J. S. Woodsworth James Shaver Woodsworth (July 29, 1874 – March 21, 1942) was a pre–First World War pioneer of the Canadian Social Gospel, a Christian religious movement with social democratic values and links to organized labour. He was a long-time leader ...

Secondary School was a high school in the Borden Farm neighbourhood of

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(formerly Nepean),

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from 1973 to 2005. Currently the school is École secondaire publique Deslauriers with the

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History

Located at 159 Chesterton Drive, the school opened in 1973 and closed on June 30, 2005. The school's sports team was the

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s, and the team's mascot was Woody the Warrior. The school's colours were green and gold. On

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2005, the

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voted to close both J. S. Woodsworth Secondary School and

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. Most of the students who go to both these schools have instead gone to

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, though other students who did not graduate had gone to other high schools across Ottawa. The school officially closed June 30, 2005. J. S. Woodsworth Secondary School's closure has been attributed to a rapid decline in the size of its student body: while roughly 750 students enrolled around 2001, this fell to around 450 people by 2004. This likely has something to do with a shift in the community's demographics, as younger families have moved to communities such as Barrhaven. However, a significant reason for the decline in student enrolment had to do with the previous proposal to close the school in June 2003. A moratorium was ultimately issued by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustees for the proposed 2003 closure, and the school remained opened. Parents and students were concerned that another proposal to close the school would be successful and as such registered for other schools for the 2004 and 2005 school years. The J.S.W. music program was quite popular and highly regarded. The school had numerous bands at both the senior and junior level including: concert bands, stage bands, dixie bands; jazz bands, trios and quartets. These bands competed at both the provincial and the national level with regular and frequent success. J.S.W. became the first high school within the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board to have a full complement of steel pans after successfully raising the necessary funds in the early 2000s. The steel pan band was well received in the city with the band often receiving invitations to play at

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games or

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games. One of the most famous graduates of J.S. Woodsworth is

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, a professional soccer player and who played for the Canadian national women's team for 20 years.

References

External links

École secondaire public DesLauriersJSW's official site

Notable alumni

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