Ross Sheppard High School
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Ross Sheppard or École Ross Sheppard is a High School in Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada
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Partnering with Edmonton Public Schools' Skill centre, Ross Sheppard provides the "Foundations of Health Sciences" course. The course allows students to receive hands-on skills in the health care field and to look to a future career in acute and long-term care or other fields with strong communication and interpersonal skills. Allowing students to either choose to immediately pursue a career in health care, or to study further in related post-secondary programs.
According to Fraser Institute
, Ross Sheppard is rated the thirteenth best high school out of all high schools in Edmonton, Alberta, and eighty-first out of two hundred and thirty-nine high schools in Alberta
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of the strength of all that is from the natural world. Just like the storms he creates, the Thunderbird is active through spring and summer, and uses the fall and winter months to learn and share his wisdom with others. The Thunderbird is a passionate being who
welcomes challenges as opportunities to learn and grow. The powerful Thunderbird sits atop the totem pole and challenges Ross Sheppard to find their spirit and sense of self.
On September 19, 2011, students at Ross Sheppard high school were sent home early Monday morning after carbon monoxide was detected to be at potentially dangerous levels. Fire alarms at the school were triggered around 8 a.m. after staff reported the smell of exhaust. The school was evacuated, with students sent to neighbouring Westmount Mall. Eventually students were told to go home for the day. Luckily, no injuries were reported.
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
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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...
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Programs of study
Ross Sheppard offers the International Baccalaureate (I.B.) Diploma Program in addition to the Alberta education curriculum. During this year continue in a partial I.B. program, or continue in the regular Alberta education program. Most students take the regular Alberta education program while few students take the full program. Students complete the I.B. program while fulfilling their Alberta diploma requirements. Ross Sheppard also offers French Immersion with the first class graduating in 2008 with a bilingual diploma.Partnering with Edmonton Public Schools' Skill centre, Ross Sheppard provides the "Foundations of Health Sciences" course. The course allows students to receive hands-on skills in the health care field and to look to a future career in acute and long-term care or other fields with strong communication and interpersonal skills. Allowing students to either choose to immediately pursue a career in health care, or to study further in related post-secondary programs.
According to Fraser Institute
Fraser Institute
The Fraser Institute is a Canadian think tank. It has been described as politically conservative and right-wing libertarian and espouses free market principles...
, Ross Sheppard is rated the thirteenth best high school out of all high schools in Edmonton, Alberta, and eighty-first out of two hundred and thirty-nine high schools in 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...
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Athletics
Ross Sheppard offers a wide range of sports including swimming, volleyball, hockey skills academy, cross-country running, rowing, curling, rugby, water polo, cheer team, track and field, women's soccer academy, indoor soccer, elite athletes sports program, basketball, badminton, football, golf, golf academy and handball. It offers 17 sports and 40 teams, over 1,000 student athletes, multiple city and provincial championship teams, a full-time strength and condition coach and a full-time therapist.The Thunderbird
The legend of the Thunderbird is a story of strength, wisdom and spirit. In First Nations’ beliefs and customs, the Thunderbird displays his energy and power through the robust nature of prairie storms. His force is not to be feared but is a reminderof the strength of all that is from the natural world. Just like the storms he creates, the Thunderbird is active through spring and summer, and uses the fall and winter months to learn and share his wisdom with others. The Thunderbird is a passionate being who
welcomes challenges as opportunities to learn and grow. The powerful Thunderbird sits atop the totem pole and challenges Ross Sheppard to find their spirit and sense of self.
Notable Alumni
- Jermaine BucknorJermaine Bucknor- Career :The 6 ft 7 inch Edmonton native played college basketball at the University of Richmond.Further, he gained experience with the French basketball teams Limoges CSP Elite, Étoile Sportive Saint-Michel Le Portel Côte d'Opale , Aix-Maurienne Savoie Basket and Stade Clermontois Basket...
- Basketball player - Meghan CollisonMeghan CollisonMeghan Collison is a Canadian fashion model. Collison was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and was discovered at a local mall model search. At the age of eighteen, she moved to New York, and rose to prominence as one of the world's top models, working internationally in the top fashion markets...
- high fashion model who has appeared in numerous VOGUE magazines and advertising such as H&M clothing. - Paul ComriePaul ComriePaul Gordon Comrie is a former professional ice hockey forward. He played 15 National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers during the 1999–2000 NHL season.-Hockey Player:...
- NHL player - Jessica GreggJessica GreggJessica Gregg is a Canadian short track speed skater.Jessica Gregg was the only member of the 2010 Canadian Olympic short track team outside of Quebec. Jessica won her first ever World Cup gold medal in 500 m short track speedskating in February 2009...
- Speed skater - Wayne GretzkyWayne GretzkyWayne Douglas Gretzky, CC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. Nicknamed "The Great One", he is generally regarded as the best player in the history of the National Hockey League , and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters,...
- Edmonton Oilers Alumni & holder of numerous NHL records (did not graduate) - Barb HigginsBarb HigginsBarbara Joan Higgins is a former newscaster and journalist for Calgary CTV outlet CFCN-TV. A news journalist for 21 years, she stepped down from her job as a CFCN news anchor to enter the Calgary mayoral race on July 23, 2010. Higgins has stated she can no longer stay neutral as a journalist and...
- former newscaster and journalist for CTV CalgaryCFCN-TVCFCN-DT is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Calgary, Alberta. Owned and operated by Bell Media, it is a part of the CTV Television Network. The station also operates a semi-satellite in Lethbridge.... - Rahim JafferRahim JafferRahim Nizar Jaffer is a former Canadian politician and a former Member of Parliament. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2008, representing the Alberta riding of Edmonton—Strathcona as a member of the Conservative Party. He was the first Muslim elected to the Canadian Parliament...
- Politician - Rick LeLacheur - Alternate Governor, President & CEO of the Edmonton EskimosEdmonton EskimosThe Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...
- Annamay PierseAnnamay PierseAnnamay Pierse is a Canadian swimmer. She grew up in Edmonton, Alberta and currently attends the University of British Columbia and resides permanently in Vancouver, British Columbia....
- Swimmer - Jamie SaléJamie SaléJamie Rae Salé is a Canadian pair skater. With partner David Pelletier, she is a 2002 Olympic Champion and the 2001 World Champion. Salé & Pelletier's Olympic gold medal was shared with the Russian pair Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze after the 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating...
- Figure Skater & Olympic Gold Medalist - Adam Thrasher - Creator of Space MooseSpace MooseSpace Moose was a Canadian underground comic strip that appeared in the University of Alberta's student newspaper, The Gateway, between October 3, 1989 and 1999. Almost all of the strips were penned by Adam Thrasher, a student at the university. For career-related reasons, many archives refer to...
- Marc Tolbert - CFL player & Grey Cup winner of the Edmonton EskimosEdmonton EskimosThe Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...
Notable accomplishments
In 2007, the Ross Sheppard Cheer Team travelled were placed second in the Nationals against some of the best teams in the United States.Incidents
On March 16, 1959, 19-year-old Stan Williamson opened fire with a .22 calibre rifle inside a crowded corridor of Ross Sheppard High School, killing 16-year-old Howard Gates and wounding five teenage girls. The shooting ended when three 18-year-old students held the gunman down until he could be arrested by police.On September 19, 2011, students at Ross Sheppard high school were sent home early Monday morning after carbon monoxide was detected to be at potentially dangerous levels. Fire alarms at the school were triggered around 8 a.m. after staff reported the smell of exhaust. The school was evacuated, with students sent to neighbouring Westmount Mall. Eventually students were told to go home for the day. Luckily, no injuries were reported.