Charles P. Allen High School

Charles P. Allen High School
"Striving for Excellence"
Address
200 Innovation Drive Bedford, Nova Scotia, B4B 0G4 Canada
Coordinates	44°44′49″N 63°38′18″W / 44.74694°N 63.63833°W / 44.74694; -63.63833Coordinates: 44°44′49″N 63°38′18″W / 44.74694°N 63.63833°W / 44.74694; -63.63833
Information
School type	High school
School board	Halifax Regional School Board
Area trustee	Beth Pye
School number	HRSB ID:183 Nova Scotia ID:358
Principal	Stephanie Bird
Grades	10-12
Enrollment	1,323 (2015).^[1]
Language	English, French immersion
Colour(s)	Royal blue and white
Mascot	Cheetah
Team name	Cheetahs
Website	www.cpa.ednet.ns.ca

Charles P. Allen High School is a senior high school located in Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada.

School teams

CPA has teams that participate in:

Football
Golf
Baseball
Soccer (male and female teams)
Cross Country Running
Volleyball (male and female teams)
Basketball (male and female; A and B teams)
Ice hockey (male and female teams)
Field Hockey
Skiing
Snowboarding
Badminton
Rugby (male and female teams)
Softball (male and female teams)
Track & Field
Karate
Computer Programming
Robotics
Curling (male, female, mixed)
Ultimate disc (Co-ed; A and B teams)
Chess club (mixed)

All of the schools sports teams are called the "Cheetahs". C. P. Allen High is a member of the Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation.

Mascot and school colours

The mascot of Charles P. Allen High is the Cheetah. In the new building, there is a large student-made cheetah mosaic on the floor of the main hallway. The school's team colours are blue and white.

The International Baccalaureate Programme

Charles P. Allen has been an IB World School since 2007. IB Students at Charles P. Allen can take courses that include English HL/SL, French B HL, French B SL, Spanish B ab initio, Economics HL/SL, Environmental Systems & Societies SL, History HL/SL, History SL (available only in French), Biology HL/SL, Chemistry HL/SL, Physics HL/SL, Math Studies SL, Mathematics SL, Theatre HL/SL, Music HL/SL, Visual Arts HL/SL & Theory of Knowledge. The IB Diploma Prep (DP)/Pre-IB is also available for Grade Ten students.^[2]

The Cheetah Spot

The Cheetah Spot is a school store located behind the kitchen in the cafetorium. It sells 'Cheetahwear', school clothing, and other school merchandise.

Enrollment history

September 30, 2016:
September 30, 2015: 1323 Students
September 30, 2014: 1345 Students
September 30, 2013: 1331 Students
September 30, 2012: 1294 Students
September 30, 2011: 1268 Students
September 30, 2010: 1215 students
September 30, 2009: 1188 students
September 30, 2008: 1172 students
September 30, 2007: 1122 students
September 30, 2006: 1087 students
September 30, 2005: 1043 students
September 30, 2004: 1071 students
September 30, 2003: 1043 students
September 30, 2002: 1012 students
September 30, 2001: 979 students^[3]

New Charles P. Allen High School

In April 2009, the Minister of Education announced a new high school would be built in Bedford to replace Charles P. Allen High School. The new Charles P. Allen opened in September 2013. The new building is located at 200 Innovation Drive in Bedford. The building features an enhanced cafetorium, student lounge, over 50 learning spaces and 2 gymnasiums, one of which is part of the community centre in the building. Outside the school, there is a full-size artificial turf sports field with stadium lighting. The building is built to be energy efficient and meets LEED Gold specifications.

New Charles P. Allen High School under construction on Innovation Drive

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References

↑ Charles P Allen, C P Allen.
↑ http://www.ibo.org/en/school/002911
↑ School Finder
↑ Halifax Regional School Board, New Charles P. Allen High School.

External links

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