St. Mary's High School (Calgary)

Infobox Education in Canada
name= St. Mary's High School


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streetaddress= 111 - 18 Avenue SW
city= Calgary
province= Alberta
postalcode= T2S 0B8
areacode= 403
phone= 228-5810
fax= 229-9280
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url= http://www.stmaryshs.calgary.ab.ca
schoolnumber= 024
schoolboard= Calgary Catholic School District
affiliation= Roman Catholic
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trustee= Lois Burke-Gaffney
principal= Bonnie-Jean Marconi|viceprincipal=
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grades= 10-12
language= English
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founded= 1885
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St. Mary's High School is a Canadian secondary school in Calgary, Alberta, operated by the Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD). The school is well known in Calgary for its historical significance. It attracts significant numbers of students from throughout the city, even those closer to other Catholic high schools, who wish to take advantage of programs not offered in their local high school. Also, for some, it is a tradition to attend the same school as their parents and grandparents.

History

St. Mary's is the oldest school in Calgary that is still in operation (the school, not the current building, which is relatively new). It was the first Catholic school, in what's now Alberta, to receive full public financial support. The history of St. Mary's School is a major part of the history of publicly funded Catholic education in the Calgary area.

St. Mary's High School at the 111 - 18 Avenue S.W. location remains an active senior high school, teaching grades ten to twelve. Generally, students from all the "St Mary's" school buildings, are considered alumni of the school, which is seen as a single historical institution, which happened to have multiple buildings over time.

pecial programs

As the school is in such an old area of the city, with most young families living farther out, most students don't live near by. Many live closer to another Catholic high school, but still come to St. Mary's for a program specific to the school.

St. Mary's High School is one of a small number of Calgary high schools to offer an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, which it started in 1986.

ports

Extracurricular sports:
*Team sports: Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer, Field hockey, Rugby
*Individual sports: Badminton, Track and field, Cross country, Swimming/Diving

ee also

* St. Mary's Cathedral - Located near the school.
* Western Canada High School - The closest public high school.

References

* [http://www.albertaheritage.net/article/articles/st_marys.html Restoration of St. Mary's School] - Information at Alberta Heritage on past efforts to restore the 1909 building (before its ultimate demolition).
* [http://www.glenbow.org/exhibitions/online/historicCalgary/rouleauville.html Rouleauville at Glenbow Museum] - Information on the history of the French speaking village.
* [http://www.abheritage.ca/stvincent-stpaul/eng/franco-alberta/rouleauville.htm Rouleauville at Alberta Heritage] - Discusses Father Lacombe and the village.
* [http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/calgary/historic_tours/public/pub48.htm Calgary Public Library photo of 1909 building]
** [http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/calgary/historic_tours/corner/stmarysc.htm Cornerstones: St. Mary's School] - Greater detail on the school's history.
* [http://www.fcjsisters.org/fcj-english/news-St.Mary's%20Girls.html St. Mary's Girls' School at Faithful Companions of Jesus]

External links

* [http://www.stmaryshs.calgary.ab.ca/ Official site of St. Mary's High School]