Saint John High School
Appearance
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Saint John High School | |
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Address | |
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170-200 Prince William Street , , Canada | |
Coordinates | 45°16′08″N 66°03′39″W / 45.2688°N 66.0609°W |
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School type | Public High School |
Motto | Vita Vitalis (A Life Worthwhile) |
Founded | 1805 |
School board | Anglophone South School District (ASD-S) |
Superintendent | Zoë Watson |
School number | 2043 |
Principal | Christina Barrington |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 921 (as of 2017) |
Language | English, French |
Campus | Built 1931, expanded 1964, 1986 |
Area | Saint John, New Brunswick |
Colour(s) | |
Mascot | Greyhound |
Team name | The Greyhounds |
Website | www |
Saint John High School (SJHS) is a high school located in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. It was founded in 1805 and is the oldest publicly funded school in Canada.
History
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Saint John High School was a filming location for the 2001 crime drama film Blue Hill Avenue.[1]
Hounds football
[edit]Saint John High school's football team, coached by David Grandy, made it to the 2008 NBIAA high school football championship game after defeating Riverview Royals 21-8. It was the first time since 1981 for the Hounds. The Hounds lost the provincial game against the Bernice MacNaughton Highlanders. From 2011-2012 the team was dominated by running back Freddy "Hurricane" Hammond.
Notable alumni
[edit]- David Russell Jack, 1881[2]
- Walter Harley Trueman (1870-1951) justice, Manitoba Court of Appeal
- Eldon Rathburn (1916-2008) film composer
- Anna McNulty YouTuber & Self-Taught Contortionist [3]
- Richard Currie (1937-) Chancellor of the University of New Brunswick
- Anna Minerva Henderson (1887–1987), teacher, civil servant, and poet[4]
- Steve Murphy (1960-) broadcaster[5]
- Brent Bambury (1960-)[6]
- Louis Cunningham, author
- Julie Dickson
- Walter W. White
- Catherine Bruhier
- Nelson Lee
References
[edit]- ^ "Cameras Rolling; Expect to see movie cameras, crews and actors on Charlotte and Princess Streets today as filming begins for Blue Hill Avenue". Telegraph-Journal. 3 October 2000. ProQuest 423114214. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Larocque, Peter J. (1998). "Jack, David Russell". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIV (1911–1920) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ https://www.sjhigh.ca/alumni/directory/profile/?alumni_id=45822 [bare URL]
- ^ Wright, Julia (February 7, 2021). "Restoring the legacy of a 'trailblazing' Black Saint John writer". CBC News.
- ^ Saint John High School Alumni News, 2007
- ^ Saint John High School Alumni News, 2007