J. L. Ilsley High School
J.L. Ilsley High School is a Canadian high school located in Spryfield in the western part of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The school is named after James Lorimer Ilsley, a former federal cabinet minister who served in Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's World War II government and was later Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. The school opened in 1971. Funding for the construction of a new school to replace the existing structure was announced in 2018. The province of Nova Scotia is aiming to open the new school between 2020 and 2021.[2]
| J. L. Ilsley High School | |
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38 Sylvia Avenue , , B3R 1J9 Canada | |
| Coordinates | 44°36′28″N 63°36′36.2″W |
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| School type | High school |
| Motto | "Justitia et Doctrina per Tempus" (Justice and Wisdom Through Time) |
| Founded | 1971 |
| School board | Halifax Regional School Board |
| Principal | Gordon McKelvie |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Enrollment | 706[1] (2020) |
| Language | English, French immersion |
| Colour(s) | Purple and white |
| Team name | Judges |
| Website | www |
Notable alumni
- Jackie Barrett, former Special Olympics Powerlifter, amassed 15 Powerlifting medals at four Special Olympics World Games appearances
- Joey Comeau – writer, creator of A Softer World
- Matt Robinson – poet[3]
- Peter North – pornographic performer and producer
References
- http://www.hrsb.ns.ca/tools/schoolfinder/findSchool.aspx?code=JLI
- May 30, Anjuli Patil · CBC News · Posted; May 30, 2018 4:48 PM AT | Last Updated; 2018. "New J.L. Ilsley High School to be located behind current building | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2019-02-14.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- "Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia". Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
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