Wallaceburg District Secondary School
| Wallaceburg District Secondary School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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920 Elgin Street Wallaceburg, Ontario, N8A 3E1 Canada | |
| Coordinates | 42°35′47″N 82°23′30″W / 42.5963°N 82.3917°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Founded | 1912 |
| School board | Lambton Kent District School Board |
| Principal | Rob Lee |
| Grades | 7 to 12 |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Maroon and white |
| Team name | Tartans |
Wallaceburg District Secondary School is a high school in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada. It has a student population of about 800 and a faculty of around 40. Due to its small amount of students, Wallaceburg Secondary has made the school smaller in order to use the land as a sports field.
Wallaceburg Continuation School: 1912 - 1916
Wallaceburg High School: 1916 - 1950
Wallaceburg District High School: 1950 - 1962
Wallaceburg District Secondary School: 1962–present
School colours:
- Orange and black from 1912 to 1947
- Maroon and white from 1948 to the present
The official school crest was designed in 1939 by William T. Laing and W. Clair Weir. Its Latin words were contributed by Alymer Tennyson.
Starting in the fall of 2014, WDSS has Grade 7-8 students from H.W. Burgess, D.A. Gordon and A.A. Wright. Both Burgess and Wright became JK-Grade 6 schools. D.A. Gordon closed in June 2014, with students being moved to Burgess and Wright.
The Grade 7-8 students at WDSS will be housed in a separate wing of the school, which used to house a St. Clair College campus.
Notable alumni
- Ralph Murphy, Nashville recording artist
- Shaun Suisham, kicker for NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers