Prince Andrew High School
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| Prince Andrew High School | |
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| 31 Woodlawn Road Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2W 2R7, Canada |
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| School number | HRSB ID 127 |
| School board | Halifax Regional School Board |
| Principal | Ms. Linda Lund |
| Vice principal | Ms. Lee Anne Amaral Mr. Sohael Abidi |
| School type | High school |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Language | English |
| Area | 12000sq. ft |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Team name | Prince Andrew Panthers |
| Colours | Blue, Black and White |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Enrolment | 1073 (September 2009) |
| Homepage | http://www.pahs.ednet.ns.ca |
Prince Andrew High School is a Canadian public school, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It is operated by the Halifax Regional School Board (HRSB) and is now an International Baccalaureate (IB) world school, offering the Diploma program. It also offers the O2 program (options and opportunities).
Over 1000 students currently attend, and graduating classes consists of approximately 350 students.
The school was opened in 1960 and has gone through numerous renovations throughout the years, now boasting the largest auditorium east of Montreal, and a second gymnasium added in renovation. Additionally, upgrades to the cafeteria and auditorium have given them a more modern design. They are currently going through a new set of renovations from new lockers, re done exterior, The "New" gym Has been repainted and has had a new hardwood floor put in. They are also planning on putting in two production labs in the future.
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[edit] History
The school was built for the 1960/61 school year. In 1970 an addition to the school created a second gym, now known as the new gym, and a new wing. The additions in 1978 and 1986 added on wings, an auditorium, and expanded the library. Prince Andrew's unofficial rival school is Dartmouth High School
Prince Andrew High School celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2010, when it its 50th class graduated.
[edit] Fine arts
Prince Andrew High School's Fine Arts program has a wide variety of courses including Visual Art, Film & Video, Band, Dance, and Drama
Each year in March, April, or May, the theater group "The PA Players" performs a play or musical.
- 2012:The Sound of Music
2011: Grease
2010: Jesus Christ Superstar
2009: Cabaret
2008: Macbeth
2007: Footloose
2006: The Crucible
2005: Twelfth Night
2004: Anything Goes
2003: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
2002: A Midsummer Night's Dream
2001: Fame
2000: Tonight We Improvise
1999: Romeo and Juliet
1998: Bye Bye Birdie
1997: Oliver Twist
1997: Secret of the Palace
1996: Comedy of Errors
1994: Jayne Eyre
- held in November 2011
Prince Andrew often hosts the Christmas concerts of its elementary feeder schools in its Auditorium as well as community, Woodlawn Dartmouth, events.
[edit] Courses, clubs, and teams
[edit] Courses
In the 2010-2011 school year the departments at Prince Andrew High School include Business and Technology, English, Fine Arts, Languages and Library Services, Math, Science, Social Studies, Wellness and Guidance. There are four levels of courses available within these departments— Essential, Foundation, Academic and Advanced.
Prince Andrew is an IB World School. It has been offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme since 2007, with its first graduates matriculating in 2009.
[edit] Clubs
The clubs at Prince Andrew High School include:
- Safe Grad (a graduation celebration similar to prom which is free of alcohol and drugs)
- SAC
- Christian Fellowship
- Student Council
- School newspaper club
- PA Tech
- PA Robotics
- Jazz Band
- Flute Choir
- Jam Band
- Choir
- Dance Club
- Gay Straight Alliance (GSA)
- Big Bunch (Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada)
- Culture at Prince Andrew (C@PA)
- Key Club
- Debate Club
- MindShift
- Vinyl Renaissance
[edit] PAWEECA
PAHS is host to the Prince Andrew Woodlawn Environmental Enhancement Conservation Association. This organization is the only federally recognized, student operated, non-profit society with charitable status in Nova Scotia.
The group was run for many years by now retired teacher Greg King. Some projects have included work with the Children’s Wish Foundation, a replanting initiative at Point Pleasant Park, McNabs Island Clean-up, the Nova Scotia Mental Health Association, Dartmouth Senior Centre Activities, PAHS Scholarship Fund, Class Gift, Dartmouth Rotary, and their own “Trees for Kids” fundraiser for the IWK Youth Telethon. PAWEECA has also partnered with such organizations as Free The Children, Action Against Hunger, and the Nova Scotia Gambia Association. They sent shoes to Afghanistan in 2007 and were recognized with an award at a local ceremony honouring voluntarism.
This organization has been dissolved in 2009.
[edit] Teams & Sports
Some of the sports offered at Prince Andrew High School include football, hockey, basketball, rugby union, track & field, volleyball, soccer, field hockey, cheerleading, badminton, cricket, table tennis, softball, cross country, skiing, golf and Snowboarding. Prince Andrew High Panthers Football Team has a strong winning tradition dating back to the 1960s although recently have experienced a drought in champ cats. The Panthers have played in the NSSAF Division I Championship eight times.
1995 1994 1992* Champions 1989 1977 1976* Champions 1974 1969
