Diamond Jenness Secondary School

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Diamond Jenness Secondary School
DJSS 008.jpg
Address
Diamond Jenness Secondary School
58 Woodland Drive

Hay River
,
Northwest Territories
,
X0E 0R7

Canada
Coordinates 60°48′38″N115°47′06″W / 60.81056°N 115.78500°W / 60.81056; -115.78500 (Diamond Jenness Secondary School)
Information
Funding typePublic
Founded1973
School boardHay River District Education Authority,
South Slave DEC
SuperintendentSouhail Soujah [1]
ChairpersonPennie Pokiak (Hay River DEA) [2]
PrincipalLynne Beck [3]
Staff29
Grades 8-12
Enrollment235 (2025)
LanguageEnglish, Slavey, French
Website sites.google.com/ssdec.org/djss

Diamond Jenness Secondary School is a high school in Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada. The school, along with Harry Camsell School and Princess Alexandra School, is overseen by the Hay River District Education Authority. [3]

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Background

In 2025 the school had about 235 students [3] and 29 staff overseen by principal Lynne Beck, and vice-principal, Anthony Doiron. [4]

The school's colour is purple and was chosen by the students in a vote. [5] It is located in the South Slave Region and is a part of the South Slave Divisional Education Council, alongside other schools in the communities of Fort Smith, Fort Resolution, Łutselk'e, and Kátlodéhche First Nation (Hay River Reserve). [2]

History

The school, opened in 1973, replaced the old Federal School that had been located on Vale Island. It was designed by Calgary-born Métis / Siksika architect, Douglas Cardinal, who also designed the Canadian Museum of History and the original Edmonton Space and Science Centre. [5] [6] [7]

The school was named in honour of New Zealand born anthropologist, Diamond Jenness, who along with Vilhjalmur Stefansson, spent several years in the Arctic region of the NWT, especially the Coronation Gulf area studying the Copper Inuit. [5]

Asbestos

In February 2008, a substance thought to be asbestos was found below a heating pipe. The school was closed for several days while the material, air samples and some of the insulation were tested. [8] [9] According to a follow-up report by CBC North, the pipe insulation, the air samples and the material did not contain asbestos. [10]

Despite these findings, a report by Northern News Services stated that during the following spring break a work crew had replaced all 300 pipe elbows in the school because officials believed the insulating wrap may have contained asbestos. [11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "South Slave Divisional Education Council (SSDEC)" . Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "District Education Authorities" . Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Diamond Jenness Secondary School" . Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Staff" . Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "About Our School". Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  6. ↑ "History". Telus World of Science Edmonton . Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Acl, Joan; Baic-Bender, Branka (6 February 2012). "Douglas Cardinal". The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Bickford, Paul (18 February 2008). "Asbestos scare closes school". Northern News Services. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011.
  9. ↑ "Hay River school closed during asbestos tests". CBC News. 12 February 2008.
  10. ↑ "No asbestos in Hay River school's air, tests show". CBC News. 14 February 2008.
  11. ↑ Bickford, Paul (24 March 200). "Asbestos threat removed from Hay River high school". Northern News Service. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
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