School type High school Grades 9-L4 Area Stephenville Phone +1 709-643-9672 Province Newfoundland and Labrador | School board District 2 Language English Colour(s) Red, White, and Black Founded 1998 Motto Home of the Spartans | |
Address 1 Bruce Blvd, Stephenville, NL A2N 3M6, Canada Profiles | ||
Stephenville High School is one of two high schools serving northern Bay St. George and Port au Port, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. More specifically, the school serves grade 9-12 students from Stephenville, Stephenville Crossing, Noel's Pond, Cold Brook, Kippens, Romaines, Port-au-Port East, Port-au-Port West, Point au Mal and Fox Island River.
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Athletics
Stephenville High School has a very strong sports program. The school has been named 4A School of the Year for Newfoundland and Labrador in each of the last 4 years, as well as 5 of the last 6.
Teams include:
Boys Ice Hockey, Girls Ice Hockey, Boys Ball Hockey, Girls Ball Hockey, Senior Boys Basketball, Junior Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Girls Volleyball, Boys Volleyball, Track & Field, Boys Softball, Girls Softball, Badminton, Wrestling, Table Tennis, Boys Broomball, Girls Broomball, Curling, Boys Soccer, And Girls Soccer. Stephenville High's teams go by the name of Spartans, which was carried over from the former St. Stephen's High.
School groups
Stephenville High School has a number of active clubs and groups. In the fall of 2007, the school held its first annual Fall Fair as an opportunity for all groups and sports teams to showcase their programs to the entire school and give students a chance to sign up and take part.
Groups/Clubs:
Student Council, Newspaper, Drama, French Club, Science Club, Humanitarian Club, Debate Club
Academics
As with all schools SHS has a high emphasis on academics. As one of the larger schools in the province and the largest in Bay St. George, Stephenville High is able to offer a very diverse number of courses.
All courses are classified into one of 9 departments. Art, Music, Special Services, French, Math, Science, English, Social Studies, Skilled Trades and Technology. Each of which has a department office located in the school.
For High School courses, all are given a four digit code. The first number represents level, Level 1 is 1, L2 in 2, L3 is 3. The second digit represents number of credits received for passing the course and the final 2 are for course identification.
Math courses
Grade 9, 1204, 1206, 2204, 2205, 2206, 3204, 3205, 3206, 3207, 3103
Science courses
Grade 9, Science 1206, Science 2200, Science 3200, Biology 2201, Biology 3201, Chemistry 2202 Chemistry 3202, Physics 2204, Physics 3204, Environmental Science 3205
English courses
Grade 9, Writing 2203, English 1200, English 1201, English 2201, English 3201, English 1202, English 2202, English 3202, Theatre Arts 3200, Canadian Literature 3205, Language 3204, Literature 3206
Social Studies courses
Grade 9, Canadian History 1201, Canadian Geography 1202, Canadian Economy 2203, Canadian Law 2204, World Geography 3200, World History 3201, World Geography 3202, Consumer Studies 1202, Enterprise Education 3205, Sciences Humaines 9, Geographie Du Canada 1232, Histoire Mondaile 2236, Economie Canadienne 2233
French courses
Grade 9, 2200, 3200, 3201, Immersion 9 Français, Français 1202, Français 2202, Français 3202
Art courses
Grade 9, 1201, 2200, 3200
Music
Grade 9, Ensemble Performance 1105, Ensemble Performance 2105, Ensemble Performance 3105, Applied Music 2206, Applied Music 3206,
Skilled trades and technology
Integrated Systems 1205, Communications Technology 2204, Integrated Systems 3205, Design and Fabriation 1202, Residential Technologies 2202, Design and Fabrication 3202, Skilled Trades 1201, Residential Systems 2201, Production Technology 3201, Energy and Power 2203
Policies
Stephenville High School has a number of policies to ensure the safety and comfort of students within the school environment. To see the full list of policies and to view them, click the link below.
Stephenville High School Policies
Policies vary from transportation, lockers, and cafeteria to disruptive behaviour, graduation requirements, and code of ethics.
District
Stephenville High School is part of Newfoundland's "Western School District". The district encompasses all of western Newfoundland from Port-aux-Basques in the south to St. Anthony in the north and as far east as Francois on the south coast. It also includes all schools in communities along Labrador's south coast. The district includes four other Stephenville schools.