Harrison Trimble High School Explained

Harrison Trimble High School
Address:80 Echo Dr.
Country:Canada
Coordinates:46.099°N -64.8107°W
Motto:Pride in ourselves, pride in our school, pride in our community
Founded:1961
Superintendent:Randolph MacLean
School Number:1517[1]
Principal:Gary Wilson[2]
Principal Label1:Vice principals
Principal1:Shelley Gingras, Marcy Keith, and Ryan Johnston[3]
Grades:9-12
Enrollment:1,300
Colours:Maroon and White
Mascot:Trojan Soldier
Team Name:The Trojans
Free Label1:Rivals

Harrison Trimble High School (HTHS) is a high school situated in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. As of 2023, the principal is Gary Wilson.[4]

History

HTHS was opened in 1961 and is Moncton's biggest school after Moncton High School. Following expansions in the 1960s, there were over 2,000 students in grades 10 to 12 by 1973. Today, it serves approximately 1,300 students from grades 9 through 12. Its school mascot is the Trojan. The school is represented by the colours maroon and white, its motto being "Pride in Ourselves, Pride in our School, Pride in our Community".

Harrison Trimble High School was named after a civic-minded board Trustee who showed foresight by acquiring the parcel of land on behalf of the district, at a time when the area was mostly pasture, thereby saving the school district a lot of money when time came to build.

Harrison Trimble High School has an annual event called the Trojan Trek, where every student from the school walks to the Moncton Hospital to raise awareness for The Neonatal Unit. The students fund-raise money for the event each year. In 2008 the school had raised over $100,000 since the creation of the charity.

Controversy

The school gained notoriety in 2015 when Vice Principal Shane Sturgeon suspended a female student over the wearing of a dress that exposed her shoulders and back and was said to be a "sexual distraction".[5] The school again received media coverage in 2015 when teacher William MacGillivray was charged with, and later convicted for, sex crimes against a female student and obstructing police.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.nbed.nb.ca/SchoolDirectory/
  2. https://www.nbed.nb.ca/SchoolDirectory/
  3. https://www.nbed.nb.ca/SchoolDirectory/
  4. Web site: School Profile . 19 August 2023 . en-CA.
  5. Web site: Lauren Wiggins, Moncton teen, takes stand against 'unjust' school dress code. CBC News. 14 May 2015. 6 October 2015.
  6. Web site: William MacGillivray, teacher, gets 2 ½ years in prison for sex crimes. CBC News. 21 May 2015. 8 January 2016.
  7. http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/sports/article/698292 Moncton Times & Transcript article on Sidney Crosby which mentions his diploma from HTHS