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Queen Elizabeth High School (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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Queen Elizabeth High School was established in September 1942, at the corner of Bell Road and Robie Street, on Camp Hill
, in Halifax
, Nova Scotia
. "QEH" was always known for its high academic standards, competitive sports teams and distinguished extra-curricular activities such as the annual Model Parliament and musicals. Its Reach for the Top
team won the CBC-TV national championship in 1975. Queen Elizabeth High School was part of the Halifax community for 65 years. QEH offered many services including a 1280 seat performance auditorium that opened in 1951. In February 1969, the Board of School Commissioners opened an addition that made Queen Elizabeth High more than double its area.
The school's facilities included a library, art rooms, music rooms, technology education shops, science laboratories, computer laboratories, family studies rooms, a reading resource room, a learning support centre, an ESL centre, a gymnasium, an auditorium and a full service cafeteria - all of which were accessible to the physically challenged.
Queen Elizabeth High was registered as a designated school for children of the United States Armed Forces and Diplomatic Personnel, and had a long tradition of attracting students from other parts of Canada and from overseas.
Queen Elizabeth High School merged with nearby St. Patrick's High School
to form Citadel High School
. The new school is located across the street from the existing school. Ground breaking for Citadel High School took place in April 2006. QEH closed in June 2007. The school went out as the top ranked school in the province based on the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies' annual rankings of high schools, after a 65-year history. Queen Elizabeth High was demolished in 2011. The land was transferred to the Province of Nova Scotia
. For the short term, the site will become a community garden and include a walking path that from Robie Street
to Bell Road. In the future, the land will be developed by Capital Health
as an expansion to the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
.
in all of North America, with over fifty years of history. This became one of the most prided traditions in the school and will continue at Citadel High School
.
(Note: 1994 Reform Party won the largest majority in the history of the school's model parliament), however the kidnapping of NDP Leader, Zimmer, caused strife in the reform party and the party never re-formed.
Camp Hill, Halifax
Camp Hill is a small hill on the Halifax Peninsula, Nova Scotia. Historically, much of the hill was part of the Halifax Common, and is today home to a number of public institutions. The topography of the area has been greatly altered over time, with the construction of large hospital and high...
, in Halifax
Halifax, Nova Scotia (former city)
Halifax, Nova Scotia may refer to any of the following:-Municipalities:* Halifax Regional Municipality , a regional municipality and capital of Nova Scotia...
, 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...
. "QEH" was always known for its high academic standards, competitive sports teams and distinguished extra-curricular activities such as the annual Model Parliament and musicals. Its Reach for the Top
Reach for the Top
Reach for the Top is a Canadian game show in which teams of high school students participate in local, provincial and eventually national trivia tournaments...
team won the CBC-TV national championship in 1975. Queen Elizabeth High School was part of the Halifax community for 65 years. QEH offered many services including a 1280 seat performance auditorium that opened in 1951. In February 1969, the Board of School Commissioners opened an addition that made Queen Elizabeth High more than double its area.
The school's facilities included a library, art rooms, music rooms, technology education shops, science laboratories, computer laboratories, family studies rooms, a reading resource room, a learning support centre, an ESL centre, a gymnasium, an auditorium and a full service cafeteria - all of which were accessible to the physically challenged.
Queen Elizabeth High was registered as a designated school for children of the United States Armed Forces and Diplomatic Personnel, and had a long tradition of attracting students from other parts of Canada and from overseas.
Queen Elizabeth High School merged with nearby St. Patrick's High School
St. Patrick's High School (Halifax)
St. Patrick's High School was a non-denominational school centrally located on Quinpool Road in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.Historically a Roman Catholic public school, St. Pat's was located less than one block from its rival non-denominational public school, Queen Elizabeth High...
to form Citadel High School
Citadel High School
Citadel High School is a Canadian high school located in Halifax, Nova Scotia.The school opened in September 2007 on the site of the former Bell Road Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College...
. The new school is located across the street from the existing school. Ground breaking for Citadel High School took place in April 2006. QEH closed in June 2007. The school went out as the top ranked school in the province based on the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies' annual rankings of high schools, after a 65-year history. Queen Elizabeth High was demolished in 2011. The land was transferred to the Province of 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...
. For the short term, the site will become a community garden and include a walking path that from Robie Street
Robie Street
Robie Street is a north-south artery, street and provincial road that runs for 7 kilometres within the Halifax Peninsula area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, from Memorial Drive in the North End Halifax, to Gorsebrook Avenue in the South End. The street in most places is 4 lanes wide with a...
to Bell Road. In the future, the land will be developed by Capital Health
Capital Health (Nova Scotia)
The Capital District Health Authority is the largest of the nine health administrative districts in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Service:...
as an expansion to the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is a large teaching hospital affiliated with Dalhousie University. Administratively it is part of the Capital District Health Authority.-History:...
.
Model Parliament
Queen Elizabeth High School had one of the oldest running high school model parliamentModel parliament
A Model Parliament is a simulation of the parliamentary proceedings of a legislature or other deliberative assembly, often based upon the Westminster Parliamentary system...
in all of North America, with over fifty years of history. This became one of the most prided traditions in the school and will continue at Citadel High School
Citadel High School
Citadel High School is a Canadian high school located in Halifax, Nova Scotia.The school opened in September 2007 on the site of the former Bell Road Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College...
.
Previous Opposition Leaders and Prime Ministers
- 2007: Edgar Burns (Liberal) and Zephyr Armsworthy (Conservative)
- 2006: Shenglong Gao (Conservative) and Marc Trussler (Liberal)
- 2005: Aaron Ingersoll (Conservative), Matt Glynn (Marijuana Party), and James Mosher (Liberal)
- 2004: Kaitlin Pianosi (Conservative) and James Mosher (Liberal)
- 1994: Neil MacFarlane (PM-Reform) and Jacob Zimmer (LO-NDP)
(Note: 1994 Reform Party won the largest majority in the history of the school's model parliament), however the kidnapping of NDP Leader, Zimmer, caused strife in the reform party and the party never re-formed.
Basketball
At the high school level during the 80’s, QEH was the dominant force as they won several provincial titles and also tournaments all over the country. Bob Douglas who has become a local legend coached the team; his coaching success at QEH spanned three decades and has coached or influenced almost all of the best players that ever came out of Nova Scotia. In the 80’s alone the QEH Lions won four consecutive provincial titles and Douglas was recognized with the National Association of Basketball Coaches’. The high school league in general was very competitive and by the mid point of the 1980’s basketball was the most popular sport by both girls and boys at the high school level.Football
The QEH Lions had a storied history, and rank among the greatest programmes in Canada. Head Coach Mike Tanner was the 1999 recipient of the NFL Canada Youth Coach of the Year Award. Tanner, also a former QEH Lions player, continued to teach High School Physical Education throughout his career as head coach. Many other former players have come back as coaches including Jeff Lawley, who ran the defense from the 90s until the programme merged with Saint Patricks at Citadel High. Provincial championships include:- 2005: - QEH Lions 49 vs Cobequid Educational Centre Cougars 9
- 2004: - QEH Lions 32 vs Cobequid Educational Centre Cougars 17
- 2002: - QEH Lions 12 vs Cobequid Educational Centre Cougars 7
- 1998: - QEH Lions 39 vs Saint Patrick's High School Irish 6
- 1995: - QEH Lions 20 vs Prince Andrew High School Panthers 17
- 1994: - QEH Lions 28 vs Prince Andrew High School Panthers 0
- 1988: - QEH Lions W vs Cobequid Educational Centre Cougars L
- 1987: - QEH Lions
- 1986: - QEH Lions
- 1985: - QEH Lions
- 1983: - QEH Lions
- 1982: - QEH Lions
- 1981: - QEH Lions
- 1980: - QEH Lions
- 1978: - QEH Lions
- 1973: - QEH Lions
- 1970: - QEH Lions
- 1969: - QEH Lions
Musicals
- 2007: Titanic: A New Musical
- 2006: Guys and Dolls
- 2005: My Fair LadyMy Fair LadyMy Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe...
- 2004: Jane EyreJane Eyre (musical)Jane Eyre is a musical drama with music and lyrics by composer-lyricist Paul Gordon and a book by John Caird, based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë. The musical premiered on Broadway in 2000.-Production history:...
- 2003: State FairState Fair (musical)State Fair is a musical with a book by Tom Briggs and Louis Mattioli, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and music by Richard Rodgers.Rodgers and Hammerstein originally adapted the Phil Stong novel of the same name for a 1945 movie musical, which was remade in 1962...
- 2002: Hello Dolly!Hello, Dolly! (musical)Hello, Dolly! is a musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, based on Thornton Wilder's 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers, which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1955....
- 2000: TitanicTitanic (musical)Titanic is a musical with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Peter Stone that opened on Broadway in 1997. It won five Tony Awards including the award for Best Musical...
- 1999: The Pajama GameThe Pajama GameThe Pajama Game is a musical based on the novel 7½ Cents by Richard Bissell. It features a score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story deals with labor troubles in a pajama factory, where worker demands for a seven-and-a-half cents raise are going unheeded...
- 1998: AnnieAnnie (musical)Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
- 1997: Oklahoma!Oklahoma!Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore in 1906, it tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance...
- 1996: FaustFaustFaust is the protagonist of a classic German legend; a highly successful scholar, but also dissatisfied with his life, and so makes a deal with the devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. Faust's tale is the basis for many literary, artistic, cinematic, and musical...
- 1995: Damn YankeesDamn YankeesDamn Yankees is a musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop and music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., during a time when the New York Yankees dominated Major League...
- 1994: Fiddler on the RoofFiddler on the RoofFiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem...
- 1993: Oliver!Oliver!Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
- 1992: CarouselCarousel (musical)Carousel is the second stage musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II . The work premiered in 1945 and was adapted from Ferenc Molnár's 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine coastline...
- 1989: Now Let's Revue
- 1988: Kiss Me, KateKiss Me, KateKiss Me, Kate is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. It is structured as a play within a play, where the interior play is a musical version of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. The original production starred Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, Lisa Kirk and Harold Lang.Kiss...
- 1987: My One and OnlyMy One and OnlyMy One and Only is a musical with a book by Peter Stone and Timothy S. Mayer and music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin.Written to incorporate classic Gershwin tunes from Funny Face and other popular shows into one evening of entertainment, the plot, set in 1927 America, revolves around Capt...
- 1986: The Music ManThe Music ManThe Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naive townsfolk before skipping town with...
- 1985: The Pajama GameThe Pajama GameThe Pajama Game is a musical based on the novel 7½ Cents by Richard Bissell. It features a score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story deals with labor troubles in a pajama factory, where worker demands for a seven-and-a-half cents raise are going unheeded...
- 1984: Guys and Dolls
- 1983: West Side Story
- 1982: Bye Bye Birdie
- 1981: Bells are Ringing
- 1980: BrigadoonBrigadoonBrigadoon is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. Songs from the musical, such as "Almost Like Being in Love" have become standards....
- 1979: Guys and Dolls
- 1978: South PacificSouth Pacific (musical)South Pacific is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The story draws from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific, weaving together characters and elements from several of its...
- 1977: IreneIrene (musical)Irene is a musical with a book by James Montgomery, lyrics by Joseph McCarthy, and music by Harry Tierney.Based on Montgomery's play Irene O'Dare, it is set in New York City's Upper West Side and focuses on immigrant shop assistant Irene O'Dare, who is introduced to Long Island's high society when...
- 1976: Oklahoma!Oklahoma!Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore in 1906, it tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance...
- 1975: Anything GoesAnything GoesAnything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from New York to London...
- 1974: Salad Days
- 1973: The Music ManThe Music ManThe Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naive townsfolk before skipping town with...
- 1968: Get Up and Go
- 1967: Tell it to Sweeney
- 1966: Our Girls
- 1963: The Curious Savage
- 1962: The Red Mill
- 1961: The Pirates of PenzanceThe Pirates of PenzanceThe Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. The opera's official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 December 1879, where the show was well received by both audiences...
The Happiest Days of Our Life - 1960: Life With Father
- 1959: Four To Go
- 1958: Father of the BrideFather of the BrideFather of the Bride may refer to the following:*Father of the Bride , starring Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, and Elizabeth Taylor*Father of the Bride , remake of the 1950 film, starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton and Martin Short...
- 1957: The Solid Gold CadillacThe Solid Gold CadillacThe Solid Gold Cadillac is a 1956 film directed by Richard Quine and written by Abe Burrows, Howard Teichmann and George S. Kaufman. It was adapted from the hit Broadway play of the same name by Teichmann and Kaufman, in which they pillory big business and corrupt businessmen...
- 1956: Robin Hood
Time Out for Ginger - 1955: The Winslow BoyThe Winslow Boythumb|1st edition cover The Winslow Boy is an English play from 1946 by Terence Rattigan based on an actual incident in the Edwardian era, which took place at the Royal Naval College, Osborne.-Performance History:...
- 1954: The Fortune Teller
Cheaper by the Dozen - 1953: Martha/Julius Caesar
- 1952: The Romance of Cinderella
The Chimes of Normandy
You Can't Take It With YouYou Can't Take It with YouYou Can't Take It with You is a comedic play in three acts by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The original production of the play opened at the Booth Theater on December 14, 1936, and played for 837 performances... - 1951: Erminie
Notable alumni
- Russell Smith '81 - author and journalist.
- Tyrone WilliamsTyrone Williams (wide receiver)Tyrone Williams is a retired wide receiver who played in the National Football League as well as the Canadian Football League. He won two Super Bowl rings as a member of the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XXVII and Super Bowl XXVIII, though he did not participate in either game...
— National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
and Canadian Football LeagueCanadian Football LeagueThe Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
player.http://www.novascotiasporthalloffame.com/inductee_view.cfm?InducteeID=379 - Mark Smith '78 — Softball player- Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame, the Canadian Softball Hall of Fame and the American Softball Hall of Fame http://www.blackhistorysociety.ca/RobertSmith.htm
- George Elliott ClarkeGeorge Elliott ClarkeGeorge Elliott Clarke, OC is a Canadian poet and playwright. His work largely explores and chronicles the experience and history of the Black Canadian community of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, creating a cultural geography that Clarke refers to as "Africadia".-Life:Born to William and Geraldine...
'78 — Poet/professor - Nancy GarapickNancy GarapickNancy Ellen Garapick is a former Canadian Olympic swimmer. She won two bronze medals in the 100m backstroke and 200m backstroke at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal at the age of 14, setting a new Olympic Record for the 100m backstroke during heats.Garapick's Olympic performances came on the...
'79 — Olympic swimmer (Montreal 1976 - won two bronze medals)http://www.nsshf.com/NancyGarapick.htm - Sarah McLachlanSarah McLachlanSarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range, as of 2006, she has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards and four...
'86 — Singer/songwriter - Jonathan TorrensJonathan TorrensJonathan Ormond Torrens is a Canadian actor and television personality best known for his co-hosting of Street Cents, his talk show Jonovision, and his role as "J-Roc" in the popular Canadian mockumentary Trailer Park Boys...
'90 - Actor/Television Personality - Melanie DoaneMelanie DoaneMelanie Doane is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter who has had seven Top 40 singles in Canada, including "Adam's Rib", "Goliath", "Still Desire You" and "Waiting For The Tide"....
— Singer/songwriter - Warren Spicer and Matt Woodley of Plants and AnimalsPlants and AnimalsPlants and Animals are a Canadian indie-rock band from Montreal which comprises guitarist-vocalists Warren Spicer and Nic Basque and drummer-vocalist Matthew Woody Woodley. They often describe their music as post-classic rock. They are signed to Secret City Records...
'96 - Musicians - Jenn GrantJenn GrantJenn Grant is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.-Background:Born on Prince Edward Island to Ken and Heather Grant, she moved to Halifax with her mother and brother at age ten when their marriage broke up...
'98 - Singer Songwriter - Steve MorleySteve MorleySteven Joseph Morley is a offensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted with the first overall pick in the 2003 CFL Draft by the Calgary Stampeders...
'99 — former NFL football player and CFLCanadian Football LeagueThe Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
(1st overall draft pick) Offensive Lineman - Ellen PageEllen PageEllen Philpotts-Page , known professionally as Ellen Page, is a Canadian actress. Page received both Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Actress for her role as the title character in the film Juno...
'05 - Actress (X-Men: The Last StandX-Men: The Last StandX-Men: The Last Stand is a 2006 superhero film and the third in the X-Men series. It was directed by Brett Ratner and stars an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Vinnie Jones,...
and JunoJuno (film)Juno is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. Ellen Page stars as the title character, an independent-minded teenager confronting an unplanned pregnancy and the subsequent events that put pressures of adult life onto her. Michael Cera, Olivia Thirlby, J. K....
) Grade 10 only.