Norwell District Secondary School

High school in Palmerston, Ontario, Canada

43°50′2″N 80°50′36″W / 43.83389°N 80.84333°W / 43.83389; -80.84333InformationSchool typePublic, High schoolMottoQui se vincit fortiter stat
(He who conquers himself stands strong)Founded1940School boardUpper Grand District School BoardSuperintendentMatt McCutcheonArea trusteeRobin RossSchool number931284PrincipalAdam RowdenGrades9-12Enrollment-795LanguageEnglish
FrenchColour(s)red, black, whiteTeam nameVarsity RedsClassificationAAWebsitewww.ugdsb.ca/norwell/

Norwell District Secondary School, formerly known as Palmerston High School,^[1] and often simply called Norwell or NDSS, is a mid-sized composite high school located in Palmerston, Ontario. The school serves an area of approximately 500 km²,^[1] including the communities of Palmerston, Harriston, Drayton, Clifford, Moorefield, Rothsay, and for French Immersion, students from more distant towns such as Mount Forest. Most students (over 90%) are bused in.^[1]

Curriculum

Departments

Art
Business
English
Family Studies
Geography
Guidance/Career Studies
History
Languages
Library
Math
Music
Physical Education
Science (and CELP^[2])
Special Education/Alternative Education
Technology

Extracurricular activities and clubs

Norwell District Secondary School’s athletic teams include badminton, basketball, cross country running, field hockey, ice hockey, soccer, track and field, and volleyball. The school hosts tournaments in ice hockey and volleyball, sports in which the school is competitive.^[3]

Norwell’s grade nine and eleven Hockey Skills Program and Integrated Arts Projects at Drayton Theatre, CELP, state of the art technical programming, new LEAF program, and achievement of becoming an ECO Gold School represent the foundation of a new way of building educational programs that are relevant to learning and to our learners. ^[1]

Cut the Mic, formerly known as Infrasonic, is an annual event at Norwell, usually held in April. Bands and musicians within the school perform for the community.

Norwell has held the Relay For Life since 2004 to fundraise for the Canadian Cancer Society. In the first five years of Relay For Life, the school has raised over $200,000 toward this cause.^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d School Profile – Norwell DSS from the Upper Grand District School Board website.
^ "C.E.L.P. - Canadian Environmental Literacy Project". Archived from the original on 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
^ "Norwell District Secondary School | Palmerston Railway Heritage Museum".
^ Relay For Life news release
^ "Norwell’s 5th Annual Relay for Life". Norwell website. June 16, 2008. Quote: "…and we raised over $53,000.00". Accessed July 10, 2008.