Harry Ainlay High School is a

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located in

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, Canada, in the Royal Gardens neighbourhood, south of

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on 111 Street. The school is operated by the Edmonton Public School System and has a wide variety of educational opportunities for students, including full

French Immersion French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which students who do not speak French as a first language will receive instruction in French. In most French- immersion schools, students will learn to speak French and learn most subjects ...

instruction, the

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Program (designated an IB school since June 1, 1980, current IB coordinator: Dean Zuberbühler), Career and Technology Studies, and Registered Apprenticeship programs. The school has an enrollment of 2,722 students The school sports teams are the ''Titans''. The school is named after former Edmonton mayor

Harry Dean Ainlay Harry Dean Ainlay (January 3, 1887 – March 12, 1970) was a Canadian educator and politician, noted for his many years of service in Edmonton, Alberta, as a teacher and principal with Edmonton Public Schools and as a long time member of Edmonton ...

Building

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Edmonton Journal - Feb 14, 1962 and the architect was Donald Bittorf of the firm of Annett and Bittorf. The building was constructed in 1965. A notable element of the design of the school is the unusual lack of windows. This design feature has led to a local myth that the school was a repurposed

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. "The school has several classrooms, science labs, a library, computer rooms, music room, industrial shops, two gymnasiums, an auditorium, a cafeteria, and several administrative areas."

Canadian Student Leadership Conference

From September 25–28, 2018, the school hosted the Canadian Student Leadership Conference 2018. Speakers such as

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, Michel Chikwanine (a child soldier), Keith Hawkins, and Phil Boyte attended.

Academics

French Immersion

Harry Ainlay is one of three high schools in the Edmonton Public School System that offers full

for all core courses.

International Baccalaureate Program

Harry Ainlay was the second school in Alberta to introduce the International Baccalaureate program and is one of eight schools in the Edmonton Public School System offering an

diploma program. However, this is often attributed to the large population base of the school, with about 450 students enrolled in the diploma program and 200 students enrolled in the certificate program each year. Harry Ainlay currently offers IB courses in Biology (HL), English Literature (A1)(HL), History (HL), Physics (SL, HL), Visual Arts (SL, HL), Chemistry (SL), French (B), Spanish (B), German (A1 or ''ab initio''), Japanese (B or ''ab initio''), Mathematics (SL), Mathematical Studies (SL), Music (SL), and Theatre Arts (SL). There have been several students who write A1 examinations in their native languages, including German, Arabic, and Japanese.

In the media

On July 6, 2016, at approximately 2 AM, two people were hospitalized for a shooting that occurred near Harry Ainlay and Confederation Leisure Centre. The school was locked down on October 5, 2016, after an online threat on a student's

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page titled "clown.yeg". On September 13, 2017, a 15-year-old student was charged with bringing an airsoft pistol to school after an anonymous tip. The student was confronted at approximately 9:20 AM.

Notable alumni

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- musician (

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) *

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– pop singer *

Aher Uguak Aher Simon Uguak (born May 24, 1998) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Chemnitz 99 of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball for New Mexico and Loyola Chicago. Early life and high school career Uguak w ...

– professional basketball player *

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defensive end.

References

External links

Official site
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