Charles P. Allen High School

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Charles P. Allen High School
Strive for Excellence
Address
196 Rocky Lake Drive
Bedford, Nova Scotia, B4A 2T6, Canada
Information
School number HRSB ID:183
Nova Scotia ID:358
School board Halifax Regional School Board
Area trustee Beth Pye
Principal Jeff Lewis
Vice principal Peter MacDonald
Martine Adriaensen
Administrator Joanne Syms
Chief custodian Ms. P. Nicholson
School type High school
Grades 10-12
Language English, French immersion
Area 116763 ft²
Mascot Cheetah
Team name Cheetahs
Colours Blue and White
Founded 1979 *see overview
Enrollment 1043 as of September 2005
Homepage http://www.cpa.ednet.ns.ca

Charles P. Allen High School, is a senior high school located in Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada named for Charles Pillsbury Allen; a local furniture manufacturer and founder of the nearby community of Waverley.

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[edit] Overview

Administered by the Halifax Regional School Board. Students in the school live in the surrounding areas of Bedford and Hammonds Plains. Before the completion of Lockview High School in Fall River, students from the communities of Waverley, Lakeview, Windsor Junction, Fall River, Wellington, Fletcher's Lake, Grand Lake and Oakfield also attended the school. The first graduating class of Charles P. Allen High School in 1979 actually attended classes at Sackville High School in the neighbouring community of Lower Sackville; as CPA did not open it's doors until 1980.

[edit] School Administration

The school's current principal is Jeff Lewis, with vice principals Peter MacDonald and Martine Adriaensen serving alongside him. Secretaries are Donna Bonner and Marilyn Howard.

[edit] Sports Teams

CPA has teams that participate in:

All of the schools sports teams are called the "Cheetahs". C.P.Allen High is a member of the Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation.

[edit] Mascot and School Colours

The mascot of Charles P.Allen High is the cheetah. The school colours are blue and white.

[edit] Student Traditions

[edit] 10'er Initiation Week

The first week of the school year in September in which the Grade 12 students "initiate" the Grade 10's. It was at least in the past a sanctioned event with activities and school fund raising in mind. The most notorious thing about initiation week was when a Grade 10 student or "10'er" was "caught" in the hallways by Grade 12's not wearing clothing fitting the daily theme as set out by student organisers. The Grade 12 was to "mark" the 10'er anywhere on their face or hands with a bingo dauber for their lack of participation and school spirit. This of course got out of hand, and in reality it became more like caning in that any and all 10'er's were excessively 'daubed' on sight; resulting in the banning of the activity in the 1993-1994 school year.

[edit] Dam Road Parties

Students of the school have been known to hold large parties during the early to mid 1990's and possibly beyond, on Old Dam Road in Waverley on Friday nights much to the dismay of staff and parents.

[edit] Grad Graffiti on Highway 101 Overpass at Rocky Lake Road

Traditionally after graduation in June, a Nova Scotia Highway 101 overpass over Rocky Lake Rd in Bedford is vandalised by grad students using spray paint to write "CPA GRADS" and the graduation year. Variations have included simply spraying "CPA GRADS" and the year just below the guardrail; and the more elaborate painting of each digit of the graduation year on 4 supporting posts of the overpass. The graffiti becomes more elaborate as each year progresses.

[edit] Enrollment History

  • September 30,2005: 1043 students
  • September 30,2004: 1071 students
  • September 30,2003: 1043 students
  • September 30,2002: 1012 students
  • September 30,2001: 979 students

[edit] External links

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