Esquimalt High School
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École Secondaire Esquimalt High School (or "EHS") is a high school
located in Esquimalt
, a suburb of Victoria, British Columbia
, Canada
. EHS is operated by the Greater Victoria School District
. It is the designated secondary school for Shoreline and Rockheights Middle Schools and serves students from Esquimalt, View Royal
, and the Victoria neighbourhoods of Vic West
and Craigflower. The school is one of three to retain "High School" in its name when the Province of B.C. directed the change to "Secondary School".
The Curling Academy focuses on developing a blend of skills including academic excellence, leadership development, and curling
skills. The program accepts students from all levels of curling proficiency, including wheelchair curlers.
operates a weather station at EHS as part of its School-Based Weather Station Network which gathers data from schools around Greater Victoria for its Climate Modelling Group of the School of Earth and Ocean Science. The data is collected at the university and used to provide meteorological forecasts online.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Esquimalt
Esquimalt, British Columbia
The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the...
, a suburb of Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
, 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...
. EHS is operated by the Greater Victoria School District
School District 61 Greater Victoria
School District 61 Greater Victoria is a school district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This includes the municipalities of Victoria, Esquimalt, Oak Bay, View Royal, and parts of Saanich.-History:...
. It is the designated secondary school for Shoreline and Rockheights Middle Schools and serves students from Esquimalt, View Royal
View Royal, British Columbia
View Royal is a town in Greater Victoria and a member municipality of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. View Royal has a population of approximately 8000 residents and was incorporated as a municipality in December 1988....
, and the Victoria neighbourhoods of Vic West
Victoria West, Greater Victoria
Victoria West, commonly called Vic West, is an historic neighbourhood of the city of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, located just west of downtown across Victoria Harbour, bordering on the Township of Esquimalt....
and Craigflower. The school is one of three to retain "High School" in its name when the Province of B.C. directed the change to "Secondary School".
Academic programs
In addition to standard core curriculum programs, the following are offered:- Career Preparation Programs in Jazz and Classical Music, Media & Graphic Arts, Automotive Technology and Food Industry Training
- Culinary Arts
- 4C Challenge Gifted Education (commitment to tasks; creative problem solving; challenging curriculum and assignments; and community involvement)
- Dramatic Arts
- Fine Arts
- First NationsFirst NationsFirst Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
Education - French ImmersionFrench immersionFrench immersion is a form of bilingual education in which a child who does not speak French as his or her first language receives instruction in school in French...
- Leadership
- Music
- Technology Education (woodworking, metalworking, electronics, automotive technology)
- Victoria International High School Programs
Athletics
- Basketball
- Curling
- Rowing
- Swimming
- Wrestling
- Badminton
- Tennis
The Curling Academy focuses on developing a blend of skills including academic excellence, leadership development, and curling
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
skills. The program accepts students from all levels of curling proficiency, including wheelchair curlers.
Weather Station
The University of VictoriaUniversity of Victoria
The University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
operates a weather station at EHS as part of its School-Based Weather Station Network which gathers data from schools around Greater Victoria for its Climate Modelling Group of the School of Earth and Ocean Science. The data is collected at the university and used to provide meteorological forecasts online.
Sustainability
The school is a participant in the Sustainable High Schools Project offered by the Sierra Club BC’s Environmental Education Program.Notable alumni
- Meg Tilly, actress, Broadway stage dancer, writer, and Academy Award nominee (attended in Grade 12, graduated Chief Sealth High SchoolChief Sealth High SchoolChief Sealth International High School is a public high school in the Seattle Public Schools district of Seattle, Washington. Opened in 1957 in southern West Seattle, Chief Sealth students comprise one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse student bodies in Washington State...
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