Queen Elizabeth High School (Calgary)

Queen Elizabeth High School
Labor omnia vincit Hard work conquers all
Address
Queen Elizabeth High School
512 18 Street N.W. Calgary, Alberta Canada
Coordinates	51°3′25″N 114°6′8″W / 51.05694°N 114.10222°W / 51.05694; -114.10222Coordinates: 51°3′25″N 114°6′8″W / 51.05694°N 114.10222°W / 51.05694; -114.10222
Information
School type	Public secondary
Established	1910
School board	Calgary Board of Education
Principal	Mr. S. Young
Grades	7–12
Enrollment	1,236 (September 2009)
Communities served	Briar Hill, Edgemont, Hounsfield Heights, Hillhurst, West Hillhurst, Parkdale, Point Mckay, St. Andrews Heights, University Heights, MacEwan Glen, Sandstone (Sr only), Country Hills (Sr only)
Website	schools.cbe.ab.ca/b806/

Queen Elizabeth High School (QEHS) is a Canadian public combined junior and senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, which teaches grades 7 through 12. The junior (7-9) and senior high (10-12) programs share a common principal, many teachers, and other resources of the school. It is operated by the Calgary Board of Education. QEHS operates separately from Queen Elizabeth Elementary School, even though the two schools are physically adjacent to each other.

History

The school was founded in 1910 as "Bowview School" which was originally a boarding school. Evidence for this can be found above the SW entrance by the cafeteria. It was renamed in 1953 to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The original three-storey building (which includes the Drama room that was the original Auditorium and Cafeteria) opened in 1930. A large addition (including the Band, Wood shop, north Gym, current offices, classrooms) was opened in 1953. The third addition was completed in 1967 and includes the Library and Science labs.

Academics

QEHS offers special programs for the CBE which are for students throughout the city, not just local students. Those outside the local area are given subsidized bus passes to attend the school.

Advanced Placement Program

QEHS is one of few high schools in Calgary to offer the Advanced Placement Program, which gives student a chance to enroll in university-level courses of their choice, equivalent to most universities' introductory courses. Depending on their score on the AP Exam, students can receive university credit for the AP course.

As of May 2008, QEHS offers AP courses in the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, English, Calculus AB, Physics and European History.

Gifted students

QEHS is one of the CBE's schools to operate the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program, which assists qualified students with more advanced instruction. GATE compacts and accelerates the typical curriculum. It combines Language Arts and Social Studies into one class (humanities) and it also provides extra experts and mentors. Currently, nine CBE schools offer the GATE program.^[1]

Deaf and Hard of Hearing students

The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at Queen Elizabeth High school is a bilingual and bicultural program that supports Deaf students from grade 7 through 12 to participate in a mainstream environment. Interpreters are also provided, enabling equality and language accessibility. The Deaf students are placed in classrooms among hearing students with an interpreter who facilitates information using American Sign Language.

Alberta Ballet students

Students from across the city who attend The School of Alberta Ballet attend QEHS. Queen Elizabeth makes special accommodations for the students. Even though the Alberta Ballet, not QEHS, actually provides the dance instruction, that instruction can be used to earn credits towards a high school diploma. QEHS is one of just two schools in the city with this special relationship, the other being Bishop Carroll High.^[2]

Student body

Mascot

The school's mascot is a knight. A student is usually at pep rally events in the school wearing a suit of armor.

Notable alumni

Rob Anders, Conservative MP
Nancy Huston
Ken Read Crazy Canuck
Naheed Nenshi, the present Mayor of Calgary^[3]
Andrew Brown, well known local radio personality.
Jay "Third Line Center" Beagle (NHL Player)

References

↑ http://www.cbe.ab.ca/programs/spec_ed/se-gifted.asp
↑ http://www.albertaballet.com
↑ Gandia, Renato (October 18, 2012). "Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi gives council an A- grade two year's after his historic election win". Calgary Sun. Quebecor. Retrieved May 5, 2014.

External links

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Official School Website
Alberta Ballet: Partnerships with local school boards
GATE Calgary - Volunteer organization of parents of students in the GATE program throughout CBE schools.

High Schools in Calgary

Catholic	Bishop Carroll High School Bishop Grandin High School Bishop McNally High School Bishop O'Byrne High School Father Lacombe High School Notre Dame High School Our Lady of Lourdes School St Anne Senior High School St Francis High School St. Mary's High School

Public	Alternative High School Bowness High School Career and Technology Centre CBe-learn Centennial High School Central Memorial High School Crescent Heights High School Dr E P Scarlett High School Ernest Manning High School Forest Lawn High School Henry Wise Wood Senior High School Jack James High School James Fowler High School John G. Diefenbaker High School Juno Beach Academy of Canadian Studies Lester B. Pearson High School Lord Beaverbrook High School Louise Dean Centre National Sport School (Canada) Plains Indian Cultural School Queen Elizabeth High School Robert Thirsk High School Sir William Van Horne High School Sir Winston Churchill High School Western Canada High School William Aberhart High School

Francophone	École de la Rose sauvage École Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys

Private	Bearspaw Christian School Calgary Academy Calgary Christian High School Calgary French and International School Calgary Islamic School Foundations for the Future Charter Academy Heritage Christian Academy Lycée Louis Pasteur Master's Academy & College Rundle College High School Webber Academy West Island College

Other	Alberta High School of Fine Arts Beiseker Community School Bert Church High School Bow Valley High School Chestermere High School Cochrane High School Foothills Composite High School Foundations for the Future Charter Academy George McDougall High School Holy Cross Collegiate Holy Trinity Academy Rocky View Learning Connections St. Gabriel The Archangel St Martin de Porres High School St. Timothy High School Springbank Community High School Strathmore High School W G Murdoch High School Westmount Charter School

See Also Calgary Board of Education Calgary Catholic School District Rocky View Schools

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