Draft:Champlain High School
Former school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Champlain High School is a former school in the Westboro Beach neighborhood in Ottawa, Ontario, officially opened in 1963 and would provide English and French secondary education to the region until its closure in 1997. Champlain is notable for its controversial transition into a full French language school in 1969. 281 Lanark Ave is now the Centre Jules-Léger, a secondary school for impaired individuals.[1]
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| Champlain High School (École Secondaire Champlain) | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
281 Lanark Ave , | |
| Information | |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Closed | 1997 |
| Sister school | Brookfield High School |
| School board | Ottawa Collegiate Board, Ottawa Board of Education |
| Grades | 1–13 |
| Capacity | 1050 |
| Language | English |
| Campus type | suburban |
| Colours | White and Red |
| Team name | Voyageurs |
History
Champlain High School was constructed in the Westboro Beach area under the Ottawa Collegiate Board in 1963 as the demand for high schools hit an all-time high.[2] In 1967, a six-classroom addition was added to the school's west end after enrollment continued to rise. By the fall of 1964, Champlain had 800 students registered. The School had a new combined two-year commercial and arts course, which required only basic achievements in typing, layout, and some office equipment operation, some successful students moved into the four-year commercial course. The technology and trades program at the school was expanding, most notably they a course in plumbing. A boys' cooking class during after-school hours had 50 students in it.[3] Champlain was very close in proximity to Fisher Park High School which would contribute to its demise. After June of 1974, the school continued in operation as École Secondaire Champlain into the 1990s until its closure in 1997, in which it would be purchased by Centre Jules-Léger, which still resides there today.[4]
The Original portion of the school was designed by Hazelgrove Lithwick, Lambert, and Sim. The school featured granite fieldstone walls, massing, and judicious splashes of orange, something which was removed after its closure. Champlain shares this architectural style with Brookfield High School, which opened a year earlier and features the splashes of orange which are no longer visible at Champlain.[5] It is listed in the city of Ottawa heritage building register[6]
French transition
It was announced out of the blue on December 11, 1969, that Champlain High would transition into becoming a French-only school. Legislation passed by the Ontario government in 1968 required local school boards to provide high school education in the French language where there is sufficient demand for it,[7] It would not fully transition until 1973. English students still attending the school at that time were allowed to finish their secondary schooling there before the transition came to full effect, officially becoming École Secondaire Champlain. The sudden switch to an all-French school was met with outrage and with praise from the community and student populous, which resulted in deep inter-community hatred that still lingers today.
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