Diamond Jenness Secondary School
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Diamond Jenness Secondary School is a high school
in Hay River
, Northwest Territories
, Canada
. The school is operated by the Hay River District Education Authority, and is part of the South Slave Divisional Education Council.
The staff is presently working on a plan for a multi-million dollar retrofit that will include the establishment of a new Trades centre.
The purple coloured school, chosen by the students in a vote, is located in the South Slave Region
and the South Slave Divisional Education Council includes other schools in the communities of Fort Smith
, Fort Resolution
, Lutselk'e
, and Kátlodééche First Nation
(Hay River Reserve) as well as Hay River
.
born Métis
/Blackfoot
architect, Douglas Cardinal
, who also designed the Canadian Museum of Civilization
and the original Edmonton Space Science Centre
.
The school was named in honour of New Zealand
born anthropologist
, Diamond Jenness
, who along with Vilhjalmur Stefansson
, spent several years in the Arctic
region of the NWT, especially the Coronation Gulf
area studying the Copper Inuit
.
. The school was closed for several days while the material, air samples and some of the insulation were tested. According to a follow-up report by CBC North
, the pipe insulation, the air samples and the material did not contain asbestos. However, a March report by Northern News Services
stated that during the spring break a work crew had replaced all 300 pipe elbows because the insulating wrap contained asbestos.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Hay River
Hay River, Northwest Territories
Hay River , known as "the Hub of the North," is a town in the Northwest Territories, Canada, located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, at the mouth of the Hay River. The town is separated into two sections, a new town and an old town with the Hay River Airport between them...
, Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
, 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 is operated by the Hay River District Education Authority, and is part of the South Slave Divisional Education Council.
Background
In 2009 the school had about 330 students and 29 staff members, and Paul Theriault is the current principal. According to the Divisional Education Council the school has the largest percentage of students in the Schools North Apprenticeship Program and "...maintains high academic standards and expectations for student attendance and achievement."The staff is presently working on a plan for a multi-million dollar retrofit that will include the establishment of a new Trades centre.
The purple coloured school, chosen by the students in a vote, is located in the South Slave Region
South Slave Region
The South Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of seven communities with the regional offices situated in Fort Smith and Hay River. With the exception of Enterprise and Hay River the communities are predominately First...
and the South Slave Divisional Education Council includes other schools in the communities of Fort Smith
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Fort Smith is a town in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located in the southeastern portion of the Northwest Territories, on the Slave River and adjacent to the NWT/Alberta border.-History:Fort Smith's history began because of the Slave River and the vital link...
, Fort Resolution
Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories
Fort Resolution is a "settlement corporation" in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada...
, Lutselk'e
Lutselk'e, Northwest Territories
Łutselk'e , also spelt Łutsel K'e, is a "designated authority" in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada...
, and Kátlodééche First Nation
Hay River Reserve
Hay River Reserve is the only Indian reserve in Canada's Northwest Territories. Located in the South Slave Region, it is a Slavey community with a population of 309 as of the 2006 census. The main languages on the reserve are South Slavey, Chipewyan and English...
(Hay River Reserve) as well as Hay River
Hay River, Northwest Territories
Hay River , known as "the Hub of the North," is a town in the Northwest Territories, Canada, located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, at the mouth of the Hay River. The town is separated into two sections, a new town and an old town with the Hay River Airport between them...
.
History
The current school, opened in 1972, replaced the old Federal School that had been located on Vale Island. It was designed by CalgaryCalgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
born Métis
Métis people (Canada)
The Métis are one of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who trace their descent to mixed First Nations parentage. The term was historically a catch-all describing the offspring of any such union, but within generations the culture syncretised into what is today a distinct aboriginal group, with...
/Blackfoot
Blackfoot
The Blackfoot Confederacy or Niitsítapi is the collective name of three First Nations in Alberta and one Native American tribe in Montana....
architect, Douglas Cardinal
Douglas Cardinal
Douglas Joseph Cardinal, OC is a Canadian architect.Born of Métis and Blackfoot heritage, Cardinal is famous for flowing architecture marked with smooth lines, influenced by his Aboriginal heritage as well as European Expressionist architectureIn 1953, he attended the University of British...
, who also designed the Canadian Museum of Civilization
Canadian Museum of Civilization
The Canadian Museum of Civilization is Canada's national museum of human history and the most popular and most-visited museum in Canada....
and the original Edmonton Space Science Centre
TELUS World of Science, Edmonton
The Telus World of Science - Edmonton is a broad-based science centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, operated by the Edmonton Space & Science Foundation...
.
The school was named in honour of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
born anthropologist
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
, Diamond Jenness
Diamond Jenness
Diamond Jenness, CC was one of Canada's greatest early scientists and a pioneer of Canadian anthropology.-Biography:...
, who along with Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Vilhjalmur Stefansson was a Canadian Arctic explorer and ethnologist.-Early life:Stefansson, born William Stephenson, was born at Gimli, Manitoba, Canada, in 1879. His parents had emigrated from Iceland to Manitoba two years earlier...
, spent several years in the Arctic
Arctic
The Arctic is a region located at the northern-most part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, Greenland, the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The Arctic region consists of a vast, ice-covered ocean, surrounded by treeless permafrost...
region of the NWT, especially the Coronation Gulf
Coronation Gulf
Coronation Gulf lies between Victoria Island and mainland Nunavut in Canada. To the northwest it connects with Dolphin and Union Strait and thence the Beaufort Sea and Arctic Ocean; to the northeast it connects with Dease Strait and thence Queen Maud Gulf. To the southeast lies Bathurst...
area studying the Copper Inuit
Copper Inuit
Copper Inuit are a Canadian Inuit group who live north of the tree line, in Nunavut's Kitikmeot Region and the Northwest Territories's Inuvik Region. Most historically lived in the area around Coronation Gulf, on Victoria Island, and southern Banks Island.Their western boundary was Wise Point,...
.
Asbestos
In February 2008 a substance was found below a heating pipe. The substance, which had fallen from the wrap used to insulate the pipes, was thought to be asbestosAsbestos
Asbestos is a set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals used commercially for their desirable physical properties. They all have in common their eponymous, asbestiform habit: long, thin fibrous crystals...
. The school was closed for several days while the material, air samples and some of the insulation were tested. According to a follow-up report by CBC North
CBC North
CBC North is the name for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's radio and television service in the Canadian Arctic. Originally known as the CBC Northern Service, its first operations began in 1958 with radio broadcasts including the takeover of CFYK, originally a Royal Canadian Signal...
, the pipe insulation, the air samples and the material did not contain asbestos. However, a March report by Northern News Services
Northern News Services
Northern News Services is a news company based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with approximately 60 employees; they are one of the few remaining independent newspapers in Canada, producing all their own content, instead of relying on syndicated news...
stated that during the spring break a work crew had replaced all 300 pipe elbows because the insulating wrap contained asbestos.