Bernice MacNaughton High School explained

Bernice MacNaughton High School
Address:999 St. George Blvd.
Country:Canada
Coordinates:46.0865°N -64.8292°W
Motto:"Qui valet sustinet"[1]
Motto Translation:Strength to Endure
Founded:1975
Superintendent:Randolph MacLean[2]
Principal:Martin Daigle[3]
Principal Label1:Vice principals
Principal1:David MacDonald & Susan Lockwood[4]
Staff:78[5]
Grades:9–12
Team Name:The Highlanders
Newspaper:The Highlander
Yearbook:ceilidh
Song:BMHS Fight Song
Feeders:Bessborough, Evergreen Park, Hillcrest, Maplehurst[6]
Free Text1:823305

Bernice MacNaughton High School (usually abbreviated as Bernice MacNaughton, MacNaughton, or BMHS), is a high school in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.

Name

Bernice MacNaughton High School was named after Dr. L. Bernice MacNaughton, a Moncton teacher, and was formerly known as Dr. L. Bernice MacNaughton High School.[7]

History

Founded in 1975[8] as a trade school, Bernice MacNaughton originally accommodated 1,400 students. It became the MacNaughton Science & Technology Center (MSTC) in 1994 but was reestablished as a high school in 1999, consisting only of grade nine students. 2003 saw the first graduating class of BMHS. MacNaughton underwent an extensive multi-million dollar renovation between 2000 and 2003; additions included construction of a new gymnasium and several classrooms, landscaping, additional lighting, and driveway resurfacing. The auditorium was renovated in 2006. By 2008, a new roof for the school's cafeteria had been completed.

In November 2012, the City of Moncton announced that it would contribute $750,000 toward a new artificial turf sports field on MacNaughton's grounds.[9] The Province of New Brunswick later announced that it would invest a further $400,000 toward the sports field,[10] which was used as a training ground for the 2014 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup.[11]

Facilities

MacNaughton is located in Moncton's West end and is within walking distance of the city's walking trails and Centennial Park. Its campus offers access to cross-country ski trails and two sports fields. The school features a large, central cafeteria and foyer, and the auditorium can support fully orchestrated theatrical and musical productions. BMHS also has several science laboratories, special woodworking and metalworking shops, two art rooms, a darkroom, several computer labs, and two music rooms.

Academic life

Courses

Bernice MacNaughton High School runs on a two-semester arrangement. Most courses run on a full-semester basis, but some grade nine specialty courses (e.g. physical education, visual arts) are half-semester courses. MacNaughton offers students a wide variety of courses, from aviation technology to Mandarin, as well as three Advanced Placement courses: Chemistry, English Literature and Composition, and Psychology. Classes commence at 08:45 (AST) and end at 15:30 AST. Students take five sixty-minute courses every day, with an hour-long break between the third and fourth classes and seven- or eight-minute breaks between all other classes.[12]

In 2008, BMHS implemented a thirty-minute directed learning period, known colloquially as "Period 6", in order to allow fellow Clan members to jointly study, work on homework, or seek extra help. During the 2009–2010 school year, the directed learning period was moved to 10:54 AST, between the second and third period. In the 2012–2013 school year, the directed learning period was rotated throughout the day as a function of the day of the week. The directed learning period was removed in the 2013–2014 school year.

House system

Upon arrival at MacNaughton, students are automatically and randomly sorted into one of four houses called "Clans", in reference to the Highland Scottish clans Campbell, MacDonald, MacLeod, and Stewart. Eight twelfth grade students are appointed to lead each Clan.[13]

Extracurricular activities

BMHS offers a wide array of extracurricular activities:

Athletics

MacNaughton offers a wide selection of sports clubs and organized teams at the junior varsity and senior varsity, male and female, levels. These vary from year to year and include:

Bernice MacNaughton has captured New Brunswick Interscholastic Athletic Association (NBIAA) sports titles in 12 man football (2004, 2006–2008, 2011), girls' field hockey (2005), AAA junior girls' basketball (2005–2006), AAA senior girls' basketball (2007), junior men's wrestling (2005), and AAA senior boys' volleyball (2007).[14]

Bike Club

The BMHS Bike Club was an after-school program where members built custom motorcycles and bicycles.[15] In 2008, they completed a custom bobber motorcycle, dubbed "Betty".[16]

Breakfast club

The BMHS breakfast club serves a free breakfast to students on school mornings.[17]

Reach for the Top

BMHS's intermediate and senior Reach for the Top teams compete in provincial tournaments.[18]

School newspaper

The school newspaper has undergone frequent name changes. The latest edition, entitled The Highlander, was published in 2014.[19]

Student government

BMHS's students' union consists of thirteen positions:

Membership in the school's Student Government is mandatory, and students are admitted as ordinary members of the Government upon payment of the school's nominal tuition fee.[21] Elections for the upcoming year are held on the first Friday after May Day (May 1) of the previous year. The Senior Treasurer is chosen via interview. Grade Representatives are selected in October.

Yearbook

The annual BMHS yearbook is entitled ceilidh.[22]

Theatrical productions

Musical productions

Bernice MacNaughton has performed seventeen musicals and one collection of Broadway show tunes:

Dramatic productions

Bernice MacNaughton has presented several dramatic productions:

Notable alumni

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Formerly "In Deo Spero" (I hope in God).
  2. https://asdeast.nbed.ca/district-team/ Superintendent of Anglophone East School District
  3. Web site: School Information Bernice MacNaughton High School . c. 2010 . . February 10, 2015.
  4. https://www.nbed.nb.ca/SchoolDirectory/
  5. Web site: Contact Us . Bernice MacNaughton High School . 2008 . 2008-09-03.
  6. Web site: NB School District 2. New Brunswick School District 02. 2007-07-22.
  7. Web site: Untitled Document . Bernice MacNaughton High School . 2007-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070128045856/http://www.bmhs.ca/documents/about_us/about_us.html . 2007-01-28 . dead .
  8. News: Ginabeth . Roberts . A look at the state of Metro Moncton high schools . A1 . . . 9 February 2015 . "Bernice MacNaughton was built in 1975... It had a big repair year in 2007-08 when it was funded $144,000 in roof repairs".
  9. News: James . Foster . Field of dreams to become reality . A3 . . . 8 November 2012 . "The city yesterday announced a $1.5-million contribution to fundraising efforts by committees at Bernice MacNaughton High School and at Harrison Trimble High School to each renovate their playing fields, projects valued at about $1 million each.".
  10. News: Brent . Mazerolle . Province funds Metro school sports fields . A1 . . . 23 May 2013 . "The New Brunswick government officially announced yesterday that it is investing $800,000 to upgrade outdoor athletic fields at Bernice MacNaughton High School and Harrison Trimble High School".
  11. News: Tess . Allen . FIFA U-20 World Cup athletes fond of Moncton, facilities . A1 . . . 12 August 2014 . "'Right now the attitude is positive and they want to win,' said Hayford on Monday morning at the Bernice MacNaughton High School training field, where his team got in some last-minute training before today's big game.".
  12. Web site: Regular Bell Schedule 2013–2014 . c. 2013 . . February 11, 2015.
  13. Web site: Introduction to the BMHS Clans. Corbett, Brian . Bernice MacNaughton High School . 2007-08-30 . 2007-09-04.
  14. Web site: Welcome to the NBIAA Web Site . . 2007 . 2007-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928040428/http://www.nbiaa-asinb.org/pages/champions.php . 2007-09-28 . dead .
  15. News: A. . Cochrane . 5,000 motorcycle buffs to roll into Atlanticade . A1 and A2 . . . 15 February 2008 . "Part of the proceeds from the bike-building championship will go to the Bike Klub at MacNaughton High School in Moncton. The Bike Klub is a group of high school students who are learning to build motorcycles in their spare time.".
  16. Web site: Chain Gang of Bernice MacNaughton High School Bike Klub . c. 2009 . Avon Motorcycle Tires . February 10, 2015.
  17. Web site: Student volunteers in the spotlight . . February 11, 2015 . Breakfast Club of Canada . March 14, 2015.
  18. Web site: Reach News . 2014 . . February 10, 2015.
  19. Web site: The HIghlander . February 28, 2014 . Bernice MacNaughton High School . February 10, 2015.
  20. News: Stephanie . Kikkonen . Moncton youth to share ideas with city councillors . A7 . . . 2 May 2007 . "'There is a big problem in communication between students and politicians,' says Bernice MacNaughton High School's school spirit representative".
  21. 2002-04-08 . Bernice MacNaughton High School Student Government Constitution . . Bernice MacNaughton High School .
  22. Web site: Student yearbooks, newspapers recognized . October 27, 2003 . Government of New Brunswick . February 10, 2015.
  23. Web site: District Education Council: School District 2 meeting notes . April 21, 2009 . . February 11, 2015.
  24. Web site: Bernice MacNaughton High School presents: The Phantom of the Opera . c. 2011 . . February 11, 2015.
  25. Web site: BMHS does "Drowsy" . December 5, 2011 . . . February 10, 2015.
  26. Web site: Grease still the word . April 9, 2013 . . . February 10, 2015.
  27. Web site: Sympathy Jones: The New Secret Agent Musical . 2015 . Sympathy Jones . February 10, 2015.
  28. Web site: Bernice MacNaughton High School presents: Carrie the musical . c. 2014 . . February 10, 2015.
  29. Web site: Clow . Tara . BMHS presents Disney’s High School Musical . 2024-02-16 . 91.9 The Bend . en.

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