Rosedale Heights School of the Arts
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| Rosedale Heights School of the Arts | |
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711 Bloor Street East , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 43°40′26″N 79°21′57″W / 43.673968°N 79.365830°W |
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| School type | Arts High School |
| School board | Toronto District School Board |
| Superintendent | Beth Butcher |
| Area trustee | Chris Moise |
| School number | 5630 |
| Principal | Barrie Sketchley |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrolment | 1079(Spring 2022) |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Black, Green |
| Mascot | Raven |
| Website | rhsa |
Rosedale Heights School of the Arts (RHSA) is an arts-based high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
History
[edit]Formerly Castle Frank, the school has been reinvented and re-purposed by Principal Barrie Sketchley. It is a semestered school with an emphasis on the arts. Students can take dance, dramatic arts, music-instrumental (band or strings), vocals, visual and media arts. In 2005, Maclean's Magazine named RHSA one of the best arts-focus high schools in Canada, as well as one of the three best special-focus schools in Canada.[1]
In 2017, 8.4 percent of Rosedale Heights School of the Arts students had not been vaccinated due to philosophical or religious reasons, the highest percentage of any Toronto high school.[2]
In 2023, principal Barrie Sketchley was honored by the Toronto School Administrators Association for being the "longest-career principal in TDSB history and in the province of Ontario", having worked as a TDSB principal for the past 40+ years, and as the Rosedale Heights School of the Arts principal since its founding more than 30 years ago.[3]
Overview
[edit]RHSA accepts students from all over the Greater Toronto Area. It is the only arts school in the Toronto District School Board that does not use auditions for acceptance. It is also the only arts school that encourages students to explore interdisciplinary arts by not expecting students to choose a "major" in one art and making students select a variety of arts courses in their first two years at the school.
RHSA has a 670-seat auditorium, two band/orchestra rehearsal spaces, three fully equipped dance studios, two drama rooms, a dark room, a vocal room, and various visual art studios used for printmaking, graphic design, etc. The school is also home to an Olympic-size swimming pool. [citation needed]
Notable alumni
[edit] | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (April 2020) |
- Petra Collins - photographer
- Laysla De Oliveira - actress
- Leandra Earl - keyboardist, The Beaches
- Eliza Enman-McDaniel - drummer,[4] The Beaches
- Jordan Miller - singer and bassist, The Beaches[4][5]
- Kylie Miller - lead guitarist, The Beaches[4][5]
- Kristy Yang - actress
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Macleans.ca - Canada's magazine since 1905".
- ^ "Immunization Coverage Rates in Toronto Schools" (PDF). City of Toronto. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ "'Never wanted to do anything else': Toronto principal marks 40+ years at the helm". Toronto. 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ a b c Lavoie, Joanna (14 May 2011). "Young east-end band making waves". Toronto.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ a b Daley, Jarrod (18 August 2017). "The Beaches ready to rock the Big Feastival food and music festival this weekend". TRNTO. Retrieved 30 April 2021.