Montcalm Secondary School Explained

Montcalm Secondary School
Address:	1350 Highbury Avenue
Country:	Canada
Principal:	J. Beynon^[1]
Grades:	9–12
Language:	English
Motto:	Freedom with Responsibility
Fightsong:	We Are The Montcalm Cougars
Colours:	Blue and Gold
Mascot:	Cougars
Founded:	(current facility)

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

References

Web site: 2023-10-03 . About Us . 2024-03-27 . montcalm.tvdsb.ca . en.
Web site: Home . camptrillium.com.

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