Westisle Composite High School

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Westisle Composite High School
Address
39570 Western Rd – Hwy 2 Elmsdale, Prince Edward Island, C0B 1K0, Canada
Information
School number	N/A
School board	Western School Board
Religious affiliation	none
Principal	Charles Murphy (2005–present)
Vice principal	James Woods (2005–present) Lynn Thomson (1999–2007)
School type	High school
Grades	10–12
Language	English (select French courses available)
Enrollment	1,000+
Homepage	Website no longer exists; apparently removed

Westisle Composite High School is a secondary school that provides education for 10^th to 12^th grade students in West Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Established in 1976^[1], it is part of PEI's Western School Board, and as of 2007 has an estimated student population of approximately 1,000. Westisle receives all its students from two separate intermediate schools, Merritt E. Callaghan Intermediate School and Hernewood Intermediate School.

1 History
2 Extracurricular activities
3 List of teachers
4 Yearly schedule
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] History

In 1976, Westisle Composite High School was built at the expense of discontinuing more localized secondary education that was taking place at Tignish High, Alberton High, O'Leary High, and Ellerslie High schools. The decision was made to merge all of these former schools into one by then–current Minister of Education, Bennett Campbell^[1]. Though some were against the initial change, many now feel it was an appropriate move. Students from as far east as Tyne Valley and Ellerslie attend the school, as well as students from more northern communities such as Tignish.

The school's namesake, Westisle, is derived from the school being located in the Westernmost portion of Prince Edward Island.

[edit] Extracurricular activities

The school offers many sport activities, such as rugby, soccer, and more. Holidays are celebrated in the school with activities such as the Christmas Prom, as well as Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day–related activities.

[edit] List of teachers

The following is a list of select subject teachers from the school:

Blaine Bernard (Mathematics)
Richard Peters (Language arts)
Kathey Rogers (Language arts)
Marilyn Hudson (Sciences)
Dana Gard (Sociology, geography, other)
George Charchuk (Industrial)
Charmaine Melanson–Gavin (French language arts)
Kimberley Williams (Sciences)
Nancy Getson (Sciences)
Edward Macintyre (Industrial)

[edit] Yearly schedule

The school is shut down yearly near the end of the month of June until the day after Labor Day in September for summer vacation. The school also closes for the following special days/holidays, in 2006–2007^[2]: