Port Dover Composite School
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Port Dover Composite School (PDCS) is a public middle
and high school
located in Port Dover, Ontario
, Canada
.
, northeast of Turkey Point and southwest of Jarvis
.
PDCS has a well established theatre arts pogram which allows students to take drama in Grades 9 and 10, and then go on to the unique Theatre Co-op Program. This program runs at the community's Lighthouse Festival Theatre and each year culminates in a class directed and produced production. This year the class performed the play Sticks and Stones. In addition to its drama classes, the school has a long tradition of excellence at the prestigious Sears Drama Festival. In 2010, the school's production of The Insanity of Mary Girard was one of three plays from the district festival at the Lighthouse Theatre to go on to the regional festival in Hamilton. In 2011 the school's play The Chronicles of Jane, Book Seven was also selected to represent the district at the regional festival, again held in Hamilton.
There is an active campaign to keep the school open (Save our Schools) in which they often hold fundraiser
s. These fundraisers help to create funds that the government tries to take away from crucial programs. PDCS has a very high dropout
rate compared to the other schools in the Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant region due to lack of courses offered and poor staff practices.
Middle school
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and high school
High school
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located in Port Dover, Ontario
Port Dover, Ontario
Port Dover is an unincorporated community and former town located in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada on the north shore of Lake Erie.The community was the subject of an American raid during the War of 1812, on May 14, 1814....
, Canada
Canada
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.
Summary
Students here typically live south of SimcoeSimcoe, Ontario
Simcoe is an unincorporated community and former town in Southwestern Ontario, Canada located near Lake Erie. It is the county seat and largest community of Norfolk County....
, northeast of Turkey Point and southwest of Jarvis
Jarvis, Ontario
Jarvis is a small community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada. Jarvis is located near the towns of Simcoe, Townsend, Cayuga, Port Dover and Hagersville. It is located at the crossroads of Highway 3 and Highway 6.- Facilities :...
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PDCS has a well established theatre arts pogram which allows students to take drama in Grades 9 and 10, and then go on to the unique Theatre Co-op Program. This program runs at the community's Lighthouse Festival Theatre and each year culminates in a class directed and produced production. This year the class performed the play Sticks and Stones. In addition to its drama classes, the school has a long tradition of excellence at the prestigious Sears Drama Festival. In 2010, the school's production of The Insanity of Mary Girard was one of three plays from the district festival at the Lighthouse Theatre to go on to the regional festival in Hamilton. In 2011 the school's play The Chronicles of Jane, Book Seven was also selected to represent the district at the regional festival, again held in Hamilton.
There is an active campaign to keep the school open (Save our Schools) in which they often hold fundraiser
Fundraiser
A fundraiser is an event or campaign whose primary purpose is to raise money for a cause. See also: fundraising. A fundraiser can also be an individual or company whose primary job is to raise money for a specific charity or non-profit organization...
s. These fundraisers help to create funds that the government tries to take away from crucial programs. PDCS has a very high dropout
Dropping out
Dropping out means leaving a group for either practical reasons, necessities or disillusionment with the system from which the individual in question leaves....
rate compared to the other schools in the Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant region due to lack of courses offered and poor staff practices.