LONGFIELDS DAVIDSON HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL
First opening its doors in 2009, Longfields was the first school in Ottawa to serve grades 7 to 12. Over 100 staff members work at the school, with over 2,000 students being enrolled. To help support the large population, in 2013 it was announced that the school would undergo a 15.2-million-dollar expansion.
JA OTTAWA: "TREEOCOMPANY" AT LONGFIELDS
January 24, 2026
In the afternoon on Monday, January 20, JA students at Longfields presented their product called “Treeocompany”.
Since September they have created and sold a multi-purpose product which can serve as bracelets, keychains or bookmarks. They were created with recycled or donated books which were ready for the landfill.
“We recycle and re-purpose books – saving them from dumps and landfills and got cardboard from the janitor and recycling area or our school,” said Josh Flett. ”We turned that into packaging for our products.”
To make their products they had to cut paper, roll it into beads -- which they then painted and varnished – finalizing the product with a string and clasp.
In total the students sold 428 units of their multi-purpose product, donating a little over $495 to Tree Canada. The donations will go towards planting trees in distressed areas like Fort MacMurray and conservation areas.
The sold their products in the school all semester and at a JA trade show at Merivale Mall on December 7. They also sold them at Sobeys Barrhaven and on Sparks street which the students admit was a learning opportunity. They decided to up the price of the product but realized they did not receive as many sales.
To find out more about their product visit: https://tr3eeo.wixsite.com/home
About Junior Achievers
JA recruits’ volunteers from the local business community and post secondary institutions to lead hands-on experiential learning activities for students from grades 5 to 12.
JA Programs teach entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and work readiness skills by giving students real-world tasks like goal-setting, building a personal budget, exploring interests and career pathways, and working with a team to start a small business.
ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO END 2019
January 16, 2026
The end of 2019 was a successful time for students in Longfields’ athletic department, celebrating multiple big wins.
It was an impressive performance by Aqua Ravens at the Championship Swim Meet, where over 50 LDH swimmers competed at the combined Novice and NCSSAA Championship Swim Meet.
It was held on December 11th at the Nepean Sportsplex. The team brought a lot of spirit and represented the school extremely well, both with their performance in the pool and with their cheering in the stands.
As a school, Longfields placed 5th in the city out of 26 teams, earning a whopping 550.50 points overall. Their aqua-athletes brought home 26 ribbons (for placing 4-8th) and an impressive 20 medals for their efforts at the pool.
The OFSAA qualifiers were the following: Cassidy Bradley, grade 10, who earned a gold medal in Junior Girls 50 Meter Breaststroke, and Preston McMann, grade 9, who brought home two silver medals in Open Boys 100 Meter Freestyle and Butterfly.
The schools Senior Girls Basketball also became City Finalists in the OFSAA-Tier Championship and the Varsity Boys Non-Contact Hockey won the Tier 2 City Champions game in a thrilling overtime period. The game-winning goal was scored by Tyler Wadasinghe.
Longfields is known to be an athletic school and we are very excited to see all their accomplishments in sport in 2020!
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS IN THE COMMUNITY
November 15, 2025
On Saturday, November 2, Longfields Davidson Heights celebrated their 10th anniversary with a celebration.
Current and past students came out despite the rain to celebrate the day and took part in a variety of activities. It included a variety of carnival games, food, and more, alongside musical performances by the school’s bands.
Alumni basketball, soccer, and volleyball games also took place, and students also ran sock and food drives.
First opening its doors in 2009, Longfields was the first school in Ottawa to serve grades 7 to 12. Over 100 staff members work at the school, with over 2,000 students being enrolled. To help support the large population, in 2013 it was announced that the school would undergo a 15.2-million-dollar expansion.
“Our school really has not had such a big milestone like this before, where we celebrate 10 years of being apart of a community, being a part of Barrhaven,” said grade 12 leadership student Alaa Ghlaissia.
OVER $45,000 RAISED IN ANNUAL RELAY FOR LIFE EVENT
November 15, 2025
On Thursday, November 14, students ran for a cause, taking part in Longfields annual Relay For Life event.
Students had a variety of things to do, everything from karaoke, to a dance party, and games for everyone to enjoy. It also featured more sentimental parts including a luminary ceremony which pays tribute to everyone who has passed away from cancer, a disease roughly 600 Canadians are diagnosed with every day.
The luminary ceremony was held in the schools auditorium at 8:00 pm, kicking off with a speech presented by a former LDH student who’s mother is currently battling a rare form of stage four cancer. By the time she was diagnosed in spring 2018 — just a few months before her daughters high school graduation — she had eight tumours growing in her body with doctors unclear where they originated.
They gave her two options: to just wait it out, giving her a life expectancy of only about six months, or start chemotherapy which could buy her roughly two years of time. She chose that route so she could have more time with her family, and is still fighting the disease as it continues to spread.
The Luminary ceremony also featured musical and dance performances from some of the students, with a key focus on the five stages of grief. It ended with students taking a slow 20 minute walk around the luminary’s, an emotional tribute to all who has fought cancer.
“Its not just fun and games and I think people at our school need to understand why we are doing this,” said Shattika Das, also grade 12. “People in our school have lost family members through this and there is a much deeper meaning than just having a celebration.”
Longfields’ grade 12 leadership class spent weeks preparing for the event, and already $30,000 has been raised in the school community alone.
In the Spring St. Mother Teresa and John McCrae High Schools held similar vents, raising roughly $60,000 combined for cancer research. Those two school’s will be planning their annual Relay for Life events in spring 2020.
A BUSY WEEK FOR ATHLETES AT LONGFIELDS DURING OFSAA
June 14, 2026
It was a busy week for athletes at Longfields Davidson Heights High School. In all, seven of the schools athletes qualified for OFSAA. They are the following:
Kiara Gibson in 400m and 4x400m
Josh F in Long Jump and Tall Jump
Rachel in Long Jump,Tall jump and 4x400m
While Kiara Gibson wasn't able to make it to the finals, it was a good last run to wrap up here high school athletics career. She posted a new PB 58.34 seconds on the OFSAA track. The school also had many more successes at athletic events this week. On Wednesday, June 6th, the Ravens were in Sarnia to participate in OFSAA boys soccer, and were 0-1-1 after only day one.
Ravens tennis veteran doubles of Khodko and Dao adnvanced to the consolation quarter-finals as did young guns Sham Ruthirapragas and Rohan Doulakar - but playing in the tough Open Category.
Congrats is also in order to Liza and Kim who represented NCSSAA and Longfields at OFSAA Tennis. Their one and one records landed them in the consolation round of 64.
Congratulations to all of the students who had a successful year of playing the sports they love!
WHAT IS THE PERFECT DATE?
June 14, 2026
The following writeup has been provided by Sam Pomerant, a grade 12 student at Longfields Davidson Heights High School. For six days in June, he will be performing for the first time his one man show during Ottawa's Fringe Festival.
What is the perfect date? This is the question I have every time I meet a girl who's at least a 6. I am Sam Pomerant, a local artist, comedian, and self-proclaimed Zac Efron look-alike. For the past 4 years, I have been deeply involved in the local Ottawa theatre community, and in the coming weeks, I will be starring in my first self-produced one-man show, Perfect Date.
As a student at Longfields Davidson Heights, I have been a focal point of the school's drama department. In 4 years I have acted in 5 productions, including a Cappie nominated performance in 2018s Bully Collection. More recently I have directed and written a full 2 act play, The Grind, which premiered in the fall of 2018. In all my work at the school I have had an acute focus on the concept of relationship, or more accurately my lack of them. I have spent hours finding humor in modern-day courtship (aka. The Hunt for a Lady). Outside of the school, I've acted in 4 community theatre productions, including a starring role in the WWI drama Shatter, performed at the Kanata Theatre. I also have found the time to perform stand-up comedy on several occasions at Yuk Yuks comedy club. Furthermore, I worked with the Odyssey Theatre Company both as an apprentice and later as their Box Office Manager.
Last year was my first experience at the Ottawa Fringe Festival. I acted as both an understudy and stage manager for the Third Wall Theatre production of Start Swimming. With that experience, I was able to witness the magic of Fringe. This festival is an incredible platform of artistic risk and freedom. Artists are given a place to express in the more pure way possible, with no oversight from non-artist. It's an opportunity to express the truest version of yourself on stage, and I immediately I knew that I needed to be a part of this incredible festival.
Flash forward to this year, and I am the writer-director-producer-star-hype man for Perfect Date. For this show, I thought I'd spend a full hour really diving deep into my issues with relationships. Using a combination of stand-up comedy and storytelling I explore my dating past to maybe discover my dating future (I've got my fingers crossed that it quickly becomes my dating present). This show is my first opportunity to have a completely honest production that shows many factions of myself. I am so excited to get this show up running and be a part of such an incredible theatre festival.
Perfect Date is being performed at ODD Box in the Arts Court June 13th, 15th, 16th, 19th, 20th, 22nd tickets can be purchased at Ottawa Fringe - A Perfect Date
STUDENTS COMPETE IN ANNUAL ROBORAVENS COMPETITION
May 3, 2026
In March, students from the "RoboRavens" club at Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School won three awards at multiple robotics competitions. Because of that success, between April 10th-13th, the students travelled to Mississauga for the Ontario District Championships.
To talk more about the club and their accomplishments over the past year, grade 10 Longfields student Esha Tapadar sent us this writeup. She has been a member of the club for the past two years.
For the past seven years, the LDHSS RoboRavens robotics team have participated in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). In a six week period, they design, manufacture, and program a robot to compete at regional, provincial and international events. The organization, For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST), runs this program to inspire high school students to immerse themselves in the STEM fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. FIRST encourages students all around the world to compete with a focus on teamwork, Gracious Professionalism and leadership - all great qualities for young people to develop.
This season has been filled with team growth, learning valuable lessons and cultivating various skills. While overcoming difficult challenges, the team had to re-evaluate many of their goals, but created a simple and functional robot. In early March, the RoboRavens competed at the Durham event, where they showcased their speedy and efficient defense, earning a spot in the playoffs alongside the 610 Crescent Coyotes and 2200 MMRambotics. Forming the highest ranking alliance, they powered through matches, won first place, and brought home Ottawa's first blue banner. In late March, the RoboRavens travelled to North Bay and allied with the Coyotes once again, as well as 4946 the Alpha dogs for play-off matches, making it all the way to semi-finals. The team brought energy and spirit wherever they went, cheering for every other team at the event along with their own. In the end, the Ravens won the Spirit Award, accumulating enough points to compete in Mississauga at the FRC Ontario District Championships for the first time.
Through last minute fundraising, the RoboRavens were able to acquire enough funds to attend the Ontario District Championships from April 10th-13th. The RoboRavens worked hard during the qualification matches and came out with a record of 7-5-0 which ranked them 7 out of 40 teams in the Science Division. The RoboRavens became captain of Alliance 5 with teams 865 Warp 7 and 7558 Alt F4. Alliance 5 was defeated in the quarter finals by some very tough competition. In the end, the RoboRavens ranked 37 out of the 179 teams in Ontario, narrowly missing the qualification requirement to compete at the FIRST Championship in Detroit, MI at the end of April. The RoboRavens made it further than they ever have before in team history and are very proud of everyone who has contributed to this year's success.
This adventure would not have been possible without the RoboRaven's sponsors: Telus, Carleton University, Mitel, Pleora, ICOR, ILS Canada and individual donors from the team's GoFundMe campaign. Their efforts to support STEM and robotics for students in Ottawa is greatly appreciated, and has not gone unnoticed. The RoboRavens would also like to thank our alliance partners who have inspired not only our team, but many others with their impressive designs. Congratulations to all the Ottawa teams on their success this season, and in making Ottawa a region recognized for producing FRC teams that are competitive on the provincial and international stage. A special mention goes to 2994 ASTECHZ for making it all the way to semi-finals of the Daly Division at the FIRST Championship (Detroit), and a big thank you to 7476 Earl of March Lions for sharing a bus with us to Mississauga, it was a wonderful Ottawa team bonding experience.
In the coming year, the RoboRavens hope to continue to grow and mentor rookie teams as both FIRST and STEM spreads across Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. The RoboRavens are looking forward to next year's game, Infinite Recharge which will have a Star Wars™ theme. The RoboRavens are also excited to welcome teams from all over Ontario to our home, as Carleton University will be hosting an FRC District event on March 13th-15th, 2020. For more information visit RoboRavens