Leamington District Secondary School

Leamington District Secondary School (LDSS) is a public high school in Leamington, Ontario. Home of the Lions, it has an enrollment of approximately 700 - 800 students. Its feeder schools are located throughout Leamington and neighbouring town Wheatley, Ontario. This includes: Queen Elizabeth Public School, Gore Hill Public School, Margaret D. Bennie Public School, Mill Street Public School, Wheatley Area Public School, Mt. Carmel Blytheswood Public School and East Mersea Public School.

History

Opened in 1953 to replace obsolete 1923 high school. After expansions in 1958 and 1961 enrollment reached a peak of 1,500 students before declining with the opening of Cardinal Carter Catholic High School .

Facility

Lions goalie in 2014.

LDSS is located on Talbot Street in one of the town's oldest neighbourhoods. The school is minutes away from the downtown core, and the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex (formerly the Sherk Centre). The school has two playing fields, a grandstand, tennis courts, a running track, and a greenhouse. Plans for a new school are currently underway. The new LDSS will be located at about 60 Oak Street, West. Construction is expected in 2016.

Athletics

Lions player in 2014.

LDSS competes in the WECSSA athletic division and offers a variety of sports opportunities including boys and girls volleyball, basketball, hockey, and soccer, boys baseball, and girls softball, as well as cross country, tennis, badminton, golf, and swimming. The school mascot is a lion named Snoil, who is often seen at school events. The school's most prominent rival is Leamington's second high school Cardinal Carter Catholic High School.

Notable alumni

• Darren McCarty
• David Suzuki
• Nino Ricci

References

https://publicboard.ca/schools/ldss/Pages/default.aspx

See also

• List of high schools in Ontario

Coordinates: 42°03′07″N 82°36′28″W / 42.0519°N 82.6077°W / 42.0519; -82.6077