North Lambton Secondary School
| North Lambton Secondary School (NLSS) | |
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| Address | |
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15-19 George Street Forest, Ontario, N0N 1J0 Canada | |
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| School type | High school |
| Founded | September 1st 1890 |
| School board | Lambton Kent District School Board |
| Superintendent | Jay Badder |
| Area trustee | Jane Bryce |
| School number | 910228 |
| Principal | Mrs Sue Ferguson |
| Vice principal | Mr Scott Watson |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 550 (January 2011) |
| Language | English Ojibway |
| Area | Lambton |
| Colour(s) | Maroon and White |
| Mascot | Hampton The Eagle |
| Team name | North Lambton Eagles |
| Website |
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North Lambton Secondary School is a Canadian public school in Forest, Ontario. It is operated by the Lambton Kent District School Board. It was formerly named Forest District High School. Around 549 students are currently attending NLSS. Its feeder elementary schools are Plympton-Wyoming (Aberarder Central School), Watford (East Lambton), Bosanquet-Thedford (Bosanquet Public), Grand Bend (Grand Bend Public) and Forest (St.John Fisher and Kinnwood-Forest Central) as well as Hillside School on the Kettle and Stoney Point First Nation.
History
Until the 1880s, students seeking to go beyond a basic elementary school education would have to board in larger centers such as Sarnia, where a district grammar school had been established in 1844. The abolition of the district grammar schools in 1871 led to the creation of collegiate institutes and high schools, the former devoted to traditional forms of education and the latter catering to male and female students in subject areas like English and the natural sciences. Students living in larger cities who planned to further their education at university were more likely to attend collegiate institutes. However, in communities such as Forest the development of high schools provided a base for those wishing to continue their studies at normal school or university.[1]
In 1890, Forest's first permanent high school was built for $6,300 with Principal James H. Philip and four additional teachers serving approximately 160 students. Prior to this Forest had been served by a Model School. The school was gradually enlarged but suffered a catastrophic fire in 1940 at which point it was substantially rebuilt. Over the subsequent decades, enrolments increased due to the demographic increase of the "Baby Boom" and an increasing demand for higher education. The last major addition to the school was completed in the early 1970s.
With the creation of the Lambton County Board of Education in 1969, Forest District High School was renamed North Lambton Secondary School.[2] Plans for the expansion of the school were tentatively approved in the spring of 1969 which would see $1 million spent on increasing student capacity from 750 to 1,200. Subsequent estimates indicated that $579,520 was required to make these alterations.[3]
Fine arts
North Lambton has a variety of courses including drama, vocals, visual art, concert band and jazz band. The drama department puts on at least one major production a year.
Athletic programs
Varsity athletics
- Boys: SWOSSA Champs 2011, 8th OFSAA 2011, 4th OFSAA 2012 (Antique Medalists), 5th OFSAA 2013
- Girls: Qualified OFSAA 2011
- Boys: SWOSSA Champs 2011, 8th OFSAA 2011, 4th OFSAA 2012 (Antique Medalists), 5th OFSAA 2013
Junior varsity athletics
- Boys: LSSAA Champs 2008, Finalist 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012
See also
References
- ↑ R.D. Gidney and W.P.J. Millar, 'Inventing Secondary Education: The Rise of the High School in Nineteenth-Century Ontario' (McGill-Queen's University Press, 1990)
- ↑ Jean Turnbull Elford, Canada West’s Last Frontier: A History of Lambton (Lambton County Historical Society, 1982), 24-28.
- ↑ "Lambton board of education five-year estimate sets $20,000,000 for construction, renovation," Windsor Star, April 15, 1969 and "Board sends addition bid for study," Windsor Star, December 9, 1969