Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School (London, Ontario)
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Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School or Laurier is a
high school A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...
located at 450 Millbank Drive in the south east end of
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. The school is in the Thames Valley District School Board. The school has 1,114 students and 80 teachers and is named after Canadian Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier. The school colours are green and blue. It is one of two French immersion high schools in the area.


Athletics and clubs

Sir Wilfrid Laurier S.S has plenty of athletic opportunities available for its students. Popular sports include
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and cross country in the fall, as well as
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and
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in the winter. Many other individual or small team sports are offered as well. Besides sports teams, many other non athletic extra-curricular clubs are offered at the school. These include a drama club, robotics team, various faith based associations and a wide range of musical ensembles.


See also

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Education in Ontario Education in Ontario comprises public and private primary schools, secondary schools and post-secondary institutions. Publicly funded elementary and secondary schools are administered by the Ontario Ministry of Education, while colleges and u ...
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References


External links

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Thames Valley Regional Athletics – TVRA
{{Authority control High schools in London, Ontario Educational institutions established in 1966 1966 establishments in Ontario