School type Public Superintendent Naomi Johnson Phone +1 403-289-2551 | Founded 1957 Area trustee George Lane Principal Tamie Annis-Johnson | |
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Motto Semper Paratus
(Always Prepared) School board Calgary Board of Education Address 3009 Morley Trail NW, Calgary, AB T2M 4G9, Canada District Calgary Board of Education Communities served Banff Trail, Brentwood, Capitol Hill, Citadel Similar WH Cushing Workplac, Bishop Carroll High Sch, Notre Dame High School, Lord Beaverbr High Sch, Lord Shaughn High Sch Profiles | ||
William Aberhart High School is a public senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, which teaches grades 10, 11, and 12. It is operated by the Calgary Board of Education. It is a comprehensive English and French Immersion school of 1500 students. William Aberhart High School is located at 3009 Morley Trail NW. The school contains 54 classrooms, two gymnasia, a fitness centre, a multi-media library resource centre, and specialized areas for music, drama, and art. It also plays host to a debate union. Other school activities and clubs include the largest high school Model United Nations team in Calgary; the most frequently published school newspaper in Southern Alberta, The Advocate; an independent students' media magazine, The Iconographer; an environmentally active organization, Destination Conservation; the Student Outreach Society, a peer support group; a bilingual club, Immersion en Action; and many others.
Contents
- William aberhart high school choir singing in east block house of commons
- Curriculum
- Special programs
- Fine Arts Program
- Debate Union
- Social Amnesty
- The Advocate
- The Iconographer
- Notable alumni
- References
Until 2005, the east side of the third floor was populated by the National Sports School of Canada. They have since moved south to Ernest Manning High School.
William aberhart high school choir singing in east block house of commons
Curriculum
William Aberhart High School offers a French Immersion program.
Special programs
Several special programs offered by William Aberhart High School include:
The school is part of the Action for Bright Children Society.
Fine Arts Program
The fine arts program at William Aberhart High School consists of several groups:
All of the school's ensembles and bands frequently achieve superior ratings at the Kiwanis Music Festival. Aberhart's symphonic band is one of both Calgary and Alberta's top ranking high school ensembles.
The Concert Choir and Symphonic Band both travel, at both a national and international level, competing and performing at a variety of venues, as well as taking in local music, such as excursions to the Berlin Philharmonic, amongst others.
The school's music program has yielded several promising young musicians, including Mark Ahenda who premiered his own composition, Miserere Nobis, at the 2010 final concert.
Debate Union
William Aberhart High School has the largest youth debate union in western Canada. The debate team has been highly successful, winning many competitions in Calgary, Alberta and Canada as a whole. Students from Aberhart's debate union have been selected many times to not only represent Aberhart, but also Alberta at the national level. On an international level, Aberhart has placed in the top five in events such as the European Schools Debating Championships, North American / Oxford Cup Debate Championships, Oxford Union Schools Debating Competition, International Independent Schools Public Speaking Championships, World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships, Pan American Debate Championships, and the World Schools Debating Championships.
Social Amnesty
A student run club that makes its focus on raising awareness in humanitarianism. The club is composed of a group of compassionate students desiring to make a difference in world crisis and injustice. So far the club has run campaigns on clean water, human rights in Burma, and homeless shelter relief during the 2007-2008 school year. Social Amnesty also organized and hosted a "Darfur week" in the 2008-2009 school year.
The Advocate
Aberhart's school paper that publishes bi-weekly throughout the school year. The paper mainly covers athletics, student opinions, and school events. The Advocate is the most published student newspaper in western Canada.
The Iconographer
The Advocate was Aberhart's school arts and literature magazine which was published exclusively by students on a regular basis. It featured mainly poems and photography, but also included short stories, among other things. Its publication schedule depended entirely on how many submissions they received from the student body at the school.
The Advocate was followed by "The Issue" (edited by Wendy Smith), and became focussed on education reform. Many of the people involved were part of E.Y.E. (Educational Youth Enterprises), a city-wide movement to improve education practices and promote "Free Schools".