R. T. Alderman Junior High
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R. T. Alderman Junior High is a school in southeastern Calgary in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is part of the community of Maple Ridge.
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[edit] History
The school is named after Robert Thomas Alderman. Alderman was an influential person who brought junior high schools to Calgary in the late 1940. This school has been around for 35 years and is situated beside a community recreation center and another school. The main colours of this school is blue and grey. The mascot of R.T. Alderman School used to be a hippo in a sailor costume, but the school changed it to an anaconda on account of the humiliation they got from other schools.
[edit] Campus
The school has a design shared by two other Calgary schools. One of the roofs seemed to have caved in. The school overall has about 70 rooms. It has a band room, an industrial arts room, a home economics room and more.
[edit] Students
There are currently 568 students at the start of the 2005 school year. This year there are about 210 Grade 9 students, 166 Grade 8 students and 184 Grade 7 students. In 2006, there will be an expected 200 more students enrolling because it will become a middle school.
[edit] Athletics
The school's team is the RTA Blues.
[edit] Alumni
One of the alumni is Robert Thirsk.
[edit] External link
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