Henry Wise Wood High School (HWW) is a public high school located in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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910 - 75 Ave S.W. , , T2V 0S6 | |
| Coordinates | 50°59′11″N 114°05′04″W / 50.98643°N 114.08455°W |
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| School type | High school |
| Motto | Finis Coronat Opus (Latin: "The End Crowns the Work") |
| Founded | 1961 |
| School board | Calgary Board of Education |
| Superintendent | Christopher Usih |
| Area trustee | Marilyn Denis |
| School number | CBE - 836 |
| Principal | Aileen Smyth |
| Grades | 10, 11, 12 |
| Enrollment | 1840 (2023[1]) |
| • Grade 10 | 684 |
| • Grade 11 | 640 |
| • Grade 12 | 516 |
| Language | English |
| Area | CBE - Area V |
| Colour(s) | Pantone 209 |
| Mascot | Maximus |
| Team name | Warriors |
| Communities served | Chinook Park, Kelvin Grove, Bayview, Braeside, Cedarbrae, Eagle Ridge, Haysboro, Kingsland, Oakridge, Palliser, Pump Hill, Woodbine, Woodlands, Mahogany Riverbend, Ogden |
| Feeder schools | Elboya, Fairview, Harold Panabaker, John Ware, Nickle, Robert Warren, Woodman, Willow Park, Sherwood |
| Website | http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b836/ |
The school was built in 1961 and is named after Henry Wise Wood, an Alberta pioneer (cowboy) who was instrumental in forming the Alberta Wheat Pool and the United Farmers of Alberta. Wood is regarded as an influential individual in Canadian agricultural and farming history.[2]
Academically, the school offers the International Baccalaureate Programme (IB), and the Gifted and Talented Education Program (GATE), in addition to the full range of academic programs standard to the province. The school is part of the Action for Bright Children Society.[3] A unique option in the IB Programme that the school offers to students as an additional Group 3 subject is Philosophy 20/30 SL IB, which is made available bi-annually.
Henry Wise Wood has a music program that includes a symphonic band, jazz band, and choir.
Athletics programs
editHenry Wise Wood is noted for its football team, having won several city championships over the years. The school also has many other sports teams, including soccer, badminton, swimming, basketball, volleyball, rugby, and track.
Wise Wood features number of athletics programs and teams which include:
- Swimming
- Cross Country Running
- Curling
- Football
- Rugby
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Badminton
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Field Hockey
Notable alumni
edit- Ari Taub (born 1971), Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
- Pierre Poilievre (born 1979), Canadian member of Parliament, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition[4]
- Evan Williams (born 1984), actor (Blonde)[5]
References
edit- ^ "Find a School | Schools | Calgary Board of Education".
- ^ "Calgary Board of Education - Schools and Areas". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
- ^ "Gifted Schools - Calgary". www.abccalgary.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-26.
- ^ Bailey, Ian; Anderssen, Erin (September 11, 2022). "Pierre Poilievre's landslide victory charts new course for Conservatives". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Calgary actor Evan Williams having fun in the debauched court of King Louis XIV". Calgary Herald. September 18, 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
