Ottawa Technical High School, more often known as Ottawa Tech, was a high school in Ottawa, Canada that originally specialized in vocational programs. The school opened in 1913 as the second public secondary school in Ottawa, and was closed in 1992. It was located on Albert Street in the western part of downtown Ottawa. The building had originally been home to a woman's college and Ottawa Tech moved there in 1916. The original building was expanded several times and a new structure was built across the street in the 1960s. A bright orange walkway connecting the buildings over Slater Street remains a landmark.
The school originally offered both standard high school programs and courses in auto mechanics, electricity, drafting, computers, and graphic arts. When it was founded it was successful and grew to hold some 1,600 students at its peak in the 1950s. It was especially popular in the 1950s and 1960s as unprecedented, unique innovations in academic, vocational, and music programs were spearheaded and promoted throughout Ottawa by a creative, energetic, and motivational principal, Leo McCarthy.
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