Montcalm Secondary School

Montcalm Secondary School
Address
1350 Highbury Avenue London , Ontario , N5Y 1B5 Canada
Coordinates	43°01′29″N 81°13′00″W / 43.0246°N 81.21664°W / 43.0246; -81.21664
Information
School type	Secondary
Motto	Freedom with Responsibility
Founded	1969; 55 years ago (1969) (current facility)
School board	Thames Valley District School Board
Principal	J. Beynon[1]
Grades	9–12
Language	English
Colour(s)	Blue and Gold
Fight song	We Are The Montcalm Cougars
Mascot	Cougars
Website	montcalm.tvdsb.ca/en/index.aspx

Montcalm Secondary School is a comprehensive "Technology Emphasis" secondary school located in northeast London, Ontario, Canada. The school provides a range of programs for all students. Student population is roughly 800.

History

Montcalm was distinguished from A.B. Lucas starting in the autumn of 1968, though located exclusively in some of the portable classrooms on the Lucas school property. The school moved into its present building in September 1969. Renovations late in the 1990s-early 2000s updated the range of technical subjects; lockers were relocated along corridor walls and the former locker bays were converted into additional class and specialty function space.

Education

Montcalm offers a variety of courses for students at various levels. Academic courses are available in grade nine and ten. Applied courses are only available in grade ten. Locally developed courses are offered in grade 11 and 12. Montcalm also offers open courses. Thames Valley's aviation school runs out of Montcalm although it is available to all Thames Valley students.

Facilities

Cafeteria, auditorium and no portables. There is a dance studio. Every student has their own locker.

Annual events

• Music Nights
• S.C.R.O.O.G.E Canned Food Drive – Annual food drive where students go around to their community to collect cans for the London Food Bank. Montcalm has proven year after year to be a school whose students/community like to give back as they have reached the highest number of cans per student for several years in a row. After winning the gold medal for a number of consecutive years, a new award was made for them, the platinum award. (SCROOGE – Students' Christmas Rush for Oodles and Oodles of Goodies, Etc.)
• United Way Stairclimb
• Career fair
• Cancer Campaign – A week-long charity event to help raise money to send kids to Camp Trillium, a cancer camp for kids. Montcalm is the only high school within the district that raises money for Camp Trillium.^[2]
• Fusion Fashion Show – A multi-cultural display of fashion and musical talents put on by the Multi-Cultural Club.

Clubs/Teams

• Football
• Boys Soccer (2019 AA City Champions)
• Girls Soccer
• Wrestling
• Track and Field
• Varsity Hockey
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Badminton (Junior Team - 2019 AA City Champions)
• Choir
• Band
• Jazz Band
• Audio/Visual Club
• Multicultural Club
• Social Justice Club
• Student Council
• Jack.Org
• Improv Club
• Board Game Club
• Multicultural Club

Athletic spaces

• Two gyms
• Weight room
• Tennis courts
• Football field
• Soccer field
• Baseball diamond
• Track

Notable alumni

• David McLellan, Canadian swimmer, 1992 Barcelona Olympics 1500m freestyle
• Casey Patton, Canadian boxer, 5 time Canadian champion, 1994 Commonwealth Games gold medalist, 1996 Atlanta Olympics, London Sports Hall of Fame inductee
• Pat Riggin, former London Knight and NHL goalie
• Damian Warner, Canadian decathlete, 2020 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist

See also

• List of high schools in Ontario

References

• School Choices, School Choices, London Free Press, January 30, 2009, Retrieved 2008-09-24

External links

• School's Official Website
• Athletic Website

This page was last edited on 27 March 2024, at 04:37