Bev Facey Community High School Explained

Bev Facey Community High School
Address:99 Colwill Boulevard
City:Sherwood Park
Province:Alberta
Postcode:T8A 4V5
Country:Canada
Coordinates:53.5253°N -113.269°W
Schooltype:Public Senior High School
Motto:In Pursuit of Excellence
Founded:1981
Schoolboard:Elk Island Public Schools
Budget:$8.529 million[1]
Principal:Ken Wlos[2]
Grades Label:Grades
Grades:10–12
Enrolment:1,113
Enrollment As Of:2015
Teaching Staff:66
Language:English
Campus:Suburban
Colours:Blue and gold
Mascot:Chuck the Falcon
Team Name:Falcons

Bev Facey Community High School, known as Bev Facey, is a public high school for grades 10–12 in Sherwood Park, Strathcona County, Alberta, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14.

History

Bev Facey Community High School was opened in 1981 by the County of Strathcona No. 20 (now Strathcona County), which was responsible for school provision between 1962 and 1994. In 1994 the Strathcona County schools were split off to form Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14, commonly known as Elk Island Public Schools.[3]

Bev Facey is a two-storey building of and has a capacity of 1,481 students.[4] It is the largest high school in Elk Island Public Schools,[1] and has an optimum enrollment of 1,200 students.[5] Only minor renovations have been done since the building was constructed: several classrooms were combined to create the Student Services area in 1993;[4] the metal working, wood working, and graphics areas were converted to classrooms and the communications technology area in 1999;[4] a Health and Wellness Centre was completed in 2015;[6] and the cosmetology lab and administration areas were modernized in 2016.[7]

The school was named for Mr. F. B. (Bev) Facey, the Strathcona County Superintendent of Schools from 1962 to 1975. He was the last superintendent in the Clover Bar School Division and the first in the County. He retired in 1974.[8]

Facilities

Bev Facey has multiple labs, class specific classrooms, and special services, dedicated for academic enhancement and achievement. Bev Facey has the following:

Bev Facey backs onto the Strathcona Athletic Park, which is used for physical-education classes and athletic-team practices. Strathcona Athletic Park has four baseball diamonds, a football field, five combination football/soccer fields. a running track, and a practice soccer field.[11] In winter there is an outdoor hockey rink.[12]

Academics

Bev Facey is accredited as Alberta school number 3340 by Alberta Education.[13] In 2015 the school had a three-year high school completion rate of 85.7%, a four-year completion rate of 86.9%, and a five-year completion rate of 91.1%, exceeding the average completion rates for Elk Island Public Schools and the province.[1] The annual dropout rate was 1.8%, less than the average dropout rates for Elk Island Public Schools and the province.[1]

Courses are offered to the 30 level in English, mathematics, social studies, sciences (general, biology, chemistry, and physics), physical education, and second languages (French and Spanish). Fine arts courses are offered to the 30 level in art, band (both concert and jazz), creative music (rock/pop and singer-songwriter), drama, musical theatre, and technical theatre. Specialized programs include:

Advanced placement

Bev Facey offers the following 13 (of thirty-eight) academic courses in the Advanced Placement (AP) Program:[14]

Career education

Career and technology studies (CTS) is a flexible provincial curriculum of one-credit units designed to develop skills that students can apply in the workplace or in further learning.[15] Bev Facey combines units to offer courses in the following CTS areas:[16]

Off campus education

Bev Facey offers four off-campus programs:[18]

Special education

Alberta Education requires that all public school boards provide educational programming for students with special education needs.[19] Elk Island Public Schools offers the following three special education programs at Bev Facey:[20]

Cisco Networking Academy

Bev Facey is a Cisco Networking Academy, and is certified as a Pearson VUE Testing Center so that students may take their CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, or Cisco Certified Network Associate–Routing and Switching Essentials certification exams at the school.[6]

The school was one of twelve schools worldwide (and the only non-university) to participate with Cisco Networking Academy in the 2015 pilot of the Internet of Everything course.[21] [22]

Athletics

Bev Facey's sports teams are known as the Falcons, and their mascot is Chuck the Falcon, a blue falcon. The school competes in the 51-school Metro Edmonton High School Athletics (Metro Athletics) region of the Alberta Schools' Athletic Association (ASAA),[23] and enters teams in the following sports:[24]

Notes

ASAA provincial championships

Metro Athletics championships (non-ASAA sports)

Prior to 2013, Metro Athletics did not include Edmonton Public Schools, the largest Edmonton area school board.

2016 online threat

Bev Facey was one of seven Edmonton area schools that were the target of a rash of online threats in late 2016, resulting in school lockdowns or the less-severe "hold and secure" threat response, police investigations, and arrests.[30] [31] [32] Similar incidents occurred at Fort McMurray and Red Deer, Alberta schools in the same time period.[33] [34]

In the Bev Facey incident once the threat was reported the school was placed in a hold and secure alert until the RCMP arrived at the school and arrested the student allegedly responsible.[35]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bev Facey Community High School Education Plan 2015-2018. Bev Facey Community High School. 27 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Bev Facey Community High. Schools. Elk Island Public Schools. 15 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Municipal government. Strathcona County. 27 December 2016.
  4. Web site: Wade Engineering Ltd. Bev Facey Community High School. School Facility Condition Evaluation: Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14. Government of Alberta Ministry of Infrastructure. 31 July 2012. 28 December 2016.
  5. Web site: Optimal Enrolment Limits & Boundary Status 2016-2017. Elk Island Public Schools. 28 December 2016. 19 January 2016.
  6. Web site: Bev Facey Family Handbook 2016-2017 School Year. Bev Facey Community High School. 29 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161229171817/http://bevfacey.ca/download/90916. 29 December 2016. dead.
  7. News: Proulx. Ben. EIPS eyes facility upgrades. 29 December 2016. Sherwood Park News. 6 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161229171811/http://www.sherwoodparknews.com/2016/06/06/eips-eyes-facility-upgrades. 29 December 2016. dead.
  8. Web site: F. B. Facey. Bev Facey Community High School. 27 December 2016.
  9. News: Ramsay. Caley. Sherwood Park students expanding musical horizons with unique music program. 17 January 2017. Global News. 28 September 2012.
  10. Web site: Bev Facey Library. Bev Facey Community High School. 16 January 2017.
  11. Web site: Parks and Playgrounds. Strathcona County. 28 December 2016.
  12. Web site: Boarded rinks with lights & change facilities. Strathcona County Outdoor Rinks. Strathcona County. 28 December 2016.
  13. Web site: School Information Report (Excel Data). Authorities and Schools Directory. Alberta Education. 30 December 2016.
  14. Web site: Advanced Placement. Programs. Bev Facey Community High School. 22 May 2024.
  15. Web site: Career and Technology Studies (CTS). Alberta Education. 28 December 2016.
  16. Web site: CTS Options. Programs. Bev Facey Community High School. 28 December 2016.
  17. Web site: Guide to Education: ECS to Grade 12: 2015–2016 . Alberta Education. 28 December 2016. 50. September 2015.
  18. Web site: 2016-17 Registration Guide . Bev Facey Community High School . 30 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160706183620/http://bevfacey.ca/download/73565 . 6 July 2016 . dead .
  19. Web site: Special Education Standards. Diverse Learning Needs. Alberta Education. 28 December 2016.
  20. Web site: System Programs. Elk Island Public Schools. Inclusive and Early Learning Services. 28 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161229102217/https://www.eips.ca/programs-services/student-support-services-special-education/system-special-education-programs. 29 December 2016. dead.
  21. News: Bev Facey 'Internet of Everything' course. 17 January 2017. Global News. 5 November 2015.
  22. Web site: New Pilot Prepares Bev Facey for the Internet of Everything. Elk Island Public Schools. 17 January 2017. 22 October 2015.
  23. Web site: Member Schools. Metro Edmonton High School Athletics. 27 December 2016.
  24. Web site: Athletics Overview. Bev Facey Community High School. 27 December 2016.
  25. Web site: Football. Athletics. Bev Facey Community High School. 27 December 2016.
  26. News: Jones. Shane. Facey girls repeat as champs. 27 December 2016. Sherwood Park News. 2 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161228202342/http://www.sherwoodparknews.com/2016/05/02/facey-girls-repeat-as-champs. 28 December 2016. dead.
  27. Web site: 2016 ASAA Tier 1 Handball Provincials. Alberta Schools' Athletic Association. 27 December 2016.
  28. Web site: Tournament Draw & Results. 2016 ASAA Rugby Provincials. Alberta Schools' Athletic Association. 27 December 2016.
  29. Web site: All-time Metro Champions from 1988 - 2013. Metro Edmonton High School Athletics. 27 December 2016.
  30. News: Martell. Krysta. School threats cause concern. 31 December 2016. Sherwood Park News. 25 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170101012739/http://www.sherwoodparknews.com/2016/11/25/school-threats-cause-concern. 1 January 2017. dead.
  31. News: Threats aimed at Ottewell school lead to arrest of young person. 31 December 2016. CBC News. 7 October 2016.
  32. News: RCMP investigating threat toward student at Stony Plain high school. 31 December 2016. CBC News. 1 December 2016.
  33. News: Kornik. Slav. Person who made Fort McMurray social media kidnapping threats identified: RCMP. 31 December 2016. Global News. 5 October 2016.
  34. News: RCMP charge youth with school threat hoax. 31 December 2016. CBC News. 21 November 2016.
  35. Web site: Strathcona County RCMP. Police investigate threats at Bev Facey High School; Hold and Secure activated. Canada Police Report. 31 December 2016. 9 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170101001244/http://www.canadapolicereport.ca/2016/11/09/police-investigate-threats-at-bev-facey-high-school-hold-and-secure-activated/. 1 January 2017. dead.
  36. News: Moddejonge. Gerry. Edmonton Eskimos safety heading back where it all began. 14 January 2017. Postmedia Network. Edmonton Journal. 26 October 2016.

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