Citadel High School
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Citadel High School is a high school in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
The school opened in September 2007 on the site of the former Bell Road Campus of the
Citadel High School was formed from a merger of two older schools:
History
The new school was initially announced by the
Construction began in the Spring of 2006, following the destruction of the old community college. The school began operation in September 2007, and was officially opened by Premier Rodney MacDonald and Minister of Education Karen Casey in November of that year.[4] The building was designed by the architectural firm of Fowler, Bauld & Mitchell, who won a design competition, and built by Pomerleau Construction.[5][6][7]
The school contains two gymnasiums, one of which is located in the
During the
Academics
The new school offers courses for the
Continuing in the tradition of the former St. Pat's, Citadel offers
Uniquely, the school also promotes Nova Scotian
Student life
Athletics
The school maintains opportunities for students to participate in basketball, soccer, football, cross country, volleyball, hockey, skiing, snowboarding, field hockey, badminton, rugby, baseball, softball, and track and field. The two large gymnasiums at the school are complemented by outdoor basketball courts and the numerous other sports facilities at the Halifax Common across the street.
The girls' basketball team made national headlines in March 2014 after winning their 100th consecutive game. The milestone was met in a game against Horton High School, whom they beat 59 to 50.[12]
Musical productions
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Student government
The student body of Citadel is managed by the Citadel High Students' Council.
Facilities
The school contains over 60 teaching spaces: classrooms, laboratories for biology, physics, and chemistry, computer labs, a woodworking lab, family studies kitchen and sewing facilities, two art rooms, and a drama room adjoining the newly opened auditorium, the Spatz Theatre.[13] The school is fully accessible, incorporating an elevator that was formerly installed at St. Pat's.[14] Fire safety features include ceiling-mounted strobe lights and multiple stairwell areas of refuge on each floor that isolate themselves as fireproof doors close automatically during a fire and may only be opened from one direction.
The new school includes the 980-square-metre (10,500 sq ft) Wilson's Gymnasium, named after the Wilson Fuel Co. which made a large donation towards the completion of the school theatre.[15] The second gymnasium, the Bob Douglas Community Gymnasium, is named after a former teacher and coach at the two predecessor high schools as well as a 1994 inductee to the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. The motion to name the gym in his honour was spearheaded by two former students.[16] Douglas died in 2008.[17]
The 450-square-metre (4,800 sq ft) cafeteria is called the
The 280-square-metre (3,000 sq ft) school library is named after the Kinsmen, who also made a large donation towards the completion of the school auditorium.[15] In 2007, it contained about 10,000 books as well as 15 computers available to students.[18]
A shell was built at the time of construction for the roughed-in auditorium, which was completed in early 2011. The theatre was named the Spatz Theatre after the Spatz family, who donated money toward its completion.
Built-in furniture, cabinetry, wall paneling, and much of the other custom
Other features
Architectural vestiges
Citadel High School incorporates some architectural elements of the two high schools and the former community college. Six
Sandstone banding integrated into the brickwork of the new school was salvaged from the facade of St. Pat's, which was removed earlier as the anchoring for the cladding had deteriorated and became a safety hazard. Bleacher seating from the gymnasium at St. Pat's was refinished to accommodate an additional 300 spectators in the new gymnasium. However, the old bleachers were removed in 2019 and will be replaced.[22]
Approximately 3500 glass blocks salvaged from the former community college has become part of the wall in the gymnasium and the original wooden main entry, which includes beveled glass, has become the entrance of the new school's library.[4]
Environmental sustainability
The school is
Artworks
A 20-foot (6.1 m) tall stainless steel tree, a sculpture by Dartmouth artist Dawn MacNutt, was installed in the main foyer in early 2008. Entitled Together We Stand, it is suspended in the three-storey atrium at the axis of the building and is made of steel wiring with leaves of aluminized polyester woven in Switzerland. Works of similar construction by the same artist can be found at Alderney Landing. The piece was originally located in the lobby of the Infirmary building at the nearby Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre until renovations there necessitated its donation to the school.[24][25]
The walls along the school corridors are lined with a single band of porcelain square tiles, each featuring a small drawing done in raised paint, by students of St. Pat's and QEH during the 2006–2007 school year.
Notable people
- Ben Proudfoot (2008) – Academy Award winning director[26]
- Lindell Smith (2008) – Halifax regional councillor for District 8[27]
- Wade Smith (school principal) – educator and coach[28]
- Ellie Black (2008) - gymnast
- Jordyn Ewing (2021) - NCAA Division 1 gymnast[29]
- Isaac Arnold (2022) - NCAA Division 1 hockey player[30]
In popular culture
Citadel High School appears in the CBC Television sitcom Mr. D as "Xavier Academy".
See also
- Halifax Central Library
- Halifax Common
- Quinpool District
- Spring Garden Road
References
- ^ "Citadel High". School Finder. Halifax Regional Centre for Education. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "HRSB New Schools". Halifax Regional School Board. <http://newschools.hrsb.ns.ca/citadel/buildinginfo.html Archived 7 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine>.
- ^ Conrad, Rick (5 January 2005). "Stanfield gets most votes". Halifax Chronicle-Herald. p. B2.
- ^ a b c "Premier Officially Opens Citadel High School" (Press release). Province of Nova Scotia, Department of Education. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
- ^ "Citadel High School". Fowler Bauld & Mitchell. Archived from the original (project description) on 15 December 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
- ^ "The Citadel High School". Pomerleau Construction. Archived from the original (project description) on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
- ^ a b "Citadel High Progress Monitored by Webcam". News releases. Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ "About Citadel High Theatre". Citadel High Legacy Campaign. Retrieved 18 February 2010 <http://www.citadelhightheatre.com/ Archived 18 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine>.
- ^ "We are pleased to announce that Citadel High School is an IBO World School". Citadel High School. Retrieved 11 February 2009 <http://chs.ednet.ns.ca/ibo_annoucement.html>.
- ^ "French Immersion Certificate". French Second Language Program Services – Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 11 February 2010 <http://fsl.ednet.ns.ca/immersion-certificate.shtml[permanent dead link]>.
- ^ "Citadel High Gaelic Society". Citadel High School. Retrieved 11 February 2010 <http://chs.ednet.ns.ca/gaelic/>.
- ^ "Citadel high girls basketball team scores 100th win". CBC News. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ Citadel High School Facts". Citadel High Legacy Campaign. Retrieved 18 February 2010. <http://www.citadelhightheatre.com/chs_facts.htm Archived 20 June 2009 at archive.today>.
- ^ "2007/09 Operating Capital Project Update". HRSB Operations Services. 18 February 2010 <http://www.hrsb.ns.ca/files/Downloads/pdf/reports/2007-2008/oct/07-10-1079.pdf Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine>.
- ^ a b "Major Gift Donors". Citadel High Legacy Campaign. Retrieved 18 February 2010 <http://www.citadelhightheatre.com/who_has_donated.asp Archived 11 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine>.
- ^ Peninsula Community Council. Naming – Citadel Community Centre – gymnasium submitted by Paul Dunphy. Halifax Regional Municipality, 28 August 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ "Former Axeman Robert Douglas Passes Away". Atlantic University Sport. Retrieved 18 February 2010. <http://www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/news/news_story.php?news_id=869 Archived 27 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine>.
- ^ "Citadel Phoenix Newsletter – November 2007". Citadel High School. 18 February 2010 <http://chs.ednet.ns.ca/Newsletter%20Docs/November_Newsletter07.pdf>.
- ^ " Spatz family offers major gift for new community theatre". The Daily Business Buzz. Retrieved 5 January 2011 <http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/96581--major-fundraising-goal-for-new-theatre-at-citadel-high-reached Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine>.
- ^ "Portfolio". Chandlers Cabinets & Millwork. 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
- ^ "LEED Fast Facts". Citadel High School. Retrieved 18 February 2010 <http://chs.ednet.ns.ca/fastfacts.htm>.
- ^ Spurr, Bill (7 February 2020). "A break from bleacher butt at Citadel High". The Chronicle Herald.
- ^ "Citadel High School - Project 10128" (PDF). Canada Green Building Council. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Citadel Phoenix newsletter" (PDF) (Press release). Citadel High School. May–June 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
- ^ MacNutt, Dawn (2008). "Dawn MacNutt, artist, sculptor".
- ^ "Ben Proudfoot '08 Nominated for Academy Award". Halifax Grammar School. 26 May 2021.
- ^ Quon, Alexander (5 November 2016). "Lindell Smith: The inside story of how he took Halifax Peninsula North in a landslide". The Signal.
- ^ "Wade Smith, admired Halifax educator and coach, dies". CBC News. 2 June 2017.
- ^ https://pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/womens-gymnastics/roster/jordyn-ewing/12397
- ^ https://www.suhockey.com/isaac-arnold-full-bio