J. Percy Page High School is a high school located in Edmonton

Edmonton

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, Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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 in the southern neighbourhood of Mill Woods

Mill Woods

Mill Woods is a residential district in the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Located in southeast Edmonton, Mill Woods is bounded by Whitemud Drive to the north, 91 Street to the west, 34 Street to the east, and Anthony Henday Drive to the south...

. It borders the Catholic High School of Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity Catholic High School (Edmonton)

Holy Trinity Catholic High School is a high school located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in the southern neighborhood of Mill Woods. It borders the Public High School of J...

, and the multi-recreational Mill Woods Park

Mill Woods Park

Mill Woods Park is a large multi-recreational park located in the center of Mill Woods, Edmonton, just to the west of Mill Woods Town Centre. It serves as the school fields for both Holy Trinity and J Percy Page High Schools....

. The school offers many opportunities for students including a Full International Baccalaureate (IB) program, CTS courses and a Registered Apprenticeship Program (R.A.P.).

History

In the mid-1970s city planners, school boards, and community leaders developed a vision for the community of Mill Woods. Since then, the population of Mill Woods has expanded at an extraordinary rate. It now supports ten community leagues, which encompass the high school and a population of approximately 90,000. J. Percy Page School has become the hub of this very large community, maintaining an enrollment of about 1100 students. J. Percy Page High School opened in 1984, and was named after fomer Lieutenant Governor of Alberta

Lieutenant Governor of Alberta

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, J. Percy Page.
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Student activities

J. Percy Page has a wide number of student activities including Students' Union. The Students' Union is run by a team of 5 to 7 executives elected by the students of the previous year, as well as any students who wish to be involved. The Students' Union hold many events such as Halloween fashion shows, spring break talent shows, and various lunch hour events.

As well as Students' Union, J. Percy Page offers PageTV. PageTV is a student-run newscast aired over the school television from 9:00 am to approximately 9:10 am from Monday to Thursday. The program includes school announcements, weather, sports, movie reviews, as well as anything else the students or teachers of the school wish to present.

J. Percy Page also offers a wide variety of athletics including volleyball, basketball, football, rugby, cross-country, track and field, dance, swimming, water polo, wrestling, and curling. J. Percy Page's school team is the Panthers, with the school colours of burgundy/maroon, white, and black.

In 1993 J. Percy Page co-hosted the 5th annual Alberta Student Leadership Conference along with W.P. Wagner

W. P. Wagner High School

W. P. Wagner is a high-school in Southeast Edmonton with a student population of about 1600 people. Its primary focus is science and technology.-Charity:The Wagner Leadership Class hosts a large charity event each year. Past events include the and the ....

, Jasper Place, Harry Ainlay, and M.E. Lazerte High Schools. Page continues to support and attend the conferences including the Canadian Student Leadership Conference.

Courses offered

J. Percy Page offers a wide variety of courses in addition to the main core subjects. These courses are referred to Career and Technology Studies (CTS). Some of the courses include: Mechanics, Construction Technology, Cosmetology (up to 4 years), Art, Drama, Guitar, Music (Instrumental and Choral) Accounting/Financial Management, Computing Science, Robotics, Graphic Arts, Multimedia Studies, Film Studies, E-business, and Foods. Page also offers the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) for students seeking to work in the trades. Students registered in RAP attend classes in one semester, and work as an apprentice in the other while earning credits. Work Experience is also offered where students get 1 credit for every 25 hours worked .

Roman was named most likely to live with his parents at grad 2005

J. Percy Page also offers three second languages: French, Spanish, and Punjabi.