Northeast Kings Education Centre

Northeast Kings Education Centre
Address
1816 Bains Road
Canning, Nova Scotia
Canada
Coordinates 45°09′41″N 64°26′30″W / 45.1614°N 64.4418°W / 45.1614; -64.4418Coordinates: 45°09′41″N 64°26′30″W / 45.1614°N 64.4418°W / 45.1614; -64.4418
Information
School type High school and Middle School
Motto "Coniuncti Per Scientiam"
Established September 2001
School board Annapolis Valley Regional School Board
Principal Kevin Veinot
Grades 6–12
Enrollment 1200+
Colour(s) Silver      and black     
Mascot The Titan
Website www.nkec.ca

Northeast Kings Education Centre (NKEC or Northeast Kings), is a high school that opened in September 2001. It is located on Bains Road in Canning, Nova Scotia.

The school replaced the high schools of Kings County Academy in Kentville, and Cornwallis District High School, in Canning.

NKEC's students come from the Canning, Kentville, and Centreville areas of Kings County. Students arrive at NKEC after attending Kings County Academy, Aldershot Elementary School or Glooscap Elementary School. The school is for grade six through 12 students and is broken into a Middle School of grade 6 to 8 and a high school of grade nine to 12 students. There are about 920 students and 80 staff members in the school. Majority of the school athletic teams, clubs and committees are all run by staff members. A few teams are coached by community members.

Facilities

The school has a large gymnasium that can be divided into two separate gyms so both the middle school and high school can use it at the same time, a cafeteria, a Learning Commons and 50 classrooms and labs. It has a stage that opens for viewing in the cafeteria or the gymnasium as well as an outdoor stage and seating. The school also has a soccer field, outdoor basketball courts, tennis courts, and a rink (Glooscap Arena) all within walking distance of the campus.

Athletics

In athletics, the school offers badminton, basketball, cross country, football, golf, hockey, table tennis, track & field, cheer-leading, softball, volleyball, and soccer. The school has won provincial championships in badminton (multiple), girls and boys soccer (multiple), boys hockey (multiple), girls basketball, track and field, cross country, table tennis (multiple) and division 3 football.

Clubs

There are many extra-curricular opportunities available for students at Northeast Kings. Students can get involved with the Improv club (which attends the Nova Scotia High School Drama Festival each year). The Ready, Set, Cook! team provides students with an opportunity to learn about food handling, cooking, and eventually compete in a culinary arts competition. NKEC's Youth in Action group organizes fundraising campaigns each year to help support global causes, including the building of a school in Sierra Leone.


Many other special interest activities are available for students including environmental club, dance committee, students' council, TADD (Teens Against Drunk Driving), yearbook committee, youth in action, citizenship committee, leadership committees, chess club, ambassadors, and much more. Northeast Kings is lucky to have so many parents, teachers and community members who take on the roles of facilitators in many of these clubs and activities.

Music

NKEC has a successful music program, currently under the direction of Maggie Helms. The Senior Concert Band has won gold at the Annapolis Valley Music Festival in both 2012 and 2013, winning their category in 2013, which gave them the honor of performing in the Stars of the Festival concert.

Directors:

Ken Hassell: 2001-2011

Rebecca Knock: 2011-2012

Maggie Helms: 2012-present

Senior Concert Band MVP:

The award of Senior Concert Band MVP is a very distinguished honor, as it is voted on by the members of the Senior Concert Band themselves, and anyone who wins this award is very deserving of it.

Recipients:

Jonathan Hiseler: 2011, 2012

Ethan Anderson: 2013, 2014

Robin Gale: 2015

Nathan McNally: 2016

Noah Archibald, Nathan McNally: 2017

Students' Council

Members:

2015/2016


2016/2017


Academics

NKEC offers a wide variety of academic opportunities for its students:

See also

References

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