Norwell District Secondary School, formerly known as Palmerston High School,
[School Profile – Norwell DSS](_blank)
from the Upper Grand District School Board website. and often simply called Norwell or NDSS, is a mid-sized composite high school located in
Palmerston, Ontario. The school serves an area of approximately 500 km²,
including the communities of Palmerston,
Harriston,
Drayton,
Clifford,
Moorefield,
Rothsay, and for
French Immersion, students from more distant towns such as
Mount Forest. Most students (over 90%) are bused in.
Curriculum
Departments
* Art
* Business
* English
* Family Studies
* Geography
* Guidance/Career Studies
* History
* Languages
* Library
* Math
* Music
* Physical Education
* Science (and CELP)
* Special Education/Alternative Education
* Technology
Extracurricular activities and clubs
Norwell District Secondary School’s athletic teams, formerly known as the Redmen, include badminton, basketball, cross country running, field hockey, ice hockey, rugby, soccer, track and field, and volleyball. The school hosts tournaments in ice hockey and volleyball, sports in which the school is competitive.
Norwell’s grade nine and eleven Hockey Skills Program and Integrated Arts Projects at Drayton Theatre, CELP, state of the art technical programming, new LEAF program, and achievement of becoming an ECO Gold School represent the foundation of a new way of building educational programs that are relevant to learning and to our learners.
Cut the Mic, formerly known as Infrasonic, is an annual event at Norwell, usually held in April. Bands and musicians within the school perform for the community.
Norwell has held the
Relay For Life since 2004 to fundraise for the
Canadian Cancer Society
The Canadian Cancer Society (french: Société canadienne du cancer) is Canada's largest national cancer charity and the largest national charitable funder of cancer research in Canada.
History
The idea to form the Canadian Cancer Society origin ...
. In the first five years of Relay For Life, the school has raised over $200,000 toward this cause.
[Relay For Life news release](_blank)
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Norwell website. June 16, 2008. Quote: ''"…and we raised over $53,000.00"''. Accessed July 10, 2008.
See also
*List of high schools in Ontario
The following is a list of secondary schools in Ontario. Secondary education policy in the Canadian province of Ontario is governed by the Ministry of Education. Secondary education in Ontario includes Grades 9 to 12. The following list includ ...
References
External links
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Norwell athletics adopts new team name
palmerstonrailwaymuseum.ca
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