Dan Knott Junior High is a junior high school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, located in the Knottwood community. The school is highly respected by the city of Edmonton for its focus on academics and learning. Today's Parent Magazine named it in the top 40 schools in Canada in the rising to the challenge section.[1]
| Dan Knott Junior High | |
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| Address | |
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1434-80 Street Edmonton , Alberta Canada | |
| Coordinates | 53°26′42″N 113°27′11″W / 53.445°N 113.453°W |
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| School type | Public |
| School board | Edmonton Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Darrel Robertson |
| Principal | Mr. Travis Dingle |
| Grades | 7-9 |
| Enrollment | 500+ |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | Dragon |
| Team name | Dan Knott Dragons |
The school is well known for its leadership program, Dragonfire, and its grade 8 counterpart, Dragonflame. The school is also known for its pre-advanced placement program in all grades. The school's Provincial Achievement Test results have consistently placed above the provincial average. Dan Knott School is named after former Edmonton mayor Dan Knott. In 2017 the Edmonton Public School Board promised to debate changing the school's name due to Dan Knott's association with the Alberta branch of the KKK.[2] Since then they have begun looking for a new name after a petition was launched by a community member.[3]
In early September 2020, the “... trustees voted unanimously in favour of the motion which recommended the school division seek input from the community before moving ahead to rename the two schools. The motion was put forward after Millwoods community member, Aimee Dorsey started a petition to rename the school because of his affiliation with and support of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in Edmonton during his time as mayor.”[4]
Athletics
Dan Knott is also well known for its athletics program. The following teams were, or have been active at Dan Knott:
- Sr. Boys & Sr. Girls Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Boys & Girls Soccer
- Sr. and Jr. Badminton
- Jr. Boys & Jr. Girls Volleyball
- Sr. Boys & Jr. Boys Basketball
- Sr. Girls & Jr. Girls Basketball
- Track Team
- Flag Rugby
- Cheer
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-08-31. Retrieved 2006-10-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Next public school board trustees to debate policy on renaming schools after election". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ "Petition launched to retitle Edmonton school named after pro-KKK mayor | CTV News". ctvnews.ca. 2021-01-27. Archived from the original on 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Edmonton Public School Board moves forward with renaming 2 schools - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca". Globalnews.ca. 2020-12-19. Archived from the original on 2020-12-19. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
... trustees voted unanimously in favour of the motion which recommended the school division seek input from the community before moving ahead to rename the two schools. The motion was put forward after Dan Knott School student Aimee Dorsey started a petition to rename her school because of his affiliation with and support of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in Edmonton during his time as mayor.
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