Bluefield High School (Prince Edward Island)
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Bluefield High School, is a Canadian
secondary school
in Hampshire
, Prince Edward Island
for students from the Mid-part of Queens County
, including the town of Cornwall
.
The school is administratively part of the Eastern School District
. Its official colours are blue and white and the mascot is a Bobcat
. The sports teams from BHS are called the Bluefield Bobcats.
The high school offers both French and English languages.
Basketball Tournaments - The "Snowbird Classic" is a basketball tournament hosted in December by Bluefield High which draws schools competing from across P.E.I., New Brunswick
and Nova Scotia
. The annual teams are the Bluefield Bobcats, the Rural Raiders
, the Colonel Gray Colonels
, the Three Oaks Axemen
, the Montague Vikings
, the Tantramar Titans
and the Sackville Kingfishers
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Hampshire
Hampshire, Prince Edward Island
Hampshire is a settlement in Prince Edward Island....
, Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
for students from the Mid-part of Queens County
Queens County, Prince Edward Island
Queens County is located in central Prince Edward Island, Canada. The county is geographically divided by the Hillsborough River's estuary, a tidal inlet which almost splits the county and Prince Edward Island...
, including the town of Cornwall
Cornwall, Prince Edward Island
Cornwall is a Canadian suburban town located in Queens County, Prince Edward Island.The town is located immediately west of the provincial capital Charlottetown and functions as a bedroom community.-History:...
.
The school is administratively part of the Eastern School District
Eastern School District
The Eastern School District is a Canadian school district in Prince Edward Island.The Eastern School District is an Anglophone district operating 43 public schools in Queens and Kings Counties with its headquarters in Stratford...
. Its official colours are blue and white and the mascot is a Bobcat
Bobcat
The bobcat is a North American mammal of the cat family Felidae, appearing during the Irvingtonian stage of around 1.8 million years ago . With twelve recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States...
. The sports teams from BHS are called the Bluefield Bobcats.
History and characteristics
- In 2000, The new $2 million addition to Bluefield High School was officially opened by students, staff, parents, Eastern School District representatives and government officials. The new addition at Bluefield was 15000 square feet (1,393.5 m²). It consists of seven new classrooms, one special education area, a sick room, an art room, two work rooms, a general office area and a new main entrance area. Renovations were also carried out in the existing building to provide new washrooms and a teachers' lounge. The Honourable Jeffrey E. Lantz, Minister of Education, also participated in the official opening.
- In 2008, Bluefield was one of three Island schools, and one of ten Canadian schools, to receive a $40,000 HP grant to improve teaching by using technology. The grant was used to enhance teaching math and science at Bluefield. A team of five Bluefield teachers applied for the grant earlier that year. HP is committed to innovative educators who are transforming teaching and learning through the effective use of technology.
- In 2010, BHS put on an open house of readings at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery by the Creative Writing Group of Bluefield High School led by Yvette Doucette.
The high school offers both French and English languages.
Facilities
The school's $40,000 HP grant in 2008 alouded bluefield to install some of the following modern features:- A large library and resource centre will have an adjoining seminar and meeting rooms.
- The cafetorium features a large stage, prop area, and sound and lighting room.
- Spacious band and music room.
- A kitchen which is used to supply lots of in school events or public speakers or organizations who want to visit the high school.
- Trades training includes a large, well-equipped spaces for carpentry, welding, motor vehicle repair and applied technology.
- All classrooms have SmartBoards and accompanying technology to improve lesson presentation.
- One classroom has a wall made of thick see-through glass.
- Two major computer labs
- A 7000 square feet (650.3 m²) gymnasium and an auxiliary gym above it.
School sports
Sports at Bluefield High Include:- boys and girls BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- boys and girls WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
- boys and girls RugbyRugby footballRugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
- boys and girls Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- boys and girls Soccer
- boys and girls SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
- boys and girls Track & Field
- boys and girls GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- boys and girls BadmintonBadmintonBadminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
- boys and girls VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- boys and girls PowerliftingPowerliftingPowerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...
- girls Field HockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
Basketball Tournaments - The "Snowbird Classic" is a basketball tournament hosted in December by Bluefield High which draws schools competing from across P.E.I., New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
and Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
. The annual teams are the Bluefield Bobcats, the Rural Raiders
Charlottetown Rural High School
Charlottetown Rural High School , known colloquially as "The Rural", is a Canadian secondary school in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island for students that attend the school come from the north and east parts of Queens County, including the City of Charlottetown and the town of Stratford.The...
, the Colonel Gray Colonels
Colonel Gray High School
Colonel Gray Sr. High School, colloquially referred to as "The Gray", is a Canadian secondary school in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.for students that attend the school come from the central parts of Queens County, in the City of Charlottetown....
, the Three Oaks Axemen
Three Oaks Senior High School
Three Oaks Senior High School is a Canadian secondary school located in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.- Notable Graduates :* Heather Moyse, Canadian olympian* Wm. Neil McLure, Canadian neuropsychologist* Walter Moyse, Canadian Giant...
, the Montague Vikings
Montague Regional High School
Montague Regional High School , is a Canadian secondary school in Montague, Prince Edward Island for students from the southern part of Kings County and the south eastern part of Queens County, including the towns of Montague and Georgetown....
, the Tantramar Titans
Tantramar Regional High School
Tantramar Regional High School, is a Canadian secondary school in Sackville, New Brunswick....
and the Sackville Kingfishers
Sackville High School
Sackville High School is a Canadian public secondary school located in the community of Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. It is operated by the Halifax Regional School Board .Its feeder schools are A.J...
.
Clubs at Bluefield
Bluefield High is home to a variety of clubs, including:- Outdoor Adventure Club
- Yearbook CommitteeYearbookA yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually. Virtually all American, Australian and Canadian high schools, most colleges and many elementary and middle schools publish yearbooks...
- Chess Club
- Grad Activity Committee
- God at Bluefield
- Photography Club
- Prom CommitteePromIn the United States and Canada, a prom, short for promenade, is a formal dance, or gathering of high school students. It is typically held near the end of the senior year. It figures greatly in popular culture and is a major event among high school students...
- Readers' Circle
- Junior Achievement
- Rotary Youth Parliament
- SADD
- PURPLE
- Jo-Bo