Harry Ainlay Composite High School
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| Harry Ainlay Composite High School |
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| Motto | In Omnibus Excelsior "In all things excellence" |
| Established | 1966 |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Students | over 2,200 |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Location | Edmonton, Alberta Canada |
| District | Edmonton Public Schools |
| Colours | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Bam Bam |
| Website | www.ainlay.ca |
Harry Ainlay Composite High School is a Canadian high school on the south side of Edmonton, Alberta. (Google Map) Named after the former mayor Harry Dean Ainlay, the school operated by Edmonton Public Schools, was opened in 1966, and since then has had over 20,000 alumni. One of the largest schools in western Canada, it has enjoyed a strong reputation in all major areas: academics, athletics, and the arts. In 2006, its enrollment was just over 2300 students. The school sports teams are the Titans and their mascot is named Bam-Bam, a blond Rambo-type character. The school offers full French Immersion, International Baccalaureate, Career and Technology Studies (Automotives, Cosmotology, Communication Technology, Construction, Design Studies, and Welding) and Registered Apprenticeship programs.
Harry Ainlay hosts a yearly volleyball tournament known as TVT (Titan Volleyball Tournament), in which schools from across Edmonton and surrounding areas, as well as a few out-of-province teams, compete against each other in Junior and Senior Males and Females divisions.
The school also hosts an annual basketball tournament, Tri-Prov, named because teams from Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Alberta compete against each other in Junior and Senior Male and Female divisions. This tournament has a history of high level competition and is an important practice run for the teams before season finals.
With Students' Union events such as Touch of Class, Aloha Ainlay, Halloween and Christmas week, Culturefest and Oktoberfest, the programs run by students, for students, are widespread and cover many different events throughout the year.
There is also a strong arts prescence in the school with an IB Art Show, a Symphonic band program as well as a major drama production each year and a student directed one act play festival.
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[edit] International Baccalaureate at Ainlay
In addition to Ross Sheppard High School and Old Strathcona High School, Harry Ainlay has an I.B program.
[edit] French Immersion
Harry Ainlay is one of few high schools in the Edmonton Public School district that offers full French Immersion for all core courses.
