Nackawic Senior High School
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Nackawic Senior High School is a high school
located in Nackawic
, New Brunswick
, Canada
. Nackawic High receives new students primarily from Nackawic Middle School and Keswick Valley Memorial School, if they do not choose to attend Leo Hayes High School
in Fredericton.
The school houses the Nackawic Public-School Library, accessible by the public.
. Some classes were housed in temporary portable classroom
s until 1971, when the Nackawic Junior High School was finished.
Originally, the school housed grades 7-12. Later, grades 7-9 were moved to the Junior High. In the 1990s, an addition was built on to accommodate grade 9, which was transferred back from Nackawic Middle School.
The French education
program, originally a separate school (École Heritage de Nackawic), was established in October 1984 and housed in a group of portable classrooms to the side of the main building. The program was later shifted to the main building. The portables were later retired because of vandalism.
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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 Nackawic
Nackawic, New Brunswick
Nackawic is a town located 65 km west of the city of Fredericton on the east bank of the Saint John River in New Brunswick, Canada. The town occupies an area of about 9 km² and is surrounded by the parishes of Southampton and Queensbury with the Village of Millville 10 km to the north.Latitude and...
, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, Canada
Canada
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. Nackawic High receives new students primarily from Nackawic Middle School and Keswick Valley Memorial School, if they do not choose to attend Leo Hayes High School
Leo Hayes High School
Leo Hayes High School is a public high school in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, serving students between grades 9 and 12 on the city's north side...
in Fredericton.
The school houses the Nackawic Public-School Library, accessible by the public.
History
The school was finished in October 1967, to replace Southampton Regional High School, the site of which was flooded by the construction of the Mactaquac DamMactaquac Dam
The Mactaquac Dam is an embankment dam used to generate hydroelectricity in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It dams the waters of the Saint John River and is operated by NB Power with a capacity to generate 653 megawatts of electricity from 6 turbines; this represents 20 percent of New...
. Some classes were housed in temporary portable classroom
Portable classroom
A portable classroom A portable classroom A portable classroom (in Australian English a demountable and often referred to as a demountable, a "Terrapin" or a "Portakabin" (after the two companies) in the UK and called a prefab in Ireland (not to be confused with a prefabricated building) is a...
s until 1971, when the Nackawic Junior High School was finished.
Originally, the school housed grades 7-12. Later, grades 7-9 were moved to the Junior High. In the 1990s, an addition was built on to accommodate grade 9, which was transferred back from Nackawic Middle School.
The French education
French immersion
French 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...
program, originally a separate school (École Heritage de Nackawic), was established in October 1984 and housed in a group of portable classrooms to the side of the main building. The program was later shifted to the main building. The portables were later retired because of vandalism.
Notable Graduates
- David AlwardDavid AlwardDavid Nathan Alward is a Canadian politician, the 32nd and current Premier of New Brunswick.Alward has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick since 1999 and has been the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick since 2008...
- Graduated c. 1970s - Casey LeBlancCasey LeBlancCassandra Beth "Casey" LeBlanc was a contestant on the 2005 edition of the popular reality television show Canadian Idol. The eldest daughter of Constance and Leo LeBlanc, she is from Nackawic, New Brunswick...
- Graduated c. 2005
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