Kincardine District Senior School
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| Kincardine & District High School | |
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885 River Lane , , N2Z 2B9 | |
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| School type | High school |
| Founded | 1956 |
| School board | Bluewater District School Board |
| Superintendent | Steven Reid |
| Area trustee | Kevin Larson |
| Principal | Deb Kaufman |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 600 (2010-2011) |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | Knights |
| Website | www.kdss.bwdsb.on.ca |
| Last updated: January 2, 2010 | |
Kincardine District Secondary School (KDSS) is a public high school in the town of Kincardine, Ontario, Canada. It is one of 11 high schools in the Bluewater District School Board. The school has 600 full-time students, between grades 9 and 12. Originally built in 1952, it was expanded with 6 additions in 1989. The school colour is green.
Four main schools feed into KDSS: Huron Heights Public School, Kincardine Township Tiverton Public School, St. Anthony's Catholic School and Ripley Huron Community School (in Ripley, Ontario).
KDSS has numerous athletics teams, and also a FIRST Robotics team called 'The Kinetic Knights'which placed second at the 2011 world championship[1] . Other extracurricular societies include 'Free the Children'[2] , OSAID (Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving), Glee Club and 'Dumbledore's Army' (a Harry Potter fan club). Every December, KDSS holds a 'Christmas Knights' food and toy drive for a local food bank.
European trips are organised by the school, including an 'Art History trip' for senior art students.
Famous Graduates
- NHL goaltender Pat Riggin
- Supermodel Jessica Stam
- Decorated Canadian Forces sniper Master Corporal Graham Ragsdale
- Musical Jazz Ensemble Knights of Jazz
References
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External links
- ^ http://www.team781.com/2011/index.php.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Adams, AJ. "KDSS Free the CHildren".