Henry Wise Wood Senior High School

Henry Wise Wood Senior High School

Finis Coronat Opus
Latin: "The End Crowns the Work"
Address
910 - 75 Ave S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, T2V 0S6
Coordinates 50°59′11″N 114°05′04″W / 50.98643°N 114.08455°W / 50.98643; -114.08455Coordinates: 50°59′11″N 114°05′04″W / 50.98643°N 114.08455°W / 50.98643; -114.08455
Information
School type High school
Founded 1961
School board Calgary Board of Education
Superintendent Naomi Johnson
Area trustee Sheila Taylor
School number CBE - 836
Principal M. Howell
Grades 10, 11, 12
Enrollment 1283 (September 2015)
Language English
Area CBE - Area V
Colour(s) Pantone 209     
Mascot Maximus
Team name Henry Wise Wood "Warriors"
Communities served Chinook Park, Kelvin Grove, Bayview, Braeside, Cedarbrae, Eagle Ridge, Haysboro, Kingsland, Oakridge, Palliser, Pump Hill, Woodbine, Woodlands, Mahogany
Website http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b836/

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.[1]

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.[2] The school is part of the Action for Bright Children Society.[3]

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 soccer, badminton, swimming, basketball, volleyball, rugby, field hockey and track.

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