École secondaire Mont-Bleu
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École Secondaire Mont-Bleu is a French public secondary school located in Gatineau, Quebec. It located on Boulevard Cité des Jeunes in the Hull sector just on the eastern flank of the Gatineau Park
, one of the National Capital Region's
touristic destination. This school is among several other educational institutions located on Cite des Jeunes along with the CEGEP de l'Outaouais
, Heritage College
and Asticou Centre. Its facilities opened in 1976 and is run by the Commission Scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais
(formerly Commission Scolaire Outaouais-Hull) school board.
Students are mostly coming from the Hull sector of the city with some coming from Chelsea
and the Aylmer
sector.
There are particular programs called "Voies" in which students can follow a particular formation in preparation for superior courses in college
or university
. Such programs exist in visual arts
, dance, outdoors sports, guitar, computer sciences
or scientific (similar to physical sciences or natural sciences)
Transportation is mostly provided by the Société de transport de l'Outaouais
which has special schools routes that follows most of the track of the regular routes (such as the 31, 33, 37, 39 and 49).
, baseball
and soccer as well as Gatineau Park and the Relais Plein Air where there can be several outdoor activities, notably in the winter. There are also sports facilities located in the nearby colleges Heritage and the CEGEP de l'Outaouais.
The high school also has a football team called Les Panthères and there are other sporting teams with the same name at the school.
teacher
disciplining his group after several misconducts from it. The video was later posted in three clips on YouTube
using a defamatory
title, for a few days before being removed. The school later decided to ban cellphone and camera
use inside the facility and the students responsible of the video clip were suspended indefinitely.
and celebrate their skills with the traditional Oscars ceremony.
Gatineau Park
Gatineau Park is a park located in the National Capital Region, in Quebec's Outaouais region, just north of Ottawa, Ontario. Administered by the National Capital Commission, the park is a 361 km² wedge of land to the west of the Gatineau River...
, one of the National Capital Region's
National Capital Region (Canada)
The National Capital Region, also referred to as Canada's Capital Region, is an official federal designation for the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario, the neighbouring city of Gatineau, Quebec, and surrounding urban and rural communities....
touristic destination. This school is among several other educational institutions located on Cite des Jeunes along with the CEGEP de l'Outaouais
Cégep de l'Outaouais
Cégep de l'Outaouais is the biggest public college in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It is located in the city of Gatineau, Quebec. In 2002, about 75% of the region's high school graduates had been admitted to the institution...
, Heritage College
Heritage College (Gatineau)
Heritage College is a CEGEP located in the City of Gatineau. It is the only English-language college in western Quebec.-History:What began as an offshoot of the much larger Collège de l'Outaouais, with an initial enrollment of 7 students, evolved into an official campus and eventually a college...
and Asticou Centre. Its facilities opened in 1976 and is run by the Commission Scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais
Commission Scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais
The Commission Scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais is a public francophone school board operating in Gatineau, Quebec. The CSPO was created after a merger between the former Commission Scolaire Outaouais-Hull and the Commission Scolaire d'Aylmer school boards in 1998.It currently runs schools in...
(formerly Commission Scolaire Outaouais-Hull) school board.
Students are mostly coming from the Hull sector of the city with some coming from Chelsea
Chelsea, Quebec
Chelsea is a municipality located immediately north of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada and about 7 miles north of Ottawa. Chelsea is located within Canada's National Capital Region. In 2006 the population was 6,703....
and the Aylmer
Aylmer, Quebec
Aylmer is a former city in Quebec, Canada. It became a sector of the City of Gatineau on January 1, 2002. Located on the Ottawa River and Route 148 it is a part of the National Capital Region. The population in 2006 was 41 882 — approx. 16% of Gatineau...
sector.
There are particular programs called "Voies" in which students can follow a particular formation in preparation for superior courses in college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
or university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
. Such programs exist in visual arts
Visual arts
The visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
, dance, outdoors sports, guitar, computer sciences
Computer Sciences
Computer Sciences can refer to:*The general field of computer science*Computer Sciences Corporation, the Fortune 500 Information Technology company...
or scientific (similar to physical sciences or natural sciences)
Transportation is mostly provided by the Société de transport de l'Outaouais
Société de transport de l'Outaouais
Société de transport de l'Outaouais is the transit service of the Outaouais region of Quebec. It operates public transit routes in Gatineau, Quebec, including the Hull, Aylmer, Gatineau, Buckingham and Masson-Angers sectors, plus limited service to suburban communities such as Chelsea and...
which has special schools routes that follows most of the track of the regular routes (such as the 31, 33, 37, 39 and 49).
Sports facilities and football team
Several significant sporting facilities are located within the school. In addition to its facilities inside the building, there is also an athletic field race track, a soccer field, a large stadium in which several sports can be practiced including footballCanadian football
Canadian 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...
, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
and soccer as well as Gatineau Park and the Relais Plein Air where there can be several outdoor activities, notably in the winter. There are also sports facilities located in the nearby colleges Heritage and the CEGEP de l'Outaouais.
The high school also has a football team called Les Panthères and there are other sporting teams with the same name at the school.
YouTube incident
In November 2006, the school caught worldwide attention when students filmed with a cellphone, their EnglishEnglish studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
disciplining his group after several misconducts from it. The video was later posted in three clips on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
using a defamatory
Slander and libel
Defamation—also called calumny, vilification, traducement, slander , and libel —is the communication of a statement that makes a claim, expressly stated or implied to be factual, that may give an individual, business, product, group, government, or nation a negative image...
title, for a few days before being removed. The school later decided to ban cellphone and camera
Camera
A camera is a device that records and stores images. These images may be still photographs or moving images such as videos or movies. The term camera comes from the camera obscura , an early mechanism for projecting images...
use inside the facility and the students responsible of the video clip were suspended indefinitely.
Cinema
This high school is first in the region to offer a cinema course, where students learn to create a publicity and a movie, receive some drama lessons, know more about careers like stunt man or make up artist for special effects on television and movies, and related topics. In March 2008, 45 students who took this class went to Hollywood, California for a field trip. At the end of the year, all the students have the chance to see their productions on big screen at the Famous Players TheatreCineplex Entertainment
Cineplex Entertainment LP , is the largest film exhibitor in Canada and owns, leases or has a joint-venture interest in 130 theatres with 1,351 screens. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Cineplex operates theatres from British Columbia to Quebec...
and celebrate their skills with the traditional Oscars ceremony.