Brookfield High School (Ottawa)
{{Infobox school
| name = Brookfield High School
| image = Brookfield High School.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption =
| address = 824 Brookfield Road
| city = Ottawa
| province = Ontario
| postcode = K1V 6J3
| country = Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|45|22|20|N|75|41|05|W|display=inline,title}}
| motto = Progrediamur
| motto_translation = May We Move Forward Together
| founded = 1962
| schoolboard = Ottawa Carleton District School Board
| superintendent = Reg Lavergne
| trustee = Matthew Lee
| principal = Ashley Shaw
| grades_label = Grades
| grades = 9-12
| enrollment_as_of = 2023
| language = English, French
| campus_type = Suburban
| colours = Blue, White and Red {{colour box|blue}}{{color box|white}}{{colour box|red}}
| mascot = Blue the French Bulldog
| homepage = {{URL|https://brookfieldhs.ocdsb.ca/}}
}}
Brookfield High School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in the Riverside Park neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It officially opened in 1962. Like most schools in Ottawa, Brookfield is composite and semestered. The school is well known for its successful language classes, athletic teams, music program, and special education department.
Academics and arts
Brookfield High School specializes in a French immersion program as well as ESL classes and is one of the few schools in Ottawa to offer instruction in Arabic and Spanish.{{cite web |title=Our School |url=https://brookfieldhs.ocdsb.ca/our_school |website=Brookfield High School |publisher=Ottawa-Carleton District School Board |access-date=19 February 2021}}
Many specialized courses are offered at Brookfield including design technology, communication technology, food and nutrition, peer tutoring, and cooperative education as well as numerous special education classes. In 2008, Brookfield was recognized by the George Lucas Foundation for their outstanding achievements in the integration of technology across the curriculum.{{cite web | author=Karena O'Riordan | title=Canadian Kaleidoscope: Brookfield High School | url=http://www.edutopia.org/brookfield-multicultural-technology-video | work=Edutopia | publisher=The George Lucas Educational Foundation | date=2008-01-22 | access-date=2009-03-30 | archive-date=2009-08-08 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808175531/http://www.edutopia.org/brookfield-multicultural-technology-video | url-status=dead }}
The school has well-established arts programs offering music, drama, and visual arts classes up to grade 12. Brookfield's concert band, jazz band, and choir have been successful in local and national music competitions including MusicFest Canada and Kiwanis Music Festival. In 2009, the music program received a $10,000 grant from the MusiCounts Band Aid Program.{{cite web |title=Previous Band Aid Recipients |url=https://www.musicounts.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2017/02/PreviousBandAidRecipients.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029071554/https://www.musicounts.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2017/02/PreviousBandAidRecipients.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |website=MusicCounts |access-date=19 February 2021 }} On July 8, 2014, the Brookfield Choir performed "I Want to Know What Love Is" onstage with Foreigner during their performance at Ottawa Bluesfest.{{cite news |last1=Robb |first1=Peter |title=Brookfield choir performs with Foreigner at Bluesfest (with video) |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/music/brookfield-choir-performs-with-foreigner-at-bluesfest |access-date=19 February 2021 |agency=Ottawa Citizen |date=3 July 2014}} The school's drama department has been part of several Cappies productions.{{cite news |title=Cappies: Brookfield High School presents Let's Murder Marsha |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/cappies/brookfield-high-school-presents-lets-murder-marsha |access-date=19 February 2021 |agency=Ottawa Citizen |date=9 May 2016}}
Athletics
Brookfield is home to several successful sports teams, many of which have earned high rankings at municipal and provincial championships.{{cite web |title=Athletics |url=https://brookfieldhs.ocdsb.ca/athletics |website=Brookfield High School |publisher=Ottawa-Carleton District School Board |access-date=19 February 2021}} Brookfield has the following varsity sports teams: badminton, baseball, basketball, cross country running, curling, golf, hockey, nordic skiing, rugby, soccer, tennis, touch football, track & field, ultimate, volleyball, and wrestling.
Notable alumni
- Rick Brant (middle-distance runner)
- Riley Brockington (politician){{cite web |title=Riley Brockington - Councillor - Ward 16 River |url=https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/mayors-and-city-councillors/riley-brockington-councillor-ward-16-river |website=ottawa.ca |access-date=13 December 2022 |language=en |date=22 June 2022}}
- Jim Buchanan (long jumper)
- Randall Dark (director, producer, and HDTV pioneer){{cite web|title=HD Pioneer Randall Dark Chooses Canon's XL H1S HD Camcorder|url=http://news.creativecow.net/story/863994|publisher=Creative Cow|access-date=September 4, 2013}}
- Bruce Deacon (long-distance runner)
- Jon Dore (comedian, actor){{Cite web |title= I'm completely inappropriate|access-date= 2012-08-27 |url=http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=bd360067-8e04-460c-a599-d1f4b368077c |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150705235045/http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=bd360067-8e04-460c-a599-d1f4b368077c |archive-date= 2015-07-05 |url-status= dead }}
- Scott Gordon (football player){{Cite web
| last = Johnson | first = Steve | title = Championing the game | work = Tabaret| access-date = 2012-08-27 | url = http://www.tabaret.uottawa.ca/article_e_423.html }}
- Kristina Groves (speed skater){{cite news| first=Martin| last=Cleary| title=Brookfield inducting 54 athletes onto its inaugural sports wall of fame| url=http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/sidelines/archive/2008/03/24/brookfield-inducting-54-athletes-onto-its-inaugural-sports-wall-of-fame.aspx| work=Ottawa Citizen| publisher=Canwest Publishing Inc.| location=Ottawa| pages=37–39| date=2008-03-24| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715085502/http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/sidelines/archive/2008/03/24/brookfield-inducting-54-athletes-onto-its-inaugural-sports-wall-of-fame.aspx| archive-date=2010-07-15}}
- Sue Holloway (nordic skier and canoeist)
- Claudia Hunt (canoeist)
- Sean Kaley (long-distance runner)
- John Kricfalusi (animator){{cite web |title=John Kricfalusi |url=https://www.nndb.com/people/574/000044442/ |website=www.nndb.com |access-date=13 December 2022}}
- Mike MacDonald (comedian){{cite news |title=Ottawa comedy legend Mike MacDonald dead at 62 |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-comic-mike-macdonald-dead-at-63 |access-date=19 February 2021 |agency=Ottawa Citizen |date=18 March 2018}}
- Stuart McGregor (paralympian)
- Bob McKeown (football player, journalist)
- Marc Methot (hockey player){{cite news |last1=Baines |first1=Tim |title=Hometown boy Marc Methot the new minister of defence for Ottawa Senators |url=https://ottawasun.com/2013/02/15/hometown-boy-marc-methot-the-new-minister-of-defence-for-ottawa-senators |access-date=13 December 2022 |agency=Ottawa Sun |date=15 February 2013 |language=en-CA}}
- Emma Miskew (curler){{cite web |last1=Benhin |first1=Eddie |title=International Women's Day: 613 Edition |url=https://613sportsblog.com/2021/03/08/international-womens-day-613-edition/ |website=613 Sports |access-date=13 December 2022 |date=8 March 2021}}
- Angus Mortimer (kayaker){{Cite web| title = Weight training gets underway at BHS! - Rideau Canoe Club| access-date = 2012-08-27| url = http://www.rideaucanoeclub.ca/home/rcc-news/weighttraininggetsunderwayatbhs| archive-date = 2015-04-03| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150403142452/http://www.rideaucanoeclub.ca/home/rcc-news/weighttraininggetsunderwayatbhs| url-status = dead}}
- Ian Mortimer (canoeist)
- Jim Peplinski (hockey player)
- Chris Robinson (writer, author, artistic director of Ottawa International Animation Festival){{cite web |title=Ottawa International Animation Festival Line-up ranges from Local to Global |url=http://www.cinemablographer.com/2014/07/ottawa-international-animation-festival-2014-line-up.html |website=Cinemablographer}}
- Seyi Smith (sprinter){{Cite web| title = Ottawa sprinter faces 'do or die' prospect with Olympics berth| work = www.ottawacitizen.com| access-date = 2012-08-27| url = https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/Ottawa+sprinter+faces+prospect+with+Olympics/6918608/story.html}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- Dan Tudin (hockey player){{cite news |title=Brookfield inducting 54 athletes onto its inaugural sports wall of fame |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/brookfield-inducting-54-athletes-onto-its-inaugural-sports-wall-of-fame |access-date=13 December 2022 |agency=Ottawa Citizen |date=24 March 2008 |language=en-CA}}
See also
References
External links
- [https://brookfieldhs.ocdsb.ca School Website]
- [http://www.ocdsb.ca/ OCDSB Website]
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Category:High schools in Ottawa