Jasper Place Composite High School
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Jasper Place High School is located in west end Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada
, and is part of the Edmonton Public School System
. It is the aim of the school to provide the widest selection of courses and programs, and thus meet the needs and preferences of the largest high school student body in the City of Edmonton.
In 2005, Maclean's Magazine
chose Jasper Place High School as the top overall high school in all of Canada.
Jasper Place athletic teams are called the "Rebels".
, the University of Alberta
, and Grant MacEwan
in order to allow students to complete their high school courses and receive credit for introductory courses at these institutions.
Beginning in the 2008/2009 school year, students will be able to take an additional daily class known as "Block Zero" beginning before school begins. This shorter block will offer many alternative courses.
courses, but also offers Advanced Acting and Technical Theatre extracurricular classes. It is recommended that these extracurricular courses are taken in conjunction with Drama. The students also participate in the One Act Play
Festival, direct one act plays, and participate in Improv
.
2005/2006 - Twelfth Night, While The Lights Were Out
2006/2007 - Antigone
, The Miss Firecracker Contest
2007/2008 - Our Town
, Shadowed
2008/2009 - Much Ado About Nothing
, Done to Death
2009/2010 - Scapino!, Twelve Angry Men
2010/2011 - Oliver Twist
2011/2012 - The Crucible
, Band
, and Guitar
, and introduced a Music Technology course during the 2008/2009 school year in which song-writing, composition, and technical music development is taught. Optional music clubs include Jazz Band and Drumline.
initiative. Since this time, the program has focused it efforts on transforming one of the schools courtyards into a self sufficient food forest. Using principles found in ecology, the permaculture initiative at Jasper Place High School aims to more closely tie students to the natural processes that sustain life while at the same time acting as a cross-curricular resource for teachers, providing hands on experience for students, and regenerating ecology while simultaneously providing for human needs. Food produced in the permaculture program will be used by the schools culinary program.
As of June 2011, the Permaculture's place in Jasper Place is one of acceptance, yet silent ridicule. However, the initiatives taken by the program have been well received by Edmonton media sources. The future of the program remains unclear, as budget cuts ride, and teachers are let go.
Indigenous Permaculture Class
As of February of 2011, Jasper Place will be offering the first ever 'Indigenous Permaculture class. Equal parts Science, design, and cultural studies, this new class aims to teach the Alberta Aboriginal Studies curriculum though permaculture.
Course synopsis:
Over tens of thousands of years, many indigenous cultures from around the world have developed belief systems, world-views, and a cosmology that has allowed them to provide for their own needs in ways that honour the living world that sustains them. Based in Science, guided by ethics, and steeped in Indigenous knowledge, students will learn the ecological principles behind permaculture design. Through an exploration of hand-on, project based discovery, students will draw from Science and the richness of the world’s Indigenous Cultures to create designs that care for people and Earth.
JP Permaculture and Social Media
As a means of introducing permaculture concepts to the larger community, documenting progress for program granters, and encouraging similar initiatives, program coordinator Dustin Bajer has advocated for the use of blogs and social networks. As a result, a complete record of the JP Permaculture program can be found on the program's Blog. More recently, however, the JP Program has built a followings on the Jasper Place Permaculture Facebook Page and as JP_Permaculture on Twitter.
Awards and Achievements
Tournament, regularly hosting high-school level teams from across the globe, such as China
, Australia
, and the USA. The REB tournament began in 1982 with only sixteen teams competing. Now one of the largest international high school basketball tournaments in North America, the 2007 REB tournament saw 38 teams.
The school also offers:
Technology, Computer Science
, Design
Studies, and Hypermedia
Technology. One ever-popular aspect of the Computer Technology courses is the instruction in Robotics
design and creation.
Jasper Place's Computer Technology courses are designed to help a student's transition into post-secondary schooling, and the school has entered into partnerships with NAIT
, the University of Alberta
, and Grant MacEwan College
to allow students to gain credit for high-school coursework.
.
Jasper Place has a 98.7% course completion rate, 93.2% of students meet the acceptable standard in diploma courses, and 1 in 4 students meet the standard of excellence in diploma courses.
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, 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...
, and is part of the Edmonton Public School System
Edmonton Public Schools
Edmonton Public Schools is the largest public school district in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The district offers a variety of alternative and special needs programs, and many are offered in multiple locations to improve accessibility for students...
. It is the aim of the school to provide the widest selection of courses and programs, and thus meet the needs and preferences of the largest high school student body in the City of Edmonton.
In 2005, Maclean's Magazine
Maclean's
Maclean's is a Canadian weekly news magazine, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events.-History:Founded in 1905 by Toronto journalist/entrepreneur Lt.-Col. John Bayne Maclean, a 43-year-old trade magazine publisher who purchased an advertising agency's in-house...
chose Jasper Place High School as the top overall high school in all of Canada.
Jasper Place athletic teams are called the "Rebels".
Programs of study
Jasper Place High School offers a wide variety of programs and courses. The most notable of these are the full and partial International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement programs, as well as general Alberta curriculum studies. Jasper Place is the only Edmonton school to offer Film Studies IB in addition to its many other IB courses. The school also has the largest offering of CTS courses in Edmonton and has developed a major focus on computers, having teamed up with NAITNorthern Alberta Institute of Technology
The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and provides technical training and applied education designed to meet the demands of Alberta's industries...
, the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
, and Grant MacEwan
Grant MacEwan
John Walter Grant MacEwan, best known as Grant MacEwan was a farmer, Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, Dean of Agriculture at the University of Manitoba, the 28th Mayor of Calgary and both a Member of the Legislative Assembly and the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Canada...
in order to allow students to complete their high school courses and receive credit for introductory courses at these institutions.
Beginning in the 2008/2009 school year, students will be able to take an additional daily class known as "Block Zero" beginning before school begins. This shorter block will offer many alternative courses.
Art
Art and Honours Art courses are also offered at Jasper Place High School. Student artwork is displayed throughout the school.Drama
Jasper Place High School offers regular DramaDrama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
courses, but also offers Advanced Acting and Technical Theatre extracurricular classes. It is recommended that these extracurricular courses are taken in conjunction with Drama. The students also participate in the One Act Play
One act play
A one-act play is a play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. In recent years the 10-minute play known as "flash drama" has emerged as a popular sub-genre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions...
Festival, direct one act plays, and participate in Improv
Improvisation
Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment and inner feelings. This can result in the invention of new thought patterns, new practices, new structures or symbols, and/or...
.
School productions
Jasper Place High School's Masquerade Theatre sees two mainstage productions every year. However, 2008 was the school's first year performing a collective, Shadowed, a play written and performed by the entire cast and crew in addition to one main stage production.2005/2006 - Twelfth Night, While The Lights Were Out
2006/2007 - Antigone
Antigone (Anouilh play)
Jean Anouilh's play Antigone is a tragedy inspired by Greek mythology and the play of the same name from the fifth century B.C...
, The Miss Firecracker Contest
2007/2008 - Our Town
Our Town
Our Town is a three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder. It is a character story about an average town's citizens in the early twentieth century as depicted through their everyday lives...
, Shadowed
2008/2009 - Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy written by William Shakespeare about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero....
, Done to Death
2009/2010 - Scapino!, Twelve Angry Men
2010/2011 - Oliver Twist
2011/2012 - The Crucible
Music
The music program at Jasper Place High School is particularly well-known for its wide variety of options. Students are offered ChoirChoir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
, Band
School band
A school band is a group of student musicians who rehearse and perform instrumental music together. A concert band is usually under the direction of one or more conductors...
, and Guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, and introduced a Music Technology course during the 2008/2009 school year in which song-writing, composition, and technical music development is taught. Optional music clubs include Jazz Band and Drumline.
Permaculture
In February 2010, Jasper Place High School introduced a permaculturePermaculture
Permaculture is an approach to designing human settlements and agricultural systems that is modeled on the relationships found in nature. It is based on the ecology of how things interrelate rather than on the strictly biological concerns that form the foundation of modern agriculture...
initiative. Since this time, the program has focused it efforts on transforming one of the schools courtyards into a self sufficient food forest. Using principles found in ecology, the permaculture initiative at Jasper Place High School aims to more closely tie students to the natural processes that sustain life while at the same time acting as a cross-curricular resource for teachers, providing hands on experience for students, and regenerating ecology while simultaneously providing for human needs. Food produced in the permaculture program will be used by the schools culinary program.
As of June 2011, the Permaculture's place in Jasper Place is one of acceptance, yet silent ridicule. However, the initiatives taken by the program have been well received by Edmonton media sources. The future of the program remains unclear, as budget cuts ride, and teachers are let go.
Indigenous Permaculture Class
As of February of 2011, Jasper Place will be offering the first ever 'Indigenous Permaculture class. Equal parts Science, design, and cultural studies, this new class aims to teach the Alberta Aboriginal Studies curriculum though permaculture.
Course synopsis:
Over tens of thousands of years, many indigenous cultures from around the world have developed belief systems, world-views, and a cosmology that has allowed them to provide for their own needs in ways that honour the living world that sustains them. Based in Science, guided by ethics, and steeped in Indigenous knowledge, students will learn the ecological principles behind permaculture design. Through an exploration of hand-on, project based discovery, students will draw from Science and the richness of the world’s Indigenous Cultures to create designs that care for people and Earth.
JP Permaculture and Social Media
As a means of introducing permaculture concepts to the larger community, documenting progress for program granters, and encouraging similar initiatives, program coordinator Dustin Bajer has advocated for the use of blogs and social networks. As a result, a complete record of the JP Permaculture program can be found on the program's Blog. More recently, however, the JP Program has built a followings on the Jasper Place Permaculture Facebook Page and as JP_Permaculture on Twitter.
Culinary
The Culinary Arts Program at Jasper Place High School is designed to prepare students for the challenges of a demanding industry by providing students with an accredited and the essential foundation required to pursue a cooking career through our Cook Apprenticeship Program. This program is designed to deliver comprehensive knowledge of cooking and baking methods, establish leadership skills and ultimately prepare students for a range of career options including hotels, restaurants, institutions, trains and ships.Awards and Achievements
- 2009, Alberta Provincial Skills, Baking and Pastry Arts, Bronze Medal, Amada Davis
- 2010, CCFCC High School Culinary Chalenge, Gold Medal, Tim Whistance-Smith, Neesa Bettina, Jaycee Ward
- 2010, City Skills, Culinary, Silver Medal, Neesa Bettina
- 2010, City Skills, Culinary, Gold Medal, Jaycee Ward
- 2010, Alberta Provincial Skills, Culinary, Silver Medal, Jaycee Ward
- 2010, Alberta Provincial Skills, Baking and Pastry Arts, Gold Medal, Tim Whistance-Smith
- 2010, Canadian National Skills, Baking and Pastry Arts, Silver Medal, Tim Whistance-Smith
Athletics
Jasper Place holds an annual tournament called the REB International BasketballBasketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
Tournament, regularly hosting high-school level teams from across the globe, such as China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and the USA. The REB tournament began in 1982 with only sixteen teams competing. Now one of the largest international high school basketball tournaments in North America, the 2007 REB tournament saw 38 teams.
The school also offers:
- BadmintonBadmintonBadminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- Cheer and PomPom- Business :* Pepco Holdings, the stock symbol for Pepco Holdings, Inc.* Production and Operations Management- Food and beverages :* POM Wonderful, a brand of pomegranate juice* Pom , a taro like root based oven dish native to Suriname- Astronomy :...
- Cross Country RunningCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- CurlingCurlingCurling 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...
- Canadian FootballCanadian footballCanadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
- GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- HandballTeam handballHandball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
- Indoor SoccerIndoor soccerIndoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...
and Outdoor Soccer - RowingRowing (sport)Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
- RugbyRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
- SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
Team - Waterpolo
- WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
Computer technology
Jasper Place High School places a great deal of focus on computer technology. The school offers a variety of courses such as BusinessBusiness
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
Technology, Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
, Design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
Studies, and Hypermedia
Hypermedia
Hypermedia is a computer-based information retrieval system that enables a user to gain or provide access to texts, audio and video recordings, photographs and computer graphics related to a particular subject.Hypermedia is a term created by Ted Nelson....
Technology. One ever-popular aspect of the Computer Technology courses is the instruction in Robotics
Robotics
Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots...
design and creation.
Jasper Place's Computer Technology courses are designed to help a student's transition into post-secondary schooling, and the school has entered into partnerships with NAIT
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and provides technical training and applied education designed to meet the demands of Alberta's industries...
, the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
, and Grant MacEwan College
Grant MacEwan College
Grant MacEwan University is a post-secondary educational institution located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1971 as "Grant MacEwan Community College,” the institution got its start by offering primarily one and two-year certificate and diploma programs. In 1988 it received approval to...
to allow students to gain credit for high-school coursework.
Fitness center
The Jasper Place Fitness Center is located near the automotive wing of the school, and is open from 9:00 AM – 12:10 PM, and 1:15 PM – 5:00 PM. It is also available to female students before school as a part of a special women's fitness group. The Fitness Center is fully stocked with exercise equipment for virtually all needs.Statistics
In 2005, Jasper Place High School was chosen as the top overall high school in all of Canada by Maclean's MagazineMaclean's
Maclean's is a Canadian weekly news magazine, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events.-History:Founded in 1905 by Toronto journalist/entrepreneur Lt.-Col. John Bayne Maclean, a 43-year-old trade magazine publisher who purchased an advertising agency's in-house...
.
Jasper Place has a 98.7% course completion rate, 93.2% of students meet the acceptable standard in diploma courses, and 1 in 4 students meet the standard of excellence in diploma courses.
Notable alumni
- Brian Barnett - Track & Field, 100/200m Canadian champion, Olympian
- Quanteisha BenjaminQuanteishaQuanteisha Benjamin, often referred to by the mononym Quanteisha, is a Juno Award winning Canadian R&B singer.-Early life:Quanteisha grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, and attended Jasper Place Composite High School...
- singer - Mike ComrieMike ComrieMichael William "Mike" Comrie is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre.He is married to Hilary Duff.-Playing career:Mike Comrie was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta and attended Jasper Place High School...
- NHL player - Kelly HrudeyKelly HrudeyKelly Hrudey is a former NHL ice hockey goaltender and current hockey broadcaster with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. During his NHL career, Hrudey played for the New York Islanders , Los Angeles Kings , and San Jose Sharks .-Playing career:Hrudey played junior hockey for three years with...
- CBC Hockey Night in Canada commentator, former NHL goalie - Adam GregoryAdam GregoryAdam Gregory is a country music singer and actor. Active since 2000, he has recorded three studio albums, including 2000's The Way I'm Made and 2002's Workin' On It, both on Epic Records, as well as a self-titled album in 2006 on Mensa Records...
- Country music singer - Daryl KatzDaryl KatzDaryl Allan Katz is a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and arts patron. With an estimated net worth of $US 2.0 billion , Katz was ranked by Forbes as the 16th wealthiest Canadian and 595th in the world...
- Chairman and chief executive officer of The Katz Group - Pierre LuedersPierre LuedersPierre Fritz Lueders is a Canadian bobsledder who competed from 1990 to 2010. He piloted both two-man and four-man bobsleigh, retiring after the 2010 Winter Olympics...
- Olympic Bobsled, Gold (Nagano 1998), Silver (Turin 2006), World Champion 2004 & 2005 - Bill Stevenson - CFL, 7 Grey Cups with the Edmonton Eskimos