Bowness High School

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name= Bowness High School


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streetaddress= 4627 - 77 Street N.W.
city= Calgary
province= Alberta
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schoolboard= Calgary Board of Education
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principal= Philip Tuck
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schooltype= Public
grades= 10-12
area= Area I, Ward 1
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teamname= Trojans
colours=Green and gold Colorbox|green Colorbox|gold
founded= 1956
enrollment= 1395
enrollment_as_of= September 2007
communities=Arbour Lake, Bowness, Greenwood, Montgomery, Scenic Acres, Silver Springs, Rocky Ridge, Royal Oak, Tuscany
feeders=H.D. Cartwright Junior High, Montgomery Junior High, Thomas B. Riley Junior High

Bowness High School is a public senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, which teaches grades 10 through 12. It is operated by the Calgary Board of Education.

The school was founded in 1956 as a junior and senior high school to serve the town of Bowness . In 1964 the town was annexed by Calgary. No longer having a junior high component, the school now serves several Calgary communities in addition to Bowness.

Some of the programs of the school include the PAS Program, the Flash Fiction Contest, and Digital Movie Making. As well the school has a special partnership with Imperial Oil, which helps in certain areas, such as science.

The school's Trojan's football team made national headlines in 2004 when a player named Tyler Zeer, died during practice.cite news | first = Kerry | last = Williamson | title = Practice injury kills football player | work = National Post | page = S.4 | date = 2004-09-09 ] At the time, it was only the third such fatality in the 92 year history of the Calgary Senior High School Athletic Association.

Notable alumni

*Amanda Forbis - Film maker won many awards including Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival for the short film "When the Day Breaks" in 1999. [cite news | first = | last = | author = | coauthors = | url = | title = Former Calgarian wins French film award | work = Calgary Herald | page = B.2 | date = 1999-05-25 ] [cite web | url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200282/ | title = When the Day Breaks | work = Internet Movie Database | accessdate = 2006-06-30 ] [cite news | url = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0285428/ | title = Amanda Forbis | work = Internet Movie Database | accessdate = 2006-06-30 ]
*Don Matthews - Lt.-Col pilot in Canadian air force successfully led a unit of CF-18 fighters known as the "Desert Cats" into Iraq in 1991 during the Gulf War, the first Canadian combat mission since the Korean War (excluding defensive peacekeeping operations). [cite news | first = Bill | last = Musselwhite | title = Calgary pilot is first into the fray | work = Calgary Herald | page = A.1.FRO | date = 1991-01-25 ]

*Patti Stiles(nee Atfield) - Actress internationally known for her work in improvisation. [ [http://perfectblend.net/features/interview-stiles.htm Neighbours: The Perfect Blend | Interview: Patti Stiles ] ] [ [http://www.impromelbourne.com.au/about/im Impro Melbourne | About Impro Melbourne ] ] [ [http://www.the-spontaneity-shop.com/people/patti_stiles.html] ]

References

External links

* [http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b847/default.htm Official website]
*" [http://www.corpun.com/cai00309.htm Police probe hazing attacks] " (September 10, 2003) - Article on incident near school involving students.