Dan Knott Junior High
Dan Knott Junior High | |
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Address | |
1434-80 Street Edmonton, Alberta Canada | |
Coordinates | 53°26′42″N 113°27′11″W / 53.445°N 113.453°WCoordinates: 53°26′42″N 113°27′11″W / 53.445°N 113.453°W |
Information | |
School type | Public |
School board | Edmonton Public Schools |
Superintendent | Edgar Schmidt |
Principal | Ms. Shelley Fenton |
Grades | 7-9 |
Enrollment | 500+ |
Language | English |
Mascot | Dragon |
Team name | Dan Knott Dragons |
Dan Knott Junior High is a junior high school in Edmonton, Alberta 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]
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 is named after former Edmonton mayor Dan Knott, who was also the first principal of the school.
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