Henry Wise Wood Senior High School

Henry Wise Wood Senior High School
Finis Coronat Opus Latin: "The End Crowns the Work"
Address
910 - 75 Ave S.W. Calgary, Alberta, T2V 0S6
Coordinates	50°59′11″N 114°05′04″W / 50.98643°N 114.08455°W / 50.98643; -114.08455Coordinates: 50°59′11″N 114°05′04″W / 50.98643°N 114.08455°W / 50.98643; -114.08455
Information
School type	High school
Founded	1961
School board	Calgary Board of Education
Superintendent	Naomi Johnson
Area trustee	Sheila Taylor
School number	CBE - 836
Principal	M. Howell
Grades	10, 11, 12
Enrollment	1283 (September 2015)
Language	English
Area	CBE - Area V
Colour(s)	Pantone 209
Mascot	Maximus
Team name	Henry Wise Wood "Warriors"
Communities served	Chinook Park, Kelvin Grove, Bayview, Braeside, Cedarbrae, Eagle Ridge, Haysboro, Kingsland, Oakridge, Palliser, Pump Hill, Woodbine, Woodlands, Mahogany
Website	http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b836/

Henry Wise Wood Senior High School (HWW) is a public high school located in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta.

The school was built in 1961 and is named after Henry Wise Wood, an Alberta pioneer who was instrumental in forming the Alberta Wheat Pool and the United Farmers of Alberta. Wood is regarded as an influential individual in Canadian agricultural and farming history.^[1]

Academically, the school offers the International Baccalaureate Programme (IB), and the Gifted and Talented Education Program (GATE), in addition to the full range of academic programs standard to the province. The school also offers the Calgary Board of Education's Traditional Learning Centre program.^[2] The school is part of the Action for Bright Children Society.^[3]

Henry Wise Wood is also noted for its football team, having won several city championships over the years. The school also has many other sports teams, including soccer, badminton, swimming, basketball, volleyball, rugby, field hockey and track.

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See Also Calgary Board of Education Calgary Catholic School District Rocky View Schools

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