Elmira District Secondary School

Elmira District Secondary School
Elmira District Secondary School
Location
	4 University Ave. W; Elmira , Ontario , N3B 1K2 ; Canada
Coordinates	43°35′40.15″N80°33′37.61″W / 43.5944861°N 80.5604472°W
Information
School type	Public, high school
Motto	Ab obscuritate ad lucem; ("From darkness into light")
Established	1939
School board	Waterloo Region District School Board
School number	908142
Principal	Sandy Millar
Staff	102
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1 308 (November 2017)
Language	English
Colour(s)	Green, grey, black and white
Team name	Lancers
Website	eds.wrdsb.ca
	Last updated: September 1st, 2024

Last updated September 29, 2025

Elmira District Secondary School (EDSS) is a secondary school serving the town of Elmira, Ontario, Canada and the surrounding area.

History

Principals

Notable alumni

Malcolm Gladwell — Canadian journalist, author, public speaker, writer for The New Yorker since 1996.^[1]^[2]
Bruce Headlam — Canadian Journalist, Media Desk Editor of The New York Times .^[2]
Keith Heller — head of Canadian National Railway east division, and DB Schenker Rail co-chair in Europe^[3]
Roger Martin — Dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto from 1998 to 2013 and an author of several business books.^[2]
Paul Frey — opera singer.^[4]
Paul Straus — president and director of Home Hardware.^[4]
Garrett Rank — referee in the National Hockey League, professional golfer.^[4]
Ken Seiling — chair for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo from 1985 to 2018.^[4]
Sarah Mercey — animator.^[4]
Lucas Bryant — actor^[5]

References

↑ McKnight, Zoe (2013-10-29). "Malcolm Gladwell's high school teacher inspired many other greats". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781 . Retrieved 2022-04-23.
1 2 3 "Elmira's famous alumni relive high school glory days". therecord.com. 2014-06-09. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
↑ Davidson, Andrew (6 November 2005). "The Andrew Davidson Interview: Heller's angel rides to the rescue". The Sunday Times . pp. 1, 6. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016. School: Elmira District Secondary School, Ontario
1 2 3 4 5 "Tales from the head of the class". THE OBSERVER. 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
↑ "Elmira native finds haven on new TV series". therecord.com. 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2022-04-23.

External links

Official website

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[1] McKnight, Zoe (2013-10-29). "Malcolm Gladwell's high school teacher inspired many other greats". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781 . Retrieved 2022-04-23.

[:0-2] 1 2 3 "Elmira's famous alumni relive high school glory days". therecord.com. 2014-06-09. Retrieved 2022-04-23.

[davidson-2005-3] Davidson, Andrew (6 November 2005). "The Andrew Davidson Interview: Heller's angel rides to the rescue". The Sunday Times . pp. 1, 6. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016. School: Elmira District Secondary School, Ontario

[:1-4] 1 2 3 4 5 "Tales from the head of the class". THE OBSERVER. 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2022-04-23.

[5] "Elmira native finds haven on new TV series". therecord.com. 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2022-04-23.

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v t e Schools in Waterloo Region
Secondary or high schools	WRDSB : Bluevale Cameron Heights Eastwood Elmira District Forest Heights Galt Glenview Park Grand River Huron Heights Kitchener–Waterloo Laurel Heights Preston Southwood Waterloo Waterloo-Oxford District WCDSB : Monsignor Doyle St. David St. Mary's Resurrection Other / Private : Père-René-de-Galinée Rockway Mennonite St. John's-Kilmarnock Woodland Christian
Primary or elementary schools	WRDSB: Elizabeth Ziegler Suddaby
Combined elementary and junior high schools	WCDSB: St. Luke Other / Private: St. John's-Kilmarnock