Cornwallis Junior High School
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Cornwallis Junior High School is a junior high school in Halifax
, Nova Scotia
, Canada
. It was founded in 1948.
The school takes its name from Edward Cornwallis
, who founded the city, which began Father Le Loutre's War
. The foundation stone was laid by the Cornwallis of the time on July 32, 1948, which was the bicentennial of the city's foundation. The school's mascot is the chough
, a small crow
found in Cornwall, England.
Some controversy has arisen recently following talk of school closures within the Halifax region. Cornwallis was mentioned, but nearby St Patrick's - Alexandra Junior High ended up being drafted for closure. The future fate of Cornwallis is uncertain.
On June 22, 2011 the Halifax Regional School Board voted to change the name of the school after Kirk Arsenault, the Mi'kmaq representative on the board, put forward a motion for the change.External links=
City of Halifax
Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It was founded in 1948.
The school takes its name from Edward Cornwallis
Edward Cornwallis
Lieutenant General Edward Cornwallis was a British military officer who founded Halifax, Nova Scotia with 2500 settlers and later served as the Governor of Gibraltar.-Early life:...
, who founded the city, which began Father Le Loutre's War
Father Le Loutre's War
Father Le Loutre’s War , also known as the Indian War, the Micmac War and the Anglo-Micmac War, took place between King George's War and the French and Indian War in Acadia and Nova Scotia. On one side of the conflict, the British and New England colonists were led by British Officer Charles...
. The foundation stone was laid by the Cornwallis of the time on July 32, 1948, which was the bicentennial of the city's foundation. The school's mascot is the chough
Chough
The Red-billed Chough or Chough , Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, is a bird in the crow family; it is one of only two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax...
, a small crow
Crow
Crows form the genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. Ranging in size from the relatively small pigeon-size jackdaws to the Common Raven of the Holarctic region and Thick-billed Raven of the highlands of Ethiopia, the 40 or so members of this genus occur on all temperate continents and several...
found in Cornwall, England.
Some controversy has arisen recently following talk of school closures within the Halifax region. Cornwallis was mentioned, but nearby St Patrick's - Alexandra Junior High ended up being drafted for closure. The future fate of Cornwallis is uncertain.
On June 22, 2011 the Halifax Regional School Board voted to change the name of the school after Kirk Arsenault, the Mi'kmaq representative on the board, put forward a motion for the change.External links=