Canterbury High School (Ottawa)
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| Principal | Frank Wiley |
| Vice principals | Steve Snell, Cheryl Black |
Arts Coordinator | Jan Salmon |
| School type | Public |
| Religious affiliation | None |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Location | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Enrollment | 1261 (2002) |
| Campus surroundings | Suburban |
| Mascot | Charger |
| School colours | Green, Blue, Gold |
Canterbuty High School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in the Alta Vista neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is an arts magnet school, and located at 900 Canterbury Ave. It serves 1150 students. Canterbury is mainly an arts school: its arts the program began in 1983. It was recently rated by Maclean's Magazine as the top arts high school in Canada.
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Maclean's Magazine
The August 23rd, 2004 edition of Maclean's magazine rated Canada's best high schools. Canterbury is featured prominently as the best arts high school in the country. The article highlighted 40 top high schools that counter the image of lacklustre, under-performing public education in Canada. While not a ranking of Canada's 16,000 high schools, the story's intent is to "shine some light on those that have found innovative and effective ways to engage kids and steer them toward success."
Under the title "Arts Smarts", Maclean's said: "Almost everything that goes into the vibrant life of Ottawa's Canterbury High School and its well-known arts program is positive and mutually reinforcing.... Highly motivated students inspire a dedicated staff to put in extra hours.... Kids from any of the five arts divisions support their peers in the other groups, stopping to offer applause for a band's hall concert, or incorporating poems within wall murals.... But even more impressive is the whole atmosphere of the place, where hallways and classrooms are crowded with students who radiate loads of enthusiasm."
Famous Alumni
- Raoul Bhaneja
- Martin Gero
- Jessica Holmes
- Peter Hume
- Andrew Mah
- Alyn McCauley
- Richard Parry
- Tyley Ross
- Kurt Smeaton
External links
- Canterbury High School (http://www.ocdsb.edu.on.ca/CANTweb)
- Canterbury Arts Centre Deveopment Association (http://www.cacda.com)
- Canterbury Collection (http://collections.ic.gc.ca/canterbury/)
- Canterbury School Council (http://www.canterburycouncil.org)