William Aberhart High School
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| William Aberhart High School | |
 Always Prepared |
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| Address | |
| 3009 Morley Trail NW Calgary, Alberta, T2M 4G9, Canada |
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| Contact | |
| Tel | (403) 289-2551 |
| Fax | (403) 777-7079 |
| williamaberhart@cbe.ab.ca | |
| Website | |
| http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b829/ | |
| Information | |
| School board | Calgary Board of Education |
| Superintendent | Dr. Brendan Croskery |
| Area trustee | George Lane |
| Principal | Marsha Levy |
| Vice principal | Werner Mailandt and Debbie MacArthur. A third is to be appointed summer 2006 |
| School type | Public |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Language | English and French Immersion |
| Area | Area II |
| Mascot | Trojan |
| Team name | Trojans |
| Colours | Orange, White |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Enrollment | 1528 (September 2005) |
| Communities served | English Program: Banff Trail, Brentwood (east of Brisebois Dr), Capitol Hill (west of 14 St), Citadel, The Hamptons, Lynx Ridge, Ranchlands, and Triwood (Charleswood and Collingwood).
French Immersion Program: Arbour Lake, Banff Trail, Beddington Heights, Bowness, Briar Hill, Brentwood, Bridgeland/Riverside, Cambrian Heights, Capitol Hill, Citadel, Country Hills, Country Hills Village, Coventry Hills, Crescent Heights, Crestmont, Dalhousie, Edgemont, Evanston, Greenview, Greenwood, Greenbriar, The Hamptons, Harvest Hills, Hawkwood, Hidden Valley, Highland Park, Highwood, Hillhurst, Hounsfield Heights, Huntington Hills, Kincora, Lynx Ridge, MacEwan, Montgomery, Mount Pleasant, North Haven, Panorama Hills, Parkdale, Point McKay, Queen's Park Village, Ranchlands, Renfrew, Rocky Ridge, Rosedale, Rosemont, Royal Oak, Sandstone, Scenic Acres, Silver Springs, St. Andrews Heights, Sunnyside, Thorncliffe, Triwood (Collingwood, Charleswood), Tuscany, Tuxedo Park, University Heights, Valley Ridge, Varsity, West Hillhurst, and Winston Heights/Mountview. |
| Feeder schools | English Program: Senator Patrick Burns.
French Immersion Program: Georges P. Vanier and Branton. |
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. William Aberhart High School is located at 3009 Morley Trail NW. The school contains 54 classrooms, 2 gymnasia, a multi-media library resource centre, and specialized areas for music, drama, and art. The 1528 students enrolled in William Aberhart High School make it the largest immersion school in Canada outside of Quebec. It also plays host to the largest debate union in North America, participating in numerous levels of competitions ranging from regional to international. The union is headed by the 2006-2007 Canadian National Debate Team coach, Martin Poirier, who in 2006 received an Alberta Teachers' Association Award of Excellence in teaching for his work in the Social Studies department. 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 à l'Action; and many others.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Todd McFarlane - Creator of the Spawn comic
Grade 12 Debate Team 2005-2006- Best debaters in Canada
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