W. D. Lowe High School
W. D. Lowe Secondary School (also known as Lowe High School, Lowe Technical School, and Lowe Vocational School) was a public secondary school in downtown Windsor, Ontario from 1921 until 2000.
History
Located on Giles Boulevard East at Parent Ave.
The school began as Walkerville Technical School, later Windsor-Walkerville Technical School. The famous writer, Herman Voaden taught there during the 1920s.
It was renamed to W. D. Lowe in the 1940s after a former principal of the school, William Duff Lowe.
When Lowe's first Grade 13 class wrote the Ontario Departmentals in 1966, it received the highest average of all secondary schools in Windsor.[1]
For most of its history, Lowe was an all-male school.
It became co-educational in 1974 when the majority of students from nearby J. C. Patterson Collegiate Institute transferred there after its closure.
W.D Lowe Secondary School was now a Composite School, housing Academic, Technical and Business programs. Along with a Principal (at the time Roy Battagelo), along with a Vice Principal, there were now 3 Department Heads in charge of each program.
The "new" school was given a new motto: "EX UNO DISCE OMNES" which in English is "From One, Learn of All".
In the 1960s, enrollment was over 1600 students, but by the end of the 1990s, it had dwindled considerably. The school closed in June 2000.[2]
Notable Students
Peter Hedgewick. Tool and Mold Pioneer, Inventor. http://www.cmhof.ca/Hedgewick.shtml
Tool and Mold: Anthony Toldo Jr.
Architecture: Ray Masters
Policing: Chief Gary Smith, Windsor Police Service. http://www.police.windsor.on.ca/Our%20Organization_new/org%20info/our_organization.htm
Technical education
The Technical School
The school had 25 shops.
From the 70's: Electrical: Mr. Robbins, Mr. Hildebrandt. Electronics: Mr. Gilespie. Carpentry: Mr. Miloyevich. Mechanical Drafting: Mr. Savage, Mr. Deerie. Architectural Drafting: Mr. Hebert, Mr. Ouellette. Metal Casting/Foundry: Mr. Neilsen. Auto Shops: Mr. Jones, Mr. Posmatuk, Mr. Salich, Mr. O'Connor Metal Fabrication: Mr. Dupuis, Mr. Savage. Industrial Physics Lab: Mr. Chirgwin. Gas Welding: Mr. Lamb, Mr. Cowgill, Mr. McMeekin Arc Welding: Mr. Lamb, Mr. Cowgill, Mr Prosyk Machine Shop: Mr. Lamb, Mr Phillips, Pattern/Mold Making: Mr. Miloyevich, Mr. Davidson.
Sports
The school won several championships and produced many top ranking professional athletes..
The sports teams were known at the "Rough Riders" until the 70's. With the closure of Paterson Collegiate, and re-organization of the school, it became the "Trojans".
John Murray was a coach of the 1940s and 1950s who led the students to several championships in basketball and football.
Students at the school founded Alpha Kai Omega Fraternity.
Notable Athletes
1920's
Coaching: Johnny Murray
Basket Ball: Julius "Goldie" Goldman
Hockey: Leo Lamoureux
1930's.
Boxing: Al Borchuk. Professional name Al Delaney. Joe Louis 1934-09-26 Chicago, Illinois | Win | 6-0 Canada | 1868 Al Borchuk | TKO(10) | 1934-09-11 Detroit, Michigan Opponent also known as Al Delaney | ...
Football: Mike Hedgewick.
Hockey: Harvey Teno.
1940's
Hockey: Bobby Brown, Glen Skov.
Foot Ball: Bobby Dawson.
Bowling: Kay Stanko.
Horse Jockey: Ken Church.
1950's
Marksmanship: Canadian Champion and 1956 Olympic Gold Medalist Gerry Ouellette.
Gymnastics: Ed Gagnier.
1970's
Coaching: Gerry Brumpton.
Basket Ball: Mike Brkovich
Basket Ball: Don Brkovich
Temporary housing for elementary students
The students of John Campbell Public Elementary School were relocated to the Lowe building in January 2008 while their school was rebuilt; completion is expected in 2009. In January 2009 Princess Anne Public Elementary School students were also relocated to Lowe while the new Dr. David Suzuki Public School building is constructed; it is due to open in 2010.[3][4] Giles Campus Public School is a new school (which received approx. 400/1100 of the Bellewood Public Elementary School students)and is housed by Giles until a new school is built. In September 2013, due to boundary adjustments to Percy P. MCCallum French Immersion approximately 250 students moved to the Giles Campus French Immersion site. The school sports teams are called the "Condors."
References
- ↑ Al Roach, "Lowe Tech: Knuckle Sandwiches and Scoffed Textbooks", Life and Times: Memories of Walkerville http://www.walkervilletimes.com/lowetech.htm
- ↑ Elaine Weeks and Erika Muscat, "Lowe Doors Closed," Places: Past and Present http://www.walkervilletimes.com/wdlowe.htm
- ↑ Don Lajoie, "Uprooted pupils share same roof, school spirit," Windsor Star January 9, 2009
- ↑ Craig Pearson, "Few blue about future of green Suzuki school," Windsor Star December 1, 2008 http://www2.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=31f5a86d-9dda-4a17-9b3a-b0d0bf649cd8
Coordinates: 42°18′38″N 83°01′09″W / 42.310434°N 83.0192°W
5. Windsor/Essex County Sports Hall of Fame: http://wecshof.org/
6. International Metropolis: http://www.internationalmetropolis.com/?p=3052