Dan Knott Junior High

Dan Knott Junior High is a junior high school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, located in the Knottwood community. The school is highly respected by the city of Edmonton for its focus on academics and learning. Today's Parent Magazine named it in the top 40 schools in Canada in the rising to the challenge section.[1]

Dan Knott Junior High
Address
1434-80 Street

Edmonton
,
Alberta

Canada
Coordinates53.445°N 113.453°W / 53.445; -113.453
Information
School typePublic
School boardEdmonton Public Schools
SuperintendentDarrel Robertson
PrincipalMs. Shelley Fenton
Grades7-9
Enrollment500+
LanguageEnglish
MascotDragon
Team nameDan Knott Dragons

The school is well known for its leadership program, Dragonfire, and its grade 8 counterpart, Dragonflame. The school is also known for its pre-advanced placement program in all grades. The school's Provincial Achievement Test results have consistently placed above the provincial average. Dan Knott School is named after former Edmonton mayor Dan Knott. In 2017 the Edmonton Public School Board promised to debate changing the school's name due to Dan Knott's association with the Alberta branch of the KKK.[2]

Athletics

Dan Knott is also well known for its athletics program. The following teams were, or have been active at Dan Knott:

  • Sr. Boys & Sr. Girls Volleyball
  • Wrestling
  • Boys & Girls Soccer
  • Sr. and Jr. Badminton
  • Jr. Boys & Jr. Girls Volleyball
  • Sr. Boys & Jr. Boys Basketball
  • Sr. Girls & Jr. Girls Basketball
  • Track Team
  • Flag Rugby
  • Cheer

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-08-31. Retrieved 2006-10-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Next public school board trustees to debate policy on renaming schools after election". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2020-06-12.


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