Canterbury High School (Ottawa)

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Canterbury High School
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Canterbury High School (Ottawa)
900 Canterbury Avenue

Ottawa
,
Ontario
,
K1G 3A7

Canada
Coordinates 45°23′18″N75°37′35″W / 45.38833°N 75.62639°W / 45.38833; -75.62639
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Founded1969
School board Ottawa Carleton District School Board
SuperintendentNeil Yorke-Slader
Area trusteeChris Ellis
PrincipalJohn Unsworth [1]
Enrollment1,360 [2]  (2022)
Campus type Suburban
Colour(s)Green, blue and gold
   
Team nameChargers
Website canterburyhs.ocdsb.ca

Canterbury High School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in the Urbandale neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. [3] It is an arts magnet school which draws in students from the Ottawa area to their specialized arts program.

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History

The school opened in 1969 as a comprehensive high school. [4] It was the last in a series of ten high schools built by the Collegiate Board to deal with a growing population of teenagers. At the time of its opening, it was considered an extremely modern school, employing all the latest ideas in education. Most notably, many of its walls were movable (no longer a feature), allowing for an easy reorganization of space. It also had one of the largest libraries and auditoriums of any Ottawa area school. From 1969 to 1976, Canterbury offered a technical program based in aerospace engineering. The school operated a 1969 Cessna 190J (CF-CHS) and a Schweitzer 2-33 glider (CF-ABE), providing unique research opportunities to students. However, the Ottawa Board of Education eventually withdrew support due to liability issues.

The school's arts program began in 1983, making Canterbury High School an arts magnet school for the Ottawa-Gatineau region. There are five different arts programs that students must audition and interview for to be accepted into: dance, dramatic arts, literary arts, music (winds and percussion, strings, or voice), and visual arts. [5] [6]

The school maintains an athletics program which includes wrestling, rowing, swimming, volleyball, baseball, basketball, soccer, football, water polo, curling, ultimate frisbee, ice hockey, rugby and track and field.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Staff". Canterbury High School. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Canterbury High School". Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Canterbury High School - Ottawa-Carleton District School Board". www.ocdsb.ca. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ Cook, Maria (May 23, 2009). "Canterbury High School's Anniversary a Time for Celebration". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ "ARTS CANTERBURY". Canterbury High School. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Arts Canterbury Website". Canterbury High School Music Department. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  7. ↑ "THE Q&A: Raoul Bhaneja plays Hamlet (and Polonius, and Horatio … )". ottawamagazine.com/. Ottawa Magazine. November 19, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  8. ↑ LeFebvre, Jean (April 12, 2008). "Wilson's Younger Brother Wants a Cup of His Own". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved November 11, 2021– via PressReader.
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