Polyvalente de l'Érablière

Infobox_Education_in_Canada
name= Polyvalente de l'Erabliere


streetaddress= 500 Rue de Cannes
city= Gatineau
province= Quebec
postalcode= J8V 1J6
areacode= 819
phone= 561-2320
fax= 561-9058
url= http://204.19.128.230/erabliere/siteweb/
schoolnumber=
schoolboard= Commission Scolaire des Draveurs
principal= Suzanne Pilotte
viceprincipal= Sylvie Bernier, Francine Martin
custodian=
schooltype= High school
grades= Secondary 1-5
language= French
founded= 197?
enrollment= approx. 1200 students
lastupdate=

The Polyvalente de l'Érabliere (or also called École Secondaire de l'Érabliere; L'Érabliere High School) is a public secondary school located in Gatineau, Quebec. It is located in the Cote d'Azur/Limbour district of the former city of Gatineau on rue De Cannes at Boulevard la Verendrye.

History

Start and development

The school is one of the smallest high schools inside the city of Gatineau. It enrolls approximately 1,200 students from Secondary 1 to 5 and other groups such as the Cheminement Particulier Continu (Continuous Particular Advance) and the Cheminement Particulier Temporaire (Temporary Particular Advance).

It was opened in the late 1970's and the student population came primarily from the surrounding Limbour and Mont-Luc subdivisions. At that time, the school was built in the middle of a large vacant field with little development around it. Today, several condominium projects have been built around the school. In addition, Boulevard La Vérendrye was also extended in 1999 as a freeway towards the Alonzo Wright Bridge with a partial interchange connecting the school. Also, multiple bike paths were built in the vicinity south towards Mont-Luc, Cantley and the lower Limbour area, west towards rue Saint-Louis, Chelsea and the Hull sector and east towards the lower Côte d'Azur area, Touraine and eastern section of the Gatineau sector. Additionnally, a large stairwell at the back of the school offers an easier access to students from the Mont Luc and Limbour areas. The stairwell was subject to controversy in 1993 when the school administration criticized the former city of Gatineau for using property that belonged to the Commission Scolaire des Draveurs. [ cite news | author = Richer, Jules | title = Les résidants du secteur Côte-d'Azur victimes de l'escalier de la discorde? La saga CSD-Gatineau se poursuit (Residents of Cote d'Azur victimised by stairwell dispute between the city of Gatineau and the CSD school board?) | publisher = Le Droit | date = November 11, 1993 | page = 6 ] The project was halted but later completed after a compromise between the two parties.

Today, students come from all across the Gatineau sector and some from the Hull sector as well as from the Cantley and Val-des-Monts municipalities.

Uniform policy

In April 2004, the school administration, led by principal Micheline Boucher, decided to adopt a strict dress-code by imposing that all students wear uniforms, consisting of polos, shirts, sweaters and pants depending on the season. [ cite news | author = Lafortune, Louis | title = L'Érablière opte pour le port "d'une gamme de vêtements" (L'Érablière is opting for the uniform | publisher = Le Droit | date = April 8 2004 | page = 13 ]

After a delay of the delivery due to problems involving the distributor, Mini Polo, uniforms were distributed to all students by the end of 2004. New demands and new collections of uniforms were also responsible for the delay. [ cite news | author = Langlois, Christine | title = Les "uniformes" seront livrés le 12 octobre (Uniforms to be delievred on October 12) | publisher = Le Droit | date = September 22, 2004 | page = 11 ] There were also problems during the distribution of the uniforms when several of the articles were missing or not delivered properly. The problem was fully resolved by the end of 2004. [ cite news | author = Langlois, Christine | title = Les uniformes sont arrivés à l'Érablière mais "c'est le bordel !" (Uniforms arrived at l'Érablière but it is a "mess" | publisher = Le Droit | date = October 13, 2004 | page = 12 ]

In addition to the difficulties surrounding the delivery, the dress-code was met with some opposition, mainly by the student population, some of which defied the new code. [ cite news | author = Plante, Jean-Francois | title = L'uniforme ne fait pas l'unanimité à l'Érablière (Uniform met with some opposition at l'Érablière) | publisher = Le Droit | date = November 9, 2004 | page = 5 ] . Prior to the official decision by the administration, a studentpetition was circulated to show their opposition to the new rule. However, a telephone survey conducted by the school's administration showed that 72% of parents were in favor of the use of the uniform at the l'Érablière High School [ cite news | author = Duquette, Patrick | title = 72% des parents en faveur du port de l'uniforme à l'Érablière (Majority of parents in favor of uniform wear at l'Érablière) | publisher = Le Droit | date = March 18, 2004 | page = 5 ]

Prior to this policy, there were also protests made by students in 1993 and 1999 contesting the dress code policy of the school. In 1993, over 150 students were suspended due to their participation in a marching protest. [ cite news | author = Gratton, Denis | title = Manifestation contre les règlements vestimentaires à la polyvalente de l'Érablière150 étudiants renvoyés à la maison (Protest against l'Érablière clothing rules : 150 students sent home | publisher = Le Droit | date = September 18, 1993 | page = 4 ]

Other facts

Micro-Computer Program

The school also has a special computer program for skilled students, called "Programme Micro-Informatique"; English: Micro-Computer Program. Many projects in all courses on this program requires the usage of the computer and an admission test is requires with a high mark to obtain a spot for this program.

Particular Formation

There is also a program for students having behavioral or formation difficulties. The program is called Cheminement Particulier Continu (Continuous Particular Advance) in which students are getting their formation in a different way, conducting various types of activities in addition to their regular one. There was also the existence of the Cheminement Particulier Temporaire (Temporary Particular Advance) in which were heavily followed before being sent to regular and larger groups.

Junior football team

The school is also home to a Juvénile AA (junior) football team called the Jaguars who were Division II provincial champions in 2004. [ cite news | author = Joanisse, Marc-Andre | title = Football scolaire : les Jaguars sont champions provinciaux dans la division II (School Football: The Jaguars are Division II provincial champions | publisher = Le Droit | date = November 22, 2004 | page = 46 ] In 2007, the team won the Outaouais Division I championship but lost to the J-H Leclerc Incroyables (Granby) in the provincial final. [ cite news | author = LeBlanc, Daniel | title = Les Jaguars remportent la finale régionale à la suite d’une victoire de 25 à 20 (The Jaguars capture the regional final with a 25-20 victory) | publisher = www.info07.com | date = November 10, 2007 ] [ cite news | author = Poirier, Dominique | title = Les Falcons remportent le Bol d’Or (The Falcons capture the Bol d'Or) | publisher = www.info07.com | date = November 17, 2007 ]

External links

* [http://204.19.128.230/erabliere/siteweb/ Polyvalente de l'Erablière website]
* [http://www.jags.ca.cx Website of the Polyvalente de l'Erabliere football team, les Jaguars]

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