Westisle Composite High School
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Westisle Composite High School is a Canadian
secondary school in Prince County
, Prince Edward Island
.
Established in 1979, Westisle provides education
for 10th to 12th grade students in the western part of the county. The school is administratively part of the Western School Board
, and has an estimated student population of approximately 700. Westisle receives its students from two separate intermediate schools, Merritt E. Callaghan Intermediate School
and Hernewood Intermediate School.
In 1976, Westisle Composite High School was built at the expense of discontinuing more localized secondary education that was taking place at Tignish High, Alberton High and O'Leary High schools. The decision was made to merge all of these former schools into one by then Minister of Education, Bennett Campbell
. Though some were against the initial change, many now feel it was an appropriate move.
began to use the school to offer programs such as electronics, cosmetology, office studies, and a "Leadership Institute" to its students in the western part of Prince County. The courses at Westisle were offered on an extension basis using personnel and resources from the college's Summerside-area campuses. Night classes began in January 1980 and continued until 1997 when the college ceased use of the school, requiring community college students from the area to commute to campuses in Charlottetown or Summerside.
attend the school, as well as students from more northern communities such as Tignish. Within the school is a theater for the performing arts. It is used as a teaching station for theater arts, bands, music, team-teaching activities, assemblies, and audiovisual presentations. The school provides facilities and resources for a wide range of academic courses at several levels of difficulty as well as pre-apprenticeship and pre-employment vocational programs.
and many more.
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...
secondary school in Prince County
Prince County, Prince Edward Island
Prince County, is located in western Prince Edward Island, Canada. The county's defining geographic feature is Malpeque Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of St...
, Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
.
Established in 1979, Westisle provides education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
for 10th to 12th grade students in the western part of the county. The school is administratively part of the Western School Board
Western School Board
The Western School Board is a Canadian school district in Prince Edward Island.It is an Anglophone district operating 21 public schools in Prince County. It maintains offices in Summerside and Elmsdale....
, and has an estimated student population of approximately 700. Westisle receives its students from two separate intermediate schools, Merritt E. Callaghan Intermediate School
Merritt E. Callaghan Intermediate School
Merritt E. Callaghan Intermediate School is an intermediate school providing education for 7th to 9th grade students in the Tignish, Alberton, St. Louis, and Miminegash areas of western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is part of the Western School Board of PEI, and in the 2006–2007...
and Hernewood Intermediate School.
Planning
In the late 1960s, the Government of Prince Edward Island embarked upon a joint project with the federal government known as the PEI Economic and Social Development Plan. One phase of the plan focused on education and called for a reorganization of the system. The first step was the establishment of five planning boards of 15 members each. After several meetings, the planning board reached the decision to reorganize the school system of western Prince County into six elementary schools, two junior high schools, and a senior high school.In 1976, Westisle Composite High School was built at the expense of discontinuing more localized secondary education that was taking place at Tignish High, Alberton High and O'Leary High schools. The decision was made to merge all of these former schools into one by then Minister of Education, Bennett Campbell
Bennett Campbell
William Bennett Campbell, PC was a politician and the 24th Premier of Prince Edward Island, Canada....
. Though some were against the initial change, many now feel it was an appropriate move.
Opening of the school
The official opening of the school was held on November 2, 1979. The first principal was Frank Mugglestone. The vice-principals were Lorne MacDougald and Richard Roberts (the school continues to employ two vice principals). There was a teaching staff of forty-two, two secretaries, and a custodial staff of nine members. The school's namesake "Westisle" is derived from the school being located in the western-most portion of Prince Edward Island.Holland College
In the beginning, Holland CollegeHolland College
Holland College is the provincial community college for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. It is named after British Army engineer and surveyor Captain Samuel Holland...
began to use the school to offer programs such as electronics, cosmetology, office studies, and a "Leadership Institute" to its students in the western part of Prince County. The courses at Westisle were offered on an extension basis using personnel and resources from the college's Summerside-area campuses. Night classes began in January 1980 and continued until 1997 when the college ceased use of the school, requiring community college students from the area to commute to campuses in Charlottetown or Summerside.
Miscellaneous
Students from as east as Tyne ValleyTyne Valley, Prince Edward Island
Tyne Valley is a Canadian village in Prince County, Prince Edward Island.Incorporated in 1966, the community is located in the township of Lot 13 at the intersection of Routes 12 and 167.- History :...
attend the school, as well as students from more northern communities such as Tignish. Within the school is a theater for the performing arts. It is used as a teaching station for theater arts, bands, music, team-teaching activities, assemblies, and audiovisual presentations. The school provides facilities and resources for a wide range of academic courses at several levels of difficulty as well as pre-apprenticeship and pre-employment vocational programs.
Extracurricular activities
The school offers many extra-curricular activities, such as:- Boys and Girls PowerliftingPowerliftingPowerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...
- Boys and Girls 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...
- DramaDramaDrama 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...
- Boys and Girls 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....
- Intramurals
- Boys and Girls RugbyRugby footballRugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
- Boys and Girls Soccer
- Boys and Girls SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
- Boys and Girls VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- Concert BandConcert bandA concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, wind ensemble, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family, and percussion instrument family.A...
- Boys and Girls JazzJazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
- YearbookYearbookA yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually. Virtually all American, Australian and Canadian high schools, most colleges and many elementary and middle schools publish yearbooks...
and many more.
See also
- Merritt E. Callaghan Intermediate SchoolMerritt E. Callaghan Intermediate SchoolMerritt E. Callaghan Intermediate School is an intermediate school providing education for 7th to 9th grade students in the Tignish, Alberton, St. Louis, and Miminegash areas of western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is part of the Western School Board of PEI, and in the 2006–2007...
- Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
- Western School BoardWestern School BoardThe Western School Board is a Canadian school district in Prince Edward Island.It is an Anglophone district operating 21 public schools in Prince County. It maintains offices in Summerside and Elmsdale....
- AlbertonAlberton, Prince Edward IslandAlberton is a Canadian town located in the western part of Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is situated in the township of Lot 5....
- Tignish
- O'LearyO'Leary, Prince Edward Island-References:*...
- EllerslieEllerslie, Prince Edward IslandEllerslie is a small village located in Prince Edward Island, Canada, on Prince County on Lot 12. The village includes the community of Bideford. It holds residence to approximately 470 citizens....