Charles P. Allen High School
Charles P. Allen High School is a senior high school located in Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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200 Innovation Drive , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 44°44′49″N 63°38′18″W |
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| School type | High school |
| Motto | "Striving for Excellence" |
| School board | Halifax Regional School Board |
| Area trustee | Beth Pye |
| School number | HRSB ID:183 Nova Scotia ID:358 |
| Principal | Stephanie Bird |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,601 (2019).[1] |
| Language | English, French immersion |
| Colour(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Charles |
| Team name | Cheetahs |
| Website | cpa |
This school serves Hammonds Plains, Bedford and a section of Halifax since 2010; for three years at the original CPA and current location since 2013. It serviced Waverley, Fall River, Windsor Junction and Montague Gold Mines until 2000 when Lockview High School was opened. It opened in 1978, six years after Sackville High School was opened and did serve Bedford.
School teams
CPA has teams that participate in:
- Football
- Golf
- Baseball
- Soccer (male and female teams)
- Cross Country Running
- Volleyball (male and female teams)
- Basketball (male and female; A and B teams)
- Ice hockey (male and female teams)
- Field Hockey
- Skiing
- Snowboarding
- Badminton
- Rugby (male and female teams)
- Softball (male and female teams)
- Track & Field
- Karate
- Computer Programming
- Robotics
- Curling (male, female, mixed)
- Ultimate disc (Co-ed; A and B teams)
- Chess club (mixed)
- Pickleball (Senior Only)
All of the schools sports teams are called the "Cheetahs". C. P. Allen High is a member of the Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation.
Mascot and school colours
The mascot of Charles P. Allen High is Charles the Cheetah. In the new building, there is a large student-made Charles mosaic on the floor of the main hallway. The school's team colours are white and navy blue.
The International Baccalaureate Programme
Charles P. Allen has been an IB World School since 2007. IB Students at Charles P. Allen can take courses that include English HL/SL, French B HL, French B SL, Spanish B ab initio, Economics HL/SL, Environmental Systems & Societies SL, History HL/SL, History SL (available only in French), Biology HL/SL, Chemistry HL/SL, Physics HL/SL, Math Studies SL, Mathematics SL, Theatre HL/SL, Music HL/SL, Visual Arts HL/SL & Theory of Knowledge. The IB Diploma Prep (DP)/Pre-IB is also available for Grade Ten students.[2]
The Cheetah Spot
The Cheetah Spot is a school store located behind the kitchen in the cafetorium. It sells 'Cheetah wear', school clothing, and other school merchandise.
Enrollment history
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New Charles P. Allen High School
In April 2009, the Minister of Education announced a new high school would be built in Bedford to replace Charles P. Allen High School. The new Charles P. Allen opened in September 2013. The new building is located at 200 Innovation Drive in Bedford. The building features an enhanced cafetorium, student lounge, over 50 learning spaces and 2 gymnasiums, one of which is part of the community centre in the building. Outside the school, there is a full-size artificial turf sports field with stadium lighting. The building is built to be energy efficient and meets LEED Gold specifications.
See also
- List of schools in Nova Scotia
Old Charles P. Allen building, now Rocky Lake Junior High at 670 Rocky Lake Drive
References
- Charles P Allen, C P Allen.
- http://www.ibo.org/en/school/002911
- School Finder
- Halifax Regional School Board, New Charles P. Allen High School.