M.E. LaZerte High School explained

M.E. LaZerte High School
Motto:Where Excellence Happens
Address:6804 144 Ave NW
Country:Canada
Coordinates:53.6056°N -113.4444°W
Founded:1969
Superintendent:Darrel Robertson
Trustee:Marsha Nelson
Principal:George Hoyt
Grades:10–12
Enrollment:2157[1]
Enrollment As Of:2021–22
Language:English, Mandarin

M.E. LaZerte High School is a high school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in the north eastern Kilkenny neighbourhood. It is part of Edmonton Public Schools. The school's team name is the Voyageurs, which is also what they call the student body.

History

M.E. LaZerte High School was founded in 1969 as M.E. LaZerte Composite High School, and was named for Milton Ezra LaZerte.[2] LaZerte spent 61 years in the education field in various municipal, provincial, federal and academic positions.[3]

Demographics

As of the 2016–2017 school year, the school's students came from more than 83 cultural backgrounds and spoke over 73 languages. This cultural diversity has been celebrated since 1997 with the annual Taste of LaZerte celebration. The 2016 event lasted one week and ended with a pot-luck lunch for 1,000 people and two hours of cultural performances choreographed by the students.[4]

Facilities

M.E. LaZerte consists of three linked buildings; a two-storey gymnasium block, a two-storey academic block, and a one-storey vocational block.[5] The facilities include:[6]

The school is adjacent to Londonderry Junior High School and to the Londonderry Fitness and Leisure Centre, which has a 25-metre pool, a fitness centre, an ice arena, and outdoor tennis courts.[8] The three facilities share outdoor fields (three soccer fields, two baseball diamonds, two football/soccer fields, and a running track).

Programs

Athletics

M. E. LaZerte competes in the 51-school Metro Edmonton High School Athletic Association region of the Alberta Schools' Athletic Association (ASAA),[16] and enters 22 teams in the following sports:[17]

The school hosts an annual memorial basketball tournament in honour of former teacher and basketball coach Thom Elniski.[18] [19]

Provincial championships

Racist photo controversy

A student-taken photo of students in M.E. LaZerte was posted with a racist caption on Snapchat on 11 February 2016. The student who posted the original Snapchat picture was expelled from the school.[21]

The posting had been denounced on Twitter by another student at the school, who was then suspended for two days for having included the picture and its offensive caption.[21] [22] This student's lawyer successfully appealed to have the two-day suspension rescinded and removed from the student's permanent record, as "an unreasonable and gross overreaction."[23]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: M.E. LaZerte School. Schools. Edmonton Public Schools. 3 April 2022.
  2. Book: Kostek. M. A. A Century and Ten: The History of Edmonton Public Schools. 1992. Edmonton Public Schools. 491. 20 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Milton LaZerte. 100 Years: University of Alberta Centenary. University of Alberta. 20 May 2017. 2008.
  4. Web site: M,E, LaZerte High School: Summer 2016 Newsletter. M.E. LaZerte High School. 2 December 2016.
  5. Web site: Francis Ng Architect Ltd.. RECAPP Facility Evaluation Report: M. E. Lazerte Composite High School. Alberta Infrastructure. Government of Alberta. 3 December 2016. 26 March 2013.
  6. Web site: M.E. LaZerte School: 2016–2017 High School Program Guide . M.E. LaZerte High School. 2 December 2016.
  7. Web site: Mah. Bill. Edmonton high school, union team up to spark welding careers. Edmonton Journal. 20 May 2017. 11 April 2013.
  8. Web site: Londonderry Amenities. City of Edmonton Recreation Centres. City of Edmonton. 2 December 2016.
  9. Web site: Regular Program. Programming. Edmonton Public Schools. 3 April 2016.
  10. Web site: International Baccalaureate Certificate. Programming » Teaching Philosophy. Edmonton Public Schools. 28 March 2016.
  11. Web site: International Baccalaureate Diploma. Programming » Teaching Philosophy. Edmonton Public Schools. 28 March 2016.
  12. Web site: Chinese (Mandarin) Bilingual. Programming » Language and Culture. Edmonton Public Schools. 28 March 2016.
  13. Web site: Ukrainian International Bilingual. Programming » Language and Culture. Edmonton Public Schools. 28 March 2016.
  14. Web site: Interactions. Programming » Special Education. Edmonton Public Schools. 28 March 2016.
  15. Web site: Registered Apprentice Program. Programming » Skills and Job Training. Edmonton Public Schools. 28 March 2016.
  16. Web site: Member Schools. Metro Edmonton High School Athletic Association. 14 May 2016.
  17. Web site: Lazerte Athletics. M.E. LaZerte High School. 14 February 2016.
  18. Web site: Swane. Brian. Hoops star honours coach that changed his life. Edmonton Sun. 29 August 2016. 7 February 2011.
  19. Web site: Thom Elniski tournament a slam dunk for CBC Edmonton's sports panel. CBC News. 10 May 2016. 5 February 2016.
  20. Web site: 2011 Hall of Fame. Alberta Schools' Athletic Association. 2 December 2016.
  21. News: Islam . Sanam . Edmonton student suspended for tweet wants record cleared . 23 February 2016 . . 20 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180114184047/http://www.metronews.ca/news/edmonton/2016/02/23/edmonton-student-wants-clean-record-.html . 14 January 2018 . dead.
  22. News: Hampshire . Gareth . Edmonton student suspended after taking on racism in social media post . 22 February 2016 . .
  23. News: Hampshire . Gareth . Punishment overturned for student suspended after taking on racism . 24 March 2016 . .

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