Beaver Brae (BBSS) (2022 population 550) is a secondary

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situated in

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, Canada. Beaver Brae Secondary School offers grades seven through twelve, and has 65 staff members. The school offers trades, college, and university level programs.

Curriculum

The school offers around two hundred subjects. The major subject areas are English, mathematics, science, social sciences, French and physical education. There are options in music, art, drama, automotive technology, communications, business studies, food and nutrition, hospitality and tourism, Ojibwe, Native Studies, computing and law.

Renovations

In 1989 there was a high tech renovation. A

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, music room, and art room were added in 1992. In 2000-2001 there was an addition consisting of four classrooms and a gym. Beaver Brae was updated with a student

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in 2007. The atrium holds paintings which were painted by students, a big screen TV, projectors, pictures and awards. The high school is due to receive $6 million upgrade to the tech wing, parking lot and field, with completion estimated at February 2020.

Activities

The school has a concert band, choir and drama programs.

Sports

Beaver Brae sports teams include

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, wrestling,

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, and

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. The teams have won NorWOSSA and NWOSSAA titles, and

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medals.

The Broncos

team joined the

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High School Football League (WHSFL) in 2001. In their inaugural season, the team won the league's 'A' title. The Beaver Brae senior boys volleyball team won

'AA' bronze medals in 2007 and 2009. Beaver Brae hosted the 'AA'

championships for female volleyball and soccer during the 2008/2009 school year. Despite not having track and field team since the 1990s, the school still holds NWOSSAA records. Some of the records include the senior boys triple and long jump records and the senior girls 400m and high jump records. In 2013, the Bronco Cheerleading team won The Cheer Evolution Canadian Nationals in Niagara Falls, claiming the schools first national title. ''A List of Beaver Brae's NorWOSSA championships:'' ''Medals won at the OFSAA championships:''

Notable alumni

* Kyle Koch,

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player *

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, politician * Mike Richards,

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player * Mike Smith, Olympic

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Bio. Mike Smith
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External links

Beaver Brae Secondary SchoolNorWOSSA OFSAA
High schools in Ontario Kenora Schools in Kenora District Educational institutions established in 1963 1963 establishments in Ontario