Louis St. Laurent School
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Louis St. Laurent Catholic School is a fine arts oriented Junior and Senior High School in the Edmonton Catholic School District
, located in south western Edmonton
. The school averages a student body of approximately 1,000 or more pupils per year, spanning from grades 7–12. As of 2009, the entire school participates in the International Baccalaureate programme.
, formed from the former Cartier McGee Junior High School and Louis St. Laurent High School, and in 1974, a central hallway was constructed to connect the two schools on the ground floor. The connector was further modified in 1993 in order to include a large ancillary room, which serves as a meeting room and lunch hall, as well as facilitating for other activities that require a large, open space. The school is named for the 12th Prime Minister of Canada, Louis Stephen St. Laurent.
come and participate in this three day event. It unites the junior and senior high students to come together and cheer for their varsity men's and women's volleyball teams of the high school teams. To show school pride, the students of Louis St. Laurent can usually be seen wearing green and yellow and/or their halloween
costume to support their team. Every student in the school watches the opening ceremony of the tournament and the first game with a LSL team playing against one of the visiting teams before being dismissed to regular classes.
Other traditions include:
- Formal Day - students in the school dress their best
- Marathon Dance
- a school dance where student dance for a period of time to earn money for charity. The marathon dance was discontinued for a few years until it was reinstated in 2010.
- Students vs Teachers Volleyball game - the varsity girls and boys team of volleyball play against the teachers during lunch period and part of the third period of the day after the season is over. The students in the school are allowed to watch this game.
- Dodgeball
Tournament - High school students creates teams of six to compete during lunch in a game of dodgeball. The winning team is allowed to play against the teachers in the final match. Though it is not officially a event every year, student council has constantly organized this throughout the years.
, comes from the old French word meaning "free warrior", the mascot of the school is a grey animal. He is named differently each year from the student council, but most students refer to him as "Baron" because of the schools team name or "Louis" because of the name of the school. The event he never misses is the S.M.A.S.H. Tournament where most students are present at. Notably, he does not appear in many school games because the audience for the games are low. Each year, auditions are held to determine the mascot but the results are kept secret to everyone except the student council to ensure his identity is hidden.
The mascot is a grey animal with brownish red hair. It wears a green jersey, with the school teams name on it in yellow. Furthermore, he has big green and yellow shoes on.
Edmonton Catholic School District
The Edmonton Catholic School District is the Catholic school board in Edmonton, Canada.-Size and transportation:In size the School Board is medium with 33,441 students, 1,858 Certificated Staff, and 1,191 Classified Staff. There are a number of schools operating under the board, 84 schools in...
, located in south western Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
. The school averages a student body of approximately 1,000 or more pupils per year, spanning from grades 7–12. As of 2009, the entire school participates in the International Baccalaureate programme.
History
Louis St. Laurent School is a combination junior/senior high school in the Edmonton Catholic School DistrictEdmonton Catholic School District
The Edmonton Catholic School District is the Catholic school board in Edmonton, Canada.-Size and transportation:In size the School Board is medium with 33,441 students, 1,858 Certificated Staff, and 1,191 Classified Staff. There are a number of schools operating under the board, 84 schools in...
, formed from the former Cartier McGee Junior High School and Louis St. Laurent High School, and in 1974, a central hallway was constructed to connect the two schools on the ground floor. The connector was further modified in 1993 in order to include a large ancillary room, which serves as a meeting room and lunch hall, as well as facilitating for other activities that require a large, open space. The school is named for the 12th Prime Minister of Canada, Louis Stephen St. Laurent.
Events
Louis St. Laurent is considered to be a fine-arts based Catholic School, though it is also known for their athletic teams, especially volleyball. Every year in October nearing the end of the month, the school holds a volleyball tournament called "S.M.A.S.H". Teams from various places of Alberta and British ColumbiaBritish Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
come and participate in this three day event. It unites the junior and senior high students to come together and cheer for their varsity men's and women's volleyball teams of the high school teams. To show school pride, the students of Louis St. Laurent can usually be seen wearing green and yellow and/or their halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
costume to support their team. Every student in the school watches the opening ceremony of the tournament and the first game with a LSL team playing against one of the visiting teams before being dismissed to regular classes.
Traditions
Over the years, traditions have been created, especially among the grade 12 graduating class. Most noteworthy is the year end water fight between grade twelve students and a graduation prank. However, after incidents of breaking into the school and one year where crickets were sent loose into the school, the staff of the school has tried to stop these traditions from continuing.Other traditions include:
- Formal Day - students in the school dress their best
- Marathon Dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
- a school dance where student dance for a period of time to earn money for charity. The marathon dance was discontinued for a few years until it was reinstated in 2010.
- Students vs Teachers Volleyball game - the varsity girls and boys team of volleyball play against the teachers during lunch period and part of the third period of the day after the season is over. The students in the school are allowed to watch this game.
- Dodgeball
Dodgeball
Dodgeball is any of a variety of games in which players try to hit other players on the opposing team with balls while avoiding being hit themselves. This article is about a well-known form of team sport with modified rules that is often played in physical education classes and has been featured...
Tournament - High school students creates teams of six to compete during lunch in a game of dodgeball. The winning team is allowed to play against the teachers in the final match. Though it is not officially a event every year, student council has constantly organized this throughout the years.
Mascot
Although the team name, BaronBaron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
, comes from the old French word meaning "free warrior", the mascot of the school is a grey animal. He is named differently each year from the student council, but most students refer to him as "Baron" because of the schools team name or "Louis" because of the name of the school. The event he never misses is the S.M.A.S.H. Tournament where most students are present at. Notably, he does not appear in many school games because the audience for the games are low. Each year, auditions are held to determine the mascot but the results are kept secret to everyone except the student council to ensure his identity is hidden.
The mascot is a grey animal with brownish red hair. It wears a green jersey, with the school teams name on it in yellow. Furthermore, he has big green and yellow shoes on.
Notable alumni
- Members of the band Ten Second EpicTen Second EpicTen Second Epic is a five-piece rock band from Edmonton, Alberta. The band formed in 2002 and still consists of original lineup Andrew Usenik , Daniel Carriere , Craig Spelliscy , Sandy MacKinnon and Patrick Birtles . The band has released two full-length albums, Count Yourself In and Hometown...
- James Rajotte, MP
- Natasha Staniszewski, sports reporter of CFRN-TVCFRN-TVCFRN-DT is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Edmonton, Alberta. It is an owned and operated station of the CTV Television Network....
- Tim Riess, radio host