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Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School (Ottawa)
Encyclopedia
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School is part of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
and it is located in the neighbourhood of Fallingbrook, in the suburb of Orleans
, in Ottawa
Ontario
, Canada
. Since 2009, the school's principal has been Ruggles Pritchard.
In 2008 the school conducted a trip for students to Las Vegas to attend the National Association of Broadcasters convention.
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board refers to both the institution responsible for the operation of all English public schools in the city of Ottawa, Ontario and its governing body. Like most school boards, the OCDSB is administered by a group of elected trustees and one director selected...
and it is located in the neighbourhood of Fallingbrook, in the suburb of Orleans
Orléans, Ontario
Orleans , also written Orléans, is a suburban area within the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the eastern part of the city along the Ottawa River, about from downtown Ottawa. The Canada 2006 Census gave Orleans a population of 95,491. It became a ward of the City of Ottawa in 2001...
, in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, 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...
. Since 2009, the school's principal has been Ruggles Pritchard.
History
Sir Wilfrid Laurier was originally located on Carson Road in western Gloucester. The original students came primarily from the Carson Road and Pineview neighbourhoods. During the 80s and early 90s, students from Fallingbrook in Orleans were bussed to the school. Eventually, the entire school was home to students bussed from Orleans while a new campus was built at its current location on 10th Line Road. After moving to the new location, students from Pineview/Carson Road attended Gloucester High School and the building was eventually purchased by the French Catholic school board as the new home for Collège Catholique Samuel-Genest.Extra-curricular activities
Sir Wilfrid Laurier is one of the schools that broadcasts its morning announcements on television, formerly called "WilTV", and now called "Laurier Live!"In 2008 the school conducted a trip for students to Las Vegas to attend the National Association of Broadcasters convention.
Notable Alumni
- Melinda ShankarMelinda ShankarMelinda Shankar is a Canadian actress who is best known for playing Alli Bhandari beginning in season 8 of Degrassi: The Next Generation...
- Actress on How to be Indie and other films and shows - Richard Adu-BobieRichard Adu-BobieRichard Adu-Bobie is a Canadian sprinter. He was an alternate for Canada's 4 x 100 m relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was an alternate for the same team at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
- A sprinter for team Canada winning a silver medal in the Pan American games as well as being an alternate athlete in the 2004 and 2008 summer olympics. - Mark Seale - Professional Canadian footballCanadian footballCanadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
player - Ibrahim "Obby" KhanObby KhanIbrahim "Obby" Khan is a centre for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He is a Canadian starter and a team captain. He was acquired in the dispersal draft when the Ottawa Renegades franchise folded before the start of the 2006 CFL season...
- Professional Canadian footballCanadian footballCanadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
player - Momin KhawajaMomin KhawajaMohammad Momin Khawaja is a Canadian found guilty of involvement in a plot to plant fertilizer bombs in the United Kingdom; while working as a software engineer under contract to the Foreign Affairs department in 2004 became the first person charged and found guilty under the Canadian...
- First person charged and found guilty under the Canadian Anti-Terrorism ActCanadian Anti-Terrorism ActThe Canadian Anti-Terrorism Act was passed by the Liberal government of Canada in response to the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States. It received Royal Assent on December 18, 2001, as Bill C-36. The "omnibus" bill extends the powers of government and institutions within the Canadian...
. - Alex LacasseAlex LacasseAlex Lacasse is a pop music artist from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He attends Sir Wilfrid Laurier high school in Ottawa. Alex has a Youtube channel with covers of many current Hip hop and Pop songs...
- Pop singer and Songwriter - Amelia "Amy" Savage - Division 1 NCAA soccer player for UMBC
- Mark HillMark HillMark Hill is a British recording artist, songwriter and record producer. He rose to fame as one half of the Artful Dodger and co-writer/producer of Craig David's multi platinum album, Born To Do It....
- Co-Founder - WestJet Airlines