Leo Hayes High School

Infobox_Education_in_Canada
name= Leo Hayes High School


streetaddress= 499 Cliffe Street
city= Fredericton
province= New Brunswick
postalcode= E3A 9P5
url= http://leohayeshigh.nbed.nb.ca/
affiliation= none
principal= Kevin Pottle
viceprincipal= Dan Wilton
Natalie Capson-Daniels
Mary Williams
Shane Thomas
Mary Walton-Rossingnol
schoolpresident= Mike MacLean
schooltype= High school
grades= 9-12
language= English Canadian French
teamname= Lions
mascot= Leo the Lion
colours= Blue and White
founded= 1999
enrollment= 1780
lastupdate= April 18, 2006

Leo Hayes High School is a public high school in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, serving students between grades 9 and 12 on the city's north side. The school's motto is "Dreams are the Seedlings of Reality".

The school opened in 1999 as a result of complaints about overcrowding at the south side Fredericton High School, which was at the time the largest school in the Commonwealth of Nations. The first graduating class was in 2002.

As the school is located next to the St. Mary's First Nation, the school's architecture is heavily influenced by First Nations culture, including a large dream catcher located above the main entrance.

Sports teams are called the "Lions", and their school mascot is a lion named "Leo".

The school is named after Leo Hayes, who was once the marshal of Fredericton's police force. He sold the land to the province to build a school on in 1968, however, the school was not built until 1998.

Leo Hayes High School is the newest of the 51 high schools in New Brunswick. Leo Hayes High School is located on a magnificent property in Fredericton. The uniquely designed school is a landmark on the skyline of Fredericton North and overlooks the Saint John River. Built on property purchased from the Hayes family in 1968, the construction of the school commenced on August 1, 1998.

Hayes High opened its doors to students on September 7, 1999 with a student enrollment of 962, a teaching staff of 50 and teaching support staff of 11. Currently students are enrolled in grades 9, 10, and 11 and 12.

Leo Hayes High School is the second school built in New Brunswick under a public-private government partnership. The builder and owner of the school is Diamond Construction Ltd. of Fredericton and the architects were High Design of Fredericton.

The facility is wheel chair accessible and boasts 53 classrooms - 12 with moveable walls, 3 broad based technology labs, 3 gymnasia, an exercise room and weight room, physics, chemistry, biology and general science labs, 4 art rooms, 2 music rooms, and a bi-level library/media center and cafetorium.

In the school's interior the school colors of navy and white mingle with the architect's palette of terra cotta, periwinkle blue, and jade green. Natural colored birch wood accented with brushed aluminum is found on the walls of most public areas of the school. Light is a pleasing feature of the building with a skylight over the cafetorium and natural light in all but a few of the classrooms, gymnasia and laboratories. A football field and track, as well as two practice/instructional fields, complete the school complex features.

First Nations imagery, as represented by a stylistic dream catcher, is found in the large window, which is over the main entrance of the school and in the school lobby. This linkage reflects the connections to the First Nation Community of St. Mary's, which is located adjoining the school grounds.

External links

* [http://leohayeshigh.nbed.nb.ca/ Leo Hayes High School]