Vernon Barford Junior High

Vernon Barford Junior High is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It shares a field with Westbrook School. [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=32+Fairway+Dr+NW,+Edmonton,+AB,+Canada&ll=53.473201,-113.542446&spn=0.003579,0.011456&t=k&hl=en Google Map] . Vernon Barford is a district site for Academic Challenge students, and provides strong programming for various different needs.

Opening

Vernon Barford School was officially opened on February 16, 1968, as a Canadian centennial school. It was named after a famous musician, Vernon Barford. Cutting the ribbon was Dr. EW Buxton, chairman of the Edmonton Public School Board.

Location

Vernon Barford is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=32+Fairway+Dr+NW,+Edmonton,+AB,+Canada&ll=53.473201,-113.542446&spn=0.003579,0.011456&t=k&hl=en Google Map]

Attendance

The school is the largest junior high in Alberta, with over 900 students at highest enrollment. In the 2006-2007 school year VB had over 900 students, but the amount was cut down due to applicants' giving false addresses to be in district boundaries, automatically being accepted into the school.Fact|date=November 2007 Currently, there are over 800 students attending Vernon Barford.

2007 Graduating Class

The 2007 graduating class was the largest graduating class in school history with over 300 grade nine students.

Academics

Vernon Barford is a district site for Academic challenge students. As a result, many awards have been won by VB students. This includes math contests (Gauss, Atlantic-Pacific, CNML, Pascal, AMC 8, Edmonton Junior High Math Contest), science club ( [http://virtualsciencefair.com/ Virtual Science Fair] , Cardboard boat races, Science Olympics), and musical performances by Concert Bands grade 7,8,9, and Jazz/Stage Bands X and Y.

Extra Curricular

Vernon Barford School prides itself in being balanced with academics and athletics. Their school teams are dubbed the "Blues", the symbol being similar to that of the NHL hockey team St. Louis Blues. The "Blues" logo was designed, acknowledging Mr. Barford's music achievements, with a slanted quarter note, attached with wings, each representing a different aspect of the school. There are a wide range of extracurricular activities in the school including:
*Cross-country running
*Volleyball
*Wrestling
*Cheerleading
*Debate Club
*Writer's Club
*Christian Club
*Indoor/outdoor track and field (Edmonton Journal Indoor Games)
*Basketball
*Arts and crafts Clubs
*Outdoor track and field
*Games Club
*Chess Club
*Culinary Club
* [http://histori.ca Historica Fair]
*Curling (Barford Broom)
*BLAST (Barford Leadership And Service Team)
*Library Club
*Ski Club
*Christian Club
*Citadel Club
*Anime Club
*Drama Club (school plays)
*Jogging Club
*Slow Pitch (Softball)
*Flag Football
*Soccer
*Computer Club
*Golf Club

External links

* [http://vbarford.epsb.ca/ The official site of Vernon Barford School]
* [http://epsb.ca/ The official site of Edmonton Public Schools]