About Canterbury High School
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Type Public Color Green, Blue and Gold Language(s) English Grades 9-12 Team name Canterbury Chargers
Welcome to Canterbury High School
Canterbury High School, founded in 1969, is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, high school in the Urbandale neighborhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. From 1969 to 1976, Canterbury allowed a technical program based on Aerospace Engineering. The shops offered Air-frame and other aviation-based technical studies. The school later, as a result of a specialized schools program, became an arts magnet school for the Ottawa-Gatineau region and has since drawn attention for its success in nurturing a very creative and inclusive environment for learners.
Principal: Alan Johnson
Arts:
Arts Canterbury, established in 1983, is a specialized Program of the Arts in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. The Arts Canterbury Program offers students the opportunity to fulfill their high school graduation requirements while studying one of these five Art disciplines in depth:
Dance
Drama
Literary Arts
Music (Winds/Percussion, Strings or Vocal)
Visual Arts
There is an excellent variety in the school population that is respected and encouraged. As a result, Canterbury High School students are motivated, creative, energetic, and committed to their studies, school, and community.
Special Alumni:
Jordan Tannahill, playwright
Emma Taylor-Isherwood, actress
Sally Taylor-Isherwood, actress
Martin Gero, writer/producer
Emma Portner, dancer/choreographer
Gary Roberts, hockey
Jeremy Roberts, politician
Vik Sahay, actor
Paul Gerard Giles Cardinal, physics researcher and director at Research in Motion
Alexander Carson (filmmaker), filmmaker
Penelope Corrin, actress/comedian
Stephen Gray, rugby player
Jessica Holmes, actress/comedian
Jonathan Hobin, photo-based artist
Liam Wilson, student
Nick Boynton, hockey
Brian Campbell, hockey
Ashton Baumann, swimmer
Mark Bell, hockey
Raoul Bhaneja, actor/musician
Ty Olsson, actor
Richard Parry, musician/Arcade Fire
Michael Peca, hockey
Shean Donovan, hockey
Matthew Edison, actor/playwright
Jenny Galt, musician
Simon Huck, PR executive/reality star
Peter Hume, politician
Alyn McCauley, hockey
Moira J. Moore, author
Stephanie Moore, actress/writer
Hannah Moscovitch, playwright
Clubs and Sports:
Basketball - Youth Connections Ottawa- Yoga Club- Wrestling - Tennis - Shakespeare Club - Soccer - Key Club- Curling - Christian Club - Canterbury Athletic Association - Fashion Show - Feminist Club - K-Pop Club - Me to We Club- Anime Club - Computer Programming-Radio Free Canterbury (RFC) - Track & Field- Pride Club- Film Club - ASCO - and more....
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Welcome to Canterbury High School
Canterbury High School, founded in 1969, is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, high school in the Urbandale neighborhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. From 1969 to 1976, Canterbury allowed a technical program based on Aerospace Engineering. The shops offered Air-frame and other aviation-based technical studies. The school later, as a result of a specialized schools program, became an arts magnet school for the Ottawa-Gatineau region and has since drawn attention for its success in nurturing a very creative and inclusive environment for learners.
Principal: Alan Johnson
Arts:
Arts Canterbury, established in 1983, is a specialized Program of the Arts in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. The Arts Canterbury Program offers students the opportunity to fulfill their high school graduation requirements while studying one of these five Art disciplines in depth:
Dance
Drama
Literary Arts
Music (Winds/Percussion, Strings or Vocal)
Visual Arts
There is an excellent variety in the school population that is respected and encouraged. As a result, Canterbury High School students are motivated, creative, energetic, and committed to their studies, school, and community.
Special Alumni:
Jordan Tannahill, playwright
Emma Taylor-Isherwood, actress
Sally Taylor-Isherwood, actress
Martin Gero, writer/producer
Emma Portner, dancer/choreographer
Gary Roberts, hockey
Jeremy Roberts, politician
Vik Sahay, actor
Paul Gerard Giles Cardinal, physics researcher and director at Research in Motion
Alexander Carson (filmmaker), filmmaker
Penelope Corrin, actress/comedian
Stephen Gray, rugby player
Jessica Holmes, actress/comedian
Jonathan Hobin, photo-based artist
Liam Wilson, student
Nick Boynton, hockey
Brian Campbell, hockey
Ashton Baumann, swimmer
Mark Bell, hockey
Raoul Bhaneja, actor/musician
Ty Olsson, actor
Richard Parry, musician/Arcade Fire
Michael Peca, hockey
Shean Donovan, hockey
Matthew Edison, actor/playwright
Jenny Galt, musician
Simon Huck, PR executive/reality star
Peter Hume, politician
Alyn McCauley, hockey
Moira J. Moore, author
Stephanie Moore, actress/writer
Hannah Moscovitch, playwright
Clubs and Sports:
Basketball - Youth Connections Ottawa- Yoga Club- Wrestling - Tennis - Shakespeare Club - Soccer - Key Club- Curling - Christian Club - Canterbury Athletic Association - Fashion Show - Feminist Club - K-Pop Club - Me to We Club- Anime Club - Computer Programming-Radio Free Canterbury (RFC) - Track & Field- Pride Club- Film Club - ASCO - and more....
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Website : https://canterburyhs.ocdsb.ca/
- Phone: +1(613) 731-1191
- Fax: (613) 731-5210
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E-mail : [email protected]
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