Roberta Bondar Public School, Alta Vista Public School, Featherston Public School, Elizabeth Park Public School, Blossom Park Public School Sawmill Creek Elementary Public School
Work began on Ridgemont in 1957 when Prime MinisterJohn Diefenbaker laid the cornerstone. Under Principal J. B. Speers, the school opened the next year, one of a series of composite schools built by the Ottawa Collegiate Board during the 1950s and 1960s to deal with the baby boom and increasing school attendance. Ridgemont was planned and designed at the same time as Rideau High School and Laurentian High School. Ridgemont opened a year earlier than the other two.
The project generated some controversy as the Collegiate Board presented a plan that included an auditorium, double gym, and a cafeteria. The Ottawa Property Owners association objected to these as expensive and unneeded luxuries, and the mayor Charlotte Whitton agreed. The dispute delayed the construction of the school for some time.
In 1972, Ridgemont High School concert and stage bands produced an album.
Ridgemont is a semestered school offering many programs, such as French immersion, English as a Second Language, ECL (Everyday Community Living), and international languages (Somali, Arabic, Spanish).
Ridgemont derives the basis of its population from the surrounding neighbourhoods of Ottawa South. The Alta Vista, Ledbury, and South Keys areas of Ottawa South all feed into the school. Ridgemont is known for its high ethnic diversity: there are over 40 different languages spoken by the 850 students at the school.
Ridgemont's 50th Anniversary was celebrated on October 5 and 6, 2007, with a reunion of school alumni.
Architectureedit
It was built at the same time as Laurentian High School and Rideau High School and has the same base design by architects Hazelgrove, Lithwick and Lambert with well-lit efficient circulation, and a large auditoria. The double gymnasium block projected into a large sports field and oval track.[1] For adults, commercial and business classes were offered in the evenings. There are tennis courts, a large parking lot, well equipped science labs, an auto shop, a wood shop, a media lab and a library. There are two storey t-shaped wings for classrooms, with the gym, auditorium and cafeteria in bumped out blocks. The building was constructed of orange-buff brick with contrasting brick in perpendicular bars on the fly over the auditorium stage. At Ridgemont the auditorium stage fly was decorated at the corners in contrasting brick. There were horizontal bands of windows in silver aluminum, which were later retrofitted with tinted glass in brown anodized frames. An entrance forecourt is reached by a circular drive. The main door is through a vestibule set at an angle between a classroom wing and the cafeteria block. The school's most architecturally interesting feature is a smokestack with a heavy fire door at the base for cleaning out the ash and soot.[2]
^Jaime Vernon, with notes from Richard Patterson, Tim Morawetz and Greg Simpson,Profile of Colleen Peterson[usurped]. The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia; www.jam.canoe.ca.
^Tim Wynne Jones Official Website; www.timwynne-jones.com.
External linksedit
School Website
OCDSB Website
Newspaper Website
April 10, 2024
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Ridgemont High School is an Ottawa Carleton District School Board secondary school in Ottawa Ontario Canada The school is located at 2597 Alta Vista Drive in the Alta Vista neighbourhood of Ottawa It is next door to St Patrick s High School a Roman Catholic high school and Charles Hulse Elementary School also in the OCDSB Ridgemont High SchoolRidgemont High SchoolAddress2597 Alta Vista DriveOttawa Ontario K1V 7T3CanadaCoordinates45 22 34 N 75 39 35 W 45 376035 N 75 659773 W 45 376035 75 659773InformationMottoKnowledge is PowerFounded1958School boardOttawa Carleton District School BoardSuperintendentNadia TowaijArea trusteeChris EllisAdministratorGinette RochePrincipalRichard KingStaff91 2005 Grades9 to 12Enrollment850 2005 LanguageEnglish and FrenchCampusSuburbanAreaOttawa SouthColour s Green White Grey MascotSpartanTeam nameRidgemont SpartansFeeder schoolsRoberta Bondar Public School Alta Vista Public School Featherston Public School Elizabeth Park Public School Blossom Park Public School Sawmill Creek Elementary Public SchoolWebsiteridgemonths wbr ocdsb wbr ca Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 Notable alumni 4 See also 5 References 6 Notes 7 External linksHistory editWork began on Ridgemont in 1957 when Prime Minister John Diefenbaker laid the cornerstone Under Principal J B Speers the school opened the next year one of a series of composite schools built by the Ottawa Collegiate Board during the 1950s and 1960s to deal with the baby boom and increasing school attendance Ridgemont was planned and designed at the same time as Rideau High School and Laurentian High School Ridgemont opened a year earlier than the other two The project generated some controversy as the Collegiate Board presented a plan that included an auditorium double gym and a cafeteria The Ottawa Property Owners association objected to these as expensive and unneeded luxuries and the mayor Charlotte Whitton agreed The dispute delayed the construction of the school for some time In 1972 Ridgemont High School concert and stage bands produced an album Ridgemont is a semestered school offering many programs such as French immersion English as a Second Language ECL Everyday Community Living and international languages Somali Arabic Spanish Ridgemont derives the basis of its population from the surrounding neighbourhoods of Ottawa South The Alta Vista Ledbury and South Keys areas of Ottawa South all feed into the school Ridgemont is known for its high ethnic diversity there are over 40 different languages spoken by the 850 students at the school Ridgemont s 50th Anniversary was celebrated on October 5 and 6 2007 with a reunion of school alumni Architecture editIt was built at the same time as Laurentian High School and Rideau High School and has the same base design by architects Hazelgrove Lithwick and Lambert with well lit efficient circulation and a large auditoria The double gymnasium block projected into a large sports field and oval track 1 For adults commercial and business classes were offered in the evenings There are tennis courts a large parking lot well equipped science labs an auto shop a wood shop a media lab and a library There are two storey t shaped wings for classrooms with the gym auditorium and cafeteria in bumped out blocks The building was constructed of orange buff brick with contrasting brick in perpendicular bars on the fly over the auditorium stage At Ridgemont the auditorium stage fly was decorated at the corners in contrasting brick There were horizontal bands of windows in silver aluminum which were later retrofitted with tinted glass in brown anodized frames An entrance forecourt is reached by a circular drive The main door is through a vestibule set at an angle between a classroom wing and the cafeteria block The school s most architecturally interesting feature is a smokestack with a heavy fire door at the base for cleaning out the ash and soot 2 Notable alumni editIan Affleck 1971 Professor Physics and Astronomy University of British Columbia 3 Ian Beckstead 1977 CFL centre for Ottawa Rough Riders and Toronto Argonauts Steve Cumyn Canadian stage and television actor most notably for his role in the Versailles TV series JW Jones award winning blues singer Julie Nesrallah 1987 Opera Singer Colleen Peterson 1950 1996 member of 3 s a Crowd later notable solo Canadian singer songwriter and member of Quartette did not graduate 4 5 Tim Wynne Jones 1967 multi award winning author of children s literature 6 See also editList of schools in Ottawa List of high schools in OntarioReferences editKeith Janet The Collegiate Institute Board of Ottawa A Short History 1843 1969 Ottawa Kent 1969 Notes edit Urbsite Triplet High Urbsite Triplet High Profile of Dr Ian Affleck www physics ubc ca Jaime Vernon with notes from Richard Patterson Tim Morawetz and Greg Simpson Profile of Colleen Peterson usurped The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia www jam canoe ca Colleen Peterson MySpace Page www myspace com Tim Wynne Jones Official Website www timwynne jones com External links editSchool Website OCDSB Website Newspaper Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ridgemont High School Ottawa amp oldid 1201941217, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
