Ernest Manning High School

Ernest Manning High School
Address
20 Springborough Boulevard S.W. Calgary, Alberta, T3H 0N7 Canada
Coordinates	51°02′05″N 114°11′27″W / 51.034644°N 114.190722°W / 51.034644; -114.190722Coordinates: 51°02′05″N 114°11′27″W / 51.034644°N 114.190722°W / 51.034644; -114.190722
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Optima Quaerimus (We Seek the Best)
Established	1963(2011- new location)
Founded	1963
School board	Calgary Board of Education
Principal	Myra Hood
Grades	10, 11, 12
Enrollment	~1600
Team name	Griffins
Communities served	Aspen Woods, Christie Park, Coach Hill, Cougar Ridge, East Springbank, Glenbrook, Glendale, Glengarry, Killarney, Patterson Heights, Richmond Hill, Rosscarrock, Shaganappi, Signal Hill, Springbank Hill, Spruce Cliff, Strathcona Park, Westgate, West Springs, Discovery Ridge, and Wildwood
Feeder schools	A.E. Cross, Bishop Pinkham and Vincent Massey
Website	schools.cbe.ab.ca/b826/

Ernest Manning High School is a public senior high school located in the City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada and south of the Bow River. The school falls under the jurisdiction of the Calgary Board of Education.

History

The original Ernest Manning High School was built in 1963, and is named after the eighth Premier of Alberta, Ernest Manning.^[1]

New Campus

On October 7, 2008, the Calgary Board of Education approved and announced the closure of the existing Ernest Manning High School to facilitate the expansion of the western leg of Calgary's Light Rail Transit. The last class to graduate was in the summer of 2011 before the building got torn down.^[2] The students of Ernest Manning transferred to the new high school located on the western edge of Calgary near the community of Springbank in fall 2011. The construction of the new high school was completed in September 2011.

Athletics

The Ernest Manning Griffins athletic teams compete in the Calgary Zone of the Alberta Schools Athletic Association. The school holds membership in the Calgary Senior High School Athletic Association.^[3]

Notable alumni

Doug Black, Canadian senator
Bret Hart,^[4] former professional wrestler
Owen Hart,^[5] former professional wrestler

References

External links

High Schools in Calgary

Catholic	Bishop Carroll High School Bishop Grandin High School Bishop McNally High School Bishop O'Byrne High School Father Lacombe High School Notre Dame High School Our Lady of Lourdes School St Anne Senior High School St Francis High School St. Mary's High School

Public	Alternative High School Bowness High School Career and Technology Centre CBe-learn Centennial High School Central Memorial High School Crescent Heights High School Dr E P Scarlett High School Ernest Manning High School Forest Lawn High School Henry Wise Wood Senior High School Jack James High School James Fowler High School John G. Diefenbaker High School Juno Beach Academy of Canadian Studies Lester B. Pearson High School Lord Beaverbrook High School Louise Dean Centre National Sport School (Canada) Plains Indian Cultural School Queen Elizabeth High School Robert Thirsk High School Sir William Van Horne High School Sir Winston Churchill High School Western Canada High School William Aberhart High School

Francophone	École de la Rose sauvage École Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys

Private	Bearspaw Christian School Calgary Academy Calgary Christian High School Calgary French and International School Calgary Islamic School Foundations for the Future Charter Academy Heritage Christian Academy Lycée Louis Pasteur Master's Academy & College Rundle College High School Webber Academy West Island College

Other	Alberta High School of Fine Arts Beiseker Community School Bert Church High School Bow Valley High School Chestermere High School Cochrane High School Foothills Composite High School Foundations for the Future Charter Academy George McDougall High School Holy Cross Collegiate Holy Trinity Academy Rocky View Learning Connections St. Gabriel The Archangel St Martin de Porres High School St. Timothy High School Springbank Community High School Strathmore High School W G Murdoch High School Westmount Charter School

See Also Calgary Board of Education Calgary Catholic School District Rocky View Schools

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