College Heights Secondary School (Prince George)
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| College Heights Secondary | |
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6184 Domano Blvd , , V2N 3Z4 Canada | |
| Coordinates | 53°51′48″N 122°45′51″W / 53.8634°N 122.7643°W |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| School board | School District 57 Prince George |
| School number | 5757101 |
| Administrator | Tech |
| Principal | Mr. Parrish Child |
| Staff | 53 |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Enrollment | Approximately 1000 students[1] (2022) |
| Language | Primarily English |
| Colour(s) | White and Blue |
| Mascot | Blue Cougar |
| Team name | Cougars |
College Heights Secondary is a public high school for grades 8-12 in Prince George, British Columbia part of School District 57 Prince George. In addition to core subjects (e.g. Math, English, Science, Social Studies, French, Physical Education), the school offers a leadership program, a Japanese exchange program, a drama club, debating club, yearly sailing trips to the BC coast, as well as active volleyball, rugby, basketball, hockey, and football teams. Added to this is a series of electives, such as: infotech, dance, home economics, wood shop, drafting, and visual arts, and 4 language courses such as German, French, Japanese, and Spanish. College Heights is also one of the few schools in Prince George to offer an AP (Advanced Placement) English Class.[2] College Heights Secondary School is ranked by The Fraser Institute as the best high school in Prince George in terms of academic performance,[3] and 63rd in British Columbia.[4]
2016 Lockdown
[edit]In 2016, College Heights, along with several other High Schools in Prince George were placed on lockdown after they were threatened on Instagram by a group called "Prince George Clowns". The situation was resolved when the two teenagers responsible for the post were arrested on October 6, 2016. Prince George RCMP Cpl. Craig Douglass stated that the police did not believe the threat was credible.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Principal's Message https://chssweb.sd57.bc.ca/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1144583&type=d&pREC_ID=1386817
- ^ "CHSS Website". www.sd57.bc.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "Five Prince George high schools make Fraser Institute's 2020 'Report Card'".
- ^ "Fraser Institute - School Ranking". www.compareschoolrankings.org. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "Prince George teens arrested for threatening but 'non-credible' Instagram clown post | CBC News".
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