- Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School
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Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School Address 220 Canterbury Drive SW
Calgary, Alberta, T2W 1H4, CanadaCoordinates 50°56′49″N 114°05′13″W / 50.947°N 114.086817°WCoordinates: 50°56′49″N 114°05′13″W / 50.947°N 114.086817°W Information School board Calgary Board of Education Religious affiliation None Principal Lwanda Neilson Funding type Public Grades 10, 11, 12 Campus Urban Motto Motto: A Place of Humane Learning' Mascot Larry the Lancer Team name Lancers Colours Red and White Established 1969 Enrolment 1,585 (as of 2010) Grade 10 523 Grade 11 552 Grade 12 511 Communities served Lake Bonavista, Bonavista Downs, Canyon Meadows, Evergreen, Silverado, Auburn Bay, Southwood, Walden, Woodbine, Woodlands, Feeder schools Elboya. Fairview. Harold Panabaker. John Ware. Nickle. Robert Warren. Woodman. Willow Park Homepage http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b858/ Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School is a public senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The school is named after Dr. Earle Parkhill Scarlett, and was a Calgary physician, educator, scholar and writer. The school is part of the Calgary Board of Education. It's contains classes for grades 10 through 12, as well as a special education program. The school graduates around 480 Grade 12 students every year, with a 91% graduation rate. Scarlett is located on Elbow Drive and Canterbury Drive, and is one of the smallest high schools in the city.
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Academics
Advanced Placement
Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School offers one of the most established Advanced Placement programs in the country.[1] The AP program has been at the school since 1989, and currently has over 500 students enrolled in at least one Advance Placement course. To enter an Advanced Placement class at Dr. E.P. Scarlett, the student must have achieved an 80% average or higher in that class.
The current classes Advanced Placement courses at Scarlett are as follows:
- Math 10-C AP
- Math 20-1 AP
- Math 30-1 AP
- Math 31/35 AP
- Social Studies 10-1 AP
- Social Studies 20-1 AP
- Social Studies 30-1 AP
- English 10-1 AP
- English 20-1 AP
- English 30-1 AP
- Science 10 AP
- Chemistry 20 AP
- Chemistry 30/35 AP
- Biology 20/30/35 AP
- Physics 20 AP
- Physics 30/35 AP
- Art 10 AP
- Art 20 AP
- Art 30/35/40 AP
- Legal 10AP
- Legal 20AP
- Legal 30/35AP
- Statistics 30/35AP (in conjunction with english AP)
French Immersion
Scarlett has a strong French Immersion program, for students learning all of their courses in French. Scarlett offers all academic courses in French, except for Advanced Placement courses and those at the -3 or -4 level. Although Scarlett offers the Mathematics AP enrichment program in French Immersion. The following are AP math courses are offered as French Immersion: Math 10-C AP Math 20-C AP Math 30-C AP Math 31-C AP Math 35-C AP (Calculus BC)
The Scarlett Fever
Scarlett's student newspaper, The Scarlett Fever, is an award winning newspaper, recognized as one of the best student run-and-made papers in Canada.
Athletics
Scarlett has a strong athletic program, with teams participating in the following:
- Track and Field
- Soccer
- Football
- Field Hockey
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Swim and Dive
- Rugby
- Golf
Music Program
E.P. Scarlett High School's music program is quite large, and among the best in Calgary. The Band program consists of the Concert Band, and Jazz 1, 2, and 3 Bands. Mr. Paul Brown is the Director of Concert Bands in the school, and his ensembles have received many accolades for their musicality and superior performances throughout Canada. The Concert Band and Jazz 1 Band won Gold Awards at the Alberta International Band Festival numerous times under his (and Mr. Bell's) instruction.
The Choir program has gained recognition from music festivals within Calgary, in addition to individual workshop leaders from across the continent. The program consists of a Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, and Vocal Jazz. Mr. Johnathan Bell is the director of Choirs and Jazz bands in the school. He is an experienced choral performer and saxophone player, and has received his formal education from the University of Calgary where he earned his Bachelor of Education in Secondary Music.
The Music Department holds several annual public concerts a year.
Other Programs
Some of there other unique program offerings include Dance, Film Studies, Sports Performance, Journalism, Broadcast Journalism, Sports Medicine, Learning Strategies, and Theatre Production.
Notabale alumni
- Greg Peterson (Canadian football), CFL player for the Calgary Stampeders
- Johnny Forzani, CFL player for the Calgary Stampeders
- Dany Heatley, NHL player for the Minnesota Wild
- Helen Upperton, Canadian Olympic Silver Medalist for Bobsledding
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