South Carleton High School
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South Carleton High School is a high school situated in the southwestern sector of the city of 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...

, in the village of Richmond, Ontario
Richmond, Ontario
Richmond is a Canadian village. Founded in 1818, it spans the Jock River, a tributary of the Rideau River. Like many communities in eastern Ontario, Richmond houses several unique populations. Some residents have historic and economic roots in the immediate area. Richmond operates as a small core...

. The school is under the jurisdiction of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board. The SCHS attendance boundaries cover a major section of the southern part of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
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...

. Students come from all over the southwestern sector of the city but mainly from the communities of Stittsville
Stittsville, Ontario
Stittsville is a suburban community in the western part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. A part of the National Capital Region, Stittsville is located immediately to the south-west of Kanata, and about from downtown Ottawa.-History:...

, Manotick
Manotick, Ontario
Manotick, Ontario is an exurb in Eastern Ontario on the Rideau River, located on the south edge of Ottawa's urban area. Manotick is located immediately south of the booming suburbs Barrhaven and Riverside South and is about from downtown Ottawa. It has been part of the City of Ottawa since...

, Richmond
Richmond, Ontario
Richmond is a Canadian village. Founded in 1818, it spans the Jock River, a tributary of the Rideau River. Like many communities in eastern Ontario, Richmond houses several unique populations. Some residents have historic and economic roots in the immediate area. Richmond operates as a small core...

, Riverside South, North Gower
North Gower, Ontario
North Gower is a large village in eastern Ontario, originally part of North Gower Township, now part of the city of Ottawa. Surrounding communities include Richmond, Kemptville, Kars and Manotick...

, Munster
Munster, Ontario
Munster, Ontario is a large village situated south-west of Stittsville, west of Richmond and north of North Gower. The Ottawa Carleton School Board offers an Elementary school named "Munster Elementary School"....

, Kars
Kars, Ontario
Kars is a small village on the Rideau River within the rural section of the city of Ottawa, Ontario. Prior to amalgamation in 2000 it was part of Rideau Township....

, Fallowfield, Ashton
Ashton, Ontario
The small village of Ashton is located about west of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, at the intersection of Ashton Station Road and Flewellyn Road. Ashton Station Road runs through the centre of the community, and serves as the south-western boundary line for the City of Ottawa, thus making the eastern...

, Burritts Rapids
Burritts Rapids, Ontario
Burritt's Rapids is a small village located on the Rideau River in eastern Ontario.The hamlet was named after Stephen Burritt, whose family was the first to settle in this area. At one time, the hamlet prospered due to its location on the Rideau Canal...

 and the area connecting these communities. SCHS feeder schools include Goulbourn Middle School
Goulbourn Middle School
Goulbourn Middle School came into being on September 3, 1986. Prior to this date, the school was known as Goulbourn Township Public School. The former school served Kindergarten to grade-eight students from the immediate area and the grade-six students from Munster and Richmond Public Schools...

, Rideau Valley Middle School, and A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School
A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School
A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School is located in the community of Stittsville, in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.The school offers students a choice of regular English and Early French Immersion programs in Kindergarten through Grade 8....

.

The school opened its doors in 1952 to 263 students and 13 teachers under the leadership of its first principal, W.W. Powell.
South Carleton's 50th anniversary was celebrated in 2002.

Athletics

South Carleton has a wide range of athletic activities. It has a top-notch alpine ski team that has won 4 OFSAA titles including 2 in 2002 as well as 2008 and 2009 and has collected 12 team and 9 individual medals at OFSAA since 1999. In 2011 the team made a great effort at OFSAA and NCSSAA winning 4 team golds at NCSSAA and three silvers at OFSAA. It also has a very respectable wrestling program that has won the NCSSAA championship for the past several years, and produces nearly a dozen OFSAA wrestlers each year. The Senior Men's Rugby team has gone undefeated in regular season in 2007 and 2008, including a 2008 NCSSAA championship win. South Carleton's varsity swim team was formed during the 2010-2011 season. The swim team was decent for a new team, led by top swimmer Jimmy O'Rourke who captured the Storm's first two NCSSAA medals, both of which were gold. He represented South Carleton at their first ever OFSAA for swimming claiming 6th and 7th place finishes. The Storm basketball team has won several city titles in its history, including the most recent visit to the NCSSAA championship in the 2008-2009 season. The South Carleton Junior Boy's soccer team captured the 2008 NCSSAA Gold Medal after an undefeated season. South Carleton's football team had reached the NCSSAA finals in 2006 and 2008, losing both times and lost in the NCSSAA semi-finals in 2007. The football team had a down year in 2009, finishing 0-6.

During the 1996-1997 school year, South Carleton changed its athletics name from the "Redskins" to the "Storm." This decision was controversial, pitting students who viewed the Redskins name as historic versus those who considered the name to be racist; debates were held on both sides, with First Nations people speaking their consent for the historic name. In the end a student-body vote led to the new "Storm" name winning the day. The new Storm logo, however, was a white man with a pointed hat; many people believed it looked like a Ku Klux Klan member, so the logo was changed in 2010 to a tornado. This is currently in conflict with Holy Trinity Catholic High School because their name is the "Tornadoes".

Bob Erwin Football Field

On October 6, 2005, during half-time at the Senior Football game, the South Carleton Football Field was dedicated to Bob Erwin, teacher and
coach at SC for 33 years. Stu Boardman, Dept. Head and Football Coach gave the following as just a few of the reasons for the
dedication: “Bob is an individual who has enriched high school sports at South Carleton with his motivational techniques, commitment
and loyalty towards his athletes, colleagues and numerous students over the years, exemplifying the values of fair play
and sportsmanship. He has been the keenest supporter of helping students who might otherwise have fallen through the cracks, by
espousing the “Principle of Education through Sports.”

See also

  • Communities
    • Stittsville
      Stittsville, Ontario
      Stittsville is a suburban community in the western part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. A part of the National Capital Region, Stittsville is located immediately to the south-west of Kanata, and about from downtown Ottawa.-History:...

       (pop. 18,913)
    • Riverside South (pop est. 8,000)
    • Manotick
      Manotick, Ontario
      Manotick, Ontario is an exurb in Eastern Ontario on the Rideau River, located on the south edge of Ottawa's urban area. Manotick is located immediately south of the booming suburbs Barrhaven and Riverside South and is about from downtown Ottawa. It has been part of the City of Ottawa since...

       (pop. 7,545)
    • Richmond
      Richmond, Ontario
      Richmond is a Canadian village. Founded in 1818, it spans the Jock River, a tributary of the Rideau River. Like many communities in eastern Ontario, Richmond houses several unique populations. Some residents have historic and economic roots in the immediate area. Richmond operates as a small core...

       (pop. 4,332)
    • North Gower
      North Gower, Ontario
      North Gower is a large village in eastern Ontario, originally part of North Gower Township, now part of the city of Ottawa. Surrounding communities include Richmond, Kemptville, Kars and Manotick...

       (pop. 1,749)
    • Munster
      Munster, Ontario
      Munster, Ontario is a large village situated south-west of Stittsville, west of Richmond and north of North Gower. The Ottawa Carleton School Board offers an Elementary school named "Munster Elementary School"....

       (pop. 1,320)
    • Kars
      Kars, Ontario
      Kars is a small village on the Rideau River within the rural section of the city of Ottawa, Ontario. Prior to amalgamation in 2000 it was part of Rideau Township....

       (pop est. 648)
    • Fallowfield (pop. 366)
    • Ashton
      Ashton, Ontario
      The small village of Ashton is located about west of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, at the intersection of Ashton Station Road and Flewellyn Road. Ashton Station Road runs through the centre of the community, and serves as the south-western boundary line for the City of Ottawa, thus making the eastern...

       (pop. 108)
    • Burritts Rapids
      Burritts Rapids, Ontario
      Burritt's Rapids is a small village located on the Rideau River in eastern Ontario.The hamlet was named after Stephen Burritt, whose family was the first to settle in this area. At one time, the hamlet prospered due to its location on the Rideau Canal...

       (pop est. 100)


Population numbers are from the City of Ottawa 2004 estimates except for Sittsville http://broadband.gc.ca/demographic_servlet/4756, Burritts Rapids and Riverside South.

City of Ottawa 2004 community estimates
  • List of communities in the Ottawa area
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