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Bishop Carroll High School (Calgary)

Coordinates: 51°00′43″N 114°07′12″W / 51.012°N 114.120°W / 51.012; -114.120
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Bishop Carroll High School
Front Entrance of School
Address
Map
4624 Richard Road S.W.
(Area A/Ward 11)

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Coordinates51°00′43″N 114°07′12″W / 51.012°N 114.120°W / 51.012; -114.120
Information
School typeSeparate secondary
MottoMane nobiscum, Domine
("Stay with us, Lord")
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1971
School boardCalgary Catholic School District
PrincipalCheryl McInnes[1]
Vice PrincipalsCrystal Bertsch, Jonathan Black, Nathan Easton[2]
Staff80
Grades10–12
Enrolment1,350 around
Colour(s)Red and Yellow   
MascotCardinals
Special programsContinuous Progress
Self-directed Learning
Websitewww.cssd.ab.ca/schools/bishopcarroll/Pages/default.aspx/

Bishop Carroll High School is a Canadian Catholic high school that is part of the Calgary Catholic School District in Alberta. The school is named after Francis Patrick Carroll, the Bishop of Calgary from 1935 to 1966. The school welcomes students who are not Catholic but all pupils are expected to complete religious studies courses.

Bishop Carroll's athletic teams are nicknamed the Cardinals.

Curriculum

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The school offers a unique program that allows students to work at their own pace in an individual environment. This self-directed learning is part of the constructivist model of student-centered learning advocated by member schools of the Canadian Coalition of Self-Directed Learning.[3]

The school is a member of the Action for Bright Children Society.[4]

History

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Opened in 1971, Bishop Carroll High School was the first school in Canada to offer a program based on the CCSDL fundamental practices of personalized programming, flexible scheduling, continuous progress, mastery learning and a Teacher Advisory Program.[5] In 2011, Mount Royal University signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Bishop Carroll High School to build on a history of cooperation between the two institutions in order to enhance a working relationship that will increase educational opportunities for students.[6] The MOU allows discussions to commence between the parties to offer specific courses at the high school (dual credit courses). Bishop Carroll High School students beginning in 2013 got a head start on their University studies with the successful completion of Critical Reading and Writing, a university-level credit course offered jointly by Mount Royal University and Bishop Carroll High School. This course was the first of its kind, and is part of a plan of continuing cooperation between the University and Bishop Carroll High School in many disciplines. In 2015, this MRU-BCHS course became dual credit.[citation needed]

Student Services Department

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Three full-time counsellors offer a Comprehensive School Counselling program, which meet the needs of student in three basic domains: academic development, career development, and personal/social development.[7] In 2014, Mount Royal University and partner school Bishop Carroll joined together to raise awareness about, and change the culture of, bullying. Who's Frank? is an initiative determined to change hearts and minds through the power of stories and inspire action against bullying.[8]

Fine arts and performing arts

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Music department

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The Bishop Carroll Music Society (BCMS) is an independently-run organization directed by parent volunteers and faculty from the department of music at the school; it funds, promotes, and supports the music program and all its members.[9] The music program consists of a Concert Choir, a Treble Choir & Auditioned Chamber Choir, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Sassy Jazz Ensemble, four string orchestras (Beginner Strings, Intermezzo Strings, Cantabile Strings, and Virtuosi Strings), a Concert Band, Auditioned Touring Band, Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, 1:00 Jazz band and 2:00 Jazz Bands and in 2014 added a Symphony Orchestra. This is the only high school in Calgary with an Orchestra. In December 2017, the Virtuosi Strings were invited to perform at The Midwest Clinic, an International Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago, IL.[10]

School of Alberta Ballet

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Bishop Carroll is one of two Calgary schools that has a relationship with The School of Alberta Ballet.[11] Ballet students at Bishop Carroll and Queen Elizabeth High (in the public system) may receive credit toward their high school diploma for the instruction they receive at ballet school.[citation needed]

Student Body

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2008 Lockdown

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Bishop Carroll was locked down for approximately 4 hours on December 12, 2008. No threat was found and students were released.[12][13]

2016 Lockdown

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Bishop Carroll was locked down for approximately 2 hours on September 20, 2016. Once again, Police "found nothing out of the ordinary".[14] Certain sources claim that a "bomb threat"[14] was made to the school, while others say that the threat was "unspecified".[15] A very similar lockdown happened at Bishop Grandin at the same time, but "Police say the calls to the schools were unrelated".[15] No one was harmed, and all students were released.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Bishop Carroll High School". www.cssd.ab.ca.
  2. ^ "Bishop Carroll High School - Home".
  3. ^ "Bishop Carroll High School". www.cssd.ab.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  4. ^ "Gifted Schools - Calgary". www.abccalgary.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  5. ^ "CCSDL » CCSDL Fundamental Practices". Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-06-11.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2015-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Student Services". schools.cssd.ab.ca.
  8. ^ "Who is Frank?". The Reflector. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  9. ^ Bishop Carroll High School (2018–2019). "Music information handbook for students and parents" (PDF). Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  10. ^ "Bishop Carroll music students get invite to prestigious Windy City conference". Calgary Herald. 25 November 2017.
  11. ^ Alberta Ballet: Partnerships with local school boards Archived 2006-03-24 at the Wayback Machine; URL last accessed February 17, 2006
  12. ^ "Lockdown ends". CTV News. December 12, 2008. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
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  14. ^ a b "Bomb threats prompt voluntary lockdowns at Bishop Carroll and Bishop Grandin High Schools | Metro News". Archived from the original on 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  15. ^ a b "Unspecified, unrelated threats prompt lockdown of two southwest high schools". 20 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
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  27. ^ "Olympian a contented man" Larry Wood, Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alta.: August 4, 2000. pg. D.7
  28. ^ "Teenager driving for '98". Lori Ewing, Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alta.: February 21, 1994. pg. C.5.
  29. ^ Magrini, Paul (December 9, 1999). "Seitz living proof of Olympic legacy". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on May 15, 2001.; copy provided by Luge Canada.
  30. ^ "Mike Soroka - Biography". Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  31. ^ "Hockey is a Girl's Game", Alberta Report, ISSN: 0225-0519, February 21, 1994, Vol. 21, Issue 10, p29
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