Walsh Public School (formerly known as Walsh Area Public School) is a

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located in the

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in the municipality of Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.

Summary

History

Walsh Area Public School was constructed in 1959 on an open-field site along the north side of St. John's Road, between the Turkey Point Road and Young's Creek. It opened in March 1960, merging four one- and two-room elementary schools within five miles of the village: Walsh, Tisdale, Elmwood and McKnight. Education Minister and future Premier

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attending the official opening in September 1960. The school was expanded in three phases over the next 15 years. It also had its name shortened to Walsh Public School. The children of Walsh Public School were involved in an attempt to break the

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for reading on January 26, 2009.''Record-setting Reading attempt''
at YouTube, accessed May 8, 2012

Culture

The name of the Walsh Public School athletic teams is the ''Whirlwinds'' (previously called the ''Wolverines'' in the 1990s). The school competes in basketball, baseball, soccer and track and field (through intramural events and the county meet in

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* {{Norfolk County, Ontario Elementary schools in Norfolk County, Ontario Educational institutions in Canada with year of establishment missing