Henry Wise Wood Senior High
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Henry Wise Wood Senior High School (HWW) is a public high school located in the southwest quadrant of Calgary
, Alberta
.
The school was built in 1961 and is named after Henry Wise Wood
, an Alberta pioneer who was instrumental in forming the Alberta Wheat Pool
and the United Farmers of Alberta
. Wood is regarded as an influential individual in Canadian agricultural and farming history.
Academically, the school offers the International Baccalaureate Programme (IB), and the Gifted and Talented Education Program
(GATE), in addition to the full range of academic programs standard to the province. The school also offers the Calgary Board of Education
's Traditional Learning Centre program.
Henry Wise Wood is also noted for its football team, having won several city championships over the years. The school also has many other sports teams, including badminton, swimming, basketball, rugby, field hockey and track.
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
.
The school was built in 1961 and is named after Henry Wise Wood
Henry Wise Wood
Henry Wise Wood was an American-born Canadian agrarian thinker and activist. He became director in 1914 and was elected president of the United Farmers of Alberta in 1916. Under his leadership the UFA became the most powerful political lobby group in the province...
, an Alberta pioneer who was instrumental in forming the Alberta Wheat Pool
Alberta Wheat Pool
The Alberta Wheat Pool was the first of Canada's wheat farmer co-operatives.-Early years:In 1923, the United Farmers of Alberta met with then Attorney General John Edward Brownlee to consider setting up a Wheat Pool just in Alberta...
and the United Farmers of Alberta
United Farmers of Alberta
The United Farmers of Alberta is an association of Alberta farmers that has served many different roles throughout its history as a lobby group, a political party, and as a farm-supply retail chain. Since 1934 it has primarily been an agricultural supply cooperative headquartered in Calgary...
. Wood is regarded as an influential individual in Canadian agricultural and farming history.
Academically, the school offers the International Baccalaureate Programme (IB), and the Gifted and Talented Education Program
Gifted education
Gifted education is a broad term for special practices, procedures and theories used in the education of children who have been identified as gifted or talented...
(GATE), in addition to the full range of academic programs standard to the province. The school also offers the Calgary Board of Education
Calgary Board of Education
The Calgary Board of Education is the public school board in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. As a public system, the CBE is required to accept any students who meet age and residency requirements, regardless of religion.-Size:...
's Traditional Learning Centre program.
Henry Wise Wood is also noted for its football team, having won several city championships over the years. The school also has many other sports teams, including badminton, swimming, basketball, rugby, field hockey and track.