J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate
| J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate | |
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| Address | |
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1355 Harwood Ave North Ajax, Ontario, L1T 4G8 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°53′1″N 79°1′38″W / 43.88361°N 79.02722°WCoordinates: 43°53′1″N 79°1′38″W / 43.88361°N 79.02722°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Secondary School |
| Motto | Commit, Learn, Thrive |
| Founded | 2002 |
| School board | Durham District School Board |
| Superintendent | Camille Taylor |
| Area trustee | Patrice Barnes |
| Principal | Brent Woodward |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 1650 (2014) |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Black, Silver and White |
| Mascot | Lightning Bolt |
| Team name | Richardson Storm |
| Feeder schools | Applecroft PS, Da Vinci PS, Dr. Roberta Bondar PS, Lester B. Pearson PS, Lord Elgin PS, Nottingham PS, Roland Michener PS, Romeo Dallaire PS, Terry Fox PS, Valleyview PS |
| Website | www |
J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate is a secondary school in Ajax, Ontario, Canada. J. Clarke Richardson is run under the Durham District School Board . With a majority of its 1670 grade 9 to 12 students in the post secondary bound academic program. Richardson offers a wide range of academic and co-curricular activities for students, such as the enriched specialist high skills major program, laptop program and other activities that aid student success.
Richardson Collegiate laptop program is now a 'bring your own technology' program where students use appropriate laptops and tablets, wireless network access and cloud computing as integral parts of their learning.
Academic co-curricular activities include Robotics, DECA, math club, science club, and dance club.
Leadership co-curricular activities include Student Government, Richardson Athletic Council, Music Council, The Diaspora Collective, South Asian club, Culture of Richardson, and CLIC (Character Education group)
The school's name originates from a well known local educator. He was the principal at Pickering High School (Ajax) in 1958, he was the Superintendent of the Pickering secondary schools, and in 1969, he was the Superintendent of Operations for the new Ontario county board, which included all of the Ajax high schools. Richardson was well respected by colleagues and students and was key in making it possible for students to further their education by helping financially.
J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate was opened in September 2002. It is a part of a project that combines two high schools, J. Clarke of the Durham District School Board and Notre Dame Catholic Secondary of the Durham Catholic District School Board. The schools are separated by a shared cafeteria and theatre on the inside, directly in the middle of both schools. It also shares a main sports field east of the building, all of which is on the same property. J. Clarke occupies the south half of the complex and Notre Dame (ND) occupies the north half. J. Clarke owns a state-of-the-art kitchen for its culinary program and provides lunch for both J. Clarke and ND.
Athletic co-curricular activities include basketball, soccer, ice hockey, football, volleyball, rugby, track and field, field hockey, badminton, tennis, baseball and cross-country running. Cricket is also played by some students in J. Clarke Richardson. The Richardson teams are known as the Richardson Storm.
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