M.E. LaZerte High School

M.E. LaZerte High School is a high school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in the north eastern Kilkenny neighbourhood. It is part of Edmonton Public Schools. The school's team name is the Voyageurs, which is also what they call the student body. History M.E. LaZerte High School was founded in 1969 as M.E. LaZerte Composite High School, and was named for Milton Ezra LaZerte. LaZerte spent 61 years in the education field in various municipal, provincial, federal and academic positions. Demographics As of the 2016–2017 school year, the school's students came from more than 83 cultural backgrounds and spoke over 73 languages. This cultural diversity has been celebrated since 1997 with the annual Taste of LaZerte celebration. The 2016 event lasted one week and ended with a pot-luck lunch for 1,000 people and two hours of cultural performances choreographed by the students. Facilities M.E. LaZerte consists of three linked buildings; a two-storey gymnasium block, a two-storey academic block, and a one-storey vocational block. The facilities include: two gyms weight room five computer labs three science labs automotive shop two construction labs welding lab dance studio digital arts studio library