Osgoode Township High School

Osgoode Township High School
Address
2800 8th Line Road Ottawa, Ontario, K0A 2P0, Canada
Information
School board	Ottawa Carleton District School Board
Superintendent	Walter Piovesan
Area trustee	Mark Fisher
Principal	Nancy Girozan
Vice principal	Paul Martin, Kerry Wiltse
Administrator	Gayle Luth, Kim Stanzel, Brenda Reaney
Chief custodian	Barry Stone
Grades	9 to 12 (semestered)
Area	Osgoode Township
Campus	Rural, Suburban
Mascot	Panther
Team name	The Panthers
Colours	Double Blue
Founded	1954
Enrolment	677 (2010-2011)
Communities served	Metacalfe and surrounding area
Feeder schools	Metcalfe Public, Castor Valley
Homepage	http://www.oths.ocdsb.ca/

Osgoode Township High School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the rural town of Metcalfe. The school was opened in 1954 as part of the Carleton Board of Education. It joined the new OCDSB in 1998 when the Carleton Board of Education merged with the Ottawa Board of Education.

Catchment area

The student body is drawn from the communities of Greely, Osgoode, Metcalfe, Carlsbad, Vernon, Edwards, Kenmore, portions of Manotick and the area surrounding these communities.

Extra Curricular

There is a strong music program at OTHS. The school has both a concert and a jazz band and allows students to join for pleasure or to earn academic credits. The concert band often goes on a trip during March Break. Recent destinations have included New York City, London (Ontario), Boston, and England.
Despite its small size, the school has a strong athletics program. It has had successful ventures in both boys and girls curling, girls basketball and hockey, jr. girl's touch football, rowing, track, girls rugby, and boys rugby, bringing several teams to OFSAA in recent years. The famous hockey player and coach Larry Robinson attended OTHS in the 1960s.

The school's primary sports teams are known as the "Panthers".

Programs offered

In addition to the regular English Ontario school curriculum, OTHS also offers:

• Cooperative Education
• Composite High School
• Late French Immersion
• Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program

Fundraisers

There are many fundraisers through the year to support many important organizations. Some examples are: The annual Mini fair (just before the Metcalfe Fair, just across the road) raises money for the United Way. The Mini Fair was founded in 2006 by Student Council Co-Presidents Colleen Magee and Jenna James to complement the 150th Anniversary of the Metcalfe Fair as well as to fundraise for a good cause. The annual Band-a-Thon raises money for different organizations every year. In 2005 they raised money for the Red Cross organization, and in 2006 raised money for the Cancer Foundation. Leadership Class has helped plan and run many successful events, Panther Prowl, which raises money for CHEO, this past year (2007) raised $3,000. The school holds a Relay for Life event annually and overall they have raised $100,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society in the few years they have done it.

See also

• Communities
  • Greely (pop. 4,395)
  • Osgoode (pop. 2,784)
  • Metcalfe (pop. 2,070)
  • Carlsbad Springs (pop. ?)
  • Vernon (pop. 597)
  • Edwards (pop. 402)
  • Kenmore (pop. 321)
  • portions of Manotick

Population numbers are from the City of Ottawa 2004 estimates except for Edwards.

City of Ottawa 2004 community estimates

• List of communities in the Ottawa area

External links

• School Website
• OCDSB Website
• 2006-2007 OCDSB School Profile
• 2005-2006 OCDSB School Profile
• 2004-2005 OCDSB School Profile

Coordinates: 45°13′43″N 75°28′11″W / 45.228618°N 75.469819°W / 45.228618; -75.469819