK-grade 6.

Extracurricular activities

Student groups and activities include announcement leaders, Briargate, DPA leaders, environment club, fitness and dance club, guitar club, jewellery making club, library club, office helpers, Santa Claus Parade club, sports stacking club, and student council.

The Amerhestview sports teams, known as the Gators, participate in interscholastic competition in basketball, cross country, soccer, track and field, and volleyball. Sports offered at the intramural level include active games, borden ball, parachute club, Quoits

Quoits

Quoits is a traditional game which involves the throwing of metal, rope or rubber rings over a set distance, usually to land over or near a spike . The sport of quoits encompasses several distinct variations.-The history of quoits:The history of quoits is disputed...

, soccer, three pitch and ultimate

Ultimate (sport)

Ultimate is a sport played with a 175 gram flying disc. The object of the game is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone, similar to an end zone in American football or rugby...

.

External links

• http://amherstviewps.limestone.on.ca/