École secondaire l'Essor
École secondaire catholique l'Essor is a publicly funded separate, French-language high school located in Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada, established in 1979. It serves the Francophone population of Essex County. The name l'Essor, coined by local resident Florence Limoges, is a portmanteau combining "Essex" and "Windsor". wikt:essor#French also refers to the French word "to take flight". The school belongs to the Conseil scolaire catholique Providence.
The small school participates in a wide variety of local activities in the Francophone community. A notable example is the Franco Bowl, an annual football match against neighboring Windsor's French Catholic high-school, École secondaire E.J. Lajeunesse. The school has a very high percentage of graduates and high test scores.
Notable alumni
- Brian Bulcke, football player, played in the CFL with Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts
- Andrew Dowie, former town councilor for Tecumseh and current MPP for Windsor-Tecumseh
- Taras Natyshak, MPP for Essex
- David Tremblay, 5 time CIS National Champion, 2014 Commonwealth Gold, 2012 Olympian – Wrestling
- Paul Vallée, technology entrepreneur and CIGI Senior Fellow
- Kyle Wellwood, retired NHL hockey player
- , recipient of King Charles III Coronation Medal