WELCOME TO OUR SCHOOL!

Espanola High School is a public highschool in the Rainbow District School Board, approximately 70 kms from downtown Sudbury, Ontario. Espanola High School offers English language programs from Grades 9 to 12.

EHS is a large two-level building equipped with two gyms, a full library, a cafeteria, the Domtar computer lab, a podcast radio station studio, a technology computer lab, a large lecture facility, a high-tech music room and an extensive Resource Centre. The school shares its physical space with Ecole secondaire catholique Franco-Ouest and Contact North.

In addition to the core curriculum areas of English, Math, Science and the Humanities, EHS offers courses in Construction and Automotive Technology, Forestry, Mining, Family Studies, Media Arts, Drama and Dance, Music, Aboriginal Culture and Issues, Ojibwe and French languages, Computer Science and Physical Education. The school also has an extremely successful Cooperative Education program. Transitions, Section 23, Learning to 18 and Resource Room assistance are available to students who have special educational needs.

OUR COMMUNITY:

Espanola is a small northern paper mill town located south of the Trans Canada Highway, resting on Highway 6, the only highway route onto Manitoulin Island. Manitoulin Island is the world largest freshwater lake island.

EHS services students from Espanola, Walford, Massey, Webbwood, McKerrow, Whitefish Falls, Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation and Whitefish River First Nation (Birch Island).

This area is becoming known as the LaCloche Foothills.

Algoma University visits EHS: October 29
Sault College visits EHS: November 3
University of Guelph visits EHS: November 3
Mid-Term Report : November 16
PD Day: November 27
Christmas Break: December 21 - January 3
Exams: January 22-28

PA Day: January 29
Start of Second Semester: February 1
Family Day: February 15
Early Progress Report: March 1
Parent-Teacher Conferences: March 4
March Break: March 12-19
Good Friday: April 2

PA Day: April 23
Victoria Day: May 24
Graduation: June 11
Exams: June 18-24
PA Day: June 28
Easter Monday: April 5
Mid-Term Report : April 22

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COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain Community Service hours. The Espanola Mall is seeking volunteers to model, help with organization, and musicians to play at a fashion show to be held on November 14th. Please come to the Guidance Centre for more information. Updated October 27, 2009 [top]

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY DAYS

Students are reminded to come to Guidance to sign up for university and college information sessions. You MUST do so BEFORE the information session day. Algoma University will be at EHS on Thursday, October 29. Sault College will be at EHS on Tuesday, November 3rd and the University of Guelph will be at EHS on Tuesday, November 3rd. Come to Guidance for more information. Updated October 26, 2009 [top]

TERRY FOX RUN 2009

Updated October 20, 2009 [top]

STUDENT ID CARDS

Student ID cards may be picked up at the Library between 8:15 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Updated October 20, 2009 [top]

MIDWIFERY EDUCATION PROGRAM

Students interested in the Midwifery Education Program are invited to Laurentian University on Saturday, November 14th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, come to the Guidance Office. Updated October 16, 2009 [top]

PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST

Hey artists! The Horticultural Society of Espanola is holding a Pumpkin Carving contest just in time for Hallowe’en. There will be cash prizes for the funniest and the scariest jack-o’lanterns carved by someone under 16 years old as well as 16 and over. You need to bring your pumpkin to the Recreation Complex between 3:00 and 8:30 p.m. on Friday, October 30th where they will be judged. Your pumpkin will then stay at the complex on display until 12:00 noon on Saturday, October 31st, at which time you will be able to pick it up and take it home – just in time for “trick or treaters” to arrive at your house. Updated October 16, 2009 [top]

OPPORTUNITY TO EARN COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS

Need Community Service Hours? Espanola General Hospital is seeking volunteers for a variety of programs. Please come to the Guidance Centre for more information. Updated October 16, 2009 [top]

WANT TO PLAY JR or SR GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL?

Attention all girls who are interested in playing junior or senior girls’ volleyball this semester. Mrs. Schouten will be holding a practice every Friday after school from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. in the C3C5 gym until tryouts begin in a few weeks. Please arrange for a ride since there is no late bus. If you would like to participate but cannot attend this week, please see Mrs. Schouten in G4 any time before or after school. Updated October 27, 2009 [top]

JUNIOR GIRLS TROUNCE LASALLE

This weekend our junior girls played our 1st game in the 'Knights Invitational Tournament' against Lasalle. We played very well, playing great defense and gathering many rebounds. At half time the score was 11 to 10 for Lasalle. We continued to defend our basket and at the end of the third quarter it was 14 to 12 for EHS. With only 1 more quarter to go we continued to frustrate our opponent and we managed to score 22 (yes 22) points in the 4th quarter alone and went on to defeat Lasalle 36 to 28. Taylor LeClair scored 18 points and was 50% from the foul line shooting 9 for 18. Our next game was against the Lo-Ellen Juniors who are undefeated in the Sudbury Division A this year. Again we came out strong and played very well. At the end of the 1st quarter the score was 10 to 8 for Lo-Ellen, at half time it was 15 to 14 for Lo-Ellen. The winner of this game was going to the championship final. At the end of the 3rd quarter it was 21 to 18 for Lo-Ellen. Our girls started to get a bit tired in the 4th quarter and we ended up losing 33 to 23. Our third and final game was against the Lo-Ellen midgets. Our girls easily defeated this midget team 42 to 22. 11 girls played in the tournament and only 3 of our girls are actually junior age, so to beat the Lo-Ellen midgets by 20 points was a great success. Updated October 26, 2009 [top]

BOYS' HOCKEY TEAM UNBEATEN

Congratulations to the boys’ hockey team. They kept their unbeaten streak alive Saturday with an 8 to 1 victory over Chelmsford. Boys’ next game is this Saturday against Manitoulin. Updated October 20, 2009 [top]

SENIOR BOYS' VOLLEYBALL TEAM TAKE FIRST PLACE

Early Saturday morning, the senior boys’ volleyball team travelled to Parry Sound. The team played well, winning 11 of 12 sets to finish first. In the playoffs the team defeated Midland to win the panther Invitational Volleyball Tournament. Congratulations to the team! Updated October 19, 2009 [top]

CROSS-COUNTRY VICTORIES

Congratulations to all of the cross-country runners for their multiple victories at the NSSSA Invitational meet at the Espanola Golf Course last Friday. Victories went to the junior boys, senior boys and senior girls with the midget girls and boys finishing in second place. Great job to all! Practice resumes tonight! Updated October 19, 2009 [top]

JUNIOR GIRLS' BASKETBALL BATTLE HARD

This week our Junior girls’ basketball team played Blind River on Tuesday and Elliot Lake on Thursday. On Tuesday against Blind River we found ourselves down by 11 points at half time after playing a physical first half. Our girls came out strong in the 3rd quarter and managed to shorten their lead to only 1 point. In the fourth quarter our girls played very hard and we managed to beat Blind River 35 to 29. On Thursday we travelled to Elliot Lake for our first game against the Atoms this season. Our girls struggled to find the basket in the first half and we found ourselves once again down by a few baskets starting the third quarter. We played better in the 3rd and 4th quarters, but it was too little too late and we could not pull out the win. Updated October 16, 2009 [top]

BOYS' HOCKEY EPIC BATTLE

Last night in an epic battle, the boys’ hockey team went the distance against Bishop with a 7-7 tie! Updated October 16, 2009 [top]

MACNEIL'S IMPRESSIVE DAY ON THE LINKS

During the OFSAA Ladies Golf Championship Festival in Windsor this week, our own Espanola Spartan Casey MacNeil took to the links! Despite the long trip, and bitter cold days, Casey was a determined athlete. In 2 degree weather, Casey held strong in an elite group of 124 young ladies from all over Ontario. In the final round of competition, Casey placed in the top 25. An impressive accomplishment Casey! We are all proud of you.Updated October 16, 2009 [top]

CANADIAN RECORD BELONGS TO EHRHARDT!!

What a day it was today. Espanola High School’s most successful day at OFSAA Track and Field in history ! Caroline Ehrhardt of Espanola High School has jumped farther than any other girl in Canadian high school competition. Ever!!! Her fourth round jump of 12.76m beat the Canadian Interscholastic Record set by Olympian Tabiah Charles by 40 cms. That also means that Caroline has qualified to compete at this years World Youth Track and Field Championships in Italy during the first weekend in July! Her first three jumps were a bit shaky. She faulted on her first jump, had a second jump of 11.89 (good enough to get her into the final round of three jumps) and a third round jump of 11.54m. They whittled the field down from 24 of the best jumpers in Ontario to 8 and Caroline was in second place as the leader had a jump of 12.08m down. However, we knew that Caroline was ready to put on a performance for the crowd and she had full crowd support. People started clapping i n rhythm as she stood on the runway ready to start her jump and when she landed it she was well past the little Canadian flag and the OFSAA sign that marked where the old records stood. The crowd went wild (there were some tears of joy and pride shed as well. Truth be told.) Her fifth round jump was even further.....alas the red flag went up signalling a fault (much disputed by a biased crowd - me included, except I’m not biased - it clearly wasn’t a fault). Anyways she jumped 12.56 on her final jump and eventually ended up on the top step of the podium. Caroline’s is the ONLY Canadian Interscholastic Record set at the meet so far. To set a record like that takes such skill, effort, determination, poise and ....you get the idea, it’s hard to put it into words the level at which she is operating. Needless to say, it capped off a tremendous day.

I certainly do not want to leave out the spectacular performance of Karen Dubreuil. She entered the competition with a best long jump of 4.70m in Junior Girls. And then on her first jump, jumped 4.90m putting her in third place after the first round. And she continued to jump farther. Karen qualified for the final round of three jumps in 5th place. Her best jump was 4.93 m. However, on her last jump she pulled a 4.99m out of her hat and that moved her up to fourth place in the province of Ontario for Junior Girls Long Jump. An incredible achievement for someone who just decided to come out at the last minute. Many congratulations to Mr. Bertrand here and the work he has done with her to get her ready for this event!

Sadly the day didn’t go so well for Matt Brown who bowed out of the Midget Boys high jump after clearing one height. He was well below his personal best, but he gave it his best and he made it to Ontario’s biggest stage, so we’re all proud of him for making it here. Updated June 8th, 2009 [top]

HALLOWE'EN FOR HUNGER

Don’t forget … our Students for Change team will be “trick or treating” this Hallowe’en for any non-perishable food items. Please have your items ready for this Saturday evening and help support the local food bank. Updated October 26, 2009 [top]

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS

Attention gamers and readers. The New Scholastic order forms are available in the library. If you are interested in anything from the October form, it can still be ordered before the end of October. Updated October 26, 2009 [top]

SPARTAN YOUTH RADIO BAG DAY A SUCCESS

Spartan Youth Radio ran a highly successful fundraiser on the weekend, bagging groceries at Winkels. We raised almost $2,000 for Spartan Youth Radio. Updated October 20, 2009 [top]

SANTA'S LITTLE HELPERS ROCK

Many thanks to all Grade 12 “Santa’s Little Helpers” for your fundraising efforts! The fundraiser was very successful!! If you still have orders and money, please get them to Ms. Blanchard today. It was a tight race for “TOP SELLER” but one student managed to sell over $400 in merchandise! She has earned a large pizza and 2 Silver city tickets. Congratulations COLLEEN WHALEN – you are the top seller! Updated October 16, 2009 [top]

SPARTAN YOUTH RADIO EXECUTIVE

Congratulations to Caitlin Dougon, Madeline Lemire, Brad Bourcier, Jessi Burk and Adam McLandress: the 2009-2010 SYR Executive. Updated June 18th, 2009 [top]

IKBAR'S BAZAAR IS NOW OPEN

Ikbar is the name of our school’s mascot and is also now the name of the re-launched and improved corner store. We did a survey of 100 students and staff to determine the items you would like us to sell. Unfortunately, we’re not allowed to sell food but we do carry most of the school supplies you need including graph paper, scientific calculators, bristol board and more. Ikbar’s Bazaar is open all day in the Spartan Youth Radio studios. Updated May 8, 2009 [top]