Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School

Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School
Address
220 Canterbury Drive SW
Calgary, Alberta, T2W 1H4
Canada
Coordinates 50°56′49″N 114°05′13″W / 50.947°N 114.086817°W / 50.947; -114.086817Coordinates: 50°56′49″N 114°05′13″W / 50.947°N 114.086817°W / 50.947; -114.086817
Information
Type Public
Motto Motto: A Place of Humane Learning
Religious affiliation(s) None
Established 1969
School board Calgary Board of Education
Principal Sylvie Monfette
Grades 10, 11, 12
Enrollment 1662 (2016[1])
 • Grade 10 516
 • Grade 11 559
 • Grade 12 587
Campus Urban
Colour(s) Red, White and Grey             
Mascot Larry the Lancer
Team name Lancers
Communities served Lake Bonavista, Bonavista Downs, Canyon Meadows, Evergreen, Silverado, Auburn Bay, Southwood, Walden, Woodbine, Woodlands,
Feeder schools Elboya, Fairview, Harold Panabaker, John Ware, Nickle, Robert Warren, Woodman, Willow Park
Website schools.cbe.ab.ca/b858/

Named after Earle Parkhill Scarlett, a Calgary physician, educator, scholar and writer,[2] Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School is a public senior high school located in Canyon Meadows, serving several deep south and southeast neighborhoods. Operated by the Calgary Board of Education, Scarlett has the largest and most established AP program in the city and hosts French Immersion and Spanish bilingual programs. It is renowned for its music program and athletics teams.

Academics

Advanced Placement

Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School offers one of the most established Advanced Placement programs in the country.[3] The AP program has been at the school since 1989, and currently has over 500 students enrolled in at least one Advanced Placement course. To enroll an Advanced Placement class at Dr. E.P. Scarlett, the student must have achieved an 80% average or higher in that course, with a teacher recommendation.

The current Advanced Placement courses at Scarlett are as follows:

The school also offers French Language & Culture as a challenge exam for its French Immersion students.

French Immersion

Scarlett has a strong French Immersion program,[4] offering -1 stream Social Studies and Math in French, as well as French Language Arts (FLA). Scarlett also offers an AP Mathematics Enrichment course in French. In the 2015 - 2016 school year, Dr. E.P Scarlett had 291 students enrolled in French Immersion.[5]

The Scarlett Fever

Scarlett's monthly student newspaper, The Scarlett Fever, is an award winning newspaper,[6] recognized as one of the best student run-and-made papers in Canada. In 2016, the National Scholastic Press Association scored The Fever at 925 points out of a possible 1000, making it the highest scoring high school newspaper in the competition.

Athletics

Scarlett has a strong athletic program, with teams participating in the following:

Music Program

Dr. E.P Scarlett High School's music program could be considered quite large, and is often regarded as among the best in Calgary. The Band program consists of the Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and auditioned Wind Ensemble, as well as auditioned Jazz 1, 2, and 3 Bands. Mr. Paul Brown currently directs the Concert and Symphonic bands, and Wind Ensemble in the school, and his ensembles have received many accolades for their musicality and superior performances throughout Canada. All three bands have won gold awards at the Alberta International Band Festival numerous times under direction of Brown.[7][8][9]

The Choir program has gained recognition from music festivals within Calgary, and across Canada, in addition to individual workshop leaders from around the continent. At one point, the choir program was made up of a variety of choirs, each specialising in a certain genre of music. This was later phased out in favour of one mass choir that did not have to limit itself to one genre or language. The Dr. E.P Scarlett Choir frequents the annual Choralfest festival in Calgary, where it has received much praise. The program is now made up of one concert choir, directed by Jonathan Bell.

The Dr. E.P Scarlett Jazz program is one of the most praised high school jazz programs in the city, having received many accolades from festivals throughout the United States and Canada. Jazz 1 participates[10] in an annual event at The Ironwood in Calgary, where students have the opportunity to play alongside legendary musicians such as Dick Oatts, Luis Bonilla, and Terell Stafford. All three jazz bands are auditioned and under the direction of Jonathan Bell.

The Music Department holds several annual public concerts a year, including Jazz on Canterbury,[11] an annual jazz showcase held at the school for Scarlett and feeder schools, and Winds From The South[12] at Jack Singer Concert Hall, an annual showcase of talent from Scarlett's music program, as well as a variety of feeder schools.

The program also frequents a number of music festivals, including both the Calgary and Edmonton extensions of AIBF, the annual Vic Lewis Band Festival in Canmore, Alberta, Con Brio in Whistler, British Columbia and international festivals such as Heritage Festival and Festival Disney.[13]

Other Programs

Some of their other program offerings include Dance, Film Studies, Sports Performance, Journalism, Sports Medicine, Environmental Science, Learning Strategies, and Theatre Production. The school is a member of the Action for Bright Children Society.[14] Scarlett is also the only high school in Calgary to offer the Spanish Bilingual program.[15]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cbe.ab.ca/FormsManuals/School-Enrolment-Report-2015-2016.pdf
  2. ↑ Foran, Max (1987). Citymakers : Calgarians after the frontier. Calgary: Historical Society of Alberta, Chinook Country Chapter. p. 173. ISBN 0-88925-725-6.
  3. ↑ http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b858/Docs/AP.pdf
  4. ↑ http://depscarlett.ca/programs/french-immersion
  5. ↑ http://www.cbe.ab.ca/FormsManuals/School-Enrolment-Report-2015-2016.pdf
  6. ↑ http://depscarlett.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/FeverAward.jpg
  7. ↑ https://twitter.com/ShowbandCS/status/703288040337203200
  8. ↑ http://www.aibfestival.com/calgary/past_winners/2006_CalgaryAwardsSummary.pdf
  9. ↑ http://www.spotidoc.com/doc/104936/march-2014---dr-ep-scarlett-high-school
  10. ↑ https://www.evensi.ca/celebration-of-youth-in-jazz-dr-ep-scarlett-jazz-1-and-st/175103533
  11. ↑ http://depscarlett.ca/mc-events/jazz-on-the-canterbury-concert
  12. ↑ http://depscarlett.ca/mc-events/winds-from-the-south-band-concert
  13. ↑ I go to Scarlett.
  14. ↑ http://www.abccalgary.com/schools.html
  15. ↑ http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b655/pdf/spanish-bilingual-high-school-2013.pdf

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