École secondaire publique De La Salle
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École secondaire publique De La Salle is a French public junior high and high school in downtown Ottawa
, Ontario
(Grade 7 to Grade 12) under the CÉPEO (Conseil des Écoles Publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario).
convent and Académie De La Salle. Just like Académie De La Salle, École secondaire publique De La Salle was named after Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle.
In 1982, a study committee recommends the creation of an enrichment centre in Ottawa for gifted students. The committee also recommends that this centre be created and integrated at École secondaire publique De La Salle.
In 1983, De La Salle opened le Centre de Douance (a program for gifted students) and le Centre d'excellence artistique (a program geared towards artistic achievers). De La Salle became the first school in Ontario to offers those programs in French.
In 2003, De La Salle opened its doors to Grades 7-8. Most of the second floor of the school is exclusively for Grades 7-8.
The Centre d'excellence artistique's concentrations received a lot of awards and won a lot of contests. Most recently, the Vocal Music Senior classes won the first place at the 16th National Vocal Music Contest of CBC
/Radio-Canada.
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...
, Ontario
Ontario
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(Grade 7 to Grade 12) under the CÉPEO (Conseil des Écoles Publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario).
History
École secondaire publique De La Salle opened in the fall of 1971 with students from Mont St-Joseph convent, Rideau StreetRideau Street
Rideau Street is a major street in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and one of Ottawa's oldest and most famous streets running from Wellington Street in the west to Montreal Road in the east where it connects to the Vanier district...
convent and Académie De La Salle. Just like Académie De La Salle, École secondaire publique De La Salle was named after Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle.
In 1982, a study committee recommends the creation of an enrichment centre in Ottawa for gifted students. The committee also recommends that this centre be created and integrated at École secondaire publique De La Salle.
In 1983, De La Salle opened le Centre de Douance (a program for gifted students) and le Centre d'excellence artistique (a program geared towards artistic achievers). De La Salle became the first school in Ontario to offers those programs in French.
In 2003, De La Salle opened its doors to Grades 7-8. Most of the second floor of the school is exclusively for Grades 7-8.
Centre d'excellence artistique
The Centre d'excellence artistique regroups 8 concentrations related to arts from Grade 9 to Grade 12, and a pre-concentration in Grade 7 & 8 to prepare students to the arts concentrations. The concentrations are :- Mediatic & Visual Arts
- Classic Ballet (linked with Dance concentration)
- Dance (linked with Classic Ballet concentration)
- Writing & Literature
- Theatre
- Instrumental Music
- Vocal Music
- Technique de scene
The Centre d'excellence artistique's concentrations received a lot of awards and won a lot of contests. Most recently, the Vocal Music Senior classes won the first place at the 16th National Vocal Music Contest of CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
/Radio-Canada.
Famous students
- Antonio SeccarecciaAntonio SeccarecciaAntonio Domenico Seccareccia is a classical and electricCanadian-born guitarist, singer, electronic musician and composer...
- Canadian/American musician and composer - Vincent Poirier - actor in Francophone dramas such as TFO's Francoeur
- Gabriel Bouchard - former lead singer and songwriter for Canadian rock band The Fully DownThe Fully DownThe Fully Down was a Canadian rock band that was formed in suburban Ottawa in 1999, with the current lineup coming together in 2003. The band debuted in June 2004 on Pop Culture Records with No Fate...But What We Make for Ourselves. The album garnered favorable reviews, and they went on three weeks...
(2003 - 2006) - Dan Boyle - defencemanDefenceman (ice hockey)Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
for the San Jose SharksSan Jose SharksThe San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
NHL hockey team (2008 - present) - Steffi DiDomenicantonioSteffi DiDomenicantonioSteffi Stephanie Marie Toscano DiDomenicantonio , nicknamed Steffi D, is a Canadian singer from Orleans, Ontario, and the fifth-place finalist in the 2006 season of Canadian Idol...
- Canadian IdolCanadian IdolCanadian Idol is a Canadian reality television competition show which aired on CTV, based on the British show Pop Idol. The show was a competition to find the most talented young singer in Canada, and was hosted by Ben Mulroney. Jon Dore was the "roving reporter" for the first three seasons...
participant, season 2006 - Pierre-Luc Lafontaine- actor
- Mireille Eid - won Miss Canada InternationalMiss Canada InternationalMiss Canada International is a scholarship pageant for women in Canada. It was founded in 1995 and also has founded The Teddy Bears of Hope Campaign in 2005. The CEO or Director of the organization is Sylvia Stark. -Winners:Note:...
in 2000 - Noémie Godin-Vigneau - actress
- Diego Ocampo - professional cage fighter
- Martin Perreault - photographer
- Sophie Piché - Miss Teen Ottawa 2008 and model
- Mike SutherlandMike SutherlandMichael Sutherland is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played ten seasons for four different teams in the Canadian Football League.-References:...
- former player for the Ottawa RenegadesOttawa RenegadesOttawa Renegades was the most recent name of a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario founded in 2002, seven years after the storied Ottawa Rough Riders folded... - Mike Ross (radio host)Mike Ross (radio host)Mike Ross is a Canadian radio host, currently a sports broadcaster on XM Satellite Radio's Home Ice.He graduated from École secondaire publique De La Salle in Ottawa and went on to study at Carleton University...
- host and producer NHL Home Ice, XM Satellite RadioXM Satellite RadioXM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service includes 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional...
http://www.nhlhomeice.com - Tanya Lapointe - television correspondent and host (Radio-Canada)
- Nicolas Dromard - Singer/dancer/actor who's performed in Toronto, at the Stratford festival of Canada, in National US tours and on Broadway. [www.nicolasdromard.com]
- Micheline McArdle Robinson - Fine Art Painter - Founder of Wirral Art and the Wirral Open Studio Tour in England http://www.michelinerobinson.co.uk www.michelinerobinson.co.ukhttp://www.wirralart.com www.wirralart.comhttp://www.michelinerobinson.co.uk