Bishop Pinkham Junior High School
| Bishop Pinkham Jr. High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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3304 – 63 Avenue S.W. , | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public School |
| Motto | Motto: English: "We will take your hands and help you soar." French: Nous te tendrons la main pour te soutenir et tu t'envoleras" |
| Established | 1964 |
| School board | Calgary Board of Education |
| Principal | Sebastien Picard[1] |
| Grades | 7, 8, 9 + Bridges |
| Enrollment | 491[3] (September 2008) |
| • Grade 7 | 149 |
| • Grade 8 | 170 |
| • Grade 9 | 172 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Communities served | Lakeview, North Glenmore, Discovery Ridge |
| School website[4] | |
| Last updated: January 2009 | |
Bishop Pinkham Junior High School is a public French immersion junior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It has classes for grades 6 through 9, offering French, English, and Spanish programs. Bishop Pinkham is located in the Lakeview community of Calgary. It used to be only for grade 7,8,9 but there were too many students at Westgate Elementary, so they had to come to Bishop Pinkham.
The school is named after the Bishop William Cyrian Pinkham who was the first Anglican bishop in Calgary.[5]
School history
The School was founded back in 1959 and was named after Bishop William Pinkham who was a Bishop in the City of Calgary. The school was classified always Public. It features a late French immersion program, which starts in grade 7, as well as programs for continuing French immersion, Spanish immersion and English students. French students take 4 subjects in French (Math, Social studies, Science, and French Language Arts).
References
- ^ http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b645/contact.htm
- ^ Assistant Principal's Biography/Newsletter
- ^ School Profile. Cbe.ab.ca. Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
- ^ Calgary Board of Education. Schools.cbe.ab.ca (2010-05-05). Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
- ^ Biography of Bishop pinkham. Mhs.mb.ca (2009-07-20). Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
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