Winston Churchill High School (Lethbridge)

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Winston Churchill High School
Address
1605 15th Avenue North Lethbridge, Alberta, T1H 1W4, Canada
Information
School board	Lethbridge School District No. 51
Principal	Clark Bosch
School type	Secondary
Grades	9-12
Campus	Suburban
Team name	Bulldogs (♂), Griffins (♀)
Colours	Blue and Orange
Founded	1961
Enrollment	1,006 (2006)
Feeder schools	Wilson, G.S. Lakie, Gilbert Paterson
Homepage	http://lsdweb.lethsd.ab.ca/WCHS/

This article is about a high school in Lethbridge, Alberta. For other schools with the same (or similar) name see Winston Churchill High School

Winston Churchill High School (most commonly known as Churchill; also Winston or WCHS} is the smaller of two public secondary schools in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, serving grades nine, ten, eleven, and twelve. Entry is loosely based on location in north Lethbridge.

Locally, Winston Churchill High School is often referred to by one of two aforementioned abridged titles. Individuals without a connection to the school are known to refer to it simply as Winston. This is in contrast with individuals that have dealt more closely with the school, who predominantly refer to it as Churchill.

Beginning in the 2003-2004 school year, Grade 9 students began attending the school, in accordance with a nearly province-wide grade reconfiguration that saw "middle" school become grades 6-8, and "high school" redefined as grades 9-12. The school offers several specialty programs, including the internationally recognized International Baccalaureate program.

Contents 1 International Baccalaureate 2 Overview 2.1 Athletics 3 Curricular Programs 4 Mission statement 5 External link 6 Reference

[edit] International Baccalaureate

The International Baccalaureate program is locally similar to the Advanced Placement Program, which is offered at L.C.I. Courses offered include Social Studies, Mathematics, French, Spanish, Biology, Chemistry, and Music.

[edit] Overview

[edit] Athletics

The following sports are inter-scholastic at W.C.H.S.:

• Cross country running
• Curling
• Athletics
• Football
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Golf
• Rugby

[edit] Curricular Programs

• National Honor Society
• Fine Arts Program (Art, band, drama, choir)
• English as an additional language
• Second Languages (French and French IB, Japanese, German, Spanish and Spanish IB)
• Career & Technology Studies (CTS):
  • Information Processing
  • Keyboarding
  • Financial Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Food Studies
  • Fashion Studies
  • Communication Technology
  • Drafting (CAD)
  • Woodworking (Construction Technologies)

[edit] Mission statement

"Winston Churchill High School is dedicated to providing a quality education that challenges students of all abilities in a caring environment in order that they might become life-long learners and responsible, contributing members of an ever-changing society."

[edit] External link

• W.C.H.S. Home Page

[edit] Reference

• 2004 Winston Churchill High School Brochure

Coordinates: 49°43′08″N, 112°49′04″W