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Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School (formerly Sir Wilfrid Laurier High School) is a public high school located in the Fallingbrook neighbourhood within the suburb of Orléans in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The school is under the jurisdiction of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School was originally located on Carsons Road which was then part of the City of Gloucester. The school primarily served the neighbourhoods of Carson Grove and Pineview. In 1992, the school relocated to their current location on Tenth Line Road in Orleans which was then part of Cumberland Township. The former location is now used by Collège catholique Samuel-Genest.
The school is directly connected to the Ray Friel Recreational Complex which features a swimming pool, skating rink, a branch of the Ottawa Public Library, a branch of the Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre, and the River Heights Children Centre.
Each school day consists of four seventy-five minute periods. Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School offers a number of special academic opportunities for students such as a co-operative education program, Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) programs, and dual course programs with Algonquin College. The school also offers special education for students who require additional support including in-class IEPs and specially trained educators.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School offers a variety of varsity and intramural sports including golf, football, cross-country running, basketball, soccer, volleyball, tennis, ultimate, rugby, badminton, ice hockey, cross-country skiing, curling, downhill skiing/snowboarding, swimming, touch football, track and field, baseball, and softball.
Notable alumni
Richard Adu-Bobie – Sprinter
Jackson Bennett - Football player
Brendan Gillanders – Football player
Kurleigh Gittens Jr. - Football player
Obby Khan – Football player
Momin Khawaja – Terrorist
Alex Lacasse – Singer/songwriter
Mark Seale – Football player
Melinda Shankar – Actress
See also
Education in Ontario
List of secondary schools in Ontario
References
External links
School Website
OCDSB Website
2009–2010 OCDSB School Profile
2013–2014 OCDSB School Profile
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