Rainy River District School Board
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Rainy River District School Board | |
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Location | |
522 Second St E, Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada P9A 1N4 Fort Frances
CanadaAtikokan Rainy River Bergland Stratton Barwick Emo Devlin | |
Coordinates | 48°36′44″N 93°23′18″W / 48.61227°N 93.38847°WCoordinates: 48°36′44″N 93°23′18″W / 48.61227°N 93.38847°W |
District information | |
Chair of the board | Raymond Roy |
Director of education | Heather Campbell |
Schools | 14 Total (3 Secondary, 11 Elementary) |
Budget | CA$97.9 billion |
District ID | B28053 |
Students and staff | |
Students | ~3300 |
Other information | |
Elected trustees | Kathryn Pierroz Raymond Roy David Kircher John Fuhrer Jeff Lehman David Loewen |
Website | www |
The Rainy River District School Board (known as English-language Public District School Board No. 5B prior to 1999[1]) is a school board in the Canadian province of Ontario. The school board is the school district administrator for English language public schools in the Rainy River District, Ontario with approximately 3,300 students as of 2013.[2] It operates schools in an administrative region of 10,886 km².[3]
High schools[]
Fort Frances High School[]
Located in Fort Frances, Ontario, Fort Frances High School offers grades 7 through 12. It is the only high school in Fort Frances.
Fort Frances High School began offering grades 7 and 8 starting in the 2016-17 school year. Grade 7/8 students from the neighbouring J.W. Walker Elementary will be transferred to Fort Frances High School and that school will only offer up to grade 6.[4]
School Information:[5]
- Team Name: Fort Frances Muskies
- School Colours:
- Motto: Learning for All
- Telephone: (807) 274-7747
- Address: 440 McIrvine Rd, Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada P9A 3T8
- Website: muskie
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2016-2017 Administration:
- Principal: Jenn Leishman
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Atikokan High School is located in the small town for Atikokan, Ontario. It offers grade 7 through 12 and is the only high school in Atikokan.
School Information:[6]
- Team Name: Atikokan Voyageurs
- School Colours:
- Motto: Excellence through the Courage to Care
- Telephone: (807) 597-2703
- Address: 324 Mercury Ave, Atikokan, Ontario, Canada P0T 1C0
- Website: ahs
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2014-2015 Administration:
- Principal: Beth Fairfield
Rainy River High School[]
Rainy River High School is the only high school in the town of Rainy River, Ontario and offers grade 9 through 12.
School Information:[7]
- Team Name: Rainy River Owls
- School Colours:
- Motto: Together, we empower all students to believe in themselves, to achieve, and to dream (School board mission statement)
- Telephone: (807) 852-3284
- Address: 1 Mill Ave, Rainy River, Ontario, Canada P0W 1L0
- Website: rhs
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2014-2015 Administration:
- Principal: Mr. Chorney
Elementary schools[]
Robert Moore Public School[]
Robert Moore Public School is located in Fort Frances, Ontario. It offers Grades JK through 8.
School Information:[8]
- Team Name: Robert Moore Mustangs
- School Colours:
- Motto: Stampeding to Success
- Telephone: (807) 274-9818
- Address: 528 Second St E, Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada P9A 1N4
- Website: rms
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2016-2017 Administration:
- Principal: Donna Kowalski
J.W. Walker Public School[]
J.W. Walker Public School is located in the Fort Frances, Ontario. It offers Grades JK through 6.
Starting in the 2016-2017 school year, JW Walker School stopped offering grades 7 and 8. Grade 7/8 students from J.W. Walker will be transferred to the neighbouring Fort Frances High School.
School Information:[9]
- Team Name: Walker Wildcats
- School Colours:
- Motto: Making a Difference Together
- Telephone: (807) 274-3616
- Address: 475 Keating Ave, Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada P9A 3K8
- Website: jws
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2014-2015 Administration:
- Principal: Kevin Knutsen
North Star Community School[]
North Star Community School is located in Atikokan, Ontario, approximately 140 km East of Fort Frances. It serves the Eastern part of the Rainy River District and offers Grades JK through 6.
School Information:[10]
- Team Name:
- School Colours:
- Motto: We Shine Bright!
- Telephone: (807) 597-6640
- Address: 209 Hawthorne Road, Atikokan, Ontario, Canada P0T 1C0
- Website: nsc
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2014-2015 Administration:
- Principal: Jody Labossiere
Crossroads Elementary School[]
Crossroads Elementary School is located in Devlin, Ontario, approximately 20 km West of Fort Frances. It offers Grades JK through 8.
School Information:[11]
- Team Name: Crossroad Tornadoes
- School Colours:
- Motto: Home of the Tornadoes
- Telephone: (807) 486-3329
- Address: RR#1 Highway 613 North, Devlin, Ontario, Canada P0W 1C0
- Website: crs
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2014-2015 Administration:
- Principal: Leslie Barr Kellar
Donald Young School[]
Donald Young School is located in Emo, Ontario, approximately 30 km West of Fort Frances. It offers Grades JK through 8.
School Information:[12]
- Team Name: Donald Young All Stars
- School Colours:
- Motto: Home of the All Stars!
- Telephone: (807) 482-2271
- Address: 57 Colonization Rd, Emo, Ontario, Canada, PO Box 57
- Website: dys
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2014-2015 Administration:
- Principal: Kendall Olsen
Nestor Falls Elementary School[]
Nestor Falls Elementary School is located in Nestor Falls, Ontario, approximately 110 km West and North of Fort Frances on Highway 71. It offers Grades JK through 8.
School Information:[13]
- Team Name: Nestor Falls Lakers
- School Colours:
- Motto: Home of the Lakers!
- Telephone: (807) 484-2101
- Address: Box 219 School Rd, Nestor Falls, Ontario, Canada P0X 1K0
- Website: nfs
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2014-2015 Administration:
- Principal: Kerri Tollen
Sturgeon Creek Elementary School[]
Sturgeon Creek Elementary School is located just north of Barwick, Ontario, approximately 40 km West of Fort Frances. It offers Grades JK through 8.
School Information:[14]
- Team Name: Sturgeon Creek Sturgeons
- School Colours:
- Motto: Believing - Achieving - Dreaming
- Telephone: (807) 487-2180
- Address: Box 357, Emo, Ontario, Canada P0W 1E0
- Website: scs
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2014-2015 Administration:
- Principal: Kerri Tollen
Sturgeon Creek Alt. Program[]
Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program is located in the community of Stratton, Ontario, approximately 55 km West of Fort Frances. The school offers Grades JK to 12.
School Information:[15]
- Team Name: Sturgeon Creek Knights
- School Colours:
- Motto: Believing, Achieving, and Dreaming
- Telephone: (807) 482-3838
- Address: 11 School Street, Emo, Ontario, Canada P0W 1E0
- Website: sca
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2014-2015 Administration:
- Principal: Kerri Tollen
McCrosson-Tovell Elementary School[]
McCrosson-Tovell Elementary School is located in Bergland, Ontario, approximately 150 km West and North of Fort Frances, on Highway 621 towards Morson, Ontario. It offers Grades JK through 8.
School Information:[16]
- Team Name: McCrosson Timberwolves
- School Colours:
- Motto: Home of the Timberwolves!
- Telephone: (807) 488-5587
- Address: Site 2, Box 1, Sleeman, Ontario, Canada P0W 1M0
- Website: mct
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2014-2015 Administration:
- Principal: Lucinda Meyers
Riverview Elementary School[]
Located in the community of Rainy River, Ontario, approximately 90 km West of Fort Frances on the border of Baudette, Minnesota. It offers Grades JK through 8.
School Information:[17]
- Team Name: Riverview Royals
- School Colours:
- Motto: Home of the Royals!
- Telephone: (807) 852-3561
- Address: 11 Mill Ave, Rainy River, Ontario, Canada P0W 1L0
- Website: riv
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2014-2015 Administration:
- Principal: Lucinda Meyers
Former Elementary School[]
- Alberton School
- Sixth Street School
- F.H. Huffman School
- Alexander Mackenzie School
Partnerships[]
As of 2013, the Rainy River District School Board has partnered with the Seven Generations Education Institute, the Ministry of Education, and local First Nations’ communities in development of new technologies and programs for revitalization of the Ojibwe language. [18]
See also[]
- The Northwest Catholic District School Board
- List of school districts in Ontario
- List of high schools in Ontario
References[]
- ^ "Ontario Regulation 107/08". e-Laws. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "General statistics - Rainy River District School Board". School Board Profiles. Government of Ontario Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ "Board directory - Rainy River District School Board". School Board Profiles. Government of Ontario Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ "J.W. Walker School Transition | Rainy River District School Board". www.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ^ Fort Frances High School Information
- ^ Atikokan High School Information
- ^ Rainy River High School Information
- ^ Robert Moore School Information
- ^ J.W. Walker School Information
- ^ North Star Community School Information
- ^ Crossroads School Information
- ^ Donald Young School Information
- ^ Nestor Falls School Information
- ^ Sturgeon Creek School Information
- ^ SCAP School Information
- ^ McCrosson-Tovell School Information
- ^ Riverview School Information
- ^ Latter, Heather (2013-04-10). "Native language initiatives enhanced". Fort Frances Times Online. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
External links[]
- School districts in Ontario
- Education in Rainy River District