École secondaire publique De La Salle

École secondaire publique De La Salle
Vivre Ta Passion Live Your Passion
Address
501 Old St-Patrick Street Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 8R3 Canada
Coordinates	45°26′06″N 75°41′05″W / 45.434887°N 75.684847°W / 45.434887; -75.684847Coordinates: 45°26′06″N 75°41′05″W / 45.434887°N 75.684847°W / 45.434887; -75.684847
Information
School type	Public
Founded	1971
School board	CÉPEO
School number	907430
Principal	Marcel Morin
Grades	7-12
Language	French
Area	Downtown Ottawa/Lowertown
Colour(s)	Burgundy and Silver
Mascot	Cavaliers (Knight)
Team name	Les cavaliers de De La Salle
Website	www.de-la-salle.cepeo.on.ca

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). It is recognized mainly for its artistic excellence program: the Centre d'Excellence Artistique de l'Ontario.

History

École secondaire publique De La Salle opened in the fall of 1971 with students from Mont St-Joseph convent, Rideau Street 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 recommended the creation of an enrichment centre in Ottawa for gifted students. The committee also recommended 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 de l'Ontario (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, except for one hallway which is reserved for the music concentration and the auditorium, whose main access point is on the second floor.

Centre d'excellence artistique de l'Ontario

The Centre d'excellence artistique de l'Ontario includes 8 arts concentrations from Grade 9 to Grade 12, and a pre-concentration program in Grade 7 & 8 to prepare students for the arts concentrations. With rigorous training to become professional artists, this school is rated the #1 school in 2016 according to the Fraser Institute. These concentrations make the school a magnet arts school similar to Canterbury, with the exception of offering French as their main language. The concentrations offered are:

Media & Visual Arts^[1]
Dance (Ballet & Contemporary)^[2]
Writing & Literature^[3]
Theatre^[4]
Music - Wind & Percussion^[5]
Music - Strings^[6]
Music - Vocal^[7]
Cinema & Television^[8]

The Centre d'excellence artistique's concentration programs have received numerous awards and won many competitions. Every year the Harmonie De La Salle participates in Kiwanis Music Festival. They have a winning gold streak since 2009. Most recently, the Vocal Music Senior classes won the first place at the 16th National Vocal Music Contest of CBC/Radio-Canada.

Notable students

Dan Boyle - defenceman for the New York Rangers NHL hockey team (2008–present)^[9]
Steffi DiDomenicantonio - Canadian Idol participant, season 2006^[10]
Nicolas Dromard - Singer/dancer/actor who's performed in Toronto, at the Stratford festival of Canada, in national US tours and on Broadway.^[11]
Denis Forest - Film and TV actor
Mike Ross - host and producer NHL Home Ice, XM Satellite Radio
Mike Sutherland - former player for the Ottawa Renegades
Mireille Asselin - an internationally renowned soprano.
Tanya Lapointe - Cultural journalist at Radio-Canada and Denis Villeneuve's partner.

References

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↑ St-Laurent, Sylvain (March 8, 2010). "Mission accomplie pour Dan Boyle". Le Droit (in French). Retrieved 2014-04-28.
↑ Sherwin, Fred (August 2, 2008). "Steffi D lands role with traveling Broadway show". Orleans Online. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
↑ Bergeras, Yves (May 3, 2013). "30 ans en grand à De La Salle". Le Droit (in French). Retrieved 2014-04-28.

External links

Official Web site of the school (French)
Web site of the school board (French)

CÉPEO schools

Secondary schools	L'Alternative Campus d'études techniques Éducation des adultes Le Carrefour De La Salle Deslauriers L'Équinoxe Centre d'éducation et de formation de l'Est ontarien Gisèle-Lalonde L'Héritage Louis-Riel Marc-Garneau Mille-Iles Le Sommet

Primary or elementary schools	L'Académie de La Seigneurie Barrhaven Carrefour Jeunesse Centre d'éducation et de formation de l'Est ontarien Charlotte-Lemieux Cité-Jeunesse L'Équinoxe Francojeunesse Gabrielle-Roy Horizon Jeunesse Jeanne-Sauvé Kanata Madelaine-de-Roybon Marie-Curie Nouvel-Horizon L'Odyssée Le Prélude Rivière-Castor Rose des Vents Des Sentiers Séraphin-Marion Le Sommet Terre des Jeunes Le Trillium

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