Brookfield High School (Ottawa)

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Brookfield High School
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Brookfield High School (Ottawa)
824 Brookfield Road

Ottawa
,
Ontario
,
K1V 6J3

Canada
Coordinates 45°22′20″N75°41′05″W / 45.37222°N 75.68472°W / 45.37222; -75.68472
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MottoProgrediamur
(May We Move Forward Together)
Founded1962
School board Ottawa Carleton District School Board
SuperintendentReg Lavergne
Area trusteeMatthew Lee
PrincipalAshley Shaw
Grades 9-12
Enrollment504 [1]  (2022)
Capacity1500[ citation needed ]
LanguageEnglish, French
Campus type Suburban
Colour(s)Blue, White and Red    
MascotBlue the French Bulldog
Team nameBlues [2]
Website brookfieldhs.ocdsb.ca

Brookfield High School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in the Riverside Park neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It officially opened in 1962. Like most schools in Ottawa, Brookfield is composite and semestered. The school is well known for its successful language classes, athletic teams, music program, and special education department.

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Academics and arts

Brookfield High School specializes in a French immersion program as well as ESL classes and is one of the few schools in Ottawa to offer instruction in Arabic and Spanish. [3]

Many specialized courses are offered at Brookfield including design technology, communication technology, food and nutrition, peer tutoring, and cooperative education as well as numerous special education classes. [3] In 2008, Brookfield was recognized by the George Lucas Foundation for their outstanding achievements in the integration of technology across the curriculum. [4]

The school has well-established arts programs offering music, drama, and visual arts classes up to grade 12. Brookfield's concert band, jazz band, and choir have been successful in local and national music competitions including MusicFest Canada and Kiwanis Music Festival. In 2009, the music program received a $10,000 grant from the MusiCounts Band Aid Program. [5] On July 8, 2014, the Brookfield Choir performed "I Want to Know What Love Is" onstage with Foreigner during their performance at Ottawa Bluesfest. [6] The school's drama department has been part of several Cappies productions. [7]

Athletics

Brookfield is home to several successful sports teams, many of which have earned high rankings at municipal and provincial championships. [8] Brookfield has the following varsity sports teams: badminton, baseball, basketball, cross country running, curling, golf, hockey, nordic skiing, rugby, soccer, tennis, touch football, track & field, ultimate, volleyball and wrestling.

Notable alumni

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