Cole Harbour District High School

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Cole Harbour District High School
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Cole Harbour District High School
2 Chameau Crescent

Dartmouth
,
Nova Scotia
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B2W 4X4

Canada
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School type High school
Founded1979 (Founded in 1982 after Cole Harbour High amalgamated with Gorden Bell High)
School district Halifax Regional Centre for Education
PrincipalHuntley Reddick
Grades 10–12
Enrollment364 (September 2020)
Language English, French immersion
Area Forest Hills
Colour(s)Red, White and Blue    
MascotCaptain Cavvy
Team nameCole Harbour Cavaliers (Cavs)
Feeder schools Sir Robert Borden Junior High School, Ross Road School
Website chd.hrsb.ca
Last updated: May 28, 2024

Cole Harbour District High School is a Canadian public high school located in the Forest Hills area of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. It is operated by the Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE), and is an International Baccalaureate (IB) world school, offering the Diploma program.

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History

Cole Harbour District High School was founded in 1982 by the amalgamation of Cole Harbour High School, founded in 1979, and Gordon Bell High School. The newer building for Cole Harbour High was used as the new location for Cole Harbour District High, and Gordon Bell High was repurposed as the Gordon Bell Building, a general-purpose adult education centre. The Gordon Bell Building served as the Grade 10 building until 1995 when the Cole Harbour District high school was split into two separate schools; Cole Harbour High and Auburn Drive High School. The Bell building was also used as a temporary location for the students of Halifax West High School during the 2001-2002 school year, when its own building was unusable due to health concerns. As of January 2015, the Gorden Bell building has been demolished. An all-weather field was constructed on the old Gordon Bell site and opened in 2017.

Cole Harbour District High is seen in the hit series Trailer Park Boys . It is used as the location to film the scenes that take place in the fictional Dartmouth Regional Vocational School (DRVS). CHDHS's unofficial rival school is Auburn Drive High School, with whom they played a football game against every Thanksgiving weekend called the Turkey Bowl. In the 2014-2015 school year, renovations were completed on the school, adding a new gym and a skilled trades centre while converting the old gymnasium into a cafetorium. The skilled trades centre also includes a yoga studio and a student council office.

Cole Harbour District High School appeared on national news in the late 1980s after a number of riots broke out at the school, alleged to be race-based. [1] [2] The school was temporarily shut down due to these events.

The school was in the news again in March 2008, when brawls broke out in the school prompting a lockdown. Two students were arrested, another two sent to hospital. Though the cause is not completely clear, many think that it resulted in 24 suspensions. Though the brawls only lasted one afternoon, some of the concerns that students and parents had in the 1990s were brought up again. [3] [4]

The school found itself in the news again in 2011, due to the Suicide of Rehtaeh Parsons, a 17-year old student who committed suicide at her home, often attributed to an alleged gang rape and distribution of images from said event, and the subsequent harassment and bullying Rehtaeh faced from her school mates.

Programs

Cole Harbour District High School offers an extensive range of courses, categorized as academic, advanced, or open (not required for entrance to university.) Some of which include:

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme has been offered at Cole Harbour District High School since the 2007–2008 school year (with the Diploma Prep program offered starting in 2006–2007), with its first year of graduates in 2009. Cole Harbour District High School is one of fifteen [5] International Baccalaureate Organization accredited schools in Nova Scotia.

Cole Harbour District High School is considered an open boundary school for students to enroll in the IB Programming. In the spring of a student's grade 9 year, they can apply to enroll at Cole Harbour District High School as an "out-of-area" student. Starting in Grade 10 these students then attend the pre-IB classes to start their pursuit of the IB Diploma. The IB Program at Cole Harbour District High School is currently coordinated by Michael Jean.

It currently consists of the following programs;

Current teachers in the IB Department include Michael Jean (IB Physics), Sandy Keddy (IB English Literature, IB English Language and Literature and TOK), and more.

Physical education

As of the 2008–2009 school year, graduates will be required to have at least one Phys. Ed. credit, from either Physical Education 10, 11, 12, Leadership or Physically Active Living. Previously, students were required to take Career and Life Management (CLM) 11 and Physically Active Lifestyles (PAL) 11, (both 1/2 credits), but these courses were eliminated in favor of Physically Active Living 11 (1 full credit). The French equivalent of the CLM/PAL combination (Gestion de carrière et vie/Style de vie actif) is still offered. Current teachers in the physical education department include Reg Bezanson (PE 10–12), Craig Campbell (Leadership & PLV), Patrick Hatfield (PE 10 & PLV) and David Denike (French PAL/CALM). The school also competes as a Division 1 high school in the metro high school athletic association a division of the Nova Scotia School Athletic Association.

French immersion

Students can choose to study in either the English or French language. Nova Scotia requires a minimum of nine French credits to receive the French certificate, including a French Language Arts course for each grade level. At Cole Harbour District High School students can receive both French Immersion certification as well an International Baccalaureate Diploma. [6] Students can currently take a number of different French courses, including Biologie, Histoire canadienne, and Production de film digital et vidéo.

Extracurricular activities

Cole Harbour District High School has many different extracurricular activities for students to participate in. These include a number of competitive sports teams, clubs, and the Student Council.

A Grade 12 IB student's exhibit from 2022 2022 Art Exhibition at CHDHS.jpg
A Grade 12 IB student's exhibit from 2022
A Grade 12 IB student's exhibit from 2024 2024 Art Exhibition at CHDHS.jpg
A Grade 12 IB student's exhibit from 2024
Cole Harbour District High School performing the "Overture" from Jesus Christ Superstar ColeHarbourHigh-JCS-Overture.jpg
Cole Harbour District High School performing the "Overture" from Jesus Christ Superstar
Cole Harbour District High School performing "Look at the Sky" from Urinetown CHDHS Urinetown.jpg
Cole Harbour District High School performing "Look at the Sky" from Urinetown
Cole Harbour District High School performing "Dance of the Robe" from Aida CHDHS Aida.jpg
Cole Harbour District High School performing "Dance of the Robe" from Aida

The Arts

Art shows

Yearly, with the IB Program, Visual Arts Teacher Ian Kaye hosts an art show in conjunction with Halifax Regional Arts (HRA) for IB students to display their artistic skills, while achieving an assignment given by the International Baccalaureate Organization.

Pottery and fused glass lab

In 2021, a pottery and fused glass lab was opened up within the school, run by Monique Ouellette with the HRA, where classes and field trips are often hosted.

Musicals and plays

In 2016, the school put on their first in house musical in the new cafetorium with the show Annie .

The cast, stage managers, and pit band consist of students from all grades in the high school, commonly assisted by graduated high school students in theatre studies. These musical performances have not resumed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Previous productions

YearShow
2002 Hair
2003 Footloose
2004 Peter Pan
2005 Grease
2006 Fame
2007 Little Shop of Horrors
2008 Jesus Christ Superstar
2009 Urinetown
2010 Aida
2011 Hair
2012 Grease
2013 West Side Story
2014 In the Heights
2015 Hairspray
2016 Annie
2017 Sister Act
2018The Brain From Planet X
2024 Macbeth

Youth health centre

The Cavway undertakes a number of projects throughout the year, including a gay-straight alliance, raising money for Christmas Daddies (a local children's charity), tobacco-awareness, and peer-education.

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References

  1. ↑ Jack Julian; Sherri Borden Colley (January 12, 2019). "How the 1989 Cole Harbour High brawls 'opened eyes and ears' to race relations". CBC News. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  2. ↑ CBC article on racial conflicts – http://www.cbc.ca/newsinreview/dec97/coleharb/index.html
  3. ↑ CBC article on the March brawl – https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/violent-clashes-at-school-send-2-to-hospital-1.700041
  4. ↑ CBC article on the March brawl – https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/school-suspends-26-students-after-brawl-1.700040
  5. ↑ Accredited school list – http://www.ibo.org/school/search/index.cfm?programmes=DIPLOMA&country=CA&region=NS&find_schools=Find Archived October 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ HRSB Late French Immersion Brochure – "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "TJ Grant UFC Bio" . Retrieved January 1, 2014.

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