Prince Andrew High School
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| Prince Andrew High School | |
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| Address | |
| 37 Woodlawn Road Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2W 2R7, Canada |
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| http://www.pahs.ednet.ns.ca | |
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| School number | HRSB ID 127 |
| School board | Halifax Regional School Board |
| Principal | Miss Donna MacKenzie |
| Vice principal | Ms. Stephanie Bird, Mr. Don Clarke |
| School type | High school |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Founded | 1959, renovations 1970, 1978, 1986 |
| Enrollment | 1236 (September 2005) |
Prince Andrew High School (or PA for short) is a Canadian public school in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It is operated by the Halifax Regional School Board (HRSB). Currently, over 1200 students attend it.
The school was built in 1959 and has gone through numerous renovations throughout the years. PA now boasts the largest auditorium east of Montreal. Additionally, somewhat recent upgrades to the cafeteria and auditorium have given them a more modern design.
PA's unofficial rival school is Dartmouth High School.
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[edit] History
The school was built in 1959 as Woodlawn High School and was relatively small. In 1970 an addition to the school was completed creating a second gym, now known as the new gym, and a new wing. In 1978 and 1986 the last two additions were completed. These addition projects added on new wings to the school, an auditorium, and a bigger library.
[edit] Fine Arts
Prince Andrew currently boasts one of the better Fine Arts program in Nova Scotia for any post-secondary school. PA has a wide variety of courses involving arts that students can take such as Visual Art, Film & Video, Band, Dance, and Drama.
PA also performs a play or production each year under The PA Players. PA sells tickets to these plays and are usually performed in March, April, or May.
Current and Past PA Players productions are:
2007: Footloose
2006: The Crucible
2005: Twelfth Night
2004: Anything Goes
2003: A Mid Summer Nights Dream
2002: Alice in Wonderland
2001: Fame
[edit] The Staff
In the 2006-2007 school year there are many staff changes including a new Vice-Principal. In all, 19 teachers retired, moved out of Nova Scotia or changed schools. This was largely due to a change in the Nova Scotia Teacher's Union pension plan.
[edit] Courses, clubs, and teams
[edit] Courses
In the 2006-2007 school year there are new courses that students can choose including easier Mathematics and English courses. PA continues to offer unique and regular courses to students.
Departments at Prince Andrew High School include Business and Technology, English, Fine Arts, Languages and Library Services, Math, Science, Social Studies, Wellness and Guidance. A variety of courses are available within these departments including Foundation, Academic and Advance level courses.
As well Prince Andrew offered IB International Baccalaureate prep courses. Next year a variety of IB courses will be offered at the school, making it one of only a handful of schools which offer IB in Nova Scotia.
[edit] Clubs
A few clubs at PA are the school newspaper, PA Lately, the Prince Andrew Woodlawn Environmental Enhancement Conservation Association (PAWEECA), PA Tech, Robotics, Choir, Dance Club, Gay-Straight \Alliance (GSA), Wellness Cafe, Big Bunch (Big Brothers and Big Sisters) and Culture at Prince Andrew (C@PA).
[edit] Teams & Sports
PA has a large number of Sports Teams that compete with other high schools. Some of the sports offered are rugby, hockey, cheer-leading, soccer, volleyball, track & field, football, badminton, table tennis, softball, cross country, field hockey, as well as many others.
