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Esquimalt High School

Coordinates: 48°26′17″N 123°23′49″W / 48.438°N 123.397°W

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Esquimalt High School

Address

847 Colville Rd. Victoria , British Columbia , V9A 4N9 Canada
Coordinates	48°26′17″N 123°23′49″W / 48.438°N 123.397°W / 48.438; -123.397
Information
School type	Public, high school
Motto	Esse Quam Videri (To Be, Rather Than To Seem)
Established	24 August 1915 (1915-08-24)
School board	School District 61 Greater Victoria
Superintendent	Shelley Green
Principal	Sarah Garr
Vice Principals	Chris Koutougos, Jared Adams
Faculty	72
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	628^[1] (2016-2017)
Language	English, French
Campus	Urban
Colour(s)
Website	www.esquimalt.sd61.bc.ca

École Secondaire Esquimalt High School (or "EHS") is a high school located in Esquimalt, a township located west of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. EHS is operated by the Greater Victoria School District. It is the designated secondary school for Shoreline and Rockheights Middle Schools and serves students from Esquimalt, View Royal, and the Victoria neighbourhoods of Vic West and Craigflower.^[2] The school is one of three to retain "High School" in its name when the Province of B.C. directed the change to "Secondary School". The school is served by the student-run newspaper Esquimalt Ink.^[3]

Academic programs

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In addition to standard core curriculum programs, the following are offered:^[4]

Career Preparation Programs in Jazz, Media & Graphic Arts, Automotive Technology and Food Industry Training
Culinary Arts
4C Challenge Gifted Education (commitment to tasks; creative problem solving; challenging curriculum and assignments; and community involvement)
Dramatic Arts
Fine Arts
- Concert Band
- Jr. Jazz Ensemble
- Sr. Jazz Ensemble
- Concert Choir
- Vocal Ensemble
- Rhythm and Blues Band
First Nations Education
French Immersion
Leadership
Musical Theatre
Improv
Technology Education (woodworking, metalworking, electronics, automotive technology)
Victoria International High School Programs

Athletics

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The various athletics teams are known as the Esquimalt Dockers.

Basketball
Curling
Rowing
Rugby
Swimming
Wrestling
Badminton
Tennis

The Curling Academy focuses on developing a blend of skills including academic excellence, leadership development, and curling skills. The program accepts students from all levels of curling proficiency, including wheelchair curlers.

Weather Station

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The University of Victoria operates a weather station at EHS as part of its School-Based Weather Station Network which gathers data from schools around Greater Victoria for its Climate Modelling Group of the School of Earth and Ocean Science. The data is collected at the university and used to provide meteorological forecasts online.^[5]

Sustainability

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The school is a participant in the Sustainable High Schools Project offered by the Sierra Club BC’s Environmental Education Program.^[6]

Notable alumni

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Luke Burton-Krahn, CFL player
Meg Tilly, actress, Broadway stage dancer, writer, and Academy Award nominee (attended in Grade 12, graduated Chief Sealth High School)^[7]

References

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^ "School Enrollment Numbers". School District 61 Greater Victoria. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
^ "School District catchment map, retrieved online 2011-04-28". Archived from the original on 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
^ "Esquimalt Ink, October 22, Issue 1" (PDF). Esquimalt Ink. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ School District website, retrieved online 2011-04-28
^ UVic School-Based Weather Station Network, retrieved online 2011-04-11
^ Sierra Club BC, retrieved online 2011-04-28
^ Article with school yearbook photographs, retrieved online 2011-04-27

External links

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v t e Secondary schools in Greater Victoria
Anglophone School District 61 Greater Victoria	Esquimalt Lambrick Park Mount Douglas Oak Bay Reynolds Spectrum Victoria
Francophone Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique	École Victor-Brodeur

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