Kisêwâtisiwin School Explained

kisêwâtisiwin School
Address:1434-80 Street
City:Edmonton
Province:Alberta
Country:Canada
Coordinates:53.445°N -113.453°W
Former Name:Dan Knott Junior High
Schooltype:Public
Principal:Clinton Preeper[1]
Grades:7-9
Enrollment:500+
Language:English
Team Name:kisêwâtisiwin Wolves
Budget:$3,251,426 (2021)

kisêwâtisiwin School is a junior high school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, located in the Knottwood community.

In 2006, Today's Parent named the school one of the top 40 elementary and junior high schools in Canada.[2]

Name

kisêwâtisiwin School was formerly named after former Edmonton mayor Dan Knott. In 2017, Edmonton Public Schools promised to debate changing the school's name due to Dan Knott's association with the Alberta branch of the Ku Klux Klan.[3]

In early September 2020, after a petition was put forward by a community member, the school board voted unanimously in favour of a motion that "recommended the school division seek input from the community" before renaming the school.[4] In May 2022, it was announced that the school would be renamed to kisêwâtisiwin, a Cree term meaning kindness or the act of being kind. The new name took effect at the beginning of the 2022–23 school year.[5] [6]

Athletics

kisêwâtisiwin School is also well known for its athletics program. The following teams were, or have been active at kisêwâtisiwin:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dan Knott School 2021-2022 Revised Budget. Edmonton Public Schools. 2022-07-12. 2022-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20220425225049/https://files.epsb.ca/budgets/latest/0563.pdf. live.
  2. Web site: Dan Knott School: About Us - Vision . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060831084334/http://danknott.epsb.ca/about.html . 2006-08-31 . 2006-10-12.
  3. Web site: Next public school board trustees to debate policy on renaming schools after election. 2020-06-12. Edmonton Journal. en-CA. 2020-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20200612113655/https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/new-public-school-board-to-debate-school-re-naming-policy. live.
  4. Web site: 2020-12-19 . Edmonton Public School Board moves forward with renaming 2 schools - Edmonton Globalnews.ca . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201219232602/https://globalnews.ca/news/7322427/edmonton-public-schools-dan-knott-oliver-school-names/ . 2020-12-19 . 2021-03-29 . Globalnews.ca .
  5. News: May 17, 2022 . kisêwâtisiwin: Dan Knott junior high given new Indigenous name . 2022-07-12 . edmontonjournal . en-CA . 2022-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220518023936/https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/kisewatisiwin-dan-knott-junior-high-given-new-indigenous-name . live .
  6. Web site: Gibson . Caley . May 17, 2022 . Southeast Edmonton junior high school renamed to kisêwâtisiwin School . 2022-07-12 . . en-US . 2022-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220518060329/https://globalnews.ca/news/8843113/southeast-edmonton-kisewatisiwin-school/ . live .

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