Canterbury High School is an
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in the
Urbandale neighbourhood of
Ottawa
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,
Ontario
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, Canada.
It is an arts
magnet school
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which draws in students from the Ottawa area to their specialized arts program.
History
The school opened in 1969 as a comprehensive high school. It was the last in a series of ten high schools built by the Collegiate Board to deal with a growing population of teenagers. At the time of its opening, it was considered an extremely modern school, employing all the latest ideas in education. Most notably, many of its walls were movable (no longer a feature), allowing for an easy reorganization of space. It also had one of the largest libraries and auditoriums of any Ottawa area school. From 1969 to 1976, Canterbury offered a technical program based in
aerospace engineering
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. The school operated a 1969
Cessna
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190J (CF-CHS) and a Schweitzer 2-33 glider (CF-ABE), providing unique research opportunities to students. However, the
Ottawa Board of Education eventually withdrew support due to liability issues.
The school's arts program began in 1983, making Canterbury High School an arts magnet school for the Ottawa-Gatineau region. There are five different arts programs that students must audition and interview for to be accepted into:
dance
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,
dramatic arts,
literary arts
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, music (
winds
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and
percussion
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,
strings, or
voice
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), and
visual arts
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.
The school maintains an athletics program which includes wrestling, rowing, swimming, volleyball, baseball, basketball, soccer, football, water polo, curling, ultimate frisbee, ice hockey, rugby and track and field.
Notable alumni
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Ashton Baumann, swimmer
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Mark Bell, hockey player
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Raoul Bhaneja
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Early life and studies
Bhaneja was born in Manchester. His father is an Indian Sindhi, and his mother is Irish. A graduate of The National Theatre School of Canad ...
, actor, musician
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Brian Campbell, hockey player
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Alexander Carson, filmmaker
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Penelope Corrin, actress/comedian
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Shean Donovan, hockey player
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Matthew Edison, actor/playwright
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Martin Gero
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Born in Switzerland, Gero spent much of his childhood in Ottawa, Ontari ...
, writer/producer
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Stephen Gray, rugby player
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Chester Hansen, musician
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Jessica Holmes, actress/comedian
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Jonathan Hobin, artist
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Simon Huck, PR executive/reality star
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Peter Hume, politician
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Alyn McCauley
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, hockey player
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Hannah McGregor, academic
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Moira J. Moore, author
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Stephanie Moore, actress/writer
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Ty Olsson, actor
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Richard Parry, musician
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Michael Peca, hockey player
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Emma Portner, dancer, choreographer
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Gary Roberts, hockey player
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Jeremy Roberts, politician
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Leith Ross, singer
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Vik Sahay, actor
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Jordan Tannahill, playwright
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Emma Taylor-Isherwood, actress
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Sally Taylor-Isherwood, actress
See also
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Education in Ontario
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List of secondary schools in Ontario
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References
*Keith, Janet. ''The Collegiate Institute Board of Ottawa: A Short History, 1843-1969.'' Ottawa: Kent, 1969.
2007-08 OCDSB School Profile2006-07 OCDSB School Profile2005-06 OCDSB School Profile2004-05 OCDSB School Profile
External links
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Canterbury Arts Centre Development AssociationCanterbury CollectionCanterbury School CouncilOCDSB Website
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High schools in Ottawa
Educational institutions established in 1969
1969 establishments in Ontario
Art schools in Ontario