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“In our catholic community, we will work together to discover our unique talents and develop a love of learning.”
The name “Weledeh” tells us of the ancestry of people who were the original inhabitants of the present community. They lived around the Yellowknife River system and harvested the fish there. The word in its literal sense can be divided into two parts: ‘wele’ which means fish that were harvested and ‘deh’ which means river. When separated, these words have strong symbolic Christian connotations. The fish is the symbol of our Lord and the river is associated symbolically with water as the giver of life.
History
The Yellowknife Catholic School Division was established July 11, 1951. The first school, for grade one to nine, was opened in 1953. Weledeh Catholic School (formerly St. Patrick Elementary) was opened in 1967. Ecole St. Joseph School was opened in 1978 & the new St. Patrick High School was opened in 1995.
Special Projects, Recognitions, Awards
* CKLB BROADCAST OF POLAR DAY DISCUSSION --To find the Polar Day
broadcasts, search using ‘IPY’ and a list of all the files will come up
(you might have to scroll down a bit to find them). Each broadcast is
divided into 8-10 smaller files of about 15 minutes each. You might be
able to connect the files from each broadcast into one larger file (which
would make it easier to listen to).
* DROP THE POP 2008 - TERRITORIAL WINNER - Article R(15)425
* INDIGO LOVE OF READING 2007 Grant Recipient
* Hear the Indigo Announcement
* DROP THE POP 2007 - TERRITORIAL WINNER - Article
* DROP THE POP -- TERRITORIAL WINNER -- 2006 Recipe Book
* CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY PROJECTS
- Mars Rover 2005 (Gr 6-8)
- Reading Radar Sat Images 2006 (Gr 7-8)
- Weather On Mars 2006 (Gr 6)
- Building Structures in Space 2007 (Gr 3)
- Journey Through the Universe 2007-08 (Gr 6)
- Mars Rover 2008 (Gr 7-8)
* Today's Parent Magazine - Top 30 Schools -- CBC story September 2006
School Colours/Symbols
Our school colours are gold with black. Gold stands for the Holy Spirit, joy and celebration.
Our school symbol is the early Christian fish symbol, intertwined amongst a cross. The symbol brings together our school name of Weledeh - as "the place in the river where fish were harvested" and ties it to our Christian roots of Jesus being a "fisher of people."
The Weledeh Wolves Sports teams wear black and white uniforms, with a logo of Lupi, our school mascot. Lupi is a wolf. You will see various portraits of him displayed throughout the school. He is a strong supporter of the Weledeh Wolves sports teams as well as other events within and outside of the school. Lupi makes regular visits to the playground and classrooms around the school.
