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Villa Française des Jeunes

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Founded
  
1977 (1977)

Phone
  
+1 705-848-2259

Mascot
  
Pingo the Penguin

Area trustee
  
Suzanne Nolin

Principal
  
Christian Giroux

School type
  
Public, middle school and high school

Motto
  
"Fait ce que dois" (Do what is right)

School board
  
Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario

School number
  
164925 (middle school), 965570 (high school)

Address
  
11 EDINBURGH CH, Elliot Lake, ON P5A 2M3, Canada

District
  
Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario

Similar
  
Elliot Lake Secondary School, Algoma District School B, Standard (The), St Joseph's General Hospital, Esten Park Public School

Villa Francaise des Jeunes (VFJ) is a French-language Middle school and high school located in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada. The school shares a track field with the neighbouring Elliot Lake Secondary School (ELSS). Founded in 1977, the institution has seen a drastic drop in enrolment for many years, which has seen some students participating in video-conferencing classes with many other students from all over Northern Ontario. The enrolment as of September 2009 was 16 (middle school) and 45 (high school).

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The school's official colours are orange, black and white. Their sporting clubs go by the name The Elite.

The student population is one of the more technologically advanced in Northern Ontario. Each year students from grades 7 to 8 receive IBM laptop computers for the duration of the school term, while students in grades 9 to 12 receive Dell Latitude sireis 6200 laptop computers.

Le Survol is the name of the school's yearbook.

Programs

Programs include Co-op, English, CPR and First Aid Certification, Smart Serve, Woodworking, Manufacturing, Communications, Transportation, Drama, Visual Arts, OYAP, and Work Placements.

Extra-curricular activities

Extra-curricular activities include Student Council, Awards, Yearbook, Basketball, Volleyball, Choir, Badminton, Dungeons and Dragons, Math Club, and Radio-Chaud.

Accomplishments

Senior women's basketball

  • 2003 Senior women's basketball "A" champions (NSSSA)
  • 2004 Senior women's basketball "A" champions (NSSSA)
  • 2005 Senior women's basketball "B" champions (Boreal league)
  • Junior women's basketball

  • 2001 - Junior women's "A" champions (NOSSA)
  • Senior men's volleyball

  • 2006 - Senior men's "B" champions (NOSSA)
  • 2006 - Senior men's "B" champions (NSSSA)
  • 1987 - Senior men's "A" champions (NOSSA)
  • 1994 - Senior men's "A" champions (NOSSA)
  • 1995 - Senior men's "A" champions (NOSSA)
  • 1996 - Senior men's "A" champions (NOSSA)
  • 1997 - Senior men's "A" champions (NOSSA)
  • 1998 - Senior men's "A" champions (NOSSA)
  • Junior men's volleyball

  • 1994 - Junior men's "A" champions (NOSSA)
  • 1996 - Junior men's "A" champions (NOSSA)
  • 1998 - Junior men's "A" champions (NOSSA)
  • Senior women's volleyball

  • 1985 - Senior women's "A" champions (NOSSA)
  • 1985 - Senior women's "A" champions (OFSAA)
  • Junior women's volleyball

  • 1998 - Junior women's "A" champions (NOSSA)
  • 1999 - Junior women's "A" champions (NOSSA)
  • Women's wrestling

  • 2012 - Women's individual champion ([OFSAA])
  • 2013 - Women's individual champion ([OFSAA])
  • Notable alumni

  • Julie Malenfant - Olympian
  • References

    Villa Française des Jeunes Wikipedia