Henry Wise Wood Senior High School

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Henry Wise Wood Senior High School
910 - 75 Ave S.W.

Calgary
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Alberta
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T2V 0S6
Coordinates 50°59′11″N114°05′04″W / 50.98643°N 114.08455°W / 50.98643; -114.08455 Coordinates: 50°59′11″N114°05′04″W / 50.98643°N 114.08455°W / 50.98643; -114.08455
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School type High school
MottoFinis Coronat Opus
(Latin: "The End Crowns the Work")
Founded1961
School board Calgary Board of Education
SuperintendentDavid Stevenson
Area trusteeSheila Taylor
School numberCBE - 836
PrincipalMichelle Howell
Grades10, 11, 12
Enrollment1473 (2020 [1] )
 •  Grade 10 562
 •  Grade 11 471
 •  Grade 12 440
Language English
AreaCBE - Area V
Colour(s)Pantone 209  
MascotMaximus
Team nameWarriors
Communities served Chinook Park, Kelvin Grove, Bayview, Braeside, Cedarbrae, Eagle Ridge, Haysboro, Kingsland, Oakridge, Palliser, Pump Hill, Woodbine, Woodlands, Mahogany
Feeder schoolsElboya, Fairview, Harold Panabaker, John Ware, Nickle, Robert Warren, Woodman, Willow Park
Website http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b836/

Henry Wise Wood Senior High School (HWW) is a public high school located in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta.

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The school was built in 1961 and is named after Henry Wise Wood, an Alberta pioneer who was instrumental in forming the Alberta Wheat Pool and the United Farmers of Alberta. Wood is regarded as an influential individual in Canadian agricultural and farming history. [2]

Academically, the school offers the International Baccalaureate Programme (IB), and the Gifted and Talented Education Program (GATE), in addition to the full range of academic programs standard to the province. The school also offers the Calgary Board of Education's Traditional Learning Centre program. [3] The school is part of the Action for Bright Children Society. [4] A unique option in the IB Programme that the school offers to students as an additional Group 3 subject is Philosophy 20/30 SL IB, which is made available bi-annually.

Henry Wise Wood is also noted for its football team, having won several city championships over the years. The school also has many other sports teams, including soccer, badminton, swimming, basketball, volleyball, rugby, and track.

Athletics programs

Wise Wood features number of athletics programs and teams which include:

Music Programs

Henry Wise Wood has a music program that includes a symphonic band, jazz band, and choir.

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  1. ↑ https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx#
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2011-02-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ http://www.cbe.ab.ca/Programs/Choices/prog-tlc.asp
  4. ↑ http://www.abccalgary.com/schools.html
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