W. C. Eaket Secondary School
Encyclopedia
W.C. Eaket Secondary School, also known as Eaket, is the only English language
high school in Blind River
, Ontario
, Canada
. It is operated by the Algoma District School Board
, and as of 2006 it had 312 students and 59 faculty members. The only other high school in Blind River
is École Secondaire Jeunesse Nord
(Northern Youth Secondary School) which is a solely French
-language high school.
The school was founded in 1958 as Blind River District High School. The 2006 principal, Donald G. Martin, himself graduated from the school in 1961, and in 1994 received the "Teacher of the Year" award from the Toronto Sun
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English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
high school in Blind River
Blind River, Ontario
Population trend:* Population in 2006: 3780* Population in 2001: 3969* Population in 1996: 3152 * Population in 1991: 3355-Economy:Its main businesses are tourism, fishing, logging, and uranium refining....
, 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...
. It is operated by the Algoma District School Board
Algoma District School Board
Algoma District School Board is a public school board in the Canadian province of Ontario. The school board is the school district administrator for the Algoma District.- Blind River :* W.C...
, and as of 2006 it had 312 students and 59 faculty members. The only other high school in Blind River
Blind River, Ontario
Population trend:* Population in 2006: 3780* Population in 2001: 3969* Population in 1996: 3152 * Population in 1991: 3355-Economy:Its main businesses are tourism, fishing, logging, and uranium refining....
is École Secondaire Jeunesse Nord
École Secondaire Jeunesse Nord
École Secondaire Jeunesse Nord is a high school located in Blind River, Ontario. It is a French catholic school with a population of roughly 65 students. It is a french high-school, grades 9 through 12, that first opened in 1980, with it's first graduating class in 1981...
(Northern Youth Secondary School) which is a solely French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
-language high school.
Toronto Sun
The Toronto Sun is an English-language daily tabloid newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is known for its daily Sunshine Girl feature and for what it sees as a populist conservative editorial stance.-History:...
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