The Rainy River District School Board (known as English-language Public District School Board No. 5B prior to 1999) is a
school board
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The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional are ...
in the
Canadian province
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of
Ontario
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. The school board is the
school district
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administrator for
English language
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public schools in the
Rainy River District, Ontario
Rainy River District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1885. It is the only division in Ontario that lies completely in the Central Time Zone, except for the township o ...
with approximately 3,300 students as of 2013.
It operates schools in an administrative region of 10,886 km².
High schools
Fort Frances High School
Fort Frances High School is the only high school serving Fort Frances, Ontario. The school is administered by the Rainy River District School Board and serves roughly 475 students.
History
The original Fort Frances High School was located in dow ...
Located in
Fort Frances
Fort Frances is a town in, and the seat of, Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The population as of the 2016 census was 7,739. Fort Frances is a popular fishing destination. It hosts the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Cham ...
,
Ontario
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, Fort Frances High School offers grades 7 through 12. It is the only high school in Fort Frances.
Fort Frances High School began offering grades 7 and 8 starting in the 2016-17 school year. Grade 7/8 students from the neighbouring J.W. Walker Elementary will be transferred to Fort Frances High School and that school will only offer up to grade 6.
School Information:
*Team Name: Fort Frances Muskies
*School Colours:
*Motto: ''Learning for All''
*Address: 440 McIrvine Rd, Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada P9A 3T8
*Website:
2016-2017 Administration:
*Principal: Jenn Leishman
Atikokan High School
Atikokan High School is located in the small town for
Atikokan, Ontario
Atikokan (, Ojibwe for 'caribou bones') is a town in the Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The population was 2,642 as of the 2021 census. The town is one of the main entry points into Quetico Provincial Park and promotes itse ...
. It offers grade 7 through 12 and is the only high school in Atikokan.
School Information:
*Team Name: Atikokan Voyageurs
*School Colours:
*Motto: ''Excellence through the Courage to Care''
*Address: 324 Mercury Ave, Atikokan, Ontario, Canada P0T 1C0
*Website:
2014-2015 Administration:
*Principal: Beth Fairfield
Rainy River High School
Rainy River High School is the only high school in the town of
Rainy River, Ontario
Rainy River is a town in north-western Ontario, Canada, southeast of Lake of the Woods. Rainy River is situated on the eponymous Rainy River, which forms part of the Ontario-Minnesota segment of the Canada–US border. Across the river is the t ...
and offers grade 9 through 12.
School Information:
*Team Name: Rainy River Owls
*School Colours:
*Motto: ''Together, we empower all students to believe in themselves, to achieve, and to dream'' (School board mission statement)
*Address: 1 Mill Ave, Rainy River, Ontario, Canada P0W 1L0
*Website:
2014-2015 Administration:
*Principal: Mr. Chorney
Elementary schools
Robert Moore Public School
Robert Moore Public School is located in
Fort Frances, Ontario
Fort Frances is a town in, and the seat of, Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The population as of the 2016 census was 7,739. Fort Frances is a popular fishing destination. It hosts the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Cha ...
. It offers Grades JK through 8.
School Information:
*Team Name: Robert Moore Mustangs
*School Colours:
*Motto: ''Stampeding to Success''
*Address: 528 Second St E, Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada P9A 1N4
*Website:
2016-2017 Administration:
*Principal: Donna Kowalski
J.W. Walker Public School
J.W. Walker Public School is located in the
Fort Frances, Ontario
Fort Frances is a town in, and the seat of, Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The population as of the 2016 census was 7,739. Fort Frances is a popular fishing destination. It hosts the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Cha ...
. It offers Grades JK through 6.
Starting in the 2016-2017 school year, JW Walker School stopped offering grades 7 and 8. Grade 7/8 students from J.W. Walker will be transferred to the neighbouring
Fort Frances High School
Fort Frances High School is the only high school serving Fort Frances, Ontario. The school is administered by the Rainy River District School Board and serves roughly 475 students.
History
The original Fort Frances High School was located in dow ...
.
School Information:
*Team Name: Walker Wildcats
*School Colours:
*Motto: ''Making a Difference Together''
*Address: 475 Keating Ave, Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada P9A 3K8
*Website:
2014-2015 Administration:
*Principal: Kevin Knutsen
North Star Community School
North Star Community School is located in
Atikokan, Ontario
Atikokan (, Ojibwe for 'caribou bones') is a town in the Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The population was 2,642 as of the 2021 census. The town is one of the main entry points into Quetico Provincial Park and promotes itse ...
, approximately 140 km East of Fort Frances. It serves the Eastern part of the Rainy River District and offers Grades JK through 6.
School Information:
*Team Name:
*School Colours:
*Motto: ''We Shine Bright!''
*Address: 209 Hawthorne Road, Atikokan, Ontario, Canada P0T 1C0
*Website:
2014-2015 Administration:
*Principal: Jody Labossiere
Crossroads Elementary School
Crossroads Elementary School is located in
Devlin, Ontario, approximately 20 km West of Fort Frances. It offers Grades JK through 8.
School Information:
*Team Name: Crossroad Tornadoes
*School Colours:
*Motto: ''Home of the Tornadoes''
*Address: RR#1 Highway 613 North, Devlin, Ontario, Canada P0W 1C0
*Website:
2014-2015 Administration:
*Principal: Leslie Barr Kellar
Donald Young School
Donald Young School is located in
Emo, Ontario
Emo is a small rural township, located along the Rainy River near the southwestern corner of northern Ontario, Canada, on the U.S. border directly north of the state of Minnesota. Emo had a population of 1,333 in the Canada 2016 Census.
It is k ...
, approximately 30 km West of Fort Frances. It offers Grades JK through 8.
School Information:
*Team Name: Donald Young All Stars
*School Colours:
*Motto: ''Home of the All Stars!''
*Address: 57 Colonization Rd, Emo, Ontario, Canada, PO Box 57
*Website:
2014-2015 Administration:
*Principal: Kendall Olsen
Nestor Falls Elementary School
Nestor Falls Elementary School is located in
Nestor Falls, Ontario, approximately 110 km West and North of Fort Frances on
Highway 71. It offers Grades JK through 8.
School Information:
*Team Name: Nestor Falls Lakers
*School Colours:
*Motto: ''Home of the Lakers!''
*Address: Box 219 School Rd, Nestor Falls, Ontario, Canada P0X 1K0
*Website:
2014-2015 Administration:
*Principal: Kerri Tollen
Sturgeon Creek Elementary School
Sturgeon Creek Elementary School is located just north of
Barwick, Ontario, approximately 40 km West of Fort Frances. It offers Grades JK through 8.
School Information:
*Team Name: Sturgeon Creek Sturgeons
*School Colours:
*Motto: ''Believing - Achieving - Dreaming''
*Address: Box 357, Emo, Ontario, Canada P0W 1E0
*Website:
2014-2015 Administration:
*Principal: Kerri Tollen
Sturgeon Creek Alt. Program
Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program is no longer associated with the Rainy River District School Board.
Press Release:
Rainy River District School Board Minutes:
McCrosson-Tovell Elementary School
McCrosson-Tovell Elementary School is located in
Bergland, Ontario, approximately 150 km West and North of Fort Frances, on Highway 621 towards
Morson, Ontario. It offers Grades JK through 8.
School Information:
*Team Name: McCrosson Timberwolves
*School Colours:
*Motto: ''Home of the Timberwolves!''
*Address: Site 2, Box 1, Sleeman, Ontario, Canada P0W 1M0
*Website:
2014-2015 Administration:
*Principal: Lucinda Meyers
Riverview Elementary School
Located in the community of
Rainy River, Ontario
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, approximately 90 km West of Fort Frances on the border of
Baudette, Minnesota. It offers Grades JK through 8.
School Information:
*Team Name: Riverview Royals
*School Colours:
*Motto: ''Home of the Royals!''
*Address: 11 Mill Ave, Rainy River, Ontario, Canada P0W 1L0
*Website:
2014-2015 Administration:
*Principal: Lucinda Meyers
Former Elementary School
* Alberton School
* Sixth Street School
* F.H. Huffman School
* Alexander Mackenzie School
Partnerships
As of 2013, the Rainy River District School Board has partnered with the
Seven Generations Education Institute
Seven Generations Education Institute is an Aboriginal-owned and controlled post-secondary institution co-founded by the ten bands in the Rainy Lake Tribal area in 1985. The ten bands are: Big Grassy, Big Island, Couchiching, Lac La Croix, ...
, the
Ministry of Education
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, and local First Nations’ communities in development of new technologies and programs for revitalization of the
Ojibwe language
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.
See also
*The
Northwest Catholic District School Board
The Northwest Catholic District School Board (TNCDSB, known as English-language Separate District School Board No. 33A prior to 1999) is a separate school board in Ontario serving the Rainy River District and portions of the Kenora District.
Sch ...
*
List of school districts in Ontario
This is a list of school districts in Ontario.
There are 76 public school boards in Ontario, including 38 public secular boards (34 English boards and 4
French boards (ACÉPO)), 38 public separate boards (29 English Catholic boards, 8 French Cat ...
*
List of high schools in Ontario
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References
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External links
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School districts in Ontario
Education in Rainy River District