Canterbury High School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in the Elmvale Acres neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is an arts magnet school, and located at 900 Canterbury Ave. It serves over 1300 students. While offering both an arts program and a general program, Canterbury is known primarily for the arts. The Arts Canterbury program began in 1983.
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History
The school opened in 1969 as a comprehensive high school. It was the last in a series of ten high schools built by the Collegiate Board to deal with the baby boom. 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, allowing for an easy reorganization of space. It also had one of the largest libraries of any secondary school. From 1969 to 1976, Canterbury offered a technical programme based on Aerospace Technology. The shops offered Airframe, and other aviation based technical studies. Additionally, the school operated a 1969 Cessna 190J (CF-CHS) and a Schweitzer 2-33 glider(CF-ABE), providing unique opportunities to students. However, The Ottawa Board of Education eventually withdrew support of the concept due to liability issues.
The school later, as a result of a specialized schools program became an arts magnet school.
In spite of the focus on the arts, the school still maintains a strong athletics program which includes wrestling, rowing, swimming, volleyball, baseball, basketball, soccer, football, water polo, curling, ultimate frisbee, ice hockey, rugby and track and field. It has one of the broadest ranges of sports teams in the OCDSB.
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Notable alumni
- Ashton Baumann, swimmer
- Mark Bell, hockey
- Raoul Bhaneja, actor/musician
- Nick Boynton, hockey
- Brian Campbell, hockey
- Alexander Carson (filmmaker), filmmaker
- Penelope Corrin, actress/comedian
- Shean Donovan, hockey
- Matthew Edison, actor/playwright
- Peter Emslie, former animator (Disney)
- Jenny Galt, musician
- Martin Gero, writer/producer
- Stephen Gray, rugby player
- Jessica Holmes, actress/comedian
- Simon Huck, PR executive/reality star
- Peter Hume, politician
- Alyn McCauley, hockey
- Moira J. Moore, author
- Stephanie Moore, actress/writer
- Hannah Moscovitch, playwright
- Ty Olsson, actor
- Richard Parry, musician/Arcade Fire
- Michael Peca, hockey
- Gary Roberts, hockey
- Vik Sahay, actor
- Jordan Tannahill, playwright
- Emma Taylor-Isherwood, actress
- Sally Taylor-Isherwood, actress
Canterbury Arts
Canterbury has five different arts programs that students must audition and interview for to be accepted into. The five arts are:
- Literary Arts
- Dramatic Arts
- Visual Arts
- Music
- Winds and Percussion
- Strings
- Vocal
- Dance
See also
- List of high schools in Ontario
References
- Keith, Janet. The Collegiate Institute Board of Ottawa: A Short History, 1843-1969. Ottawa: Kent, 1969.
- 2007-08 OCDSB School Profile
- 2006-07 OCDSB School Profile
- 2005-06 OCDSB School Profile
- 2004-05 OCDSB School Profile
External links
- Canterbury High School Website
- Canterbury Arts Centre Development Association
- Canterbury Collection
- Canterbury School Council
- OCDSB Website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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