Springbank Community High School

Infobox Education in Canada
name= Springbank Community High School
motto= Believe, Become, Be More
established= 1975
type= Public
city= Springbank
province= Alberta
country= Canada
principal= Mark Davidson
ass't principals= Ronald Kuzmickas, Fred Reynolds
grades= 9, 10, 11, 12
enrollment_as_of= as of 2008
enrollment= Approximately 700
schoolboard= Rocky View School Division
colours= Green, White
mascot= Phoenix
religious_affiliation= None
website= http://springhs.ca
communities= Bragg Creek, Springbank, Redwood Meadows
feeders= Springbank Middle School
lastupdate= Aug 29, 2008

Springbank Community High School, located at 32226 Springbank Road, is a public senior high school in Springbank, Alberta, Canada. Located on the west side of the city of Calgary, the school provides programming to students in grades nine to twelve from the communities of Bragg Creek, Springbank, Redwood Meadows and parts of Calgary’s western edge.

The high school shares a location with the Springbank Park For All Seasons which provides sports facilities including skating and curling.

History

The original 2,495 sq.m high school was a one storey building built in 1975. In 1980, two small additions comprising of 521.6 sq.m were added to provide CTS (Career and Technology Studies) and Home Economics space.

In 1994, major new additions and modernization took place to provide permanent classroom space with reuse of some existing portables on site. The new addition consisted of 3317.1 sq.m of library, science, classroom and physical education space. In 1990, four portables were relocated to the site and a new connecting corridor was added in the 1994 renovation (total portable and link area approximately 500 sq.m). In 1999, four more portables were added with an additional area of 367 sq.m. In 2001, two additional portables were relocated to the site for an additional 188.5 sq.m. The total area of the current school building is 7,882.1 sq.m and replacement cost in 2006 was estimated to be $13.8 million dollars. [http://www.infrastructure.alberta.ca/Content/docType354/production/Springbank2375A.pdf]

Community

The school is located south of the Transcanada Highway, near Calaway Park. Its feeder school, Springbank Middle School is also located just north of the school.

Notable alumni

*Jann Arden - an award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter with a fan base primarily in Canada. She was born on a farm in Springbank, Alberta.
*Lisa Cant - a Canadian model, who grew up in Redwood Meadows

Past principals

* 1990-1999 - David Noseworthy

Events

* Phoenix Fest ("Western Week" prior to 1997), a week-long student festival hosted by the Student Council. Includes a pancake breakfast, mini chuckwagon races and other school spirit activities.
* Grad Fashion Show (held in April/May of each year), and Casino Night (Jan/Feb of each year), to raise funds to offset the cost of commencement activities.

References

External links

* [http://www.springhs.ca Official Web Site]
* [http://www.rockyview.ab.ca Rocky View School Division]