Bathurst High School (New Brunswick)

Bathurst High School

pari passu
equal footing
Address
640 King Ave
Bathurst, New Brunswick, E2A 1R1, Canada
Coordinates 47°37′N 65°39′W / 47.62°N 65.65°WCoordinates: 47°37′N 65°39′W / 47.62°N 65.65°W
Information
School number 42069
School district Anglophone North (ASD-N)[1]
Superintendent Jacob Knowles and Keith Sherrard
Principal Shaun MacDonald
Vice principals George Daley & Anne Furlotte
Staff 44
School type Public High school
Grades 9-12
Language English
French immersion
Area Bathurst
Team name Phantoms
Colours      Red
     Black
Founded 1926
Status Open
Enrollment 735
Homepage bathursthigh.nbed.nb.ca
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Bathurst High School is an English-language secondary school located in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada.

School crest

The school crest is a black shield with red edging bearing the school's initials ("BHS") stylised across the central face of the shield, written in red, with a white line that follows the top contour above the initials, and a red maple leaf below the initials, bearing the Latin motto Pari Passu in white in a scroll-like space, in the base of the shield, and included within the unbroken red edging that marks the perimeter of the crest. The shield appears to get larger about halfway down, and the expansion is occupied by large, tapering red lines that occupy the expanded space.

School mascot

The school mascot is The Phantom. Varsity sports teams are called the "Phantoms" or the "BHS Phantoms", and the typical image of the mascot is of a hooded person or ghost, usually faceless, bearing resemblance to the iconic "Grim Reaper" image, carrying a scythe. The origins of this mascot are not related to the "Grim Reaper", but rather the legend of the "Phantom Ship of the Bay of Chaleur", a longstanding legend in the Bathurst area that a ghost ship, or phantom ship, has been seen on fire floating in the local harbour throughout the city's history.

School motto

The unofficial school motto is the Latin phrase Pari Passu. Curiously, although this is not the "official" motto of the school, it is the most prominent and recognized motto by students and alumni and appears on the school crest. The origins and raison d'être of the motto appear to be lost, but it is probable that the context refers to the equality of all graduates, each with an equal share to the claim of a graduate of the school. "On equal footing" is the translation of the school crest.

Bathurst van collision

Bathurst High made headlines across Canada on January 12, 2008, following a motor vehicle crash that killed seven students from the school's basketball team, as well as the wife of their coach. The van in which they were traveling in crossed the center line in poor weather and struck a tractor trailer. Four others in the van survived, including the team's coach, who was driving the van, and his daughter.

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