Crescent Heights High School (Calgary)

Crescent Heights High School is a high school with an enrollment of 1677 students in grades 10-12 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The school is part of the Calgary Board of Education's public school system.

Crescent Heights High School
Address
1019 1st Street N.W.

Calgary
,
Alberta
,
T2M 2S2

Canada
Coordinates51.061546°N 114.065631°W / 51.061546; -114.065631
Information
School typePublic secondary
Established1915
School boardCalgary Board of Education
PrincipalMike Wilson
Grades10–12
Enrollment1677 (2019)
Colour(s)Navy, Red, and White      
MascotCowboy Sam
Team nameCowboys
Communities servedCrescent Heights, Coventry Hills, Hidden Valley, Crossroads, Mt Pleasant, Renfrew, Sunnyside, Mayland Heights, Vista Heights, Bridgeland, Tuxedo Park, Rosedale
Websiteschool.cbe.ab.ca/school/CrescentHeights

History

In 1915, Crescent Heights High School was called Crescent Heights Collegiate Institute, and was located in what is now Balmoral School. By 1919, enrollment at Crescent Heights High School was 980 students. The current building was erected in 1928 for a cost of $275,000.[1] It was extensively renovated in 1985-86, with a second full-size gymnasium added, and the original gymnasium converted into a student center. The basement lunch room was converted into a theater and a Building shop was later turned into a Dance room.

The school is a member of the Action for Bright TUTTA Society.[2]

Notable staff
  • The first principal of Crescent Heights from 1915-1935 was William Aberhart, later Premier of Alberta.
  • Another early teacher was Douglas Scott Harkness, who commanded an Anti-Tank Regiment of the Royal Canadian Artillery in the Second World War and served as Minister of National Defence after the war.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Cornerstones: Crescent Heights High School". Cornerstones. Calgary Public Library. Archived from the original on December 21, 2002. Retrieved 2000-05-28. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2016-05-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Crescent Heights High School". SchoolNet GrassRoots Program. Industry Canada. Retrieved 2000-05-28. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. Sean Cheeseman, ctv.ca
  5. "GRAMMYs Past Winners Search". The Recording Academy.
  6. Aylward, Mike (2005). "Women's Championship Cup of Wrestling Preview -". Lakehead University. Retrieved 2000-05-28. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  7. "Graham Claims Bronze Medal at Prestigious World University Wrestling Championships". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. 2006-06-08. Archived from the original on 2004-07-25. Retrieved 2000-05-28. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  8. Class of 1980, as shown in the class photos on the second floor
  9. http://olympic.ca/team-canada/akheen-haynes/
  10. Thompson, Katherine (December 25, 2012). "Featured Centenary 'Firsts' Story: Violet King (U of A Law 1953)". University of Alberta. Archived from the original on July 16, 2016.
  11. canadiansoldiers.com listing of CHHS Fatal Casualties in the Second World War Archived 2008-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
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