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* The senior girls' rugby team won the Tier 1 provincial championship in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tournament Draw & Results|url=http://www.asaa.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/championships/attachments/complete_schedule_with_pools_and_oregon_draws.xlsx|website=2016 ASAA Rugby Provincials|publisher=Alberta Schools' Athletic Association|accessdate=27 December 2016}}</ref>
* The senior girls' rugby team won the Tier 1 provincial championship in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tournament Draw & Results|url=http://www.asaa.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/championships/attachments/complete_schedule_with_pools_and_oregon_draws.xlsx|website=2016 ASAA Rugby Provincials|publisher=Alberta Schools' Athletic Association|accessdate=27 December 2016}}</ref>


===Non-ASAA championships===
===Metro Edmonton High School Athletic Association championships (non ASAA sports)===
* The senior girls' soccer team won the Premier division championship in 1993–94, 2002–03, 2003–04, and 2005–06.<ref name ="Metro champions 1988–2013">{{cite web|title=All-time Metro Champions from 1988 - 2013|url=http://metroathletics.ca/files/metro_champions_1988-2013.pdf|publisher=Metro Edmonton High School Athletics|accessdate=27 December 2016}}</ref>
* The senior girls' soccer team won the Premier division championship in 1993–94, 2002–03, 2003–04, and 2005–06.<ref name ="Metro champions 1988–2013">{{cite web|title=All-time Metro Champions from 1988 - 2013|url=http://metroathletics.ca/files/metro_champions_1988-2013.pdf|publisher=Metro Edmonton High School Athletics|accessdate=27 December 2016}}</ref>
* The junior girls' soccer team won the championship in 2009–10, 2010–11, and 2012–13.<ref name ="Metro champions 1988–2013"/>
* The junior girls' soccer team won the championship in 2009–10, 2010–11, and 2012–13.<ref name ="Metro champions 1988–2013"/>

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Bev Facey Community High School
Address
Map
99 Colwill Boulevard

Sherwood Park
,
Alberta
,
T8A-4V5

Canada
Coordinates53°31′31.00″N 113°16′8.38″W / 53.5252778°N 113.2689944°W / 53.5252778; -113.2689944
Information
School typePublic Senior High School
MottoIn Pursuit of Excellence[1]
Founded1981[1]
School boardElk Island Public Schools[1]
PrincipalBill Schlacht[1]
Teaching staff66[2]
Grades10, 11, 12
Enrolment1,113[2] (2015)
LanguageEnglish
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)Blue and Gold    
MascotChuck the Falcon
Team nameFalcons[2]
Budget$8.529 million[2]
Websitewww.bevfacey.ca

Bev Facey Community High School is a public high school for grades 10–12 in Sherwood Park, Strathcona County, Alberta, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14.

History

Bev Facey Community High School was opened in 1981 by the County of Strathcona No. 20 (now Strathcona County), which was responsible for school provision between 1962 and 1994. In 1994, the Strathcona County schools were split off to form Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14, commonly known as Elk Island Public Schools.[3] Bev Facey is a two-storey building of 17,282.5 square metres (186,027 sq ft) and has a capacity of 1481 students.[4]: 2  Its optimum enrollment is 1200 students.[5] Bev Facey is the largest high school in Elk Island Public Schools.[2]

The school was named for Mr. F. B. (Bev) Facey, the Strathcona County Superintendant of Schools from 1962 to 1975.[6] Jim Sawchuck, the school's first principal, chose blue and gold as the school's colours after the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' colours.[citation needed]

Amenities and services

Bev Facey, which opened its doors for students in 1981, has multiple labs, class specific classrooms, and special services, dedicated for academic enhancement and achievement. Bev Facey has the following:

  • three computer labs and five mobile laptop carts equipped for one classroom each;
  • two full-size gymnasiums and a weight room;
  • two change rooms equipped with lockers and shower facilities;
  • a language laboratory reserved for those enrolled in a French or German language courses;
  • a greenhouse for horticulture electives;
  • a fine arts theatre
  • a music room;
  • a café;
  • a cafeteria;
  • a library; and
  • a student services department that offers career planning, test anxiety management, tutoring, and applications for school awards.

Bev Facey backs onto the Strathcona Athletic Park, which is used for physical education classes and athletic team practices. Strathcona Athletic Park has four baseball diamonds, a football field, five combination football/soccer fields. a running track, and a practice soccer field.[7] In winter there is an outdoor hockey rink.[8]

Academics

Bev Facey offers both the standard Alberta Education curriculum and the Advanced Placement[clarification needed] curriculum. It also offers courses in building construction, commercial foods, communication technology, computer networking, computer science, cosmetology, fabrication studies, health and wellness, horticulture, mechanics, and sports performance.

Athletics

Bev Facey's sports teams are known as the Falcons, and their mascot is Chuck the Falcon, a blue falcon wearing a gold/yellow basketball jersey. The school competes in the 51-school Metro Edmonton High School Athletic Association region of the Alberta Schools' Athletic Association (ASAA),[9] and enters teams in the following sports:[10]

Notes
  1. ^ a b c There are junior teams for both boys and girls in basketball and volleyball, and a junior boys' team in football.
  2. ^ In 2016 Bev Facey was one of approximately six high schools in the Metro Edmonton High School Athletic Association with a coed football team.[11]
  3. ^ a b Championships for soccer and swimming are at the regional Metro Edmonton High School Athletic Association level since these sports are not sanctioned by the ASAA.

ASAA provincial championships

  • The senior football team won the provincial Tier 1 championship in 2002.[12]
  • The senior girls' handball team won provincial Tier 1 championships in 20015 and 2016.[13]
  • The senior boys' handball team won the provincial Tier 1 championship in 2016.[14]
  • The senior girls' rugby team won the Tier 1 provincial championship in 2016.[15]

Metro Edmonton High School Athletic Association championships (non ASAA sports)

  • The senior girls' soccer team won the Premier division championship in 1993–94, 2002–03, 2003–04, and 2005–06.[16]
  • The junior girls' soccer team won the championship in 2009–10, 2010–11, and 2012–13.[16]

Prior to 2013 the Metro Edmonton High School Athletic Association did not include Edmonton Public Schools, the largest Edmonton school board.

Alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Bev Facey Community High". Schools. Elk Island Public Schools. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bev Facey Community High School Education Plan 2015-2018". Bev Facey Community High School. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Municipal government". Strathcona County. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. ^ Wade Engineering Ltd. "Bev Facey Community High School" (PDF). School Facility Condition Evaluation: Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14. Government of Alberta Ministry of Infrastructure. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Optimal Enrolment Limits & Boundary Status 2016-2017". Elk Island Public Schools. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  6. ^ "F. B. Facey". Bev Facey Community High School. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Parks and Playgrounds". Strathcona County. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Boarded rinks with lights & change facilities". Strathcona County Outdoor Rinks. Strathcona County. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Member Schools". Metro Edmonton High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Athletics Overview". Bev Facey Community High. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  11. ^ Cummings, Madeleine (27 December 2016). "Meet the Edmonton high school girls who played football and smashed stereotypes this season". Edmonton Examiner. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Football". Athletics. Bev Facey Community High. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  13. ^ Jones, Shane (2 May 2016). "Facey girls repeat as champs". Sherwood Park News. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  14. ^ "2016 ASAA Tier 1 Handball Provincials". Alberta Schools' Athletic Association. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  15. ^ "Tournament Draw & Results". 2016 ASAA Rugby Provincials. Alberta Schools' Athletic Association. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  16. ^ a b "All-time Metro Champions from 1988 - 2013" (PDF). Metro Edmonton High School Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

External links

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