Walsh Public School


Walsh Public School is a French Immersion dual-track Public elementary school that is located in the hamlet of Walsh in the municipality of Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.

Summary

History

Walsh Area Public School was constructed in 1959 on an open-field site along the north side of St. John's Road, between the Turkey Point Road and Young's Creek. It opened in March 1960, a four-room school that culminated a five-year consolidation effort that merged four one- and two-room elementary schools within five miles of the village: Walsh, Tisdale, Elmwood and McKnight. The guest of honour at the official opening in September 1960 was Education Minister and future Premier John Robarts. Expansion of the public school came in three phases over the next 15 years to achieve its current configuration. It also had its name shortened to Walsh Public School.
The children of Walsh Public School were involved in an attempt to break the Guinness Book of Records for reading on January 26, 2009.

Culture

The name of the Walsh Public School athletic teams is the Whirlwinds. The school competes in basketball, baseball, soccer and track and field.