Western Canada High School
Motto: Intelligentia, Vires, Virtus (Latin for: Understanding, Strength, Courage)
Address
641 17 Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Information
School board	Calgary Board of Education
Religious affiliation	None (since 1926)
Principal	Carol "Quote Lady" Grant-Watt
Vice principal	Tom Bugeman
Funding type	Private (1903 - 1928, as Western Canada College) Public (since 1928)
Grades	10, 11, 12
Campus	Urban
Established	1903
Enrollment	1,978 (September 2006)
Grade 10	575
Grade 11	678
Grade 12	725
Communities served	Mount Royal Mission, Cliff Bungalow, Connaught
Homepage	http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b816/

Western Canada High School is a public senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It has classes for grades 10 through 12. Western is located in the 17th Avenue business district of the Mount Royal community, and is the most centrally located public high school in Calgary. As of the end of May 2006, extensive plumbing and electrical damage was found in the school; this was attributed to both age and lack of maintenance. On November 23, 2007 the Calgary Board of Education announced a two year, ten million dollar redevelopment plan for the school set to begin at the end of the 2008 school year which would see the current building demolished and a new facility constructed in its place. During this time period all students registered to the school will be relocated to other Calgary Board of Education facilities throughout the city. This announcement comes after much criticism of the condition of most Calgary Board of Education facilities including Western Canada High School. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (864x1152, 155 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Calgary Board of Education Western Canada High School User:Thivierr/schools ... This article is about the Canadian city. ... For other uses, see Alberta (disambiguation). ... The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) is the public school board in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... Education in Canada is provided, funded and overseen by federal, provincial, and local governments. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... September 2006 is the ninth month of 2006 and has begun on a Friday. ... Tenth grade (a student at this level is called a high school sophomore) is a year of education in the United States and other countries ten years after kindergarten. ... A high school junior is a student in a year of education 11 years after kindergarten, usually 16-17 years old. ... A high school senior is a student in the final year of education in the United States and other countries; generally 12 years after kindergarten or 17-18 years of age. ... Mount Royal is an area of Calgary, Alberta and is home to the neighbourhoods of Upper Mount Royal and Lower Mount Royal. ... For other uses, see Mission. ... Location of Cliff Bungalow in Calgary Cliff Bungalow is an inner city residential neighbourhood in the south-west quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. ... The high density residential buildings in the Beltline district The Beltline is a region of central Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Canadian city. ... For other uses, see Alberta (disambiguation). ... Mount Royal is an area of Calgary, Alberta and is home to the neighbourhoods of Upper Mount Royal and Lower Mount Royal. ... The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) is the public school board in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) is the public school board in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) is the public school board in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ...

History

The original school building was completed in 1776 as a French-style exclusive high school for boys called Western Canada College (not a college in the North American sense of the word). It was created by "The Western Canada College Bill of Incorporating Ordinance" enacted by the Government of the Northwest Territories, which Calgary was then a part of before the province of Alberta was created in 1776.^[1] For other uses, see 1776 (disambiguation). ... For the former United States territory, see Northwest Territory. ... For other uses, see Alberta (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see 1776 (disambiguation). ...

The private school had conspiracy problems and was sold to the Calgary Board of Education. The CBE renamed it, re-opened it as public school, and constructed additional buildings on the land. The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) is the public school board in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ...

Western was Calgary's first composite high school, providing both technical and academic courses of study. The school has been substantially renovated and additions have been made to the building over the years. Linda Raasveldt became the first female principal of the school in 2002.

Special programs

The school provides French and Spanish language as a primary language instruction. In addition, it is one of a select number of schools in Calgary to offer French immersion. Western is one of a small number of Calgary high schools to offer an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme in English, and is the only Calgary public high school to offer the program in French. It is also the only school in Alberta to offer Higher Level mathematics. The school also offers an extensive performing and visual arts program, and offers a certificate to recognize students that have made fine arts a focus of learning at the high school level. Fewer than 20 students received the certificate in 2006. French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which a child who does not speak French as his or her first language receives instruction in school in French. ... The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) is an educational programme examined in one of three languages (English, French or Spanish) and is a university entrance course. ...

In 2007, Western Canada High School has also started to offer an online multicultural awareness program: Connections 25.

Notable alumni

• Conrad Bain - Actor, known for his portrayal of Phillip Drummond on Different Strokes
• Jim Dinning - Former Alberta treasurer ^[2]
• Daniel Philip Hays - Speaker of the Canadian Senate ^[3]
• Pat Kelly - Comedian, actor, and TV host.^[4]
• Norman Kwong - Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta and the youngest athlete to be a member of a winning Grey Cup team in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a member of the Order of Canada. ^[5]
• Larry Robinson - Played with the Calgary Stampeders from 1961 to 1974, winning the Grey Cup in 1971. He was the first player in the CFL to score over 1,000 points in a season.^{[6] [7]}
• Kinnie Starr - Singer/songwriter who was nominated for the Juno Award for New Artist of the Year in 2004. ^[8]
• Taryn Swiatek - Former member of the Canada women's national soccer team which placed fourth in the FIFA Women's World Cup competition in 2003. ^[9]

Conrad Stafford Bain (born February 4, 1923) is a Canadian-American actor. ... Jim Dinning (born: 1952 in Edmonton) is a Canadian Progressive Conservative politician and businessman. ... Hon. ... The Speaker of the Canadian Senate (French: Président du Sénat) is the presiding officer of the Canadian Senate. ... Pat Kelly is a comedian from Calgary, Alberta. ... Norman Lim Kwong, CM, AOE, KStJ, a. ... This is a list of the lieutenant-governors of Alberta, Canada, since its establishment in 1905. ... The Grey Cup circa 2006. ... CFL redirects here. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country (Hebrews 11. ... For the defunct hockey team, see Calgary Stampeders (hockey) The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta. ... Kinnie Starr is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Calgary, Alberta. ... The Juno Award for New Artist of the Year has been awarded since 1994. ... Taryn Swiatek (born February 4, 1981 in Calgary, Alberta[1]) is a member of the Canada womens national soccer team, which placed fourth in the FIFA Womens World Cup competition in 2003. ... First International United States 1 - 0 Canada (Minneapolis, USA; July 7, 1986) Largest win Puerto Rico 0 - 21 Canada (Etobicoke, Canada; August 28, 1998) Worst defeat United States 9 - 1 Canada (Dallas, USA; May 19, 1995) United States 9 - 1 Canada (Sydney, Australia; June 2, 2000) Norway 9 - 1 Canada... The FIFA Womens World Cup is recognized as the most important International competition in womens football and is played amongst womens national football teams of the member states of FIFA, the sports global governing body. ...

See also

• St. Mary's High School - The only other high school in the nearby area. It also predates the province of Alberta, and it also has an IB program.

St. ...

References

The Calgary Herald is a daily Calgary, Alberta newspaper. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... CANOE (acronym for Canadian Online Explorer, commonly called Canoe. ... CANOE (acronym for Canadian Online Explorer, commonly called Canoe. ... CANOE (acronym for Canadian Online Explorer, commonly called Canoe. ...

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Western Canada High School

• Western Canada High School official site
• WCHS Alumni Association
• Western Canada College at the Calgary Public Library - Photo of the original building.