A. Y. Jackson Secondary School (Ottawa)

A. Y. Jackson Secondary School
A. Y. Jackson Secondary School
Address
	150 Abbeyhill Drive; Ottawa , Ontario , K2L 1H7; Canada
Coordinates	45°17′42″N75°52′47″W / 45.29500°N 75.87972°W Coordinates: 45°17′42″N75°52′47″W / 45.29500°N 75.87972°W
Information
Founded	1976
School board	Ottawa Carleton District School Board
Superintendent	Eric Hardie
Area trustee	Alysha Aziz
Administrator	Danielle White
Principal	Patrick McCarthy
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	828 (2022)
Campus	Suburban
Colour(s)	Blue and White;
Mascot	Captain Feathers the Bluejay
Team name	Jays
Feeder schools	Glen Cairn Middle School; Katimavik Elementary School; W.O. Mitchell Elementary School;

Last updated April 18, 2023

A. Y. Jackson Secondary School is a community high school in the Glen Cairn neighbourhood of the Kanata suburb of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and was first opened in 1976. The school was named after A. Y. Jackson, the famed Canadian painter and one of the founders of the Group of Seven. The majority of students come from W.O. Mitchell Elementary School, Glen Cairn Public School, and Katimavik Elementary School, its four associate schools.

International Program

The school runs two major international exchanges each year with partner schools in Zaragoza, Spain and Suzhou, China. In 2006, AYJ became the first school internationally to be recognized as a Global Learning Centre by the International School Connection.

AYJ formed a major partnership with the Lwak Girls' High School in Kenya, to provide fundraising for the Kenyan school as well as creating collaborations between the students in both countries.

Science and technology

AYJ had an in-house closed-circuit television station known as JTV, that produced a daily news and information program, replacing the traditional audio announcements via the Public Address system. It began being offered as a technology credit course in 2004 and the station earned several students the 2005 OCRI High School IT Entrepreneur of The Year Award. In 2015, JTV was replaced with a YouTube channel.^[1].

AYJ was the first school in Ottawa to participate in the Engineers in Schools program allowing students to talk with local engineers.

Arts

Drama

On the evening of Oct. 20, 2009, AYJ drama teacher Illona Henkelman and the cast of A Few Good Men were received awards at the Arts Advisory Committee Awards Ceremony. Mrs. Henkelman won the Secondary School Drama Teacher of the Year (2008–2009) award and the AYJ play A Few Good Men won an award for 'Outstanding Event of the Year'. In 2010, their production of "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" won in the Critic's Favourite Musical category at the annual Cappies Gala and, in 2011, they won the Critic's Favourite Play category with the Canada's Capital Cappies for their production of Neil Simon's "Plaza Suite".

The Drama and Music Department co-produced "The Addams Family Musical". This production was directed by drama teacher Illona Henkleman with music teacher Jessica Sullivan conducting the pit band. They won multiple awards at the Cappies in June, including the award for Best Musical.

Music

In February 2015, the AYJ Senior Band competed in the Capital Region Music Festival, a regional qualifying competition for MusicFest Canada. For the first time in the school's history, the band was awarded the Gold Standard for their performance.^[2]

Athletics

The school has achieved city National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association championships for the Varsity lacrosse (2015, 2016, 2018 & 2019) and junior boys rugby program. Senior Boys Volleyball won city championships in 1986, 1988, 1995, 2001, and 2002 as well as three Western Conference Championships in 2003, 2004, and 2020. The Junior Boys Basketball won three Western Conference titles (2003, 2005, 2006). The Blue Jays also won city championships for boys baseball in 2005, 2011, and 2014. The AYJ Badimation Club won championships in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1997, 1998, 2005, and 2010. In 2008, the senior boys' basketball team won the provincial OFSAA AA championship, the first Ottawa high school to win a provincial basketball championship in 59 years. In 2020, AYJ won a Tier 2 Girls Hockey Championship. In 2009, the varsity boys non-contact hockey team won the city championship. The Snowboard & Ski Club is the largest club at the school with regular multi-day excursions during the winter months to Le Massif and Mont-Sainte-Anne, as well as single-day trips to Mont-Tremblant.

Suicide of Jamie Hubley

On 15 October 2011, A. Y. Jackson student Jamie Hubley (son of Ottawa City Councillor Allan Hubley) committed suicide. According to a news report at the time, the Hubley was the “only openly gay student at the school,” and was bullied as a result.^[3]^[4] Hubley described in his final blog post being called "fag" in the hallways. His father stated that posters promoting the "anti-discrimination Rainbow Club"^[5] at school were torn down by students.^[6] Calls for stronger programs led to the establishment of an anti-bullying initiative, announced at A. Y. Jackson, and launched by the Canadian Red Cross in the wake of his suicide.

Notable alumni

Esther Akinsulie - sprinter
Jim Bryson - musician

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References

↑ Jackson, A. Y. "JTV News". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
↑ "AYJ Senior Band Awarded Gold Standard". A.Y. Jackson Secondary School. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
↑ Burke, Ashley (18 October 2011). "Gay Ottawa teen who killed himself was bullied". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
↑ "Jamie's Story | Bullying Ends Here". BullyingEndsHere. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
↑ Mikula, Chris. "Ottawa to launch national anti-bullying program in wake of 15-year-old Jamie Hubley's suicide". National Post. Postmedia News. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
↑ Mauro, Ellen. "Ottawa teen details final suicidal thoughts on blog". CTV News. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

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[1] Jackson, A. Y. "JTV News". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

[2] "AYJ Senior Band Awarded Gold Standard". A.Y. Jackson Secondary School. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

[3] Burke, Ashley (18 October 2011). "Gay Ottawa teen who killed himself was bullied". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

[4] "Jamie's Story | Bullying Ends Here". BullyingEndsHere. Retrieved 2021-11-13.

[5] Mikula, Chris. "Ottawa to launch national anti-bullying program in wake of 15-year-old Jamie Hubley's suicide". National Post. Postmedia News. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

[6] Mauro, Ellen. "Ottawa teen details final suicidal thoughts on blog". CTV News. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

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