William Aberhart High School

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William Aberhart High School
Semper Paratus Always Prepared
Address
3009 Morley Trail NW Calgary, Alberta, T2M 4G9, Canada
Information
School board	Calgary Board of Education
Superintendent	Dr. Brendan Croskery
Area trustee	George Lane
Principal	Jacques Ferguson
Vice principal	Werner Mailandt and Debbie MacArthur. A third is to be appointed summer 2006
School type	Public
Grades	10-12
Language	English and French Immersion
Area	Area II
Mascot	Trojan
Team name	Trojans
Colours	Orange, White
Founded	1957
Enrollment	1528 (September 2005)
Communities served	English Program: Banff Trail, Brentwood (east of Brisebois Dr), Capitol Hill (west of 14 St), Citadel, The Hamptons, Lynx Ridge, Ranchlands, and Triwood (Charleswood and Collingwood). French Immersion Program: Arbour Lake, Banff Trail, Beddington Heights, Bowness, Briar Hill, Brentwood, Bridgeland/Riverside, Cambrian Heights, Capitol Hill, Citadel, Country Hills, Country Hills Village, Coventry Hills, Crescent Heights, Crestmont, Dalhousie, Edgemont, Evanston, Greenview, Greenwood, Greenbriar, The Hamptons, Harvest Hills, Hawkwood, Hidden Valley, Highland Park, Highwood, Hillhurst, Hounsfield Heights, Huntington Hills, Kincora, Lynx Ridge, MacEwan, Montgomery, Mount Pleasant, North Haven, Panorama Hills, Parkdale, Point McKay, Queen's Park Village, Ranchlands, Renfrew, Rocky Ridge, Rosedale, Rosemont, Royal Oak, Sandstone, Scenic Acres, Silver Springs, St. Andrews Heights, Sunnyside, Thorncliffe, Triwood (Collingwood, Charleswood), Tuscany, Tuxedo Park, University Heights, Valley Ridge, Varsity, West Hillhurst, and Winston Heights/Mountview.
Feeder schools	English Program: Senator Patrick Burns. French Immersion Program: Georges P. Vanier and Branton.
Homepage	http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b829/

William Aberhart High School is a public senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, which teaches grades 10, 11, and 12. It is operated by the Calgary Board of Education. William Aberhart High School is located at 3009 Morley Trail NW. The school contains 54 classrooms, 2 gymnasia, a fitness centre, a multi-media library resource centre, and specialized areas for music, drama, and art. It also plays host to the largest debate union in North America, participating in numerous levels of competitions ranging from regional to international. The union is headed by the Canadian National Debate Team coach, Martin Poirier.

Other school activities and clubs include the largest high school Model United Nations team in Calgary^{[citation needed]}; the most frequently published school newspaper in Southern Alberta, The Advocate^{[citation needed]}; an independent students' media magazine, The Iconographer; an environmentally active organization, Destination Conservation; the Student Outreach Society, a peer support group; a bilingual club, Immersion à l'Action; and many others.

Until recently, the east side of the third floor was populated by the National Sports School of Canada. They have sinced moved south to Earnest Manning High School.

1 Notable Aspects
2 Notable alumni
3 School Clubs
- 3.1 Debate team
4 Special Programs
5 Fine Arts Program
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] Notable Aspects

Many members of its faculty have won teaching awards, including Denis Phillips in Science and Martin Poirier in Social Studies.^{[citation needed]}

William Aberhart High School has the largest High school French Immersion Program in the world.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Notable alumni

David Winning - Film & Television Director. Stargate: Atlantis, Andromeda, HBO, Sci Fi Channel movies, etc.
Todd McFarlane - Creator of the Spawn comic ^[1]
James Gosling - father of the JAVA Programming Language - Order of Canada Recipient^{[citation needed]}
John Baty - Coach of the World Champion Team Canada Debate 1988

[edit] School Clubs

There are numerous school clubs present at William Aberhart High School. The following list is not an exhaustive list, but covers most of the clubs present at the school:

The Yearbook Club
The Advocate (the official school newspaper)
The Iconographer (the official fine arts magazine)
The Debate Union
The Model United Nations Team
Destination Conservation
Leadership
The Graduation Committee
The Library Pages
The Chess Club
Acoustic Alley
Will's Till
International Pen Friends
Abe Wellness Club
Battle of the Bands
Six Minute Film Festival
Theatre Productions
Smart Grad
Spring Fling
Talent Show

[edit] Debate team

William Aberhart High School is also known throughout the provincial, national, and international region as being an elite debate school at the high school level.^{[citation needed]} They regularly beat schools from around the world. The school was host to the semi-final rounds of the World Schools Debating Championships that were held in Calgary in 2005, and regularly host debate tournaments from the regional, provincial, and national level.

[edit] Special Programs

Several special programs offered by William Aberhart High School include:

Access and ALP4 programs - The Access program programs provides students with a wide range of learning experiences. Students learn life skills and take part in many activities both in and out of the school. The ALP4 program is an academic program for students with special needs. Students integrate into classes, and are also involved in community work experience with the VRRI.
Advanced Placement (AP) Education - William Aberhart High School is one of the few schools in the Calgary area which offers Advanced Placement classes for highly talented students. These include AP Biology, AP Calculus (self-paced), AP Chemistry, AP Comparative Government & Politics, AP English Literature & Composition, AP French Language, AP Physics (self-paced), AP Fine Arts, and other many programs.

[edit] Fine Arts Program

The fine arts program at William Aberhart High School consists of several groups:

The Concert Choir (which consists of full-time choir students and after-school participants);
The Jazz Choir (full- and part-time choir students, through a competitive process);
The Concert Band (composed of Grade 10 students);
The Symphonic Band (consisting of grade 11 and 12's)
The Jazz Band (open class - grades 10 through 12);
The Wind Ensemble (an advanced concert band, which plays Grade 4+ band music);
Musical Theater (an elective, one semester course in which the students perform a musical at the end of the term)