Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School

motto = "Altiora Peto" (translates roughly as: "Seek The Heights")
established = 1951
type = Senior High School
principal = Brent Jamieson
faculty = Unknown
students = 785
mascot = Vikings
colors = Maroon and White
city = Yarmouth
state = Nova Scotia
country = Canada
website = [http://www.ycmhs.com YCMHS]
grades = 10-12
address = 52 Parade Street

Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School, abbreviated YCMHS, is a secondary public school located in Downtown Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. YCMHS is part of the Tri-County Regional School Board.

History

At a public meeting held in the evening of July 26, 1898, the building was purchased for $8000 by the School Commission to be used as the Yarmouth County Academy. [http://ycmhsawards.com/Alumni/HistoryPages/SchoolHistory1.html]

On February 20, 1949 the academy was totally destroyed by fire. As the news spread, many students, new and old, gathered in horror to watch it burn to the ground. The fire lead way for a new Yarmouth High School which was built in 1951. [http://ycmhsawards.com/Alumni/HistoryPages/SchoolHistory1.html]

YCMHS growth continued, the high school has since expanded to the second-floor of the PA. Best Centre, with five additional regular classrooms, a Learning Centre, and a second staff room. [http://ycmhsawards.com/Alumni/HistoryPages/SchoolHistory1.html]

The high school also boasts an International Baccalaureate program for students. 2007 was the first year that the IB program has been offered at this school.

Administration

*Brent Jamieson - Principal
*Brian Doucette - Vice Principal
*Derek Lesser - Vice Principal

Notable alumni

*Jocelyne Couture-Nowak, victim of the Virginia Tech Massacre

Trivia

* YCHMS is the only high school in the town of Yarmouth.
* YCMHS is the main high school for students from Maple Grove Education Centre and Yarmouth Junior High School to attend for grades 10 through 12.
* Drumlin Heights Consolidated School also holds high school students in Yarmouth County.
* The gym could not hold the number of people that were attending the graduation of the class of 2007, so for the first time, due to fire regulations, students at YCMHS graduated at the local rink, the Mariners Centre.

External links

* [http://www.ycmhs.com/ YCMHS]
* [http://www.ycmhsawards.com/ YCMHS Online Resource to Scholarships]
* [http://www.tcrsb.ca/ Tri-County Regional School Board]