École secondaire du Versant
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École secondaire du Versant (English: du Versant Secondary School) is a public secondary school
located in Gatineau, Quebec. It is located on Boulevard de la Cité at the corner of Boulevard La Verendrye in the Gatineau sector and is operated by the Commission Scolaire des Draveurs
school board.
The school is the most recent Francophone high school built in the city. The move was to reduced over-population at other Gatineau sector schools particularly at the Polyvalente Le Carrefour
located a few minutes south and Polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau
located a few minutes to the east. The school board chose a large vacant land currently under development near the Gatineau Hospital to build the new high school and opened on November 12, 2002 with initially 825 students. Initially, students from du Versant started the 2002-2003 school year at the Polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau
before moving to their new location. The current student enrollment is approximately 1 200 students and the school has a capacity of about 1 500 students.
jurisdiction territory (the Gatineau sector) in which they suggested different names for the new school. The suggestion "du Versant" from a Polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau
Secondary 4 student was chosen for geographical
reasons as the school's location on a steep cliff gives a great view of most of the city of Gatineau
and Ottawa
just across the Ottawa River
.
The school's logo was design by an computer graphics student at the Centre Competences-Outaouais, a vocational school in Gatineau.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Gatineau, Quebec. It is located on Boulevard de la Cité at the corner of Boulevard La Verendrye in the Gatineau sector and is operated by the Commission Scolaire des Draveurs
Commission Scolaire des Draveurs
The Commission Scolaire des Draveurs is a public Francophone school board operating in Gatineau, Quebec. The school board was created in 1986 in the old city of Gatineau about 15 years before amalgamation...
school board.
The school is the most recent Francophone high school built in the city. The move was to reduced over-population at other Gatineau sector schools particularly at the Polyvalente Le Carrefour
Polyvalente Le Carrefour
The École Polyvalente Le Carrefour is a public high school located in Gatineau, Quebec. It is located just across from the city's largest mall Les Promenades de l'Outaouais on Chemin de la Savane near Boulevard Greber...
located a few minutes south and Polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau
Polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau
Polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau is public secondary school located in Gatineau, Quebec. The school is located at the corner of Boulevards Labrosse and La Vérendrye in the city's east end. It is run by the Commission Scolaire des Draveurs school board in Gatineau...
located a few minutes to the east. The school board chose a large vacant land currently under development near the Gatineau Hospital to build the new high school and opened on November 12, 2002 with initially 825 students. Initially, students from du Versant started the 2002-2003 school year at the Polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau
Polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau
Polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau is public secondary school located in Gatineau, Quebec. The school is located at the corner of Boulevards Labrosse and La Vérendrye in the city's east end. It is run by the Commission Scolaire des Draveurs school board in Gatineau...
before moving to their new location. The current student enrollment is approximately 1 200 students and the school has a capacity of about 1 500 students.
Logo & Name designation
The name of the school was chosen following a contest involving the population within the Commission Scolaire des DraveursCommission Scolaire des Draveurs
The Commission Scolaire des Draveurs is a public Francophone school board operating in Gatineau, Quebec. The school board was created in 1986 in the old city of Gatineau about 15 years before amalgamation...
jurisdiction territory (the Gatineau sector) in which they suggested different names for the new school. The suggestion "du Versant" from a Polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau
Polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau
Polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau is public secondary school located in Gatineau, Quebec. The school is located at the corner of Boulevards Labrosse and La Vérendrye in the city's east end. It is run by the Commission Scolaire des Draveurs school board in Gatineau...
Secondary 4 student was chosen for geographical
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
reasons as the school's location on a steep cliff gives a great view of most of the city of Gatineau
Gatineau
Gatineau is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is the fourth largest city in the province. It is located on the northern banks of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario, and together they form Canada's National Capital Region. Ottawa and Gatineau comprise a single Census...
and 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...
just across the Ottawa River
Ottawa River
The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...
.
The school's logo was design by an computer graphics student at the Centre Competences-Outaouais, a vocational school in Gatineau.
Facts
- The Le Transit program is a measure helping students with formationFormationFormation may refer to:* Formation flying, aerobatics performed with several aircraft* Formation , a high-level military organization* Tactical formation, the physical deployment of military forces-Sports:...
and academic problems.
- Santé Plein Air and Arts de la Rue are two concentration programs for high-skilled students
- Due to the proximity of the school near a large artery, there were safety concerns due to the high speed limit of 70 KM/H. It was reduced to 50 KM/H, with school signs and traffic lights added eight months after its opening. Temporary lights were installed for a certain period
- Each December, there is an annual dinner organized by the city's media community including members of CHOT-TVCHOT-TVCHOT-DT is a television station in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is affiliated with the TVA network, and also serves Franco-Ontarians in the neighbouring city of Ottawa, Ontario. Its studios are located in the former city of Hull. The station broadcasts on channel 40, and it is owned by RNC Media...
television station. Proceeds from the event goes to local charities across the Outaouais region.
- Each April, the school organizes a homelessness night in which students build cardboard houses to sleep outside for one night to increase awareness of poverty and homelessness.